The Washington herald., 1906-12-08
.BAILEY'S FOES ACTIVE
Fight Against Re- election
Has Increased.
ATTORNEY GENERAL REPLIES
Publishes Evidence He Has on Con-
trOversy-Waters-P Company's
Fee from COncern-CIaIms PIeree's
Papers Were stolen for BIackmmiI.

Austin. Tex, Dec THE explanation Of
Senator J. w. Bailey of the charges
which We're made against him of having
had financial transactions with the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, which was
published to-day, instead of allaying the
fight that is being waged against his re-
election, has increased the bitterness
toward him, and many Democrats who
were occupying a neutral position pend
ing the explanation from him now an
nounce their opposition to him.
Mr. Bailey is still in Austin He ad-
dressed the law class Of the State Uni
versity this afternoon on the subject of
constitutional law
He says he viii not return to Wash
ington for the short session. He will
probably remain in the State until after
the legislature meets and settles the
question of his reelection He says, at
any rate, he will not return to Washing
ton until after the holidays
Prints Evidence Against Bailey.
Attorney General r. Y. Davidson to-
night made reply to certain statements
contained in the statement of Senator J.
W. Bailey issued last night Attorney
General Davidson says:
But for the fact that the charge is
made that l have in my possession and
am using forged documents connecting
your name with the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company, l would not make any reply
to your letter.
My sense Of duty 10 the people Of this
State now impels me TO make public the
evidence in my possession relating TO that
matter. and ! herewith give copies OF said
documents TO the press. The documents
are not forgeries
The copies are then given. showing the
amount OF money received by Mr. Bailey
at different times.
Former EmpIoye Steals Papers.
St Louis. Dec. John b. johnson.
general counsel for the Waters-Piercc Oil
Company. in an interview regarding the
statement of Attorney General Davidson.
Of Texas. and Senator J. ". Bailey's re-
ply, says, concerning the Iatters alleged
connection with that company:
I do not know that $500 was taken
from the Waters-PierCe oil Company TO
conceal the repayment of money loaned
to Senator Bailey. I do know. however.
that the $500 note and some of the other
papers mentioned by Attorney General
Davidson in the questions which he pro-
pounded 90 Senator Bailey in his open
letter were stolen or abstracted from Mr.
Pierce'S files. or the Office of the Waters
Pierce oil Company by a then trusted
empIoye
Tries to BIackmniI Pierce.
The same man clandestinely abstracted
and made copies of confidential cor
respondence and matters pertaining to the
business affairs of the Waters-P P.erce Oil
Company He did this with u deliberate
purpose of obtaining hush money from
Mr. Pierce or the company.
He even went so far as to demand OF
me that Mr.. Pierce pay him S2S, 900. ac-
companying The demand with the threat
that If Pierce did not do SO he would give
the information he had TO Attorney Cen
eral Hadley for use in the Missouri anti
trust case
His demand was refused. whereupon
he furnished Attorney General Hadiey
with all of the information that he had
acquired. together with copies Of CORE
spondence and papers of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company Of which he had OBJ
teAAA4NA lc''lIoASAA atA Att' AAAet4AiAti StdAFti
Says Bailey Got No Fee.
Senator Bailey was never in the en-
ploy OF the Waters-Pierce Company"
said Mr.. Johnson, and was never, so far
as I know, paid any money by the COM
pany or others for legal service in con-
nection with the granting of new Ii
cense to the company to do business in
Texas
Mr.. Bailey never drew any draft on
me in favor of Henry & Stribling, or any
body else, nor did I pay Mr.. Bailey any
money for Henry & Stribling, or himself,
in connection with the matter mentioned.
THE loans referred to in Attorney Cen
eraI Davidson's questions to Senator
Bailey were entirely personal between
Mr.. Pierce and Mr. Bailey, 1t may be
that Nj Pierce obtained some of the
money which he loaned Mr.. Bailey from
the Waters-Pierce Company. but if that
was done. I am satisfied that Mr.. Pierce
has repaid the WateTs-Pierce Oil Com
pany, and that Senator Bailey never
knew anything about that feature of the
transactions"