The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-20
HOGAN MAKES 1
CLEVER ANSWER
TO YATES
AND SAYS THE EX-GOVERNOR
WANTED, OR DIDN'T WANT,
THE BIG RRIBE.
HE MADE NO PROFf Err
He SAYS In Connection With the
Passage Of the Race Track Bill
Says He Didn't Elude the
Reporters.

Chicago July 19.-Former Governor
Richard Yates was accused yesterday
by the man he had charged VITA Offer
ing him $4,000 bribe as the agent
of john r. Walsh.
Major Daniel Hogan, replying tC
Yates charge that he had promised
Yates, when governor, $4,000 if he
would sign racing bll that would
prevent the closing of Walsh's Wash
ington Park track, declared that s190
600 was the sum mentioned in tle
conversation. Hogan, however, in his
sensational disclaimer of personal guilt
asserted that the mention of this large
sum was by Yates, whom in polite
way, but plainly he accused Of false
hood
After being sought all day in vap
by new paper men and personal
friends that wished his interpreta
tion of his conversation as recited by
Yates in his opening campaign speech
for the United States senatorship
Major Hogan was found late in the
afternoon in the headquarters of Sen
ator Culom at the Great Northern
Hotel
Hogan's Reply to Yates.
The following statement was die
tated by Mr. Hogan as his official re
ply" to Yates charge
Tn conversation with Governol
Yates at the mansion in Springfield
awhile he was governor Of Illinois, he
was discussing with me how he would
raise funds 10 carry on his candidacy
for governor. In that conversation he
told me that the Horse Breeders asso.
citation of Illinois had a bill before the
legislature permitting the selling of
pools during the races. and that they
had Offered him, Yates. $4,000 if he
would sign he bin if 1t passed Gov.
ernor Yates told me he told them he
would not sign the bill for less thar
100000 or he told me he would not
sign the bill for 100000, | have for
gotten which That Is the only convor
sation | ever had with the governor
about horse racing bills
IF Governor Yates meant that II
was | who made him this offer, the
above are the facts
Never Eluded Reporters.
Major Hogan. after reading the
afternoon newspaper descriptions OF
the frantic search that had been made
for him all day, declared that h7 had
not been trying to eiude the reporters
Il have been staying at the Chicago
Beach Hotel" he said "Whcn left
there early this morning, II was with
the intention OF coming down town
TO complete the purchase of a horse
which ! had inspected ! had read The
morning newspapers containing the
reports of Mr. Yates speech and at
first | was completely in the dark as
to any such conversation as he de
or bed
after got on tho train. however
there flashed over me a recollection Of
the conversation TO which he evidently
referred My dictated statement GOV
er the facts ana contains my explicit
denial Of the offer of any bribc
offered no bribe and was not in pos
session of any authority TO discuss the
subject"
Recalls One Interview.
Were there two visits in which |
You discussed the matter with Cover
nor Yates. a. he charged"
Il recall only the one interview and /
that was in the executive mansion. /
did not go there TO discuss race track /
or other legisla ion. As | rccolle-t it, /
the talk was general until the COVER /
nor broached the subject while we
were discussing the ways and means
for his second campaign for COVER
nor"
Was the sum OF $4,000 mentioned.
a Yates says?"
The only sums I remember beng
mentioned were the $4,000 f4 said
had been offered him. and the 100000
he further specified. as ] have stated
in my dictated interview"
Who introduced the race track
bilI?"
4 do not know. in fact. J am not
sure any was actually introduced. al
though there was some talk of one at
Springfield. At any rate il did not
progress far. but why do not know.