New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23

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had several communications with
them. L ~ Mr.
pi@,,,s reputation as the leader or
hnss Of the party in this stateE A.
Yes. ,,,..,.. h., ooroe.
ment. met him for the purpose OF dls-
cuasing YOUR nomination at the coming
convention by the Republican party
Al did.
that time having written letter 10
Air Chairman! Al remember ] wrote
s1vcral letters to Mr.. Chapman l
don't know which letter.
Colonel Recognizes Letter.
o.-Have you any doubt about the
authenticity Of the letter OF when tn's
rurports to be copy? A:-Ihats ny
Ietter. The letter, which was reao'
said he would like the aid OF the IN
dependents, but couldn't accept an IN
Gcpendent nomination. He expected 70
Inc nominated by the Republicans, ano
could not act in good faith toward lei
Iow-candidates if he permitted ms
name to head ticket designed Tor
their overthrow
After reading the Quigg- Roosevelt
correspondence, Mr.. WINS continuedi
o. Who was Mr.. Quigg? Ale
was prominent Republican leader IN
New York City. ] think he was me"
the chairman Of the County Commit
tee of New York City. ~.
Q.-Was he not one OF the hePSo
lican bosses Of New YORK city At tnas
tjme-a local boss? "A local boss
of New York City.
And working in cooperation
iii senator Platt, who was the Easy
Rose Of the state? A.-Working, as
von saw. in cooperation with Sena--
tor Platt, who was the Easy BOSS VI
New York State.
n what did you do upon receipt
of that telegram from Mr.. Quigg! A.
I accepted it as meaning that ne &C
ouiesced in my Interpretation OF MS
statements TO Mr.. Platt.
Odd you not accept IL as an IN.
vitstion 10 come TO New YORK 70 meet
Mr.. Plat? Al did, and ! came AT the
same time to see Mr.. Plat. From that
letter evidently / expected Mr.. Odeii 10
be there.
O'-As a matter Of fact, when you
.ame 70 New York il was within rev
davs after the receipt Of this telegram
vas II not? "A few days after the
receipt of that telegram.
O.tAnd then you did meet Senator
Plat? At the Fifth Avenue Hotel !
AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mr.. Root Consulted.
O-Now. at this first meeting was
not the question Of your eIgiplllty
under the constitution raised! Al
O.-Is not it fact that the question
was raised first, and that the matter
was referred to Mr.. Boardman and 10
Mr.. Plat. and that a subsequent meet
ing was held at which Mr.. ROOT was
present? A.-That may be so.
Q.-Was the question discussed as 70
how far the question as to your ellgl-
blity might interfere with the NOM
nation? A-Yes, sir.
O.-Was Mr.. Root at that time asked
70 advocate your nomination and JUS
tify your eligibility? Al think SO:
Do YOU remember, after the dis
cussion had proceeded to a certain
length. that Mr.. Odell asked the ques-
ton of the lawyers: well, who raised
this question anyhow" Do you re
member that? Al think | remember
something being said, but whether IL
was by Mr.. Odell or Mr.. Root | could
not saw, as it was being tested by the
Attorney General. But my memory Is
that il came up-that there was dis
eussion as. saying if Democratic At
torney General were elected he might
test il, but that of course If Repuo-
lican Attorney General were elected on
the same ticket he would have been
committed during the campaign.
Saw Much of Odell.
O.-How soon after your nomination
did YOU see Mr.. Plat? A.-After my
nomination the man | saw most of was
Mr.. Odell. | cannot tell you whether |
saw Mr.. Platt at all. Mr.. Odell had
managed the campaign and | saw him
continually.
Do you know what a boss is?
Al do.
Q.-Is it not a fact that Mr.. Plat
and Mr.. Odell dictated those nomina.
tions? Alphabetically they could
not have been made except for Mr..
Platt and Mr.. Odell. Mr.. Plat, / be-
lieve, was chiefly active in the guber-
material nomination. The lesser nomi-
nation he did not take any interest in.
| don't know the part he took in the
rest of the ticket.
Q.-And it is true you in the mean
time had refused to accept an indie
pendent nomination because you want
ed to stand by your associates
A.--On the ticket and by President Nc
Kinley's nomination.
$50 you declined an independent
nomination in order TO stand by asso-
ciates who had not yet been nominal
ed, knowing that the nominations
would be fixed by Mr.. Platt and Mr..
Odell? A.-By the Republican ma
chine, under the control of Mr.. Platt as
boss.
Q.-You did not know whom you were
going to stand by when you said you
were going to stand by them? Al
did not know whom | was going to
stand by, expecting that they knew per-
fectly we'll il | thought the man was
dishonest man | would not stand by
him.
Didn't Attack Boss Rule.
Odd you in the campaign attack
boss rule? A.-Not at all. 1t was not
an issue.
Q.-Why was not it an issue, if there
was a machine and there was boss
rule A.-Because there was no feeling
against it at that time.
Q.-Then you do not attack anything
unless there is feeling against II, is
that what you mean 20 say? Al
attack attack inequities, | attack all
wrongdolng. | try TO choose the time
for an attack when | can get the peo-
pie to accept the principles for which
stand. | believe that you can only
accomplish reforms Of permanent
character when you can educate the
people up TO the point of standing by
them.
Q.-I think you have answered the