The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-25
Hearst Springs Another Batch
at Cooper Union
While Addressing the Indepen.
dence Party Convention.
CHARGES HASKELL
With Being Connected With
Steel Trust Organization.
w. A. Deford, Formerly of Kan.
sas, for State Treasurer.

New York, Sept 25.-w. r. Hearst.
addressing last night the state con-
vention of the independence league
| party, as the New York state branch
OF the National Independence party is
oHlclally known renewed his attack
| on members of both the Republican
and Democrat parties and produced
another batch of letters which he said
were written by, or to John D. Arch
bold of the Standard Oil company.
| The doors of Cooper union were
opened at p. M, but there was a
| long wait before the convention was
J ready to proceed. The seats in the
hall were quickly filed, and many of
the 457 accredited delegates had diff
Guilty in finding a place The first de-
| monstration of the evening came when
| Clarence j. Shearn, personal counsel
| to Mr.. Hearst appeared on the floor
he was enthusiastically cheered. ]. A.
| Allen of New York, served as tempor-
ary chairman and delivered the OPEN
ing address. His first mention of w.
| r. Hearst as the champion of the
cause of the Independence party set
| the crowd cheering.
Mr.. Hearst did not reach the hall
until shortly after 10 o'clock and was
cheered for several minutes. The band
| played Hail to the Chief"
Mr.. Hearst stepped forward to ac-
knowledge the plaudits with a bow,
| the audience rose to it's feet and the
| cheering broke out afresh. The well
| come to Mr.. Heart continued for elev-
| en- minutes Mr.. Hearst said:
| The National Independence party
| exists today as an active and powerful
| force for good in every state of the
union. From many states I bring the
| greetings of the Independent party
| to this convention of the state in
which the Independence party was
born. Mr.. Hisgen and I have carried
your greetings and your doctrines
throughout the country, we have main
| tatned your contention that both the
| old parties are hope1essly corrupt, and
we have been able with court record,
and signed documents to substantiate
the assertion, We have offered to the
/ country new party-the Indepen-
dence party-as the one hope of res
cuing the peoples government from the
control of depraved bosses, purchased
politicians and corrupt corporations.
Attacks Hughes and ChanIer.
"You Independence party men of
New York have every reason for pa
triotic effort in this campaign One of
the old parties has nominated Mr.
| Hughes, who throughout his term has
served the great privileged interest
with the consummate skill of a train
ed corporation lawyer. He has created
public service commissions which have
spent by the millions the money of the
people and whose only service has
been to protect corrupt corporations
in the pillage of the people. Mr..
| Hughes vetoed the two cent railroad
fare bill and the five cent Coney island
fare bill. He has protected on every
| side. the corporations which own him
and has overlooked on every side the
people who elected him. His opposi-
ton to race track gambling is credit
| able, and would amply justify his elec-
| ton as town marshal; but his abject
| subservience to privileged interests is
not creditable and does not justify his
| reelection as governor.
"Fhe other old party nominated Mr..
| Chanler, who has been worn smooth
in the past two years as the pocket
piece of Chas. Murphy.
"You independence voters of New
York took Mr. Chanler from obscurity.
You nominated him, you elected him,
and the very day he took office he sur
rendered you into the hands of your
enemies.
There are ample reasons for re-
| form in each state and there is urgent
need of patriotic, independent action
| throughout the nation.
81 have read letters to show the cor
ruption in the Republican party. I
have read letters and court records
| and affidavits to show the equal or
| even greater corruption in the Demo-
cratic party.
"The Republicans have at least re-
pudiated their Foraker, but the DEM
ocrats cling to their Baileys and their
| Haskells. Mr.. Bryan sustains Mr.. Has
! kell and writes Mr.. Roosevelt proudly
claiming to be responsible for Mr..
| Haskell.
"Mr. Kern rushes to the defense
of Mr.. Haskell although it would be
| appropriate for him to rush to the de-
fense of Mr.. Kern.
| "Mr. Mack says that when he said
he had gotten $4,000 he was only
| joking. Mr.. Mack then to be perfectly
| frank, admits he lied and we, to be
perfectly frank, admit that we don't
| know whether he was lying then or
| lying now.
"Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Kern attack the
Republican party for not prosecuting
| the steel trust.
| perhaps they hope that Mr. Roose-
| Welt will whip the steel trust out of the
| Republican party and into the Dem
| ocratic party, as he did the oil trust,
and that Mr.. Mack will get another
| $4,000.
IF Mr.. Roosevelt should drive out
| the steel trust, the Democrat party is
| quite ready to receive it for this same
| c. n. Haskell, according to court
records is one of the men who helped
| to organize the steel trust.
Haskell and Steel Trust.
| 'In the court of common pleas of
| Putnam county, Ohio, John p Bailey.
| ex-law partner of Haskell, sued the IL
| linois Steel company and these para
| graphs are extracted from the COM
| plaint:
Plaintiff AYERS that within and
1 during the year commencing July 1,
| 1897, one Charles N. Haskell, who was
! during said time an attorney at law
| at the special instance and request of
| said defendant (the Illinois Steel com
pany), acted as agent and attorney for
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