The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07
OLIVER A SUCKER
He So Styles Himself Res
garding Bunco Canal Deal: 1
HIS ANGER is AR0USE0l
Declares He Was "Whangdoodled" by3
Roosevelt and is Preparing a
Hot Roast for Nation's
Chief Executive.

Chief Executive.
William ]. Oliver, contractor, III
mad clear through as ther esult OF the
way in which he has been treateds
by the administration in the matter
of the canal contract, says a Wash
ington dispatch. He states very emf
phatically that he has been "whang-
doodled,' and proposes 70 tell how its
was done. He is preparing detailed 3
statement of the case that will, it isa
believed, equal in many respects th6ss
sensational feature of the epistolarylf
deal between President Roosevelt ands
tn Storers.
Mr.. Oliver announced that he spent
about 100000 in incorporating thss
construction company which was tes
assume the obligations Of digging the
canal, being induced to do this BIZ
assurances, which he declared clearly!s
indicated that the contract woul1S
finally be awarded him.
do look like q fellow who would
invest $4,000 in rainbows" he irs|
quired.
Not only Mr.. Oliver himself, but
several of those who were in his con-
fdente, have declared that he had po9
tive assurance from EeadquartekM
that he would get the job. when h96
Strengthened his hand. He decIaEe4$
emphatically: Il dug up the men
and the dollars. My bid was the l0MsE
est. and according to the terms Tes
ouired. have been handed a sery
diminutive line in exchange for S59
COO or $4,000 Of my good, haIss
money" sss5|
Mr.. Oliver illustrated his condittQN{
by reciting a story Of spiked pokaz
game out west, in which a "Whan1
doodle" was introduced and took
Jackpot over four aces, held Dy M
tenderfoot. The next night the rule
were changed; in. order for four ace
to beat the tenderfcot's '.whangda
de-" :s2!
In this case I'm the sucker. IS alsSS &
nounced Mr.. oliver. Il entered taa
canal game, made the lowest 9resp0s n
sible bid, called the adminfstrati0
hand, and got 'whangdoodled out o
the job ss99s5s sSss
Because Oliver was too sure OF ssal( IA
cess and INDUCED in a species lES|
boastins, or because SOME newspap
men assumed to send. out FreHatuIe
reports as to what Oliver pre- posed st3
do, is given as the explanation ass ss.
tne presidents action in turnan
down the Oliver bid.
The same explanation is made 70 9
ply to the acceptance OF .Enslnee
stevens resignation. Stevens ha@
done we'll, II Is auilitleu, 49, 49, -
wanted to complete the work watD5
out any dictation or Intervention 1
a contractor, and wrote the pres
dent that he would resign II soiiYe1s
was given the contract. IS C.
clared he was very much surprise9s
when his resignation was really &C.
cepted, although another story mas ss
that he really did not aspire 7te g9E M
known as the man who ituilt t3SS s|
canal" but resigned to take 9 possss
ton with E, western contractor, asS
twice his present salary.
In accordance with the presfdens4 4s
;nstruct;ons as set out in his letts6s
+o the is1hmian canal commission diss
nosins of the bids received for ~
construction Of the Panama canal III
Rogers, tine law officer of tie comnlss
sion sent a notice Thursday TO MY
oliver. of the decision to reject alss
bids including his own. The cefune1s
check which accompanied MI. ~
evr,s hid was alsc transmitted to hiM.
hat was returned by him to the. keep5j
;no >of the commission until later
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