The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-26
ROOSeVeIt's Letters
 Tell 6. 0.P. Methods
 Of Passing Out Jobs
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Continued from Page 1 not to make any open statement and haven't the slightest intention of tell ing you what to do' You wrote to me requesting to see me and. ask ing that say nothing until had seen you. I saw you. We went over the situation. I afterwards saw Ben net and various others, including Sherman. and the situation as they related 1t was so totally different that I felt that I ought to tell you that this with other knowledge brought to me had me worry my mind as to what was the wise thing to do.
 ''P. S.-Of course I want the full-S est and most open expression of pre- ference at the primaries, that stand heartily for what you. Fassett and the rest of the leaders finally do and have no intention of forcing the nomina- tion' or of trying tos but that, unless you object, I should like as a, good Republican and party man. and sfaunch believer in you, to tell you my judgment for whatever it is worth
 On September 16, Colonel Roose-5 welt wrote this letter to MT. Barnes:
 "I am very glad you Joined in n1ak- ing the nomination of Hughes unani- nous think 1t was the wise and patriotic thing to do. After the election I shall want to see you in Washington and talk over matters with you"
 On November 4, 1908, election day, Col. Roosevelt wrote this to MT. Barnes from the White House:
 Dear MT. Barnes: Good for you. We are to be heartily congratulat- ed on the whole business, national and state.'
 Replies by MT Barnes to some of the colonePs letters were also read to the jury.
 \ The witness declared the letters to h n been read, MT. Wins asked Col Roose- welt about Taft's and Hughes plural ity in New York. He said Hughes was small.
 'swho was present at the conference l in Oyster Bay mentioned in the cor respondence 7''
 At the first MT. Parsons and MT. Barnes were there At the second 1fr Sherman, afterwards vice-presi- dent, was present.
 Col Roosevelt said his favorin g l Governor Hughes was not due to any personal reasons. It was because I thought the people wanted him. z he added.
 Did you regard 1t as any evidence of corruption that Messrs. Barnes. Hendricks and Parsons favored some other man than MT. Hughes 2''
 T can't answer that colIectively.''
 Later. Col. Roosevelt answered in the negative when asked specifically about each of the men named.
 MT. Wins then told Justice Andrews he wished to put into evidence cor llrespondence that passed between + Thomas C. Platt and Col. Roosevelt between 1898 and 1905. Col Roose- Eyelt identified a copy of telegram I dated September IL 1898, sent to I.e- muel g. Quigg and signed by him self. In it Col. Roosevelt told MT. Quigg that he had substantially rep Iresented the true condition of affairs to Senator P1att This telegram was sent by the colonel after. he had re- icefyedthe letter from MT Quige l The attorneys for both sides look Fed over the packet of letters MT. Iv- ina had produced. Counsel for Col Roosevelt asked that the letters be T put off until this afternoon. Mir Twins were not pu ino lie record thai fpofnt. the order fn which the cross. exaTnination had been planned could } not be adhered to.
 When the letters were finally aon, ' over they were received as exhibi F begun The first was dated Oct 21
 1898, addressed to Senator PIatt Il
 1t, Col. Roosevelt said:
 T was rnisquoted. never discrin1
 mate against any man because of hi i, religion or his race.''
 In the second letter he said: aCai
 see you Friday morning ?''
 The third was dated 1899 fror Albany. Tn it Col. Roosevelt toI
 Of conference with SGoverno l Black over the appointment of 2 judge. sT would like to see you abou the natter he wrote The name c a MT Hi1l was mentioned in the lei Ter.
 Did you consult Boss PIatt abor 7 the appointment of MT. Hill as
 state senator?'' asked the cross-exam
 iner, What '' replied the Colonel, :
 didn't appoint any state senafors.'' T mean, a district attorney
 Erie County" .'I consulted Senate y PIatt about all matters he wished i . consulted about and then did what T thought best. I don't know whethe s consulted him about district atto1 Q ney for Erie county
 William L. BarnuTn relieved N
 Twins as cross-exanainer. A lettk , from Senator P1att to Col. Rooseve S was read. In it Senator PIatt sai
 he thought 1t was advisable to al q point MT. Hill to be district attorne [. of Erie county. Col Roosevelt te s tifed that he appointed MT. Hill bl e was not influenced by MT. P1att's le n ter. In another letter written aft '- Col. Roosevelt became governor.
 New York he mentioned the names ,
 severa1 men he thought might be al
 pointed to investigate the can
 frauds.
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