Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-28
attend The state constitutional

W illdlli L. D0lnhlils AHt RAt''"'N
aminer, started off his inquiry by
asking Colonel Roosevelt whether he
had taken the advice of Senator Platt
In regard TO the nomination for the
vice presidency In 1900
Did you value Senator Piatts ad-
vice. asked Mr.. Barnum.
II am unable to say" replied Col
Cnel Roosevelt
you were entirely friendly with
him. them"
"Oh, yes" answered the colonel
did he advise YOU 10 accept the
nomination."
Don't say advise, sir said Colonel
Roosevelt.
well, as result of your inter
views with Boss Platt did he SO ad-
vise- you2"
Colonel Roosevelt's counsel object
ed TO the question, which was ruled
out
The following letter written by SEN
ator Plat, dated February 5, 1900
was read.
II have hardly had time to give the
consideration il deserves to your let
ter of February |. and the matters IN
volved therein and am inclined to take
more time for mature delibera,ion'
The vice presidential question Is
very important one and a great deal
depends upon it,
did you discuss the question in
pursuance of that letter. asked Mr.
Barnum.
Il did"
Bearings on Legislation.
Two other letters bearing on legis-
lation pending at Albany were then
4 L.. 20
onel suggested that he should COM
municate with Mr.. Odell on this sub
iect at once" In his reply Senator
Platt said he would telegraph Odell
at once and urge him to line up the
republican forces unitedly in favor OF
the bill.
Then this telegram. dated May Z,
1900 from Senator Piatt to Colonel
Roosevelt, was read:
"Our friends of the New York Cen
tral are very anxious TO have you sign
senate bill 1853, exempting from the
franchise tax grade crossings of steam
railroads | hope you can consistently
do so. Senator Depew is very anx-
ious"
The following was Colonel Roose-
velt's reply:
II received your telegram and one
from Ford yesterday. Ii was too late
for me to act, as | had already pub
lished a memorandum stating not
merely that Ford was against the bill,
but that the state tax commissioners
opposed the bill "
II did not receive your telegram
until yesterday Sunday. 1t was
then altogether too late to get at the
commission and again go over the mat
ter with them. ! am exceedingly sorry
IL any hardship has been caused either
to the New York Central or the Long
Island railroad, but II was matter
where | really had to act according to
the advice Of the commission unless
II could be shown that they were in
the wrong"
Letter From Quigg.
on May Is. 1900. Senator Platt sent
to Colonel Roosevelt letter which
he had received from Lemuel r..
Quigg. The Quigg letter read in part.
II have been thinking over your
statement that Governor Roosevelt
told you that the president had sug-
gested To him that he go on the com
mittee on resolutions on Philadelphia
I repeat what l said to you that / am
quite willing to stand aside for the
governor. But the more | think of 1t
the more l am convinced that he
ought not to take the responsibility of
serving on this committee, as New
Yorks representative. There will be
several troublesome problems before
the committee on resolutions and
there is no reason why our candidate
ior governor should be held person
ally responsible in the campaign for
the precise language of the platform
Whatever the platform says, if Roose-
velt is on the committee as New
York's representative every demo-
cratic newspaper in the state will be
demanding to know why this was not
done and why that was done"
In letter dated three days later,
Colonel Roosevelt returned Mr..
Quigg's letter to Senator Plat. writ
ing The thing has gone so far that
1t would be wise TO have Mr. Quigg
kept on the committee / would like
to talk over some resolutions with
you and Mr.. Quigg.'
On December G. 1900, Colonel
Roosevelt telegraphed to the senator
this:
"Am greatly concerned because
charter commission has arranged
lunch for myself and Odell next Wed
nosday, this being only day they could
get that would suit us both DO you
really regard it as important for me
to come? Can't Woodruff take my
place? Does president really expect
me?"
Senator Plat in reply telegraphed
Colonel Roosevelt.
Think your absence from meet
ing of commission will be deplored
10
of charter commission seems
to me should be secondary Let
them postpone"
Accepts Invitation.
Colonel Roosevelt telegraphed:
"All right in view of your second |
I will come but you are not !
an easy boss.
In letter written from the vice |
presidents chamber, Colonel Roose- /
welt, wrote.
III the chance comes along will !
you not keep my old friend Mr.. JOS
eph Murray in mind y
Senator Piatt replied:
"The one thing which you ask of !
me is one of the worst problems pos
sible Murray was removed from I
the office which he had filled for
two or three years for inefficiency !
He never went to Albany except TO
draw his pay. | did not imagine
you would endorse a man so highly
who was not worthy
tell you this history Of course in
confidence trusting that you will not
use it,"
On April II, 1901, Senator Platt
wrote Vice President Roosevelt that
he might ask any favors and ne
(Platt) would try to grant them.
Colonel Roosevelt objected to Mr..