The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-16
ISSUE REMAINS SOLELY
ONE OF vERACITY
Jury and Public Lfust Judge As to
Whether Barnes or Roosevelt Is
Telling Truth.
BARNES ooNTRaDICrs LOEB
Swaars He Never Told Him Of An
Alleged Agreement With Murphy
Relative TO Election OF Senator In
1911.

Syracuse, n. Y, May 15.--As one
who set him against the howlings of
the foolish and stood stout-heartedly
for correct principles, Mr.. Barnes, of
Albany. pictured himself yesterday.
Turning from the friendly guidance
of Mr. WINS to en- arduous attack by
Mr. Bowers, Mr.. Barnes seemed to be
trying to convince the jury that, while
he himself could lay claim to no such
monopoly in righteousness as Colonel
Roosevelt boosted nevertheless he had
been sufficiently upright for all human
purposes. His demeanor on the wit
ness stand under direct and cross-ex-
ANIMATION was neither meek nor COM
bative. He smiled less than on the
previous day because the methods of
Mr.. Bowers. Colonel Roseveit's senior
counsel, are scarcely conducive to
humor on the part of witness so
mentally high-geared.
But he kept firm grip on self-con-
troll, ard readily, and for the most
part, amiably. and seldom sought to
shade his answers with insinuation.
Defending himself from the two main
accusations left in the evidence, and
which, as Justice Andrews notified all
concerned today, must so to the jury
as questions of fact. Mr.. Barnes de-
cIared that he had never met Charles
f. Murphy, of Tammany, but once in
his life; that he Fever had an agree
ment or understanding with Mr.. Muir
ply to control the senatorial election
of 1911; that Mr.. Loeb's testimony as
to an admission by him of such an
agreement was rntrue. and that he
had been perfectly willing to have the
Republican legislators In the Sheehan
senatorial contest to vote for Thomas
Mott Osborne or John ID. Conan, IN
dependent Democrats.
Denies Brady Contrfbutions.
He denied having received campaign
". Brady or other Democrats as In
dividuals or as representatives of cor
porations. He asserted that he did
not fall out with Colonel Roosevelt I'M
til after the Colonel made the new
nattonalism speech at Ossawattomie,
Kansas. in 1870"
He admitted the authorship of ed
itorials which were printed in the Al
bany Evening Journal ridiculing
Thomas Mott Ost orne about the time
he insisted ne we willing to support
osborne as means VI bfEAAtA6
the senatorial deadlock.
He admitted the authorship of an
editorial which recognized Charles F.
| Murphsk as the Democratic boss OF the
state. He admitted that from 1899
onward he consulted him about eandi-
dacies, appointments and legislation.
anxious to know what course he would
| take He admitted that he had dis
cussed with Colonel Roosevelt, Roose-
velts relations with Boss Plat, but
declared that Roosevelt was mostly
concerned in getting advice as to how
man could get along with Platt and
! still be Governor He admitted that
he had written to Colonel Roosevelt
and to Senator Plat protesting
against State printing plant because
the Journai\ ompany would have been
! hurt il the STATE did it's own printing.
He admitted his conviction that no
mai. elected tofnffice had q right to
act independently of the party will
Dictated BY Principle.
But in all OF these admissions Ii
| they may be so termed, Mr.. Barnes
managed to convey an impression that
| his course, while not such as would be
| approved of by Charles Z. Hughes on
! the Republican side or Thomas Mott
Osborne on the Democratic side. was
entirely STRAIGHTFORWARD and dictated
| by sincere principles, He had small
use for place-farlners. He was willing
to let them cry in the wilderness, but
when they began to get noisy around
Albany he went into their company
and whacked them in thorough con-
viction of their folly.
! The twentieth day of the fight to
finish between Knockout Roosevelt
and One Round Barnes was not pro-
ductive of airy particular advantage
| to either. 1t was largely a day OF
blocking and side-stepptng AMI spar
ring for points Many. persons who
had thought that Barnes would re-
lease crushing punch were disap-
pointed.
/ Many persons who had thought that
Roosevelt had a iarsing blow conceai-
ed about him we're unrewarded. The
issue remains Just what II was---a
question of veracity between the two