Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-05
District Attorney in Massachu-
sets Claims Evidence Is
discriminating
PAPER HOLDS THE LETTER
Claim is Made That tho Tobacco Trust
Interfered in Elections and Tried to
Influence LegisIation-Matter May
Be Brought to Attention of Presi-
dent.

Boston, Nov. 5.-nistrict Attorney
John B. Moran sent a. letter to Distric.
Attorney William T. Jerome of New
York in which he stated that he was
Informed by State Senator A. d.
Hughes of Michigan that there is in
the possession of Golfers Weekly evil
dence in the form of original docu-
ments, letters, kilograms and secret
codes tending to show that an organ
lied method Of legislative corruption Is
practiced by the so-caled Tobacco
trust turnout the country.
Il am credibly informed by one A.
d. Hughes, formerly q state senator Of
Michigan" says Mr.. Moran in his let
ter, that there is in the possession
of the proprietors of publication by
name, Golfers Weekly, having it's
principal place of business In New
York city, evidence In the form of Or
iginal documents, letters, kilograms, Sc
cret codes and the translation thereof,
some copies of which l now have and
which l append herewith for the pur-
pose Of identification which tends to
show an organized, systematic ana
general method OF legislative corrup-
ton practiced by the so-called Tobac-
CO trust turnout the country.
Cites Massachusetts Case.
t,,ea nf nh a
documents, copies of which l do not
have, tend to show that several bills
affecting the interest of the said to-
bacco trust were defeated at the cap
ital of this commonwealth at the las.
session of our general court (MaSsa-
chusetts legislature) by practices which
are part of this systematic scheme.
/ am informed that the proprietors of
the said Golfers Weekly have pur-
chased the evidence for large sum OF
money under a contract to publish the
same not later than ten weeks after the
first day of August; that the last day
for publishing the same has expired;
that the said Golfers Weekly has re-
fused to publish the same according to
contract.
After saying that he was informed
that Golfers Weekly was delaying
publication of this evidence in violation
of its contract until after election lest
it should have an injurious effect upon
certain candidates Mr.. Moran adds: Il
respectfully request you to obtain the
same evidence and transmit to ms
forthwith, in order that l may begin an
immediate inquiry into such acts oc-
curing within my jurisdiction as may
be disclosed by an examination of the
said Documents
Tells of Finding Evidence.
In making public the letter Mr.. Nor
an also gave to the press copies of
many letters, kilograms and codes, one
letter being from Senator Hughes.
Hughes claims that he bought fac
tory in Marion. Ind, last April from
Senator O. A. Baker and that in the
factory Mr. Hughes found desk
which he asserts was full Of cores
pondence and documents revealing GER
tain transactions with the American
Tobacco Company.
Hughes states in his letter that he
endeavored to interest President
Roosevelt and Governor Hanly of In
diana, but was unsuccessful. He then
sold the documents to Golfers under
contract to be published October 8.