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continue 20 vote for Senator Depew and
tie Democrats for Mr.. Sheehan. so as
10 give the Democrats chance to elect
the United States senator.
u told Mr.. Barnes that the situation
ought 10 he ended that something ought
to be done | told him he ought to
permit the Republicans to Join with
independent Democrats In elec;ing an
anti-Murphy senator He said no. he
couldn't do i now"
Did he say anything about having
an agreement with Murphy7'
NO. he didn't mention that
On cross-exam!nation Mr.. WINS
asked Secretary Roosevelt II he had
known that Francis Lynde Ste,son and
Montgomery Hare had been consulting
with the independent Democrats on the
one side and with Barnes on the other
toward securing the election OF an IN
dependent Democrat. Secretary Roose-
welt replied that re had been quite
aware OF II.
And to defeat tho Official candidate
OF the Democratic partyY' pressed Mr.
WINS.
AT that period Of the contest. yes"
said Mr., Roosevelt.
You finally voted for the official cam
didate. didn't you?"
81 did" said Secretary Roosevelt
smilingly as he left tho stand.
Mr.. Hun's Testimony.
Thomas 9. Hun testified that he had
been familiar with Senator Platts cor
respondence from 1901 to 1908.
do you recollect whether or not Som
ator Plat received any letters from
Mr., Barnes abou, state printing!" Mr.
Bowers asked
II do There were letters on that sub
ject," replied Mr.. Hufr
"Did Mr.. Barnes make any reference
TO tho J. y, Lyon Company"
He did"
''Do you recollect ~ Barnes asked
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F. D. ROOSEVELT TELLS OF
BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT

State Printing Board, was recalled by
Mr. Hancock and questioned in re-
gard to the contract awarded 10 the j.
Il. Lyon Company for legislative print
ing when that company was next to .hc
highest bidder and bid nearly $4,000
more than the lowest bidder
Mr.. Hancock offered recapitulation
OF bids for legislative printing - June
1909. in which the coutvct was
awarded 10 the low bidder. Oliver \.
Quayle.
Have you been in the employ OF
Oliver A. Quayle. who was low bidder
on that 1909 contract?" asked Mr..
Hancock.
yes"
"And you know there Is no print.
ing plant In his establishment in AL
banyH"
Yes"
Mr.. Foster Identified the records OF
the minutes of the meetings OF the
board as records kept In the Comp
troller's office.
The Oliver A. Quayle Company which
got the contract, put In the lowest bid {;
the J. r. Lyon Company's bid was
$21s,27222. while the winning concerns
was approximately SIPS 600
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duced Into the evidence reproached Col
Baxter for !ngratitude and dwelt upon
the Albany county organizations right
to consideration from the Governor
elect.
ALBANY. y. Y. Dec. %. 1894
DEAR SENATOR l had little talk
with Mr.. Fassett when | was in New
York last and inquired OF him why
IL was that Nr. Baxter had refused
to take the recommendations OF the
three members OF Assembly from Al
bany county upon the question OF
stationery and had selected Mr..
Cowell.
lie said nrst that he had nothing
10 do with Mr. Baxter. &c. hung
on TO him. however, unit. he finally
remarked petulantly: well. CoWell
was the only man In the Albany dele
cation last fail OF whose vote / was
absolutely sure II II came 20 a test"
l replied: The Organization has
pulled out the various candidates for
clerk In order TO give Baxter clear
field and then Mr.. Baxter dcprives
me Of legitimate piece OF patron
age because I supported Mr.. Morton
Cor Governor"
I certainly hope tina, you will use
your influence for Fred Easton.
am ready TO forego everything 10
have this appointment made. From
my conversations with YOU and from
what | have heard outside Il looks
To mo pretty dark
The Governor told Capt Palmer
that he had appointed Mr.. Marvin
TO satisfy the Parker family, 70
close tine matter up, 20 wipe IL Off
from the books and go ahead on a
perfectly clear basis as far az Al
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Barnes Accuses Fa.srtt,

