Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-11

man, was also taken into their counsel, ac-
cording TO the statements. Campbell ana
Otis say the money was produced. ana that
they are holding it in trust, and that a
statement accordingly will be made in the
house tomorrow.
Hanna Men Enter Denial.
Following the publication of this state
ment tonight the following was given
out from the Hanna headquarters:
THE charge that Representative Gus
has been offered "A bribe by represent
ative of Senator Hanna is denounced at
Senator Hanna's headquarters as not only
false in every particular, but character
istic of the campaign of tricks and treach-
cry that Kurtz, Myers and their associates
have carried on ever since the senatorial
question came up. II has been known TO
the Republican managers for CONSIDER
able time that this stage play for effect
WAS contemplated. 1t is known positively
that Allen o. Myers said several days
ago that he expected to see some mem
Der rise in his place on the day of the
first senatorial ballot and produce S5eN
OF $4,000 which he would state had been
given him as bribe to vote for Senator
Hanna. This statement was made a week
or more ago. but IL Is now asserted thai
the proposition upon which it is intended
10 build this stage effect was made to Rep-
Tesentative Otis only three days since. The
fact that the announcement of a pro-
eramme of this sort was made long be-
fore the day on which it is now charged
that the incident took place shows clearly
that the whole story is a prearranged one.
and simply manufactured by Myers and
his associates for effect.
Call 1t n Manufactured story.
TT 20 fria
and managers, one single word of truth or
shadow of truth in these statements, and
the fact that an announcement was made
many days ago that plan Of this kind was
in contemplation. and that the recent visit
of Mr.. Hollenbeck to Cincinnati was simply
seized upon as a vehicle for bringing to the
front their sensational charges shows the
transparent and purely fictitious character
of the story with which they are quilting
the public.
1T is also shown that-a New York news
paper which has fought Mr.. Hanna vicious
ly from the time that he assumed charge
of the national campaign in 1896 dispatched
a mysterious messenger to OHIO recently
with large sums of money, and it is not
improbable that numerous other bribery
fakes will be sprung upon the public from
day to day in the effort to play to finish
the desperate game begun months ago.
The fact that Mr.. Bliss who specifically
charges Mr.. Hollenbeck with offering money
to Mr.. Otis. states that forged telegram
from Otis to the president was given an
assurance that Otis had changed front,
showing the sort of work that these men
who are now giving this story 10 the public
admit themselves TO be capable of perform
ing. Mr.. Hanna's friends hold in their
hands absolute evidence that offers of
bribes were made to Republicans by men
coming direct from Bliss and KurtZ, and
know the value of them too well to be
forced to show their hand before they are
ready to make use of them.
Denial by HoIlenbeck Promised.
Regarding Colonel Campbelrs statement
that one Henry H. Boyce had visited him
processing to come from ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, and offering through him a bribe TO
Representative Otis, which story is at
tempted to be sustained by professed re-
ports of long distance telephone converse
tions. Major Dick. with whom the pro-
fessed conversations are alleged to have
been held, states in the most positive terms
that he does not know poyce, never saw
him. never had any long distance telephone
or other conversation with him, and that
the alleged report of any such conversa-
tion between him and any person. either
Boyce or anyone else, is absolutely and un-
ldlSt the SllSHltSt
foundation in fact
Mr.. Hollenbeck, about whose visit to
Cincinnati a vast amount OF mystery is
assumed by the originatorS of this fairy
story. was out of the city when the publ
cation made its appearance tonight, and
could not be reached by wire. but Il full
denial relates TO himself will be forth.
coming as soon as the statements reach
him."
The opposition insists that Hollenbeck has
Ned TO escape arrest. Such a statement Il
published regarding Hollenbeck. while moth
Ing can be learned here of the wherea bouts
to. night of Boyce. The Hanna workers nov
charge that Hanna is being opposed by
combination that includes William r
Hearst of the New York Journal: John X
other free silver leaders. well as by the
political coalition that is now arrayec
against him in this city.
Outside of the opposing senatorial quar-
ters. the city is filled tonight with eNcur
eionists yelling themselves hoarse for Han
ma. The crowds and the excitement sur
pass any of the usual convention scenes.
Senator Hanna was seen at midnight an'
asked with reference TO the published
charges regarding an alleged offer to Rep
resentative Otis. He replied:
Il deny having authorized any agent o
representative of mine TO make any offe
TO Representative Otis or any other mem
Der of the general assembly. l never sen
any man to Cincinnati to see Mr.. Otis
j have never known seen Mr.. Boyce il
my life and have had no transactions witt
him. The whole story is false from begin
ming to end.