Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-30
TELLS WHY BARNES
FOUGHT PRIMARIES
1. W. France Testifies Leader
Objected to Publicity to
Candidates.
COULD RUIN ANY MANS
REPUTATION BY LiMELIGHT'
Roosevelt Counsel Fails to Get Cor
poration Contributions to Both
Parties in Evidence.

| SYRACUSE. n T.. April 30-That
/ William Barnes. in giving his reasons
| Tor opposing direct primaries legisla-
| tion. had said that he believed such
| elections would give too much pub
! ncit[ to candidates for office as they
| would be forced to go through two
| campaigns. was the sworn testimony
given in the supreme court here toda Y
| by L. w. France. chairman Of com
| mlttee of the Young Republican Club
of Brooklyn
MI France said under oath that Mr.
| Barnes had told him that the reputa-
.ioil OF any man could be ruined by
.urhing the limeltght upon him. and
| that ne could vote the riffraff Of the
democrats in Albany in the republican
primaries and SO disgust the people
that they would demand a repeal of
the bill.
oounsel Tor the colonel unsuccessfully
endeaVored during the day 70 get from
| ~. H. Nreeland, former president of
| tne metropolitan Securities COMPANY
.he holdlng company for the New York
street Railways Company. testimony
| that he had contributed to both the
democratic and republican organiza-
tons in 1903. when Mr. Barnes was
| CHAIRMAN OF the executive committee
OF the republican state committee
No Reply From Governor.
! Counsel for Mr.. Barnes said, before
court opened today, that so far they
had received no reply to a request to
Gov. Charles S. Whitman to appear as a
witness in rebuttal and testify regard
| ing the authenticity of a letter which
was represented as having been signed
| by him while he was district attorney
! of New York. saying that the time was
| ripe for progressive republicans and
| progressives to rid the state of corrupt
conditions. and that the men and poll
cles responsible for such corruption
We're not confined to one party
Col. Roosevelt said he believed the
reference was to Mr.. Barnes.
Mr.. WINS Denies Sending Message.
William NJ. Wins denied today that
he had telegraphed Gov. Whitman last
night and requested him to appear as
witness later in the trial of the suit
An aid to Mr.. WINS had previously de-
clared, however, that an answer had
been expected from the governor be-
fore midnight. but that none had been
received.
Among the witnesses counsel for col
! Roosevelt planned TO place upon the
stand during the day were Josiah T.
NeWcom, Frederick NJ. Davenport and
Harvey D. Hinrnan. who were members
OF the state senate when the race track
legislation was being considered
After the matters in connection with
race track legislation had been testi-
fed to, it was planned, the attorneys
said. to present testimony regarding
things said to have happened while di-
1T
consideration.
Mr. Hinman First Witness,
| The first witness was Harvey ID Hin
| man He said he remembered what
went on in the senate in 1911 when a
| United States senator to succeed
| Chauncey NJ. Depew was chosen. Conn
| sci for Col. Roosevelt then read what
| purported to be record of the vo,es
candidates received. AL, the candidates
We're democrats except Mr.. Depew, Mr..
| Hinman said.
Early votes read showed thai William
| r sheehan and Mr. Depew were the
closest contestants. In later vote the
| ma OF James A. oGorman appeared
| Justice OGorman was victorious
| MIR. Hinman then testified to intro
| ducing i'll 1910 the Hinma n -Green direct
PRIMARIES bill in the state senate
! Questions az TO whether the witness
! had talked to GOV. Hughes about the
| primary bill whether the governor
| favored the measure were ruled ont
! 10 Show Bipartisan Line-Up.
| Mr.. Hirman then read a record of the
ries bill II was defeated by the vote
/ ,,ff
witness xdded that the Meade Phillips
direct primaries bill. favored by the
| organization was passed, Il democra Is
| and IA republicans voting for it,
| The idea in Offering this evidence.
| counsel for col. Roosevelt said during
an argument over objection. was to
| show a bipartisan alignment against
| the HinmanGreen bill and in favor of
the Meade Phillips bill.
Primary Legislation.
SYRACUSE, April ao.-Mr. Hnman
was shown Gov. Hughes message to
the legislature of May .s. 1910. In it
the governor expressed objection to
the Meade Phillips bill.
Mr.. Hinman then went on TO tell of
the action of the special session of the
| legislature called to consider direct
primaries.
| Il thInk. Sald justice Andrews, 'tha [
YOU are trying to convey TO the jury
the idea that because Gov. Hughes op-
posed bill it necessarily must be a
bad one
oh. no." replied Mr.. Van Ben
scho;en of Col. Roosevelt's legal sta ff
we want to show later on that the
plaintiff said he would defeat the Hin
man-Green bill and that the organiza
ton democrats and republicans com
hined to do So
Mr. Barnes Attitude.
Il l.. W. France of Port Washinytor
was the next witness. He said,
Mr.. Barnes had sent message II
me al the Brooklyn Young Republicar
lClub He said he wanted to discuss
with me direct primaries. He said on,
attitude was wrong on the Hiuman.
Green bill. He said he could show tn,
whole idea was wrong. He said h,
| could get the riffraf of the democrat :,
and vote them in the republican nri
! maries, and vice versa. and nomina :,
| such rotten men that the public wouj,
soon become disg usted with direct nri
maries He also told me direct no,nina
| tion gave too much publicity to III,
candidate, il forced him to .,
through two campaigns
| Barnes sa id he could ruin the rept,ta
tion of any man living by throwing to,
much limelight on him. told him tha
| because of such views we disagree,
!, with him. and that we believed ther,
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