Very soon thereafter Mr.. Barnes re-
ported TO Senator Platt that J. Sloat
Fassett was blocking printing contracts
because Fassett had not had RarncS's
support for the Republican nomination
for Governor In lsa4 against Levi p
Morton Barnes assured the Senator
that he was not weak, "a. home. how
ever.
ALBANY, y. Y. November ~, 1894.
DEAR SENATOR: have forwarded
TO Col. Baxter n letter signed by our
three members OF the Assembly re-
questing him TO give the Journal
Company the stationery and printing
work connected with the office OF the
clerk OF the Assembly. have re-
ceived letter from Col. Dunn In
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II, Lyon Company. recalled at the be-
ginning of the afternoon session. said
that tho cost sheets of his company
prior 10 1905 had not been kept be-
cause II had not been thought important
to preserve the tabulqtions OF the cost
# the various Jobs Ito was uncertain
n memory and could not lay hts finger
upon any item wanted Ivy Nj. Bowers
from the books of the Lyon company.
Mr., Bowers questioned Mr. Win
chester about the cost OF several books
printed for various State departments.
ono OF these was the BIRDS OF New
York. In two volumes. with colored
plates. In all, he said, $3.50 copies
were printed In various styles OF bind
ing lie could not answer Mr.. Bow
ers's questions about the original cost
without entering into various details.
H-ckIfng the witness.
you would know everything about II
II you were willing to tell" remarked
Mr.. Powers tartly.
Il don't think that there is any rea-
son why I, as witness, should not be
treated fairly" said Mir. Winchester.
My reputation Is being attacked here
am | think without cause"
NO mans reputation has been at
tackled, and certainly not yours" said
Mr. Bowers.
THE reputation OF my company then,
II you prefer that term" said Mr.. Win
chester
81 could not for the world say word
rejecting upon TIE j, Il. Lyon COM
pany." Mr. Bowers retorted.
Then came Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt, who said that he was 1fth
cousin by blood and nephew by law
OF the defendant" As state Senator
he took an active part In the long
drawn out contest over the United
States Senatorshp In 1911.
Did you meet Mr.. Barnes during this
t!me?' he was asked
'On several occasions" replied Sec
rotary Roosevelt. II talked with him on
one occasion at tho Fort Orange Club"
state what was said"
Conversation with Bsrnes.
II talked TO Mr., Barnes about the
situation In general, vailed Mr..
Barnes's attention to the deadlock that
had held for several weeks. told him
IL was thing to be deplored. that
legislative business was being held up
and that for the good OF tire state an
election ought to be made as soon as
possible.
81 told him what Senator Grady had
said to me ! had asked Senator Grady
what the chances were of breaking the
deadlock, lie had replied that IL would
continue for a long time and that he
saw no way out of II because It had been
! agreed between Mr.. Barnes and Mr.
Murphy that the Republicans should
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B.rn.. Continues the Attack.

-Four days later Mr.. Barnes sought TO
Justify his attack on eulgS and incl
dentally assured Senator Plat that the
particular thing he didn't want was the
establishment of another printing plant
IN Albany Competition was already
running the business, He complained be-
cause Platt had told to QuIgg Barncs's
opinion OF him.
July 20. 1899.
DEAR SENATOR 7 am in receipt OF
your letter OF the 2jth with enclosure.
Tho despatch sent me by Mr.. Qulgg,
which / intended TO enclose in my
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Contract Assigned.

The members OF the State Printing
Board were Attorney-General Edward
Il. O'Malley, Comptroller Charles H.
Gauss and Secretary OF State Samuel
5. Koeng. This was an all Republic
can board In contrast TO the democratic
one in 1907, OF which eX-Gov. Martin
H. Glynn was a member
The assignment OF the contract from
Oliver 4. Quayl- 10 Charles VI. VIM
chester and the J. y. Lyon Company
was offered IN evidence TO show that the
job finally went 10 the Lyon company.
The ssignment was for tho CouSid-
Grafton OF 81 and was dated April
~, 1910.
WAS an order approving tho assign
ment ever entered on the minutes OF tho
state Printing Board hr. Hancock
asked.
The witness examined the minutes
carefully and replied that as far as he
could discover there was never any
order approving the assignment OF the
printing contract.
Mr.. Hancock read the totals for bids
for legislative printing in 1910. The
Argus company had the lowest bid.
$l75,GlS.j5. and that OF the J. b. Lyon
Company was slS5,4sS.25 and yet the
latter corporation received the WORK,
although IT was nearly $4,000 higher
than the Argus bid,
In 1911, with Democratic board,
the Argus company received the bid.
Its estimate was the lowest. 9s,226.77,
while that OF the Lyon company was
S2l9,l27S0
Bids for printing session laws in
1904 and 1905 were: The Lyon com-
pany s6,955.+0. and the Argus, ST,3sj.33.
For departmental printing In 1906
OS the bids were: The QuRyle COM
pany. S27,6l6.g7 Lyon company. $780,
1864; Randolph company, S3S,095.92,
and the Argus. siO,100.09.
The reading OF figures seemed inter-
minabe as the long list OF bids CON
tinued, covering a period OF more than
ten years. The records were produced
10 show that sometimes the Lyon com
pany received the job by Assignment
after the contract rad been originally
awarded to a competitor.
Col. Roosevelt's counsel showed that
the State paid S7,S32,000 for printing
from 1899 up to October /. 1914. This
did not include tho cost of printing ses-
sion laws,
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Many Plat Letters Destroyed.

