Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-19
Allegations Of Thomss W. Law
son Called to ATTENTION Of
Senate by William J. Stone.
WHERE DID cO2rELYOU GETIr /?
".rhe Damaging Admission Stands
Says Mr.. Stone, THAT the Trusts
Did Supply the Republican Campaign
Chairman With Funds."-Hc Urges
Thorough Search For Corruption.
(Hy Associated Prcss.)

NASHlNGTON, q. c., Jan. 1S.-The
charge OF improperly made in con
rScti)n with the campaigns of 1895
;:n,l 1904 were for time today revived
ant made the subject Of discussion in
/ ltc Senate.
The question was raised by Mr.
Stone in speech in support Of his
resolution p1pvi,ing for an investi.a-
lion Of the charges. He used with
much freedom the names of President
Roosevelt, Judge Parker and Chair
man Gortclyou ana again traverscd the
allegations that Mr.. Cortelyo,, had use,i
the Information secured by him as sec.
rotary Of commerce and labor to secure
money from the trusts.
Il. c. Davis on the Floor
The discussion of the statehood bir
continued with Messrs. Clay. Nelson,
BAILEY and Stewart as speakers The
former senator and lare vice presilen.
tial candidate. Hon. Henry t;asseway
Davis was visitor on the floor OF the
Senate during the day, He was cor
daily received 10y senators generally
;nt. especially l.y Senator Fairbanks.
lis rival il! the recent campaign
Trusts Die Supply Funds.
Taking up the charges made during
the campaign that Mr.. Cnrtelvou had
used his secret official information as
$! cabinet officer to secure contribn-
1n!S, Mr.. Stone said he could neither
affirm nor deny this terrible indict-
ln"nt' :ecausc he did not know II
only know he said that the damag-
ing admission stands that The trusts
did supply Mr. Cortelvou with cam
pai::n faEds.
corteivou is Silent.
Moreover. Mr. Cortelvou has never
male answer to this charge 1t is
hard to l,clievc that Mr.. Cortolyol. or
that any man of character, would pros
!t'e official opportunities to partisan
ncc'lS SC hase. am ldath to l.eleve it.
AID yet a charge so spe cifc as :his.
and which SO deeply concerns the pub
ltl honor and welfare cannot lie sill
t"cfd ty cop1emptuous,y poo-poohing
and ignoring it,
Senator Stone said Mr. Cortelyou
was clothed witt, inquisitorial author.
lily 20 spy into secrets Ct the trusts
and poker was also given to make his
discoveries public at the discretion Of
tho President. This nan and this Of
fetal tho President himself selected
for chairman of the Republican Nation.
III committee
, Excited Suspicion.
Tho circumstances az This appoint
'ncnt w5r" curiously significant. if nor
sinister and tbs. suspicious incitahly
excited by hen. have provoked a sit
ua,irl greatly to be regretted This
accusing fact VIII not .lcwn. that the
trusts lid fill Mr.. C,,rtely0us cam
pa'.n Golfers to- cverlGwing Han
ply we have the oomfortirr assurance.
vonchsafc'l both BY Mr. Root and the
PRESIDENT tllat lie trusts had no i'm
';'oper motive i'll making these cnn,ri
buttons and hat no improper means
were used to induce them.
virtuous Trusts.
These. indeed were virtuons trusts,
and theirs an idealistic, self-sacr,fic.
ing patriotism. They srorne,l all base
expectation OF favors to come and
secuted the very thought that their
sc'l would he used to corrupt"
lie said tho Senate could not accept
these assErar ccs withcnt question ami
that the resolution Of inquiry there
fare shc,,ll hc adopted. He also OK.
pressed the opinion that the Iercsi.
dents charges against the Democratic
campaign management should be in.
uufre., into.
Thomas W. lawson's Charges.
Mr. Stone based his demand fo,
inquiry into the camDa!gn Of 1896 on
The allegations cf Thomas w Lawson
made in g r2cent magazine article The
senator was himself v,cc-charman of
Tho Democratic national committee.
during tho cln'raign. hut he sail he
'll MT propose tc testify. MANY rco-
lr 'e sail believe that election tn
havc hecn hcu"ht ami that fact aloEc
would Justify an inquiry.
Ilc!e'rin. incidentally ~ Tho Bill in
-frM!,lre.I w Mr. I'latt. Of New York. to
rr'.,,cc ,lc congressional representa-
ton Of Southern states because IF the
imposition CT qualification on the right
Of ss,Gfragc he sail:
"rh@ crnSpiracics are not only a
crime against the suffrage formed il,
4 New Yclkt 10 dcl.anch the electorate. ort
q chine Immediately snbversvc O;
&c, rescntativc government and to it's
suppression tic senator from New
York. might profitably dcN otc his soil.
4 ritous attention."
opposes Statehood Bill.
Mr.. Clay spoke in oprositionttu The
statehood bill. Hc Went into the dc.