The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-12
IT is ALL TRUE.
Authenticity of the Rockefeller
kilograms to Senators
Has Been Established Beyond
Doubt or Question.
WERE NINE OF THEM.
Prominent Trust Lobbyist Ad-
yised Him to Do 1t.
Talk About Airing the Matter
in the Senate.
WERE NINE OF THEM.

washington, Feb. 12-There is u
great deal of indignation in the senate
over. the receipt of nine kilograms from
Standard Oil magnates or officials re-
garding antitrust legislation now pend
ing before congress These We're not all
signed by J. D. Rockefeller. but either
his signature or that of others. closely
associated with the great corporation,
were attached to the messages. The
language Of the kilograms likewise dit
fered. but all were to the same point
that the Standard Oil company was OPP
posed to the Nelson amendment to the
department of commerce bill. Mention
was generally made that attorneys Of
the company We're in Washington or
coming here for purposes of a. private
hearing.
The authenticity of the kilograms IS
now well established. They were nearly
all received early Saturday, and were
sent 10 nine Republicans, who would be
included in all lists of the most pronaf-
nent men IN that body. In large part
the kilograms went to men who had no
personal acquaintance with Mr.. Rookie
Ieller or only slight acquaintance.
There was some talk about senators
puDllcly airing the matter on the floor
Dut TINS IDEA was afterWard abandoned.
Inc origin of the nine kilograms has
been pretty closely traced to the sug-
geStlon of a prominent Republican poll
ticlan OF the east. who. for two years,
mas been employed by the Standard Oil
company to do work for them in Wash
lngton, sometimes before the depart
ments and sometimes before congress
1t IS said on good authority that this
republican suggested the kilograms to
MI Rockefeller in New York. He is
known to have left his home last week
Tor New York in time to have made the
suggestion attributed to him.
The indignation of the house side OF
the capitol over the affair is even more
keen than in the senate To very
prominent Republican from the west
whose public life will terminate or
March 4, is attributed the placing of the
standard Oil substitute for the Nelson
amendment, so called. before the con-
ference committee by hand of one of the
house conferees.
The attitude of this distinguished Re
publican on antitrust legislation has
been known in high administration cir
eles for over week and efforts made
to circumvent him. The report of his
hostility to the publicity amendment of
the department of commerce bill has
been circulated among the leading Re
/ publicans of the house to such an ex-
+ tent that it is now almost an open
secret.
The Rockefeller Interference in anti
trust legislation was very keenly dis
cussed on all sides in Washington yes
terday, especially a the capitol At one
time report flew around the capitol
that high administration official had
made public statement giving in de-
tail the history of the affair and naming
four Of the nine senators who received
the Rockefeller kilograms. That was
based on an official conversation, the
contents of which it was not intended
/ should be made public.