Edward T. Plat, son OF the late
Senator, was then asked to produce a
selection OF letters written by Barnes 10
the Easy Boss The witness said that
large part OF his fathers correspond
ence lad been destroyed. Mr.. Bowers
asked the jury to pay special attention
TO that statement
Are you trying 10 show that in some
OF the missing letters Mr.. Barnes made
admissions regarding state PRINTING!"
asked Justice Andrews.
Perhaps we are" said Mr.. Bowers.
Mr.. Plat said that ahou, 5000 let
ters were taken from Senator Plstrs
letter hles In 1909 and destroyed. but
that he didn't know whether or not
there were any letters written by Mr.
Barnes in the lot, He had been able
10 md only eight letters touching upon
tho printing business.
Six OF these wers admitted by tho
court and read to the jury by Mr.. Van
Benschoten. AS he started to read n
procession OF Syracuse University fresh
men rOared past the court house, tho
ireshcs whooping and yelling.
Justice Andrews sent for the Sheriff
and told him to quiet the celebrators
or lock some Of them up. But the
freshmen wcut by fast enough to dodge
arrest ana II wasn't long before Mr..
Van Bcnschoten could continue.
Vice-President Winchester Of the J.
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ALRISY. May Gov Whitman We
'ocd to-day the slater bill. providing
for the appointment OF a Clvll Service
Commission for WestcheSter county.
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Plat, to DO anything abou, printing
matters In Albany?"
THAI" answered Mr.. Hun. was the
whole reason for the correspondence
lie appealed TO Senator Plat"
DO you recollcct in substance what
Mr., Barnes wanted"
He asked Senator Plat 10 intercedo
with certain officials at Albany In con-
nection with certain printing contract.
II | had the fles OF Mr.. Barnes's letters
| could recollect a great deal more"
Was II stated In these letters that
MI Barnes was interested In printing
contracts?"
yes. I have IN mind particularly a
case where he was interested IN GER
tain contract"
Ana he mentioned the J n. Lyon
Company"
lie did"
Gets y Memory Test.
Mr.. WINS gave Mr.. Hun a m.morv
test on cross-eXamination. hut the wit
ness proved to be alert and 10 have an
excellent memory
Mr. Rowers then demanded from Mr..
wins the records that would show Mr.
harness stockholdings In the Journal
company. Mr.. WINS replied that these
holdings had been published. Mr.. Bow
ers wanted to know where
"Oh. I'm not running around with nv
pockets full Of old newspaper" said
Mr., WINS. We're making new ones
here"
II was then agreed that Mr.. Barnes's
books and papers should he Inspect ed
by representative OF each side for the
purpose OF extracting whatever was ma
terial.
The day ended with Col. Roosevelt
silently correcting the record OF his tes-
timony. pencilling AS metirodically as II
he were correcting proof sheets. The
trial Will continue At 10 A. NJ
tomorrow.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Don't Visit the California ExuOsitiory

