The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-13
ACKNOWLEDGES lii
RBCEIPTOP MONEY
SENATOR BAILEY SPRINGS SEN
SATIoN IN STATE OF TEXAS.
EVIDENCE MADE PUBLIC

Attorney General Davidson Produces
Evidence in His Possession Regard
ing Loans From Water-Pierce 90.
Austin, Tex.-Throughout Texas in
political as well as business circles the
sensation Of the hour has been United
States Senator j. w. Bailey's card
published in the mornings papers ac-
knowledged that he received money
from H. Clay Pierce Of the Waters
Pierce Oil Co., during the past SIX
years, but that the money was secured
as loan.
The sensation attendant upon this
announcement over Senator Bailey s
signature was the general understand
ing for the past six years based upon
Senator Bailey's own statements that
he had never directly or indirectly re-
ceived any money from the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, or Standard Oil
Company. Following Senator Bailey
card in which he demanded of Attor-
ney General Davidson all documentary
evidence in his possession which tend
ed to prove the charges Of Davidson
that Bailey was paid by these inter
;ests of Mr.. Pierce of the Water
Pierce Company for services rendered,
Attorney General Davidson tonight
gave out the following statement,
which contains all vouchers, notes, let
tiers and drafts in his possession, and
on which he based his charges against
Senator Bailey. The full text of Mr..
Davidson's letter follows:
"Austin, Tex, 7th, 1906.-Hon.
Joseph w. Bailey, Austin, Tex.-Sir:
In view Of the admission contained in
your letter of yesterday in response
to some of the questions set out in my
letter Of November 80, I desire to say
only this:
81 have never co-operated in any
movement to prevent your reelection,
but have confined myself to my official
duty and to the preparation for trial
Of the case Of the State of Texas
against the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany Some of those who are actively
opposing you politically asked me to
show them the evidence in my posses
sion, but I declined to accede 10 the
request.
'But for the fact that the charge
is made that l have in my possession
and am using forged documents con-
tanning your name in connection with
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, ]
would not make any reply to your let
ter.
"My sense of duty to the people of
this state now impels me to make pub
lie the evidence in my possession re-
dating to that matter, and I herewith
give copies of said documents to the,
press. The documents are not forg-
cries:
"The documents are as follows:
(Voucher) st. Louis, June 80,
1900-W aters-Pierce Oil Co., to H. c.
Pierce, Dr. April 25th. To demand
loan to Jos. w. Bailey, (See Mr..
Pierce's personal voucher of April 25,
1900, $4,000. Account Texas cases.
Audited S. H. Naudani; approved for
payment. Entered V. R. J. P. g., Jr.
J. P. Gruet, secretary. Received July
Is, 1900, from Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
thirty-thre hundred dollars ($3,300)
in full payment of above account.
(Signed) III. c. Pierce.
'The following endorsements on the
back Of the above voucher:
"Voucher No. F462-W aters-Pierce
Oil Co., st. Louis, Mo. Amount $4,000
Auditor: D. w. Conrey. DAss June
80, 1900. In favor of A.. C. Pierce,
cash book folio 156. Charge to -
amount $4,000.
"(Voucher No. 2. )-St. Louis, Mo-,
June Is, 19O0-Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
to Henry and Stribbling, Waco, Texas,
DR.. Account of expense in antitrust
civil cases Of state of Texas versus
W.-P. Oil Co., at Waco, $1,000. O. K,
J. D. johnson. Dratt delivered to Fl.
c. Pierce by Mr.. Gruet, November II,
1900 H. V. J. P. Gruet, secretary.
Audited, III. Oaudi. Approved for pay
ment: A. M. Finley, V. P. Received
June Is, 1900 from Waters-Pierce Oil
Co., fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500)
in full payment of above account.
Draft attached.
"To the above voucher were at
tached the following documents:
Memoranda: Henry S. Stribbling,
fees Waco civil cases antitrust civil
cases audited HI. H. Stein: The West
ern Tel. Co., telegram: No. 1539-Ch
XXX NJ. Paid. Lake Nebgamon,
Wis, June IL. To Andrew, st. Louis
Mo-, (audited, FL. III. Stein). If John
Personal service has been secured