Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-25
HEARST REVIEWS
LETTER READING
REVEALS SOME MORE PRIVATE
CORRESPONDENCE
DECLARES HASKELL ORGANIZED
STEEL TRUST
Calls Oklahoma Governor Standard
Oil Tool and Promoter of Crooked
RaiIways-Archbold Fig
ures Again
Try Associated rress.I

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-William
Randolph Hearst, addressing tonight
the state convention of the Indepen-
dence League party as the New York
state branch of the National Indepen-
dence party is officially known, re-
newed his attack upon members OF
both the Republican and Democratic
parties and produced another batch Oh
letters which he said were written by
or to John D. Archbold of the Standard
I Il company.
one of the letters was addressed to
former United States Senator John l..
McLaurin of South Carolina, and there
was also a letter from former Senator
McLaurin to Mr.. Archbold in which the
writer declared he could beat Till
man II properly and generously sup
ported"
Mr.. Hearst read also a letter from
Representative Joseph G. Sibley to Mr.
Archbold and a letter from Mr.. Arch
bold to Republican senator whose
name did not appear
Again AssaiIs Haskell
Renewing his assault upon Governor
C. N. Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer
of the Democratic national campaign,
Mr.. Hearst declared that not only was
he a STANDARD Oil tool and promoter
of crooked railways, but was one of
the organizers of the steel trust"
He quoted from what he said was a
court record of a suit brought by John
P. Bailey, Mr.. HaskelPs law partner
in Ohio against the Illinois Steel
company and the Federal Steel COM
pany for services rendered by h1r.
Haskell as attorney land organizer"
Mr.. Hearst also quoted from what he
declared was a recent speech of Mr..
Haskells defenolng the Standard Oil
company as having done wonders in
the country" eaANAm
1--WE know" said Mr.. Hearst, that
it has dozen wonders in the United
States senate"
Mr.. Hearst read the following letter.
which he said was written by Repre-
sentative Sibley:
Personal and confidential.
"House of Representatives. Washy
ington, December %. 1903.
Wants $1,000
"NIy Dear Mr.. "A (Republican)
United States senator came to me to-
day to make loan of $1,000. l told
him I did not have it, but would try
and get it for him and would let him
know in a day or two. Do you want
to make the investment? He is one
who will do anything in the world that
is right for his friends If ever needed.
Please telegraph me yes or no. l will
give you name when / see you. l don't
know but what ought to come over
and see you. Events are crowding and
am on the inside of them and think
am playing no small hand and want
to know whether to go ahead. The
nomination of Republican president
is not yet settled No man can safely
predict the nominee and guess l have
got hold of the real situation as closely
as any one here.
'Tf you need me for any purpose,
telegraph me and 1 will come over.
Sincerely yours.
Mr.. Hearst then read a letter from
Mr.. Archbold as follows:
Personal.
November 80. 1898.
"Mr. N. F. Clarke, Pittsburg, Pa.
Dear Mr.. Clarke: AS West Virginia
seems to have gone Democratic, which
will give her a Democratic United
States senator to succeed Faulkner, I
write to ask whether Governor Elem
ing has made any intimation of his in
tentions in respect to a candidacy for
this place. There is probably no man
in West Virginia better qualified or
who would make a more capable and
honorable senator than he. If he said
nothing to you, won't you please raise
the question and tell him that we all
here would be greatly interested in hav-
ing him make an effort for the place
and would be only too happy to extend
any aid that may be In our power. /
would like to hear from you just as
promptly as possible on this subject.
If it is possible for you to confer with
him either personally or by telephone
at once will be glad to have you do so,
and please telegraph me in cipher the
result. Yours very truly,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD."
Doodle Dee Platform
The platform adopted by the conven-
.tion urges direct primary nominations;
contains a strong plank on anti-in-
junction; a declaration against the
blacklisting of employees, another for
the election of United States senators
by the people; condemnation of the
"scandalous methods disclosed to ex-
ist in the stock exchanges in the city
these institutions be brought under
rigid state CONTROL" and also declares
in favor of comforting the elective
franchise upon women.
The following ticket was narned:
Governor, Clarence ]. Shearn of Jew
York; lieutenant governor, DIR. Daniel
w. Finnimore of Pottsdam; secretary
of state, Frank Stevens of Nassau;
comptroller, Willard Glenn of Onon-
daga; state treasurer. William A. De-
Ford of Albany; state engineer and
surveyor, M. ]. Cafiero of Kings; as
sociate justice of the court of appeals,
Reuben Robie Lyon of Bath.