'cp,,c powder 20 be shaken into the shoe,
dissolved IN the foot-bath The STANDARD Rei
cdy for the fee, for ?5 year II give irsta,
rclic'to tired. aching feet and prevents svogu
hot feet. one lady writes 7 enjoyed cv'G
minute OF my stay A. the E,positon., thsab
20 Aliens Foot-Ess- In my shoe, or g
TO-DAY.
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SYRACUSE. May 4.-Private letters
from the files OF the late Senator
Thomas c. Plat were read into the
record Of the Barnes Roosevelt libel
case to-day by Colonel Roosevelt's
counsel for the purpose OF showing
that Mr.. Barnes was seeking back in
1899 and 1894 to obtain a monopoly
OF the public printing and as bearing
on the general charge made by Colonel
Roosevelt that Barnes used his po-
l!ticai pull for personal gain.
Five letters from Mr.. Barnes TO
Senator Platt bearing on the printing
business were all that could be OBJ
tained by the Roosevelt counsel from
Edward T. Plat. a son of tho late
Senator and an executor Of his estate.
Mr.. Plat said that perhaps 5000
letters had been destroyed by his
father. John NJ. Bowers. In question
ing Mr.. Plat, plainly intimated that a
number OF letters, written by Barnes,
had been destroyed. In the series
read to-day was a copy of a letter
written by the Senator to Mr.. Barnes.
Barues Denounced Quigw.
In the first letter OF the series pro-
duccd Mr.. Barnes denounced Lemuel
L. Quigg for trying to divert printing
contracts. He called Quigg insolent
and insuffenble and informed Platt
that 0uigg was assailing the Easy
Boss.
NANTUCKET. Mass. July "a. 1899.
MY DEAR SENATOR. To-day ! re-
ceived the enclosed characteristic
cally insolent and insufferable des-
patch from Mr. Quigg.
Mr.. Mccarthy. who Is the bidder OF
record. backed by Mr. Qulgg, Is an
inveterare enemy of the Republican
party ard the Republican organiza-
ton. lie daily assails you generally
and me especially. Tho acceptance
Of his bid means a fierce local fight
for me, in which | am inclined 10
believe Mr.. Quigg would not hesl-
tate TO Join.
For SIX years men assumed TO be
friendly 10 you have systematically
prevented me from getting anything
in the printing line in Albany.
beg 10 submit the record or Mr..
Dady and MIR Qulgg In comparison
with my own And Let my case rest
with your recollection OF the past
have suffered persistent rebuffs
during the las. year. but this latest
| is really beyond endurance.
| am sincerely yours.
WILLIAM BARNES, IN.
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Foech in the moving Sherman
Ave. New York. what the Delivery
Vehicle has for him:-
that the Auto wash best
m hadn't money buya
the
and they sold their pan-ha
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met the notesas
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the the first My everywhere and
New York-as Bridgeport o
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and o kandb acka all oned
10 no and with
No to add
the
Sales w. 23d St. New York Chelsea
$685. factory branch of the Auoar Company,
illustrated aog The Autocar used line Of by
$500
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Franklin d. Roosevelt. Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and a cousin OF
the Colonel. was called to support the
Coloners charge that Mr.. Barnes and
Mr.. Murphy combined in secret biparti-
san government.
Secretary Roosevelt told the Jury that
Senator Grady lad told him at the time
OF the deadlock in the Legislature over
the Senatorial fight that there was no
chance OF breaking the deadlock because
Barnes had arranged with Murphy to
keep hands of.
Secretary Roosevelt. upon repeating
20 Mr. Barnes Senator Grady's state
ment and suggesting the election OF an
independent Democrat as United States
Senator. was informed by Mr.. Barnes
that nothing could be done.
Mr.. WINS shrewdiy brought out the
fact that Secretary Roosevelt and other
independent Democratic Senators who
had been fighting william F. sheehan
nevertheless voted finally for Mr.. Muir
phys compromise candidate. Justice
OGorman.
Col. Roosevelt was called to the stand
toward the close of tho afternoon ses-
sion. but only after the jury had been
excused. He was asked merely 20 cor
rect certain details of his testimony,
most of them unimportant and due 10
his misun Outstanding OF questions or TO
slips OF the tongue. II IS probable thai,
he will be questioned as to his reasons
for repeating charges against Mr.
Barnes contained in the alleged libellous
article.
The Morning session.
At the outset OF the morning session
Stewart f. Hancock of Col. Roosevelt's
counsel set out TO show the twistings
and winnings OF the Albany printing
business by which. as alleged by the
Roosevelt side, Mr.. Barnes proiited.
william Lyon was called TO the stand
and was asked for the day book OF the
j. b. Lyon Company. He said that he
had the stubs from his brothers o. II.
Lyon check book for several years, but
not for 1899, 1900 and 1901.
ibid you know that there were no
entries. in the minute book produced
yesterday. Of any meetings held IN GER
tain years.
II did not"
Mr.. Bowers asked the witness 20 read
an entry from the minute book, dated
June 81. without the year being put
down.
"This line OF questioning has no rele-
vancy and no competency whatever and
! object TO IT," said Mr.. Wins. lie was
overruled.
Those present were the directors OF
the company" asked Mr.. Bowers, at
ter reading their names.
Eyes"
as there in this book any mention
OF any meeting OF directors and stock
holders from May 13, 1902. until the
first Monday in May. 1905. except one
held on June 81 you've not given"
mo"
Fred G. Foster. chief clerk of the
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To Mr. William Boz
NnnfIlckrt. MnSS.

