Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1910 — ROOSEVELTIAN LANGUAGE USED [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELTIAN LANGUAGE USED

By the Lion Bunter in Retering to Judge Anderson FRIENDS OF LITTER AROUSED And a Storm of Indignation Is Raised Against the Ex-Presi-dent---M embers of Columbia Club Shocked By Outrageous Language of Their Guest. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 23. —No other incident of the present campaign has- aroused such a storm here as Colonel Roosevelt’s statement to Captain Harry New that Judge Anderson, of Federal Court of Indiana District, was “a damned jackass and a crook.” The publication of this story has caused the matter to be discussed from one end of the state to the other. It seems from statements today by members of the Columbia Club, which gave a reception to Colonel Roosevelt October 13, that several persons witnessed Colonel Roosevelt’s excited gestures when he was making his declaration to Captain New regarding Judge Anderson.

The latter is the Judge who presided over the Panama Canal libel case in which are effort was made to drag* the proprietors of the Indianapolis News to Washington for trial. It is supposed here that Colonel Roosevelt was so enraged over Judge Anderson’s decision that it caused. him to say to Captain New that Judge Anderson was “a damned crook and a jackass?’ when the Captain attempted to congratulate Colonel Roosevelt on having appointed Anderson as Judge. The Columbia Club is the leading political and social organization of Indiana. Its members include more than a thousand of the most prominent men in Indiana. For more than a week the stefry of the statements that Colonal Roosevelt made have . been discussed within the exclusive precincts of the club, but it was not until yesterday that the matter became public. One club member who would not permit use of his name today said that he was within tw T o arms length of Colonel Roosevelt and Captain New when, the former made his charges .regarding Judge Anderson. “I saw Colonel Roosevelt shaking his fist emphatically,” said the club member. “I heard him say to Captain New that the mart was a ‘damned jackass.’ I also heard him tell Captain New that he would tell the man so himself. Colonel Roosevelt appeared to be great agitated. I did not hear him use • the word ‘crook’ and I was not near enough in time to catch the name of the man to whom the term ‘damned jackass’ was applied.” “As soon as Captain New quit Colonel Roosevelt’s side I followed him and asked him to whom the term ‘D—d jackass’ was applied. Captain New, however, refused at that time to discuss the incident.” This member says that shortly afterward he was informed that Judge Anderson was the man Roosevelt referred to. An attache of Judge Anderson’s Court said today that Judge Anderson’s associates at the Federal building had known all about the incident for more than a week. lie said that Judge Anderson himself told him and others at the Federal Court about the incident, but that he had not discussed it with them. He declared also that while the vari-' ous officials of the Federal Court here had known about the matter npne of them had given out any information on the subject. A member of the Republican state organization, who is a very close friend of Captain New and Judge Anderson, said .that he was present when they were discussing the Roosevelt incident. i. • .

! “Captain New told Judge An- | derson about the matter last I Tuesday,” said the member of the State Committee. "1 was presI ent during their interview . Cap- > tain New related everything that had taken place, and what he said was practically the same as was printed last night. He said i that he had attempted to congratulate Colonel Roosevelt on the appointment of Judge Anderson, and that Colonel Roosevelt then applied the term “a damn ed jackass and a crook' to the Judge. Judge Anderson made absolutely no comment! “Since then many members of the club who have -heard about the incident have gone to Judge Anderson to express the indignation, but he has refrained from making any comment himself.” T|ie members of the committee says that Judge Anderson heard of the incident before Captain New told it to him. Captain New refuses to discuss the matter publicly, but the Story that was printed here was shown him before it appeared. He made no denial or confirmation of it. Republican leaders generally seem afraid that the matter will become an issue in the closing w-eeks of the campaign. Colonel Roosevelt was invited to come to Indiana in order that he might help Senator Beveridge. Judge Anderson's personal friends said today that he stands so highly with the people of Indiana that nothing Colonel Roosevelt could say would hurt him in Indiana. They regret, however, that his name has been dragged before.,the public in such a manner. Judge Anderson was seen tonight and asked if he had anything to say in regard to the incident. “Nothing at all,” he replied, in an unruffled voice. “Then you won’t discuss it in any respect whatever ?” "No, not at all.”