Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-29
Residence Upheld by Mr.. Root.

You were asked on cross-examina-
ton questions about your residence
when you were nominated for gov
ernor. Did Mr.. Root make a speech
upon the subject at the convention
Yes" replied the colonel.
"And You were nominated?"
Yes. unanimously"
Were you advised by Mr. Root at the
time you conferred with him that you
were eligible?"
An objection was sustained.
Did the attitude you took in your
speeches after 1911 differ from the at
titude concerning Mr.. Barnes you took
in 1902
An objection was sustained
What facts came to your knowledge
| that led YOU to change your mind about
Mr.. Barnes?"
There was another objection
The court said: why. he has gone
over that. ] believe
After a lengthy discussion Justice
Andrews allowed the witness to pro-
coed.
Mr. Bowers produced letter
Did you see this in the spring of
1912"
Yes"
How did you happen TO Sc. IT."
Mr.. Charles II. Duell gave IT to me
upon my return from South America.
May. 1914"
The letter was offered in evidence
Justice Andrews read the letter, which
was written by Charles s Whitman,
now Governor Of New York, who was
| then district attorney of New York
county.
Whitman Letter Admitted.
Mr. WINS objected on the ground
that Mr.. Whitman was not a party to
this action and that the letter did not
mention Mr. Parnec cnecj0caJx- Tho
court ruled that II the colonel said he
what Mr.. whitman wrote, a part OF it
would be received in evidence The
colonel said he did SO believe and the
letter was read.
1t was written on the stationery of
the district attorneys Office. The part
read was as follows:
I'm line with our last talk. I agree
with you that the time is ripe for an
alliance of the progressive republicans
and members of the national progress
sive party. as well as of all good cit
liens sharing their opinions, to rid the
state of the kind of party control
which is mainly responsible for cor
rupt conditions which have been clear
| ly shown in the various examinations
and Investigations which hare been
had during the past year. These con-
ditions are not localized and the men
and the policies responsible for them
not confined to any one party"
did you understand that letter re-
ferred to the plaintiff here?"
IT did"
Did you know. as the letter says,
! that Investigations had been made of
the government
| An objection was sustained
Letter by Mr.. Human.
A letter written by Harvey D. Hin
man during the 1914 campaign was also
produced. In it he said he thought the
time had come when the organization
| leaders should step down. That ended
| the re direct examination Of the wit
| ness. Counsel for Mr.. Barnes imme-
diately began the recross-examination.
| On recross examination Col. Roose-
welt was asked:
Was the Mr.. Root who presided at
! the Chicago convention the same one
who in 1898 made a speech about your
| tax affidavit"
| An objection was sustained.
Then Col Roosevelt was asked:
Was that Flihu Root
| at was replied the colonel.
| After few more questions the colo
| mel was excused from the stand.
Philip V. J. Schuyler of New York,
an employe in the law department of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
| was called He said he had brought
|
poena. The papers were in lawyer
brief Case and contents were
| marked as an exhibit.
| Recess was then taken.
| Explains Plat Conferences.
| Col. Roosevelt yesterday afternoon
amplified the answers he made to ques-
| tons asked him upon cross-examina-
ton by counsel for Mr.. Barnes. He
told why he conferred with United
| States Senator Thomas c. Platt while
| governor. Vice President and President
| Of the United States. He related how he
| threatened Senator Platt just prior to
the Philadelphia convention of 1900
that he would fight for the New York
| gubernatorial denomination. If the
| easy boss made good his own threat
| to keep him out of the race as punish
ment for not accepting the nomination
| for Vice President.
| Speaking of Senator Plat. he said
| that he conferred with him on matters
Legislative, administrative and politi-
cal "becAuse I considered the senator 4