Nunt uCksf. Mass.
Ny DEAR BARNES: recently re-
ceived from you letter regarding tho
state printing contract In which you
bitterly criticised and denounced Mr..
Qu.gg and refer 20 a telegram from
him. which you failed "a inclose, and
!, OF course. have not seen that docu-
ment. But l considered this matter
OF SO much consequence that, as soon
as possible, I had 4 personal inter-
view with Mr. Quigg and referred
your letter to him
Yesterday ! received an eSpiana-
tory letter from Mr.. QuigG, copy
of which ! inclose. IL would seem
to me that your structures were not
well founded, II Mr. Quiggs state
meut ~ facts IL true. and that your
letter was unjustlhable.
I sincerely hope that this matter
can be adjusted without appeal TO
tho courts and It was for that rea-
son that / intorfcred when | las; saw
you and asked you to call upon Mi
Cuisc. Yours truly.
4
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The Governor said the enforcement o.
the civil service law was STAG ,uAc
;.On.
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Replying to tho above Senator Plat
rebuked Mr. Barnes rather sharply Tor
assail!ng Mr.. cuigg telling Barnes the
statements were not well founded. The
senator didn't want the printing squab-
Bile dragged ln,o the courts.
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The last letter OF tho series intro
duced into the evidence reproached Col.
Baxter for !ngratitude and dwelt upon
the Albany county organizations right
to consideration from the Governor
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Complain. About Col. BAXTER.

Five years later, In November. 1894
Mr.. Barnes was complaining again 10
Senator Flat. this time about Col.
Archie Baxter. who. Mr. Barnes as
serted. had lied 10 J. Sloat Fassett of
Elmra about him:
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-23

that the liquor interests control the
politics of Jacksonville, he is too in
nocent for the office of Governor.
He also objected to having "a Savan-
nah made of my town." Georgia is
a prohibition state; Savannah is in
Georgia; Savannah refuses to obey
the law of Georgia. Why? Because
the politics of Savannah are controll-
ed by the liquor interests, and the pol
iticians and Office holders are so
afraid of those interests that they
dare not enforce the law for fear of
losing their places and power. Mr..
Farris doesn't want "a Savannah
made of my town" In other words
he tells you that if statewide prohi-
ton should prevail in Florida "my
town" will refuse to obey the law.
'Tisn't the good, law abiding, moral
people of Jacksonville who are going
to defy law, is it? No! 1t is the
law-defying booze element-the ele-
ment in control. The News regrets
Mr.. Farris' stand. He. is good,
clean man, personally, and ambitious.
But ambition should be made of
sterner stiff.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-23

Righteousness and sin. and
good and bad, can only exist by
contrast: and we cannot have the
one without the other-Senator
John B. Johnson's eloquent ex-
PLANTATION" of his vote against the
prohibition amendment.
Certainly; to be of course; and as
the Senator felt that the county was
gettin' too dodgasted good for heal
thy livin', the only logical thing for
the legislature to do was to encour-
age a little more of the bad-a little
more sin-so he voted for it. Your
Senator from "way down on de Su-
wannee ribber" is a progressive; he
recognizes that times are changing.
You'll never catch him subscribing to
any such old stand-pat saws" as
Righteousness exalteth a nation; but
sin is a reproach to any people.
That sort O. bunk might have gone
with Solomon and other old stand
pat statesmen of an earlier day, bit
not for a modern progressive like
your Uncle John B.