Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-28
Of the United states7"

tained.
This Witness" Mr.. Irwin said, .'has
charged the existance OF invisible gov
ernment. want to test his good faith. y
] Mr.. 1vins then read from magazine
I, article bearing the colonels name. In
which he deplored personal attacks on
lmen in public life. Mr.. WINS then an
nounced he was thru with the witness.
| Take Up RsdirssA Exan,ination.
Mr.. Bowers then began to take up
the redirect examination.
| Colonel Roosevelt, do you remember
Mr. WINS questions about the report
Of the clapp committee?"
! Il do"
| 'sYou remember he asked that IL the
report showed Mr.. Carnegie contributed
$4,000, and Mr.. Perkins $4,000. you
would not doubt it7"
| Il remember that"
You remember you said, I have no
doubt Of 1t II you are reading from the
official report and he answered, am
reading from the official report?'"
! Il remember that"
| II will now read from the testimony
| of Elmer Dover, secretary of the re-
publican national committee, before the
Clapp committee"
Dover Testimony Amuses Colonel.
In his testimony as read, Mr.. Dover
who gave to the investigating commit
tee a list of contributors, said he was
i, by no means certain of its correctness
and accuracy Colonel Roosevelt smiled
broadly while the Dover testimony was
1 being read.
Now Colonel Roosevelt" Mr.. Bow
ers went on. '.do you know whether Mr.,
! Cortelyou was q witness before the
Clapp committee which investigated
!, cam paign contributions?
Yes"
Mr.. WINS objected.
! Why said Mr.. Bowers. II want to
show the Clapp committee never made
! such a report as Mr.. WINS presented
here. AS a matter Of fact intend to
prove that Thomas Taggart testified
that the democratic books were lost"
/ Question Campaign Fund Estimates.
There was some discussion among
the lawyers and Justice Andrews read
the, testimony OF Mr.. Cortelyou. Mr..
Bowers argued he considered the testi-
mony of Mr.. Cortelyou Of the utmost
importance. He said he desired to
show that there were various estimates
made OF the total OF the Roosevelt
, campaign fund. Mr.. WINS replied:
My good faith has been questioned
by my dear and devoted friend, Mr..
Bowers"
"This." said Mr. Bowers, lis matter
beyond friendship,
Mr.. WINS said he made no attempt
to total the subscriptions, but said Mr..
Roosevelt had said that Mr.. Cortelyou
had told him tho fund was about half
the size Of President McKinley's or
about $4,000, 900.
Mr. Bowers replied, Read the record
in this case. Here Colonel Roosevelt
said. I assume you are reading from
the official resort and Mr. Twins re-
piled. u am. sAs
Corselyou 0Datosvscvse Not Admitted. Z
Justice Andrews remarked that all
things considered. the evidence given
by Mr.. Cortelyou before another trib-
unal was not to be taken In this one as
fact. !. He then asked Mr.. Bowers II
he wanted to show by Mr.. Cortelyou's
Testimony that he estimated the actual
campaign contributions at $4,000. 900.
~ Precisely" said Mr.. Bowers. u don't
see why the witness was mislead by
Mr.. WINS
Il mislead nobody" said Mr.. Ivins,
Certainly not as astute witness as
this one Colonel Roosevelt himself
said he knew more about the contribu-
tions than the Clapp committee did. He
the $4,000, ,00o."
velt then said "the attorney had called
his attention to the testimony of tho
Clapp committee"
Colonel correets Statements.
The testimony Of son of Cornelius
N. Bliss was read. Receipts produced
by Mr.. Bliss son were for sums less
than $3,00o,o0O.
"Give your conversation with Mr..
Cortelyou," said Mr.. Bowers.
1T was" said Colonel Roosevelt, "to
the effect that had received about half
what Mr.. Mckinley had. 1 was mis-
taken when / said Mr.. Cortelyou said
our contributions in 1904 were $3,OO0,-
900. had $3.500,O0O in mind at the
time-the sum contributed for Mr..
Mckinley. I was told our contributions
were about $1,s00,0oo."
Mr.. Bowers asked why Mr.. Roosevelt
selected Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr. Bliss.
Because" he answered. II knew
them to be honest and upright, and
knew they would make no promises"
Mr.. Bowers called Colonel Roose-
velts attention to correspondence be-
tween himself and Senator Platt con-
corning the Francis tax bill.
"You took suggestions from Senator
Platt?'
To Prevent Party Rupture.
"Yes l found his wide knowledge Of
much value to me. consulted him
on all important matters. My purpose
was partly to take advantage Of his
experience and partly to see II could
not come to an agreement with him
as head Of the republican party so as
to prevent q break. did not want to
disrupt the republican party. I knew
I could prevent wrong
Az the colonel said this his jaw
squared and his voice became louder.
Mr. WINS objected &c what he de-
jscribed 40 "gesticulations" by the wit
ness. The court replied that gesticula-
tions Of the witness could not be con-
troled.
Colonel Roosevelt went on to say:
The organization controlled both
houses Of the legislature. had to pre-
vent break. II there had been one
could not have had ray nominees con-
firmed by the legislature. After full
Investigation, became convinced that
tho organization controlled the senate
and II there was to be an issue be-
tween mo and the senate, was to go