The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-20

so that Mr., Murphy could control the
election" said Mr.. Bowers. THE %justifl-
cation we tender Is that Mr.. Barnes
was actually party TO an arrangement
by which the RcpubIican Legislators
were to be kept voting for Mr.. Depew
so that the Democrats would not he
hampered In electing their candidate.
This is shown. first. by various editorials
written by MIR. Barnes in his Albany
Erening Journal"
Mr.. Bowers read several editorials
written during the Senatorial contest in
which Mr.. Barnes defended William L.
Sheehan. attacked Edward NJ. Shepard.
ridiculed Thomas Mott Osborne and
called upon Republicans to mind their
own business and let tho Democrats
mind theirs. one of the editorials spe-
officially criticised Mr.. Murphy for maxi
ing a statement which seemed to Barnes
to reflect upon Sheehan and injure Shee.
han before the Democratic caucus.
Contends There II Proof.
"Now." said Mr.. Bowers, there 10
proof here that Mr.. Barnes wanted Shee-
han elected in preference to my other
Dcmoctat-I don't say in preference to
any Republican. This proof is based
upon these articles and upon Mr..
Barnes's statements to three men.
" - 'Ah ~ ialVl " WI ~
TO see Barnes with a suggestion that
John y. Carlisle be supported by the
Republicans I'm order to break the dead
lock- 1t was because Barnes alone had
the power to control the Republican leg.
i%slators.
1T appears from the evidence Of
every man who has testified that. as
long as Sheehan mad a chance. Barnes
never made n move to break the dead
lock. II was only when the Sheehan
boom collapsed n Sheehan released
his followers that Barnes was willing
to support. AS he says. an Independent
Democrat.
BARNES was the active controlling
spirit. Nobody lifted a finger until
Barnes sent for him.
no such document as his letter 10
the Republican leaders Of the Lcgisla-
'ure was ever peuued. Nobody but a
Governor OF the state had ever pre-
sumed to address the Legislators directly.
That Barnes did So must have been be-
cause Of the fact that he controlled the
Republican minority in tho Senatorial
contest.
You seldom can get any direct evil
dence in matters OF this kind. You have
heard forty or Atty legislators who took
part In the contest testify that Mr..
Barnes did not seek to control their votes.
Mr.. Barnes says he never saw Mr.. Muir
ply bu; once. But as long as the pur-
pose OF their arrangement was under
stood and accomplished l submit that
such testimony is OF no importance.
The direct evidence on the subject
comes from Senator j. Mayhem VAIN
wright. who testified that Barnes said
20 him, We have an arrangement with
the Democrats and We can do IT, {.
hat is. elect an Independent Democrat
That is what they were talking about.
at comes from Franklin u. Roose-
welt. who testified that Senator Thomas
+. Grady told him. admitted TO him,
that n wouli he impossible TO break
tho deadlock because OF an agreement
between barnes and Murphy and who
testified that. when he repeated this TO
Barnes. barnes made no comment.
1T comes from william Loeb. Jr.
who testified that Barnes told him in
March. 1911, during the Senatorial fight,
that because OF an arrangement with
Murphy 1t would not be possible TO elect
an Independent Democrat, as Mr.. Loeb.
Franklin II. Roosevelt and others
wished.
They have tried TO discredit Mr..
i.oeb's testimony by bringing forward
W. j. Woliman of j. =. Bache & Co.
who testified that the luncheon men
toned by Mr.. Loeb as the occasion
OF meeting Mr.. Barnes did not take
place until two years and more after
the Senatorial contest. You saw Mr..
Wollman on the stand You saw he was
not comfortable. Mi. Barnes is an old
customer of 7. :. BIchc * co. To say
the hes, OF Mr.. Wollman. he was mis-
taken in his evidence.