New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-29
WANTED TO HOLD
PARTY TOGETHER
Couldn't Get affirmative
Good Done" Without
Organization.
SENATOR A BIT ACID
Roosevelt Admits Calling Barnes
a Menace" After Libel
Suit Was Brought.

fFr--n a StA- Cores oSp--dent q Tne tribune ]
Syracuse, y. y, April 2S.- Theodore
Roosevelt undertook to-day TO pluck
out some Of the nettles imbedded dur
&c his cross-eXamination by William
". WINS in the $4,000 libel suit
brought against him bv William
sa~nes. Some. with the nimble assist
s-ce Of John NJ. Bowers. his counsel,
the Colonel jabbed back at Mr.. Ivins.
some he gilded and stuck in his button
hole.
CamraiCn contributions aegregating
more than 100000 had been ad-
mi.,ed by him under a misapprehcn-
,or. the Colonel on his redirect ex-
.~iraton declared. Mr.. Bowers as
serted. By way Of returning at least
one rettle. that the witness had been
vislcd by Mr. Ivins.
) Breakfasts. luncheons and con-
<rrcnces with Senator Platt. Colonel
Roosevelt averred. were by no means
rdestine meetings, and were always
.a.cht by him with the good Of the
...te az heart. Up to the very eve of
.rc Philadelphia convention, Colonel
Roosevelt said. he had fought the easy
boss" on th. matter Of the Nice-Presi-
lerc5. he gave details Of the fight,
and told how he had won. so far as the
Now York delegates were concerned,
receiving the promise OF a -enomina-
ton as Governor from Senator Platt.
The Colonel's diaphragm heaved like
the pumps Of old jefferson 6" as he
sho. jet- Of inside political history at
tho Jury. lie talked straight at the
Jurors with a vim that was redoubled
because Of the restrictions placed on
him during his long cross-examination.
This. probably his last whole day on
the stand until his turn comes IN re
buttal. was brimful of opportunity for
the Colonel
Pithy Intcrjections.
7 lust 10 show how platonic was his
,,sociation with Senator Platt, Colonel
poosevelt had his lawyers introduce
tso more letters between them that
Nv Barnes's counsel had forgotten all
sboyt. From time to time he turned to
Justice Andrews with interjections
which. 10 Judge from the countenance
- .be court. were most pithy.
During a brief lull in ROosevelt's eH-
animation q passage in letter ne
| wrote TO Senator Plat concerning the
sypqested appointment Of Charles H.
peckett as Surrogate in New York oc-
| cured 70 the Colonel. Leaning across
he Judges desk toward Mr.. lvlns' VINO
was conferring with Justice Andrews
ne Colonel ge-whispered:
Y 81 am very much upset that this
! eckett matter came up"
! War is hell" responded Mr.. WINS.
But you shouldn't make war on non
kcombatants." Colonel Roosevelt insist
g. Keep your fire trained on me;
| on can't make me finch"
Mr.. Bowers's charges against MI
| Twins brought polite legal scufhe from
.rlch the Colonel was barred, 10 MS
evident disauproval. On looking over
no list Of campaign contributions
rieh Mr. Wins had read 70 Colonel
lRooscvclt, Mr. Bowers had tound II 70
to -ot tbe fndings of the Clapp COM
ttec. but a list submitted to the com,
r.ttee bv witness who was douDtul
Of It's accuracy. eoa
As the Colonel had largely confined
Dr., answers 20, "If you read IL 10 ne
from the official report ! have no COUP
that IL Is true" MIR. Bowers thought ne
ought 20 be allowed 70 show Just "haO
r.. Cortelyou had said about the cam
paru contributions OF l9O4. justice
Andrews rather staggered tne Ia"yet
kwItA rhc announcement that u was hoI
very important matter ahyR,o", atlu
was now cleared up y counSeIs state
Has TO Admit Error.
Nr Ivins not only strongly objected
b the charge that he had attempted
n m slead so astute witness ouI
bounced upon the ColOnePs voluntary
tlm SION that the 1903 campaign IuNu
ocecGcd S3.OOO.O00 as evidence mat
he witness was not relying lpon 'he
ofcial character of the document.
J., answer that the Colonel had 70
admit that he was in error. ne
Er.maced AS he made the acknowledge
ntnt and explained that it was due 10
& mix-up on dates. II was in 1900 ne
aid. that the fund reached that hS-
sFe, IN 1904 il was about $l,8OO,OOO.
!; was when the matter Of hls IN
tmacy with Senator Platt came up
hat the Colonel really began to ENJOY
iimsolf again He was resolved he
iseared. that his administration
hould be not negatively good but
sFrmatively good" To accomplish
Affirmative good" he had to work
srough the Democratic and Republl- J.
an organizations. Moreover, he did
U want TO disrupt the Republican
srty.
IN relating his experiences and am
lions as Governor. the Colonel
fsnkly swung around until he faced
Cantien.s on paRs l. enlumn