Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
WAS IN The RING
Senator Mclaurln on Good Terms
With Standard Oil.
COULD BEAT IlLLMAN

ported, Wrote He to John Arcn.
bold. One of the Great MoguIs OF
the Standard Oil Company, Bu,
He Failed To DO Ii.
\ special dispatch from New York
to The State says Hearst set the
state convention of his Independence
party into tumult tonight by un.
packing few more interesting let
-ers having to do with United States
senator's and Standard Oil. A for
mer United States senator was
named in the letter which Mr.
Hearst pulled out from his grin to-
night, ex-senator j. l.. McI.aurin. of
South Carolina. Democrat. Mr.
Hearst read letters from Senator
McLaurin to John ID. Archbold and
from the latter to Senator Me
Laurin. while the crowd of delegates
and spectators hooted and yelled and
screamed. GO for them. Bill"
In one of the letters Senator Me
Laurin wrote to Mr. ArchLold n"
spoke of being able to beat Senator
VilIman. his colleague, ''if properly
and generously supported"
In the samc collection was a let
'er of later date from MIR. Archbold
Introducing the same senator TO
Frederick l.. Eldridge. vice president
of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany. ito discuss question of mutual
interest. EX-Representative Jos. c.
Sibley. of Pennsylvania. bobbed up
again in tonight's sheaf with several
interesting letters. In one he told
Mr.. Archbold of Rep" senate
who wanted loan of $1,000 and
asked Mr.. Archbold. do YOU want
TO make the investment?"
Prior TO the 1904 campaign Mr..
Sibley wrote Mr. Archbold anothc.
interesting letter in which he said
il wasn't at all sure who the Repuh-
licans We're going to nominate; that
the situation was very interesting
one and that he was on the inside
and that he thought he really het-
GER come on TO New York ami talk
4 oNcr.
letter from Mr.. Archbold to y.
+. Clarke of Pittsburg. under date of
Nov. 80. 1898. showed that Mr. Arch
bold was extremely anxious of hav
ing a friend named as Democratic
snnatnt nnOncrat haI oh
to succeed Senator Faulkner.
John p Elkins. a lawyer Of Ian
caster. Pa, seems TO have written
Mr.. Archbold to help his friends IN
the regular Republican organization
of that district In the fight with an
Independent organization. adding
that the regulars were Mr. Arch
hold'S friends.
Before reading these letter M.
Hearst got after Governor Haskell
again. while the audience roared =
approval and set the air ringing with
cowbells and all sorts of shouts.
Mr.. Hearst's contribution to tn
Haskell literature was an affidavi
in suit brought by one John U
Bail,! in Putnam county. Ohio
against the Illinois Steel Compans
for $4,000 that being the amount
of the fee Haskell should have re-
ceived. 1t was alleged, for acting a.
attorney for the steel company in
the formation of the Federal StrcI
Company. Haskell having assigned
the claim to Bailey
This was the beginning of tbs
| United States Steel corporation. Mr.
Hearst therefore added to the Has
kell charges that of being an organ
izer of the steel trust. and theI
took a parting shot at Haskell by
reading a speech Of his at dinner a
Tulsa. Okla. last February. in whicl
he spoke up for the Standard Oh
Company and said some nice thing
about it. AS an example of method
that were never dreamed of few
years ago" said Hearst. II am goinj
10 read YOU the following letter:
90 Broadway.
New York. Dec. -. 1905.
My Dear Senator: have you
kind favor of yesterday. We have
of course, noted your recent disagree
able experience with T. with the III
most interest. Think YOU have don
lust right in not being guided by hir
into doing a foolish thing.
Il am greatly interested in III
suggestion Of the law practice an
Will SEQ to it that it is kept in minC
with the hope that something ma
develop i'm which can he of servic
=.
kindest regards.
Il am very truly yours.
John ID. ArchbOld.
To Hon John l.. McLaurin. Senat
Chamber. Washington. y. c.
United State Senate, Bcnnettsvill