Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-21
RAlLEYS FRIENDS WILL
FORCE VOTE ON SENAT0RSHIP

Austin, Tex, Jan. Ex-senator Bal
leys friends announce today that
vote on his reelection as senator
would be forced in the legislature next
Tuesday. If subsequently he is proved
guilty of improper relations with the
Waters-Pierce oil company, he Will
they say, be compelled to resign from
the senate.
Bailey's supporters further announced
that they would insist on proper
hearing being given TO any one who
had charges to make against the SEN
ator.
Representative Cock states that to-
morrow he will file charges against
Senator Bailey with the senate COM
mittee, a synopsis OF which follows:
That Bailey, while member of Con-
gress, was interested in United States
government mule contract with one
Steger OF Steger & Lebatt.
That during the early months of the
year 1900 Bailey entered into an agree.
ment with John Francis. brother of Da-
vid Il. Francis, as well as with David
r. Francis and Joseph Sibley. together
with II. Clay Pierce or the Waters
Pierce OIL company OF Missouri In
consideration of said agreement he was
to be assisted In the purchase of the
Cohbles ranch in Dallas county, In
this sale Bailey Is understood to have
used personal. official and public in
fiuence that the Waters Pierce COM
pany might defeat an custer Judgment
In Texas.
That ICY, on or about the 25th day
of Apr called on II. Clay Pierce
In ST. and conspired with him
on beha of the Waters-Pierce ana
Standard oil companies TO defeat the
aforesaid judgment.
That Bailey received $500 as retain
er fee for said services.
That Balleys official duties required
him In Washington, Notwithstanding
which he returned TO Texas In company
with II. Clay Pierce and j. d. Johnson,
and that while en- route TO Texas he
conspired with these men 10 scure
compromise or dismissal or certain
penal suits at Waco.
That Bailey, on May 2, 1900. used his
influence for the dismissal or the COM
promise of suits at Waco.
That In June, 1900 Bailey indorsed
approved or connived at payment of
81 500 20 Oscar Strbblng of the firm OF
Henry & Stribhling, hush money"
and that the same was concealed as
personal loan.
That Bailey well knew, further, that
the sum OF $1,000 was lllegitimately
paid and distributed at Waco by HE
"conspirators" TO Henry & Stribblins
and possibly to others during the month
OF November. 1900, notwithstanding
that Bailey, on Jan. II, 1907, made false
statements IN the house of representa-
tives In reference to the $500, claim
ing II was to reft the private car of II.
Clay Pierce OH account OF the porter
having the smallpox.
That Bailey received 500. 900 from the
Standard OIL company OF New York or
the Waters Pierce oil company for ex-
ercising his influence.
That Bailey. In 1901, while en- route
DO. al al "a
vestigation committee, wired II, clay
Pierce to forward him $1,000. which In
formant believes was rsed 10 defeat the
Investigation,
rhat Bailey negotiated financial
transactions with the Waiers-Pieree
oil company or Standard OIL company
in washington or New York on March
l, 1901. amounting 10 sh,OOO, winch ne
concealed as a loan,
That this and si,lbO item from
Pierce was a fee for defeating Texas
legislation IN March. 1901.
That Bailey had large transactlons
with John II. Kirby personally and
on account OF his close connectIons
with the Standard OH company and
other financial interests was able 10
dispose OF certain securities Of the Kir-
by Lumber company for John u, kirby,
and for which he received fee OF
$3.50 900.
That in 1895 Bailey had large fnan-
eial transactions. Including a note for
s2s. 100. with John w. Gates involving,
informant believes, large interests,
That Bailey now denies having "guid-
ed and directed" the Waters-Pierce OIL
company back into Texas In 1900 while
Al the Waco Democratic convention
readmission Of that company into