New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28

o. read you, Mr.. Roosevelt,
letter dated February I. 1900. Just be
fore adjournment. Have you that Lee
ter in mind or shall | read il again
Q.-les II referred 20 that matter
Al have II In mind.
Q.-I want 10 ask you IL At tina
time you valued the advice Of Mr.
Plat In respect to the -Presiden
tial nomination! At is very din
cult TO answer that truthfully yes o.
no.
Q.-Csn you answer It yes or no
A.-Not satisfactorily.
Q.-You did consult Mr.. Plat will
reference TO the Vice Presidency. A
did.
Q.-And did you consult him will
reference TO the question as to who
ther or not II was wise for you L
accept such q nomination! A.-Yes
sir.
Odd you consult him and get hi
advice as to any other question II
connection with the nomination 10
Vice PRESIDENT A-No.
Q.-At that time did you have |
desire TO be renominated as Governor
Al did.
Odd you value the service anc
advice of Mr.. Plat in connection Will
your desire for denomination as Gov
ernor? Al valued his service.
Q.-Please answer my question
you can, whether you A.-You pu
two questions, service and advice.
Q.-Then | will withdraw the ques
ton. Did you value his advice witt
reference TO your denomination al
Governor A.-There, again, you are
putting a question that ! can't answer
fully yes or no.
Q.-You remember an occasion upor
which you did meet Mr.. Plat and have
a talk with him about the nomination
for ce-President? Al remember
occasions on which | met him anC
talked with him on that subject
Q.-Now, at that time Mr.. Platt''
relations with you had been entirely
friendly, they had not' A.-They had
so far as | knew.
Enjoyed Being Governor.
Q.-And that was the reason tina
led you to suggest in the letter this
language: GAS you know, ! am Of ar
active nature in spite Of all the worE
and all the worry, and very Target!
because of your constant courtesy snC
consideration, my dear Senator. | hav,
thoroughly enjoyed being Governor.
A.-Precisely.
Q.-You had enjoyed being Cover
nor! A.-Surely.
Q.-And because Of Mr.. Platt's con
slant courtesy and consideration? A
Largely because of 1t: -,
Q.-At this time then, February l
did you want Mr.. Platt's advice as {
boss in reference to this nomination
for Vice-President. Al did not. -.
Odd you accept Mr.. Platts ad
vice In connection with the nomination
for president finally? Al die
not.
Q.-But did Mr.. Platt finally advise
you, after a series of consultations, u
accept the Vice Presidency nomina
ton? A-Can | ask you to reshap'
that question? I answer that he I'D
vised me before the series of converse
tions and after it both, all along.
Q.-I will withdraw that if 1t Is un
answeIable. AS the result of your con
versations and advice and consultation
with Mr.. Plat A.-Do not say ad
vice.
Plat Advised Vice-Presidency.
Q.-As a result Of your conference
and interviews with Mr.. Plat, did h
finally advise you to accept the nom
ination for Vice-President7 All
advised It's acceptance all the time.
Mr.. Barnum questioned the wltnes
at length on the names Of men he ap
pointed as Governor TO the New Yorl
City Charter Revision Commission.
Q-And were they men of the yer,
best material to be had? A.-The yer,
best material they were.
Q.--And then that was in sccordanc
with Mr. Platt's suggestion in this let
ter that | have just read to you? A.
1t was under an agreement that tn
suggestions had been due to it.
Odd Mr.. Plat suggest to you tn
names Of any of those gentlemen TO
the commission? Al don't remember
Q.-Do you remember the report o
the commission upon some canal in
vestigation known as the Fox-McFar
land report? Do you remember tina
investigation and report? An out
line.
Odd you, as Governor, take an,
steps in connection with the Legis
lature to carry on the terms and pro
visions of that report? Al laid tn
report before the Legislature.
Q.-Were there two Barren Islam
bills in the Legislature of 1900? a.
simply remember that there was Bar
rem Island bill. don't remember tina
there were two.
Q.-What promise did you make {
Senator Platt with reference to III
former Barren Island bills? A.-Whel
| refused to sign one told him that !
they would pass proper one l woul'
gladly sign IL.
Odd you take lunch with Senate
Platt at the Lawyers Club on or abou
July 9, 1901? Al can only answer,
suppose so.
Q-Well, have you any recollectio,
that you did? Al do not remembe
the date; remember taking lunc
with him at the Lawyers Club on,
think, more than one occasion.
Q.-And at that time do you knov
whether or not you discussed with hir
any Of the legislation in the State o
New York? Al am sure that | di
not.
Q.-That is, at that time IL was no
necessary for you to discuss New Ior
State legislation with him? Al wa
not dealing with New York State leg
islation then, unless he would ask m
more questions about 1t.
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