Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28

at 1.30 and SO ! do not suppose / couid
prot To the hotel III time to take lunch
with YOU. VIII you wire me on receipt
of this note?
p 81 saw herens and tod MN l
had written to you that ! would not take
the Vice Presidency but that Wanleu
nothing said until ! had chance U
talk matters over with you. would d
great deal rather be anything, say pro1es-
sor of history than Vice President
A letter Col Roosevelt wrote to Senator
Platt Feb. l., 1890, was read. 1t related
TO legislation OF a local character, WHICH
the colonel wrote was entirely conserVa-
rive and proper but which 'Tammany,
under the leadership Of Senator Tnofnas
r Grady. is endeavoring 70 defeat.
Senator. Platt was asked to "communl-
cate with Mr. Odell on the subject al
once" In this legislation Col, Roose-
Welt wrote: Il have merely been carry
inc ont the promise ! made you The
promise, il developed OF examination o.
the witness turned on the tact that INC
governor (Rooscveip had refused to SGD
! hl, on the matter, but agreed that II
a nroper one was passed ] would sign IL
IL rerIy. Senator Plat wrote: i Will
telegraph Odel at once and urge MN TO
line IN the Republican forces uniteoly
in favor Of the bill. If you can md thai
ary further endeavors are necessary on
nv part ] shall be Cniy too glad to carry
ont any advice or suggestion ia TINS De-
Ealf.''
Ir the next letter Col Roosevelt DIS
cnssed legislative matters and the com
mission which was appointed TO revise
the New York City charter.
Then this telegram dated May - 1'Oo'
from Senator Pratt to Col. Roosevelt
was read
..our friends of New York Contra! are
very anxious to have you sign senate
hil 762. e:,empting from the franchise
tax grade crossings Of steam railroads.
II hone YOU can consistently do so. Sen
ator Depew is very anxious
The following was Col, Roosevelt
reply:
81 received YOUR telegram and one from
Ford yesterday. Il was too late for me
70 act. as I had already published q
memorandum stating not merely that
Ford was against the bill but tha' tne
state tax commissioners opposed the
bill.
Altogether Too Late
81 die not receive your telegram IN
III Yesterday Sunday. 1t was men
altogether too late to get at the com
r,issinn and again 90 over the matter
with them. I am exceedingly sorry
hnn
q, 10 the New York Central or the
/ Long Island Railroad, but II was a
matter where really had to ACT &C
cordinc TO the advice Of the commis-
sim. unless it could be shown thal
they were in The wrong
on Nav -, 1900, Senator Platt sent
TO Col Roosevelt letter when ne
had received from Lemuel +. Quiss'
reading in part as follows:
Il have been thinking over you,
e+o+amenf that Gov. Roosevelt 1oio
Van that the President had suggested
70 him that he go on the connitiee Oh
resolutions at Philadelphia. / repeat
what ] said to you, that ! am quite
willing TO stand aside Tor the 1oVer-
nor. But the more ! think OF IL, the
more ] am convinced that ne ought
| not Ia take the responsibility OF sefN-
| inc On this committee, as New ofk
commemorative. There will he several
troublesome problems before the com :
mittee on resolutions and there Is no
/ son why our candidate for Cover
nor should be held personally respoh-
| sihIe in the campaign for the precise
! l.,n-rame Of the platform. Take. Tor
instance. the subject Of trusts and thc
c,,hieet Of Boer resolutions. II may
! be assumed that we are not going TO
! adopt any der1acogic DECLARATIONS on
/ these matters, but whatever the plat
/ form savs if Roosevelt is on the com
| rnittee as New Tork's representative
/ every Democratic newspaper in the
/ state viii he demanding TO know why
! this was not done and why that was
not done
In a letter three days later, Col
Roosevelt returned MIR QuigG's letter
to Senator I'iatt, writing: The thing
! has gone SO far that it would be wise
! TO have Mr. Quigg kept on the COM
n1ittee. ] would like to talk over some
resolutions with you and Mr.. Quisg.
/ On June 20 i''', A1oiietNA AZ -
wrote ON the stationery OF the office
| IF tho President of the United States
| Express CO. He discussed the case
Of Gen. Green" He promised TO dc
what he could for Gen. Green
Thanked Plat
! A few days later Col. Roosevelt
| thanked Senator Plat for his interest
| In Gen. Green, who about that tim.
was seeking an appointment as COVER
nor general of the Philippines
| On July rs. 1900, Senator Plat wrote
! to Mr.. Roosevelt in the interest OF
Supt Brockway Of the Eln1ira Reform
atory who, he said, was being mali.
l ttsc lr<ad A-<xR Ecra.3r cit,