Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-05
ROOsevelt's Intention

The former President intended, I'M
der a new ruling of the court, to offer
testimony designed to show that he
harbored no malice for William
Barnes. 1t was also his intention to tell
about certain things not specified in
the pieadings, which under the original
ruling were excluded. But errors COM
mitted in transcribing his testimony
under direct and cross examination
were pointed out. So the Colonel used
up nearly an hour and q half of the
afternoon session in correcting them.
His counsel planned to have him re-
sumo the stand in the morning.
Son of Former Senator Plat
Edward L. Platt, son of the former
senator, testified, produced letters that
PASSED between the easy boss and
Mir. Barnes in which the printing bus
mess and politics appeared to be more
CT less linked. In these letters Mr..
Barnes denounced Lemuel Quigg, who,
eh wrote, was interested in contract
for legislative printing. He also wrote
that he was against the eSta bliSlment
of another printing plant in Albany
and complained that Archibald Baxter,
clerk Of the Assembly in 1894, was
about to deprive him of legitimate
piece OF patronage" in the form Of
printing, as punishment for having
supported Levi Z. Morton for governor
The former chairman of the Republican
state committee wrote further that he
had been told that Mr.. Baxter had said
he had sub-let a contract to a Democrat
and that such statement was lie"
In nearly every letter, politics or print
ing, or both, We're destroyed.
In reply to one of the letters about
apparent disagreement over a contract
between Mr. Quigg and Mr. Barnes Sem
ator Platt wrote that the matter is of
so much consequence that 1 had per-
sonai interview with Mr.. Quigg" and
that he hoped the thing could be ad-
justed without appeal to the COURTS
The senator also wrote reprovingly
that it seemed to him that Mr.. Barnes
attitude toward Mr.. Quigg was unjusti-
fled.
Secretary Huff
The former secretary of the "easy
boss was Thomas S. Huff, who said
that during 1901, 1902 and 1903 he read ev-
SAy ACItCA AllS CIuplOyeI Iudlleu OF TeColV-
ed. He swore that he had seen in letters
written by Mr.. Barnes mention of the J.
3. Lyon Co. of Albany, and once Mr..
9arnes did seek the senator's interces-
sion with certain officials in Albany in
connection with certain contracts" In
fact. the witness said, practically all the
correspondence between Mr.. Barnes with
his employer was in regard ito Mr.
Barnes printing interests in Albany"
Franklin Roosevelt was in the state
Senate at the time a deadlock finally
resulted in the election of james O'Gor-
man to represent New York in the United
States Senate. He said under oath he
had told Mr.. Barnes of conversation
with Senator Grady, organization Demo-
crat. in which the senator asserted that
he understood Mr.. Barnes had an asree-
ment with Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many Hall that the Republicans should
hold out for Chauncey Depew and thus
give the Democrats an opportunity to
elect William F. Sheehan The witness
added that he had asked Mr. Barnes
whether the deadlock could not be end
ed. Mr.. Barnes, he said, replied, mo,
we can't do it now The other witnesses
who appeared upon the stand testified
about printing ard contracts. Contrary
to the expectation of spectators and the
original plan of counsel, Mr.. Barnes
himself did not go upon the stand. He
produced some Of the books of the AL
bany Journal Co. asked for by counsel
for the defendant, however. and these
were turned over by William NJ. Wins,
his chief counsel.