The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
HITCHCOCK DUMB.
Refuses to Affirm or Deny a
Current Report
That Foraker Will Be Asked
Not to Speak.
HIS NAME ON LIST
To Appear on Platform With
Taft at Cincinnati.
Senator Issues a Statement Re.
garding Hearst Charges.

New York, Sept. 19.-It was re-
ported here this afternoon upon what
seemed sufficient authority, though
national headquarters was dumb on
the subject, that Senator Foraker
would be asked to withdraw as one
of the speakers at the meeting of the
league of Republican clubs at Gin
cinnati next Tuesday.
Senator Foraker was scheduled to
speak upon that occasion on the same
platform with Mr.. Taft.
FOraker's Defense.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 19.-As part OF
the purchase money in an unsucceSs-
full deal for the ownership of the
Ohio State journal at Columbus, the
draft for $4,000 mentioned in the
John D. Archbold letter made public
last night in st. Louis by William r.
Hearst was received by Senator
Foraker and on the failure of the at
tempt to buy that paper the draft
was returned and the incident for
gotten, according to a statement given
to the Associated Press by the SEN
ator here today.
Senator Foraker declares in his
statement that no one at any time
ever paid him cent or even sug-
gested any such payment in considera-
ton Of anything he might do as a
public man.
The statement is as follows:
"The production by Mr.. Hearst of
the letter of Mr.. Archbold to me dated
January 20, 1902, referring to a GER
tifcation of deposit enclosed for $780,
600 and expressing the hope that the
transaction may be safely concluded,
illustrates how unreliable is the mem
Ory and how easily appearances may
deceive.
when I first read the letter
could not recall had ever received
any such letter or such certificate. L
at once called up my house In Wash
ington, where my letters of that date
are on file and had search made
with the result that q proposed tran
saction was recalled that had gone en-
tirely out Of my mind.
"a friend of mine-a newspaper
man-informed me that he held an
option on the Ohio State Journal, to
purchase it, according to my recol-
lection, for $4,000. He was able
himself to advance but a small amount
of this purchase price. He applied to
me to help him. did not have
enough money to be of very material
assistance, but for the sake of having
the paper in friendly hands. L was
willing to advance a part of it. / ap-
piled to a number of friends to see If
they would not make up the balance
of the amount. Among others, 1 ap-
piled to the Standard Oil company.
They first agreed to loan to the news
paper company when purchased and
Teorganized $4,000, according to my
present recollection, the same to be
secured by stock of the newspaper
company. Somebody who was ex-
pected TO go into the enterprise drop
ped out and that made it necessary for
all the others to increase the amounts
they proposed to advance. At the re-
quest of my friend I asked the differ
ent parties to increase their advances
All
pany did accordingly increase their
amount from $4,000 to $4,000 and
sent me the letter with certificate en-
closed as stated. 1t was thought at
that time the transaction would be
mmediately closed, but there was
delay of a few days and at the end of
that delay the whole transaction fell
to the ground because other people
had stepped in and purchased the
property. Thereupon I returned the
draft to the Standard Oil company. 1
had no employment in the matter and
,-never derived a cent of profit from it
8ld never made any charge on ac-
count of it to anybody. I am at the
disadvantage of not being able to pro-
duce this correspondence because 1t is
in my files in Washington. And can
not get at 1t for the present, but am
confident that when I am able to pro-
duce It, it will be found to be in exact
accord with my statement.
The Other Letter.
'I do not remember to have received
the letter relating to be bill introduced
by Senator Jones. of Arkansas, but
whether I received such letter or not
II had no reference to any employment
OF any kind from the Standard Oil COM
pany or anybody else. nor did the let
ters about Smith Bennett and Judge
Burkett read by Mr.. Hearst at Column
bus, have any reference to any employ
ment favored the nomination of Mr..
pa h
bold's objection to him and would have
favored Burkett's nomination II had
not heard from Mr.. Archbold. Judge
Burkett was a personal as well as po-
litical friend of many years standing
and 1 favored him the first time he
was nominated, which was long before
I knew Mr.. Archbold.
II can only repeat that the only en-
ployment 1 ever had by the Standard
Oil company was as set forth in my
statement. published yesterday, as ad-
visory counsel with respect to their af-
fairs in Ohio"
A short time after giving out the
above statement Senator Foraker was
in long distance telephone conversa-
tion with Washington after which he
gave out the following:
"Since debating the foregoing my
clerk has found and read to me over
the telephone the following letter which
is confrmatory of what 1 said above
about returning the $5OOO0:
Washington, D. c.. Jan. 4, 1902
> Dear Mr.. Archbold:-I very greatly
regret to have to inform you that the
proposed transaction at Columbus has
failed. at least for the present
1T may be revived later. but I doubt
If I shall care to bother about it any
more. However that maybe 1 herewith
send you with many thanks for your
kindness in the matter, my draft for
$4,000 payable to your order, as re-
payment of the money advanced by you
on the above mentioned account
Kindly acknowledge receipt of the
same and oblige, very truly yours. etc,
u. 3. FORAKER"