Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
w H o is OK MAR D ?
Interesting Particulars of His Career as a
Sugar Trust Promoter.
Inside History of the Great Anti-An-
nexntion Plot of Havemeyer, Scar
les, Spreckels and Oxnard.

Thsre are several Oxnards in the United
States, but "the" Oxnard referred to is Mr..
Henry Oxnard Of California, Nebraska, New
York and Washington.
The reason why 1t is a matter Of public
interest to know who Oxnard is, is that
both at the special session of Congress last
year and the present regular session he
has. to the neglect of his own business re-
sided almost continuously in Washington
and devoted himself to opposing Hawaiian
annexation, and is now, according to his
own story. fighting single handed.
He would have the public believs that he
is doing this for his own benefit and on his
own responsibility. and that he has no con-
Eection with the sugar trust In fact he
publicly and privately declares that the
sugar trust Is opposing him and supporting
annexation.
The Star is possessed Of direct and posi-
tive private Information that the sugar
trust Is opposing with desperate energy the
annexation Of Hawaii, and that Oxnard ia
working hand and glove with them to that
end.
Under these circumstances this following
facts connected with Mr.. Henry Oxnard's
pedigree and history are Of public interest:
He Takes Part in, the Formation of
the Sugar Trust.
Mr.. Oxnard is member of family who
were engaged in the business of refining
sugar in Brooklyn. They joined with those
other poor but honest citizens, Havemeyer
and Searles. in forming the sugar trust
some few years ago. thu Oxnard refinery
In common with. the others being gathered
III TO the fold OF the trust and paid for in
sugar trust certificates. After the conclu-
sion of this deal both Henry and Robert
Oxnard, his brother, who had been his part
mar In the Brooklyn refnery. Journeyed to
the Pacific coast. where the sugar trust
was entering upon a-fampaign to freeze out
or amalgamate all rival refineries.
Free.ing-Out Opera tions in California
Robert was made the sole manager of the
trusts business ON thu Pacific coast and d.
sorption thereof W the trust. The Spreckels'
refinery, which finally resulted in the alb
sorptton thereof by the trust. The Spreckels
San Francisco office thsreupon became the
headquarters of the sugar trust in San
francisco. and Mr.. Robert Oxnard there
upon moved in, and to this day his desk
stands upon one side and Claus Spreckels'
upon the other Of one common room.
Meanwhile Robert and Henry Oxnard,
partly with their own funds and partly with
FUNDS furnished by other sugar trust mag
mates, began the beet sugar business in
California. Robert and Henry Oxnard,
Havemeyer and Searles are still the owners
OF these factories.
After the absorption of the Spreckels re-
finery by the gustf Claus Spreckels also
went into the beet sugar business. Have
meyer and seasies thereupon obtained
half interest Therein. under threat Of ruin
GUS competition Il he did not sell.
Claus SprecI<s1s' Big Fight Against
Annexation.
Claus Spreckeis Is now making the fight
OF his life to defeat annexation.
Last summer he sent his oldest son. John,
and ex-senator FELTON, Of California to
Washington to lobby against Hawaii. In
conjunction with Henry Oxnard, tney