Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-23
ADMITS INFLUENCE
Of PARTY BOSSES"
Roosevelt a Good Organization
Man, but Never Acted Against
His Own Will.
MANY LETTERS IN RECORD
Spends Five Strenuous Hours
Under Cross Examination of
Barnes's Counsel.

c,v,.o,,c- -, =, -, ~, ma,
e'' Sp'"'
hours under cross-cxamination In the
Supreme Court mere to-day He ad-
mIt,oa v,,non, ,osi,o,,on ,b,, he had
an" =" "''''"s "''''
bosses the question OF attaining the
nomination for Governor or the State
OF Nc" YORK.
ne identihed as being MS ietter
ne wrote to i.emucl f.. QuiGg. OF New
YORK. Republican leader and now a
delegate TO the state Constitutional
convention. In which he acGu!cac"d III
'!uigGs assurances 10 former United
states senator Thomas C. Plat that
no would, IN the event of his election.
respect the Senator'S position AZ head
oil the republican party and would
consult Win MN ireelE ana iniiE on
"H important matters
re testihco that he ala CONFER with
Mt Pla't. the so-caIied easy boss
'"'' n" hdhed' n" did so with regard
20 IN" interests OF the party. with n
genuine desire to keep the Republican
par'E together ana minimize the cen
trifugal influences" within that party
and prevent II from "hyinE asuudcr."
RoAns on. LAUGHTER
As UE LEAVES Sr,>n
The colonel stepped from TN. stand
at the end OF the dav amid roars or
laughter he had caused He had been
answering questions abou, Mr.. Platt's
opposition to n bill In the New York
Legislature providing fbr a tax on
franchises. Tho wi,ncss told hom he
had finally secured the passage OF the
bin against The wishes OF Mr.. platt and
other organization leaders. Then he
was asked whether, upon the flnal pass
ag" OF the bill. which caused the break
between himself and senator Plat he
had sent to the Senator In Washington
telegram containing nothing but the
TWO words. Three cheers
i don't remember the telegram" the
Colonc! replied Then he made n
grimacc smiled. slapped his thigh, and
added:
But II is characteristics"
ON several occasions Colonel Roose
welt was more cross-eNaminer than
"ross-cNamincd He would snap out
monosEliablc as an answer TO a pues-
non put 10 him. then make a state
ment on his own account. and finally
conclude with query TO William
WINS ch'ci coNhsei Tor william barnes.
VINO Is SUING 10 recover 10000 dam-
uIts from CORONER roosevelt Tor alleged
TREATED CROSS-ENAMISER
"AS 4 MASS-MEETINt:,
Mr. WINS regarded I'm l.r,l c;rc,os =,
a master AZ tho ar, of cross-ox,ni,.
ton. alternately stood and ca, T., ,-on,
of IN. xi,,oss ch,t- o,.o a., 49,,
Colonel became en,husiast!cally en-
rhatic. the gray-haircd counselor re-
marked that the witness was treating
""o'her occasion ne declared that he
"'u no "cS're l" De eaten up here.
""',e iths.hE letters be-
So''i.e, Noose'eit ana senator
o,.i, an" Mr'
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.elerrams Thav bad nuas,to ,
Colonel Roosevelt from ooch 80 ,,,
documents
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"a copy OF part or the report OF the
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