The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-10-01

affecting corporations. and in two Of
the letters referred TO Enclosures Of
certificates of deposit, one for $751;
600 and another for $14,500.
Mr.. Hearst also read afidavits from
Monnett, connecting the name of Gov,
Haskell of Oklahoma with the alleged
effort to bribe him by Standard Oil
men to drop his proceedings against
the company.
Further Charges by Hearst.
st. Louis.-William Randolph
Hearst went after Senator ]. B. For
aker here stronger than in his Colum-
bus speech.
Mr.. Hearst first read a letter in
which it was said that a certificate
of deposit for $4,000 was inclosei.
The letter purported to have been
sent to Mr.. Foraker and to have been
signed by .Tnhn D. Archbold.
Following this, Mr.. Hearst read an
other letter said to have been signed
by Mr.. Archbold, in which the Stand
ard Oil man suggested to Mr.. Foraker
action regarding bin introduced in
the United States senate by the late
Senator Jones Of Arkansas.
The letters are as follows:
26 Broadway, New York, Jan. q, 1902
Dear Senator: Responding to your favor
of the 18th, 1t glveS me pleasure to hand
you herewith certificate OF deposit for $50, =
900 in accordance with our understanding.
Your letter states the conditions correct
ly and trust the transaction will be sue
cesSfully consummated.
I'D. ARCHBoLD.
]. B. Foraker Washington. d. c.
Letter Regarding Legislation.
The second letter as read by Mr..
Hearst was as follows:
rs Broadway New York. Feb. g. 1907
My Dear Senator: / venture to write you
word re the bill introduced by Senator
Jones of Arkansas, known as S649. in
tended to amend the act ito protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies, etc." introduced by him
December 4.
1t really seems as if this bill is un-
necessarily severe and even vicious. Is
1t not much better to test the application
of the Sherman act before resorting to o
measure of this kind? hope you will fee
so about it and l will be greatly pleased
to have a word from you on the subject
The bill is believe, still in committee.
j. D. ARCHBOLD.
j. d. Foraker, Washington, d. c.
At Columbus Mr.. Hearst read let.
ters showing that Mr., Foraker re
ceived checks from John D. Archbol'
for about $4,000. Mr.. Foraker sai|
he got the money, that he had worke|'
for the Standard Oil Company, bu
that his labors were not in the naturf
of influencing legislation.
Comes Back Again at Haskell.
Not only did Mr.. Hearst reply tc
Senator Foraker, but he devoted ?
portion of his speech to Gov. C. n
Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of th'
Democratic national committee, whom
he again charged with having served
the Standard Oil Company.
To the defense of Mr.. Haskell tina
another man of the same surname was
involved, Mr.. Hearst replied with af
f1davits alleged to have been made b.
former Attorney General Monnett O.
Ohio and Assistant Attorney Genera
Bennett of that state, in which the
name c. N. Haskell distinctly ap-
pears.
Foraker Not Attorney Of Record.
Columbus, O.-United States Sena
tor ]. B. Foraker was not an attorney
of record in any of the Standard Oh
cases tried in the Ohio courts, accord
ing to the Associated Press. which
conducted an investigation.
The first cases were filed in the at
torney generals office in 1882 and
were carried along through various
courts for more than 20 years. Ac
cording to the records in the attorney
generals office, the attorneys of rec
ord in 1899 and 1900. the dates of the
cases against the Standard and its Sub
sidiary companies, the attorneys wnC
took part in the legal battles were
M. r. Keith, s. G. T. Dodd and Joseph
H. Choate of New York and Virgil P
Kline of Cleveland, o. In a number
of the earlier cases only Keith and
Kline were the attorneys Of record
but later on, when the fight becam"
the thickest Choate and Dodd entered
the case and their services were give5,
to the company until after the c
was carried to the highest courts.
Gen. DUPONT Resians.
New York.--Following many rumors
on the subject which were afioat here
and in Washington. Chairman Hitch
cock of the Republican national com
mittee Friday night announced thai
Gen. T. Coleman Dupont of Delaware
head Of the bureau of campaign speak
ers of the national committee, had re-
signed as head of that bureau and also
as a member of the executive commit
tee Of the national committee and tina:
his resignation had been accepted.
Mr.. DuPont's letter Of resignation
Is as follows:
Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock, Chairman
Republican National Committee, New
York City.-My Dear Mr.. Hitchcock: Re-
Gently 1 have noticed various criticisms
Of my being the director of the
speakers bureau and a member of the
executive committee, on account of my
relation to the E. I. Dupont de Nemours
Powder Company. which is being sued by
the government. The merits of that suit
will be determined in the due course Of
judicial procedure. l have always been
a loyal supporter of the Republican party,
both In state and nation. and ! am not
willing to be In any wise the means of
bringing criticism upon the party organi-
cation, however unfounded I may deem
such criticism to be. I therefore respect
fully tender my resignation as a member
of the executive committee and as di-
rector of the speakers bureau, fully ap-
preciating the great courtesy which
have uniformly received at the hands Of