Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
,prings a Consignment Of Stand
ard Oil Letters Involving
Senator McLaurin
SHOWS UP HASKELL AGAIN
Proves He Is Not Only the Tool Of Oil
But Of Steel Trust and Railroads.
McLaurin Is TilInan's Colleague and
a Demoorat-Letters Set Convention
Wild.


Hearst set the state convention of his
independence party In tumult last
night by unpacking a few more inter
esting letters having to do with United
States senators and Standard Oil.
A new United States senator was
named in the letters which Mr.. Hearst
pulled out from his grip--Senator John
d. McLaurin of South Carolina, DEM
ocrat
Mr., Hearst rad letters from Senator
McLaurin to John D. Archbold and
from the latter to Senator McLaurirl
while the crowd of delegates and spec.
tators hooted and yelled and screamed,
Go for them. Billy"
In one of the letters Senator Nc.
Laurin wrote Mr.. Archbold he spoke of
being able to beat Senator Tillman, his
colleague, 'if properly and generously
supported"
In the same collection was letter
of a later date from Mr.. Archbold In
troducing the same senator to Freder..
lick l.. Eldridge, vice president of the
Knickerbocker Trust company. to
discuss business questions Of mutual
interest"
of Pennsylvania bobbed up again III
last nights sheaf with several inter-.
esting letters.
In one he told Mr.. .Archbold of a.
representative" senator who wanted
a loan of $1,000, and asked Mr.. Arch
bold, do you want to make the invest
ment?'
Sibiey on the inside.
Before the 1904 campaign Mr.. Sibley
wrote Mr.. Archbold another interesting
letter, in which he said 1t wasn't at all
sure who the republicans were going,
to nominate; that the situation was an
one, and that he.was on the
inside and thought he had better come
on to New York and talk it over.
A letter from Mr.. Archbold to N. F.
Clarke of Pittsburg, under date of Nov.
80, 1893, showe1 that Mr.. Archbold
was extreT anxious to have friend
named as democratic senator if dem
ocrat had q chance to succeed Senator
Faulkner. John p. Elkirls, a lawyer
Lancaster, Pa, seems to have written
Mr.. Archbold in October, 1904, asking
Mr. Archbold to help his friends in the
regular republican organization Of that
district in the fight with an independ-
ent organization, adding that the reg
ulars were Mr.. Archbold's friends.
Hits Governor First
Governor Hughes was the first target
of. Mr.. Hearst in his address. He said:
"The national Independence party
exists today as an active and powerful
force for good in every state of the
union. From many states bring the.
greetings of the independence party to
this convention of the state In which
the independence party was born Mr..
IIisgen and / have carried your greet.
ings and your doctrines; thruout THE
We have maintained your
contention that both the old parties
are hopelessly, corrupt, and we have
been able, with court records and
signed documents, to substantiate the
assertion. We have offered to the coun's
try new party-the Independence
party-as the one hope of rescuing the
peoples government from the control
Of depraved bosses, purchased polite.
ians and corrupt corporations
''You independence parity men OF
New York have every reason for pa
triotic effort is this campaign. One OF
the old parties has nominated Mr..
who turnout his term has
serveel the great privileged interests
with the consum ate skill of a trained
lawyer. He has created
public service commissions, which have
spent by the millions the money Of
the peopp and whose only service has
been to + otect corrupt corporations In
the pillage of the people
"Mr. Hughes vetoed the 2-cent rail-
road fare bill and the scent Coney ISL
and fare bill He has protected on jey-
cry side the corporations which own
him and has overlooked on every side
the people who elected him. His oppo-
ritino ia race track gambling is credit