Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-22
Roosevelt's Lawyers Show
Some Of Barnes Busi-
ness Connections.
INQUIRY REPORT READ
Attempt 70 Prove Defendant
Non Resident When
Elected Governor.

syrucars. S. Y. Ar-u 90 Colonel
Roosevelt a-a.u ,Fent ON fac stand to-
day r1 submit 90 cross cz7miua,iou at
che hands of william Wins. counsel
fog William Barnes. la thc Iarcr's
$4,000 rlir f1r au-E-I libel Before
cross samlaafiou began o. copy OF o
report OF rH- Bayue committee which
isvestizatrI Albany county aEairs. co
Oar as it related t6 ths printing. was
admitted t1 rhe record This had Go
DO with contracts for state printing
ict t1 che Albany Journal Barnes pa-
per. and other concerns. and assign
mert OF certain OF these contracts.
The first part OF the report had Co do
sifh EHuhtluE. dIsoricriy houses and
payment OF money fo certain officials
for various things The report was
made iu lytt The report stated
Earurs controlled ths printing iu Al
tauv
tTH-'TF which appeared in New
York magazines ana srnuerE about
Albany puiifics were admitted 90 the
record. The terms. Machine poll
ues." Boss Barucs~ and Boss Plate"
appeared repeatedly iu these articlca.
4 Hughes and Barnes c1uapiracy''
also saa mentioned. During the lrst
part ot Hn1seveit'a cross-exnminatlon
Colusct WINS brought from the for
mFr prrFidrrt the statement that De-
EnTu the constitution of the state 90
Sew York provided that no man is
eligible fu UHcs OF governor unless
Hr has been q rtIlIrut % thr state
nsr years prior f1 the date OF hir eirc-
ti1r. and that be- had made au ardayit .
a year previous t1 his own election /
taaf De- was and for come time had
been q resident of WasbiuEtor Eo1s.- /
vrits counsel made no objections
whatever tn tt~ Uur % questioning
which resulted from these statements. .
Wanted 90 Reach Votcrs.
Roosevelt explained how be- cav. OUT
th~ orrHLinF statement I desired .
that the statement hc published 60 .
fuI throughout u1r state. ! believed
if would receive some publicity outside .
OF Sew York state De- said. q want F.
rl 90 reach the voters Z knew uf no .
other means except the newspapers.
ibid yul ever study the c1nstitu-
fi1uE- asked Wins.
-t llt while studying law nt Coz
.Iwb'a university Later. however. /.
became au author
-iiatr sou always beer on author"
p have been naturalist. author and I
pgttie o"esaf Sometime I followed L
sl three pursuits simultaneously
TIE -FoEt in che court room laugh
rI
What district wcrr SOU elected 90
.tr uss~mbiy from
'-ruraty-rr
-iiess. bass. was leader. wasn't
1~r-
eyes We bc1t Hess replied the
colonel. with q smile
-ud sou iuvesfiEate the department
~ public works
Yes. bat che Investigation vas re-
.rutei. so wc stopped
Claims Justice Done.
AS chairman of that Investigation I
asa you become familiar with the ,
methods % conducting legislative iu-
rrstiEatious
Il became familiar With the manner I
In which conducted them
did you follow the rules % Law
turing your Investigations
4 took advice % counsel. knew
substantial justice was done
-iow do you know substantial JUS
See vas done
-Hccausc I did it Whenever I DO
anything I try 90 see justice done
DO you rcmcInb.T making an all
iavit tn 1855 about your New York
AZ assessment
Yes. I made 81 In Washington
You made an interiinaiiou in this
srdavit-~
Yes
The a-davit vas identified by =
Roosevelt and read. In y the colonel
.aid since 1851 he had no; lived In New
FORK and that he then Vas resident
q WashinFtoa-
tvias then read a section % the y
tate constitution. which provides 1
,srson f. not eligible for the COVER Z
.orskiP unless he has for avc years q
orfinaoasiy been a resident of the O
tate Roosevelt said he hrs; saw that >
ART 90 the Constitution after his rc- .
sra from tse spaniss-A=sEicaa war. :