Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-22

rious suits, Senator Bailey said he had
today received the following memo.
randum from a friend:
Story of 100000 Fee.
General Shelley told me that Gregg
Hill told him that John H. Mullins
told Gregg Hill and George w. Wal
ling and n. A. Rector that Bailey told
him chill, Mullins) that after the re-
admission of the Waters-P Pierce Oil
Company. the Standard Oil Company
inquired of Bailey what they owed
him for his services to the Waters
Pierce Company in getting readmis-
sion to Texas, he Bailey stated to
them that he had no charge to make,
but if they STANDARD Oil Company
wanted they could pay HIM anything
they thought it was worth to them.
and that the Standard Oil Company
sent him a check for 100000. Col.
Gaines says he is going to get an af.
fidavit from Mr.. Mullins that Bailey
told him that the Standard Oil Com.
pany paid 100000"
A Voice-Put that in the Chronicle.
Senator Bailey-No. my country.
men, would rather put it in the Po-
lice Gazette. CApplause.) Senator
Bailey then proceeded to denounce
this latest story and to say that it was
utterly without foundation. He then
discussed the ethics in the practice of
law and said that while his opponents
had attempted to make an issue he
had already made the issue himself
by declaring that no lawyer should
represent trusts. After he had been
talking for two hours he indicated
that he would quit, but the crowd
urged him to go on. Tell us about
Ring" they said, and he did so. He
also told them about Robertson and
many others Of his critics about as
he did at Dallas. At one stage he
asked: Now who has Joined. with |
Ring and Robertson? "a voice
Crane) My countrymen, Crane isn't |
as bad as some of the others, but God |
knows he is bad enough. A man hon
pred by the Democratic party as he
has been, undertaking to make con-
fusion in the party that honored him.
Do you know what is the matter with |
Crane? When he was candidate for
governor | supported that noble Con.
'ederate soldier, Dick Wynne, against
him. tApplause.) Most of my enc
mics have some grudge like that
against me. "a voice-You ought to
laye supported Joe Sayers.) Well, |
ion't think God made a nobler or
,urer man than Dick Wynne, and |
him." CRenewed applause.)
Tillman's Texas Visit.
Senator Bailey here said they were
low telling it that he had Senator
'illman to come to Texas to make
peech for him. They don't know
Ben Tillman.' said he NO IfssfA-an
ell him what to say. AS a matter OF
act he was engaged to come to Texas
everal months ago"
Senator Bailey here spoke of the
ewspapers which were assisting in
he crusade against him, whereupon
ONE one yelled Hearst"
Senator Bailey-Hearst or worse, If
nything could be worse than Hearst.
say they are worse because they are
is underlings. l don't know whether
e owns them or not l think If he
oes not now own them he will as :
Don as he gets ready to pay the
rice. This Houston Chronicle (cries
Amt it too bad'D it is too bad TO
Tx about. They say Hearst owns it.
understand they deny that. | don't
anne them for denying that Hearst r
WINS them and | don't blame Hearst
II denying that he owns such as they.
neither he does or not it supports
I'M and his presidential pretensions.
He then discussed the Dallas Times
erald as he had done at Dallas. then !.
Id of his inquiry concerning the po-
.ical affiliations of the Fort Worth ;,
elegram, reading the telegraphic cor :
spondence. in which the chairman of
e Democratic executive committee >,
ated they were both staunch Repub. :,
,ans.
He then said he understood that in :,
,sterday's paper the elder Reimers =
ID a statement contradicting the
Iairman of the Democratic commit :.
e at Davenport. He said he had
zen informed that Reimers said he
ID never voted at all in Iowa and
erefore It was untrue that he had :.
tied the Republican ticket in Iowa. :,
,nator Bailey said friend had sug- a.
sted TO him today that If inquiry 3,
made ii would be found that REIN !,
S, after leaving Iowa, had resided in :,
Jck Island, ILL.,. just across the river :,
lm Davenport, being known at the -,
tier place, and that he had voted