The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
a CORRUPTION FUND

OF Eve Million Dollars Raised by thu
Trust Magnates Few Days Before
the Election for Special Use
in rive Doubtful States
and Given to Hanna.
Thomas w. Lawson charges that
Henry II. Rogers, president Of the
Amaigamated Copper Company and
oneyof the leaders Of the Standard Oh
group. directed the raising of S5 ,000,.
600 fund to buy i've doubtful STATES
for, William Mckinley in the $50 cleo
tion. The charge is made In the Jan.
uary Issue Of Every ybnay's Magazine,
the sac of whies - Rogers tried
vainly to stop by threatening criminal
libel proceedings against the Ameri.
can News Company, which Is the gen.
eral distributing agent for periodicals
and magazines.
Lawson makes the charge in con.
nection with his exposure Of the secret
Of the Bay State gas fight between ] /.
Edward Addicks, Of Delaware, and Mr..
r gers. Lawson for Addicks had ar
range a settlement with Rogers by
which the latter wss to be paid SO. OO0.-
600 on specific date for his rival gas
plants In Boston and other Inn portant
concessions. The money was to be
raised by a new issue Of Bay State
Gas stock.
Everything was running smoothly,
when r. ger Foster, a well known New
York lawyer, acting for client, threw
the Bay State Gas Company into q
receivership, Dwight Braman' being
appointe1 receiver. The receivership
proceedings we're put through with
such rush in the Delaware courts
that Addicks only knew Of it after the
receiver had been named.
DISASTER FACED srECULAToRs.
Unless the receiver could be dis
charged and AddIcks regain posses
sion OF the comoany all hope Of rails.
Ing the money Mt cessary tO perfect
the settlement arranged with r gers
would have to be abandoned; the war
would be continued, and Lawson, Ad
l.dicks aud all of their following crush.
4 - On
templated suicide when he first heard
OF the receivership.
Lawson says he went to see the Bos-
ton broker to learn il the receivership
could be ended. He asked the broker;
What's the price?" and the latter, he
says, replied; $3.50, 900 for the lawyer
and his client, who had 800, 900. OF
Bay State bonds, and $3.50, 900 for
himself and those behind him. Law.
son said he told the broker receiver
that the only hope of getting the
money was from Mr.. Rogers, saying:
The question is how to get Rogers
to advance SO large a sum in such a
ticklish business. He does not want
to get mixed up In matter in which
any one mans treachery might mean
State prison."
Lawson then vis!sted Mr.. Rogers
He says in his article:
Rogers refused absolutely to be a
party to any payment that could be
traced back to him. He canvassed
the sources OF hazard; first, through
treachery on the part of Foster, Bra
man or Addicks, ne might be accused
Of bribing court officer, the receiver:
Addicks might blackmail him by
charging him with conspiracy, or a
conspiracy charge might be brought
by Bay Strte stockholders ard be held
for tremendous damages. He refused
to put himself into any such trap.
put forward dozen ways to meet the
emergency, but he would have none
Of them.
| ROGERS ALLEGED PLAN.
Finally be suggested method
which was certainly perfect Of Its
kind. He hegan by letting me into
the secret that the chances Of Nc
Kinley victory In the election the fol
lowing week looked pretty bad, anc
that the latest canvass OF the States
showed that unless something radlca
were done Bryan would surely win
Hanna had called into consu!tt .AOr
half dozen OF the biggest finanS j.
in Wall street, and 1t was decided tx
turn at letst five OF the doubtful
States. To do this fund of s5, 600,
600 had been raised under Rogers
direction, 30 be turned over to MARI
Hanna and McKinley's cousin, O,
borne, through John Moore, the Wal
street broker, who was acting as r q
eIs representative In collecting th,
money.
1t would be legitimate for th,
National Committee to pay out money
to carry Delaware, and he (Rogefs
would arrangeit that the coin to sat
isfy Braman and Foster should com,
through this channel. Thus he woult
be completely'protected.
+" LAWSON said Mr. Rogers, look
ing at me with deadly seriousness, hi
voice charged with conviction, 4
Bryan's elected there will CO such
panic in this country as the world ha
never seen, and with his money idea
aud the crazy headed radicals he vii
call to Washington to administer th
nations affairs business will surel,
be destroyed and The working peopl
suffer untold misery. You know W
all hate to do what Uncle Mark say
is necessary, but It's q case OF some O
Us sacrificing something for the coun
try's good. Bryan's election woul,
act our country back century, and
believe It's the sacred duty OF ever
honest American to do what he Cal
TO save his land from such a calam
lty.'
IN VISIT TO BANKER MOORE.
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