The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-26
Archbold Letters Regarding
Judicial Appointments
SUGGESTS APPOINTMENT
For Pennsylvania Supreme Court Because
Of Familiarity With Oil and Cas-
Money Sent to Attorney
General Elkin.

was the star speaker at the independence
League mass meeting at Carnegie hall
Saturday night, and he took the occasion
TO read some Archbold letters TO ex-
Governor William A. Stone and his at.
torney general, John P, Elkin
Mr.. Hearst, the last speaker, began
by declaring that the Standard Oil com
pany had supported Mr. Cleveland and
had helped to advance the political aims
Of Mr. Hanna, but, alarmed at the $780,
100000 fine imposed under Republican
administration, had turned to the Demo
cratic party again. Mr.. Hearst contin.
ued:
Before reading these letters ! am
going to ask my friends in the audience
to extend to me a fond farewell.
Information has been delicately con
veyed to be that II stop reading letters
right now all will be forgiven, but il |
make another damaging disclosure the
whole power Of the STANDARD Oil will be
exercised against me.
II say farewell to my friends, there
fore, because am going TO read the
letters.
"26 Broadway. December 5, 1902.
MY dear governor; ! am sure you
viii pardon any seeming presumption on
my part in writing you on a subject
in which, both personally and on behalf
of my company j am greatly interested.
1t is to urge the appointment II at all
consistent Of Judge Morrison to the
supreme court bench, vice Mitchell, de.
ceased Judge Morrison's character for
ability and integrity needs no word at
my hands. but aside from these great
considerations his familiarity with all
that pertains to the great industries of
oil and gas in the important relation
they bear to the interests OF the western
part of the state makes him especially
desirable as a member of the court from
that section.
Hoping that it may prove possible
for you TO iavorably consider Judge Nor
rison's appointment, ! am, with very
high regard, sincerely yours,
John D. Archbold
Zion. VIM. A. Stone, Harrisburg, Pa
Il certainly do not intende to attack
the judiciary.
Il do not intend to make the slightest
upon this letter.
But / feel at liberty to inform the
public that Judge Morrison is to-day a
member Of the superior bench of Penn
sylvania and that he reached that high
position either through Instability and
or through hisN familiarity
with gas and OIL
"Mr. Archbold has written other let |
letters to Governor Stone, and here is
one of them:
% Broadway, Sept, S, 1900.
Hon Vim. A. Stone, Harrisburg. Pa.
My Dear Governor: Will you permit |
me to say that If it seems consistent
for you to appoint Judge John Hender
son OF Meadville, Pa, to the vacancy on
the supreme bench caused by the death |
Of Judge Green it will be matter of |
intense personal satisfaction to me. |
am sure / needs not occupy your time |
with any argument as to Judge Hender- |
sons fitness, either as to character or
legal qualification. With high regard,
am, very truly yours,
John d. Arehbold
eve observe from this letter that any
discussion of judges character or legal
qualifications is waste of the governors
valuable time. What our company is
in is his 'familiary with gas
md oil
Here again it may be remarked casu-
Ally that either because of his char
,cter and legal qualifications or because
If his familiary' with gas and oil Judge
Henderson also occupies position on
he superior court of Pennsylvania.
we now finally come to batch of
Of much interest and sig
/ will read it without COM
nent:
20 Broadway, Sept. rs, 1899.
Ion John P. Elkin, Attorney General,
Harrisburg, Pa:
My Dear Mr.. Elkin:-Respondin to
rour favor of September %. it gives me
pleasure to enclose you herewith letter
# introduction from Mr. William Rookie
eller, Mr. J. W. Weaver to Mr.. Fl. Nc
Kay Twombly. We hope the letter will
,e of service. Very truly yours,
John D. Archbold.