The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-12

arrived with Representative John o.
Otis from Cincinnati last night Sever
al thousand words Of sensational matter
was soon after given out 10 members Of
the press about oilers Of bribery 10 Rep
rcsentatiyo Otis. Il was prepared by
Colonel Campbell, and makes two pages
in late extra edition that was gotten
out in the night by The Evening Press,
the organ Of the anti. Hanna coalition.
A summary Of the long story, accord.
ing TO Colonel Cempbell's statement, Is
that Henry II. Boyce Of New York |
called on Colonel Campbell last Friday |
at the latter's Office in Cincinnati and |
offered Campbell 1900 Of a fee TO get |
Representative Otis 70 vote for Hanna.
Campbell and Otis had frequent meet.
ings with Boyoc, who claimed 10 b. rep
resenting J Pierpont Morgan and 9th
ers who have interests In Ohio that
might be affected by legislation m the
state. Colonel Campbell and Mr. Otis
say they were determined 20 give Boyco
all the latitude he wanted, and sot a
trap % catch him. HOllenbeck, who
was said 10 b. the middle man, was also
taken into their counsel, according 10
the statements. Campbell and Otis say
the money was produced, and that they
are holding IL in trust, and that a stato-
ment accordingly viii be made in tho
house today.
Following the publication Of this
story the following was given out from
the Hanna headquarters;
"The charge that Representative Otis
, has been offered a bribo by a representa-.
tive Of Senator Hanna is denounced at
senator Hanna's headquarters as not
, only false in every particular, but char.
actcristic Of the campaign Of tricks and
trcachery that Kurtz, Allen o. Myers
and their associates have carried ON ever
since tho senatorial question came mp
Il has been known to the Republican
managers for a considerable time that
this stage play for effect was contem.
plated. Its known positively that Al.
, len o. Myers said several days ago that
! be expected 20 see some member rise In
his place on the day Of the first sena.
torial ballot and produce 5000 or ti0,.
600. which he would state had been
= given him AZ a hribe 10 vote Tor Senator
Hanna This statement was made a
week or moc ago, it l. asserted, and
i, that the proposition upon which Il is In.
tended % build the stage effect was
made 20 Representative Otis only three
-, days since
: "The fact that the announcement Of a
: programme o. this sor; was made Iona
before the day on which Il is charged
the incident took place shows clearly
that the whole story Is a pr1amngcd
one and simply manufactured by Myen
and his associates for effect. There il
NOT, ay Mr.. Hanna's friends and man
agcS, one single word Of truth or shad
ow Of truth In these statements, and thl
fact that an announcement was mad
many days ago that a plan Of this kim
was in contemplation and that the NJ
cent visit Of Mr. Hollenhcck % Cincin
~ natl was simply seized upon a. a ychicl
Tor bringing 20 the front the charge.
y shows the transparent and purely DC
- titious character Of the story with whicl
'e they are quilting the public Il Is ais
% known that New York ncwspapg
~ which fought Hanna from the time tina
~ he assumed charge Of the national can
= paign In 1895 Dispatched a mystoriou
messenger TO Ohio recently with larg
y sums Of money, and Il is no, improbabl
W that numerous other bribery fakes wi
a spring up from day 20 day In the efiOl
% 70 play 20 finish the desperate gam
begun months ago"
"a senator Hanna whom seen and aske
m. with Inference 20 the published chang
ON rcgariing an alleged offer % Reproson
be alive Otis replied
u. Il deny having authorized any agor
II or representative Of mine TO make an
W offer 90 Representative Otis orany oths
~ member Of the general assembly.
Igs never sent anyone 20 Cincinnati 20 n
Va. Mr.. Otis. have never known or SCI
ad Mr.. Boycc in my life and have had .
m. transactions with him The whole stoi