Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-27

The first was dated Oct. p, 1895, addren
ed TO Senator Platt.
In it Colonel Roosevelt said:
Il was misquoted. / never discrirni,
ate against any man because of his r..
ligion or his race"
In the second letter he said: Can =,
see you Friday morning.
The third was dated 1889 from Alba,,
III it Col Roosevelt told Of a conferer.x
with Governor Black over the appoin,
ment Of a judge. Il would like 10 Ga.
you about the matter, he wrote.
The name of Mr.. Hill was meatjoos.
in the letter.
Ibid you consult Boss Plat abou. III.
appointment OF Mr.. Hill as state sen.
ator?" asked the cross-examiner.
WHAT" replied the Colonel. Il ddp',
appoint any state senator's
II mean a district attorney orr
county" ~
Consulted Plat
II consulted Senator Plat about al
matters he wished to he consulted abou,
and then did what l thought best
don't know whether / consulted hin
William L. Earnum relieved Mr. Iyin,
as cross examiner.
4 letter from Senator Plat 10 CT.
Roosevelt was read. In IL Senator Plar
said he thought it was advisable TO an
roint Mr. Hill to be district attorney OF
Erie county.
r. Col Roosevelt testified that he appoint.
FED Mr.. Hill but was not Influenced By
Mr.. Piatt's letter
Inse another letter before Col. Roose.
yelt became governor Of New York, h
mentioned the names of several men h
! thought might be appointed to invest.
gate the canal frauds
Ibid YOU make il known to The publt
you were consulting with and taking the
advice Of Senator Plat with reference
/ 10 these appointments"
THAT could not say, replied thu
Colonel after a pause. You'll have t
| lool; al the newspaper files"
Another letter dated 1898, from Col
Roosevelt TO Senator Plat, was reaG
In il Col Roosevelt said he hope
that Senator PIatt would give his sup
port to a bill in the Senate concernin!
the navy.
In a reply Senator Platt said he wa
doing the best he could for the bill
but, like all things that are good. /
is meeting with opposition
In another letter Col Roosevelt toll
Senator Plat not 10 wait lunch" fc
him in New York City and that h
would call late in the afternoon.
Did you go there to consult Sena
tor Platt as leader or boss of the par
ty about affairs in Albany
Il did replied the Colonel.
In the next letter Colonel Rooseve
asked Senator Plat to endorse an en-
closed letter and hand it in so tina
young TroWbridge will be allowed
bid
What did that mean" asked MI
Barnum.
"Trowbridge was an architect.
think it was about some work at Yves
Point"
Were you trying to give Trowbridg
an advantage over some one else?'
NO, | was more interested that TIN
government should have some ad
vantage Trowbridge was an excellen~
architect"
The answer vas stricken out.
In another letter Col. Roosevelt II {
vited Senator Plat to breakfast
brother in law. The colonel SAID Cd
wanted to talk about a candidatsf
the Office of state architect and.f
he had bully letter from Ambass
dor White about Priest"
Did your" asked Mr.. Barnum. me
the boss at your brotherin-law b )
cause you desired secrecy"
Il did not"
The next letter read was from Sen !
ator Plat. He said he had endorse ,
the Trowbridge letter and handed it i
the secretary Of the treasury. Senatf
Plat said also he was anxious to kno
what had been happening in Albany
A later letter mentioned breakfa
with Frank, son of the Senator. al
Was the franchise tax discussed'si II
that breakfast" ~,
Il don't think it was. l don't knos ,
what was discussed. | do not remem
her what particular breakfast tina {
was" {
DO YOU know when you first DIS
cussed with Senator Plat the franchise,
tax law" a.
Il do not know / do not kno%
whether Mr.. Barnes was present. i
don't know who else, il any one, w.
present" E]
In the next letter from Col. Roos4fl
Welt, to Senator Plat the ColoHf i
wrote: What do you think ahou /
Taft?" and then went on to discuss
some length men who had been sug ,,
gested for various places.
Were Mr.. Priest and Mr.. j. Edga
Leaqcraft appointed as special iran !
chise tax commissioners after Senate :
Pratt recommended them?'
No; | appointed them after Senate
Platt said he would not oppose them
In a letter from Col Roosevelt
Senator Platt. dated in 1899. warrior r
persons suggested for surrogate. anon
them a Mr.. Beckett were discussed. a
postscript read as follows: "All righ
I'll change the whole board of tax a. {
SCISSORS"
who" asked Mr.. Barnum. lis
man named O'Brien you mention
this letter."
Il think he's the man later appoin
ed minister to Uruguay. I'm not ce
tain"
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