Evening journal., 1915-04-23
POLITICAL LIFE
. Of NEW YORKIS
+. MADE OPEN BOOK
Roosevelt Says Campaign
Fund Was Only Small
Feature of His Opposition
Says BARNES ATTACK
/ Was NOT PREJUDICED
BY BOND P. GEDDES.

United Press Staff Correspondent.
SYRACUSE. N Y. April 29.-More
lark and secret pages from New
Works political history we're brought
from musty files and illumined today
1y Colonel Roosevelt. William
Barnes, plaintiff in the $4,000 libel
,uit, dug up the dead political past.
But the former Governor and Presi-
\ lent did the illuminating.
The letters were from the Colonel's
lwh files, but subpoenaed and pro-
iuced for Barnes. Roosevelt's expla-
lation of how he worked with the Re
publican machine, but was not a
upine creature of it, left in doubt
he view the jury will take of the dis
= losures. Today was Roosevelt's
4 ourth day on the witness stand.
4 Attorney WINS, for Barnes, hoped
4 conclude the COlonels cross-ex-
4 mination today when court will ad-
S ourn over until Monday. WINS
4 hought it possible. however, that he
"A night not be able to finish with the
olonel before Monday.
That the trial will take all of next
eek and possibly run over into the
n blowing week because of the many
illnesses and immense bulk of docu-
q rents subpoenaed, was predicted by
9th sides today
Colonel Roosevelt will remain here
"A YER the court recess, but Barnes re-
81 lrns to Albany tonight. A late ses-
on this afternoon was planned to
Inn
81 on if possible.
Roosevelt today planned to preach
ore Progressive doctrine to the jury.
~ INSTRUMENTATION regarding Cover
lr Hughes administration and de-
81 at of the direct primary bill by an
S legged bipartisan combination was
& ,e vehicle which the Bull Moose lead
s proposed TO use to delinerate his
ews on government by the people
the people"
The political disclosures have now
idened to national import. WINS
M AIMED today to lead Roosevelt
# rough the history Of the 1872 Chi
20 convention and Barnes part in
oosevelt's defeat by Taft for the Re-
#E lblican nomination. WINS evident
Sd tire purpose is to show that Roose-
'sW II was made" by the machine and
H ,sses, worked with them and thus
H squalified himself for issuing the al
AZ ged libel attacking Barnes as a
|* oss."
5& Roosevelt. however. constantly
!2 rms this line of evidence to his OWL
vantage-at least with his own in.
M rpretation-that he worked with
e bosses only so long as their views
id not conflict with his conscience
.x the public good"
| For the first time during the trial
)osevelt and Barnes bumped square
into each other-chest to chest
3| is morning in a hotel. Barnes step
III out of an elevator. he almost col
5 ed with Roosevelt, who was enter
2, They halted, eyed each othe
I'm top to toe and quickly separated
tn sign of recognition. Neithe
anged countenance.
When the court reconvened Roose
It was Immediately recalled 70
| 'ther cross-eXaminatiOn. Roosevelt
gan with testimony regardinl
snts toward the close of his guber
torial term. The start was Quie
.< ] calm.
wins sought to bring out that bill
<1 horizing big printing contract
81 re passed during Roosevelts tern
I don't remember" Roosevelt an
m cred.
& < Is your failure of memory becaus
Aids was chairman of ways an
ans committee?"
II was not" he replied in his hig
# lie. my contact with him wa
rely propositional. did not cor
with him as with Mr.. Higgins
X ,onfided fully and had great cor
z snce in his judgment"
Didn't you see Mr.. Aids in til
ne way?"
5$ In all formal ways, yes"
In 1899 and 1900 was there o.
M al leadership of State committe
vided for by law?"
I think not"
Who was the nominal leader of th
nocratic party?"
The leadership was in partition
Vid B. Hill was the upstate leadC
Mr.. Croker the city leader, wit
Croker growing in power eveI
r"
zz wins read a letter by Rooseve
Continued on Page Five.)