The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-25
HEARST READS MORE LETTERS Speaks to the Indepen-
 denoe League. ROASTs REPUBS AND DENIS Senator McLaurin Asked Archbold
 for Generous Support" Shows Alleged Connection of Governor Haskell With the Steel Trust
 As We'll as With Standard
 oil Company.
R0ASTS REPUBs AND DENIS

New York. Sept. 24-wiliiam R. l Hearst addressing tonight the State | convention of the Independence Leag ue Party. as the New York State branch | of the National Independence Party. IS officially known, renewed his attack | upon members of both the Republican
 and Democratic Parties and produced
 another batch of letters wnicli he sad were written by or to John D. Arcn-
 bold. of the Standard oil 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 Sena-
 tor McLaurin to Mir. Archbold, in whicn
 the writer declared he could .'best
 riliman if properly and generously supported"
 MT. Hearst read also a letter from Representative Joseph c. Slbley to MT. Archbold. and a letter from MT. Arch bold to representative Senator" whose name did not appear
 Renewing his assault upon Governor e. N. Haskell. If Oklahoma. treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. MT. Hearst declared that not only was he a Standard oil tool and promoter of crooked railways, but was one of the organizers ot tn: steel trust"
 lie quoted from what he saio was a court record of a suit brought by John Ddilc1s I1dSheli law In Ohio. against the Illinois Steel Con- pany. for services rendered by MT. Haskell as attorney and organizer"
 Mir. Hearst also quoted from what he declared was a recent speech of Mr. Haskell's, defending the Standard oil Company as having done wonders in the country"
 We know" said Mr. Hearst, that 1t has done wonders in the United States Senate"
 The new charges were received with great enthusiasm.
 shearn for Governor.
 Clarence J. Shearn, personal counsel to W. R. Hearst. who has taken a prominent part in the Independence League movement since It's organiza-y = tion. was nominated by the convention for Governor. All of the offices on the ticket we're filled with candidates chos- en by a committee on candidates" the slate being unanimously ratified by the convention.
 James A. Allen, of New York. acted as temporary chairman and made brief address
 William R. Hearst received an ova- ton when he entered the hall and the band played Hail To The Chief" Mir. Hearst addressed the convention in part as follows:
 The National Independence Party eAists touay ds an actlVe ana powerful force for good in every State of the Union. We have offered to the coun- try q new party-The Independence Party--as the one hope of rescuing the peoples government from the control of depraved bosses. purchased politi- clans and corrupt corporations.
 You Independence Party men of New York have every reason for pa- friotic effort in these campaigns. One | of the old parties has nominated Mr. Hughes, who throughout his term has served the great privileged interests with the consummate skill of trained lawyer.
 The other old party has nominated l Mr. Chanler, who has been worn | smooth in the past two years as the | pocket piece of Charley Murphy.
 'I have read letters to show the cor | 'uption in the Republican Party. l lave read letters and court records | md affidavits to show the equal or even greater corruption in the Democratic Party.
 CIinss To Haskell.
 The Republicans have at last re- 'udiated their Foraker. but the Demo- rats cling tenaciously to their Baileys nd their Haskells.
 MT. Bryan sustains MT. Haskell and writes Mir. Roosevelt proudly claiming o be responsible for Mr. Haskell.
 4dr. Kern rushes to the defense of dr Haskell. although 1t would be ighly appropriate for somebody to ush to the defense of Mir. Kern Mr lack says that when he said he had otten S300.0O0 he was only joking. MT. iack then to be perfectly frank, ad- lits that he lied. and we. to be pre- ectly frank. admit that wo don't know ,hether he was lying then or Is lying ow.
 s.AHr Prvap and Mo- Ko,, a....,. .t.. , republican Party for not prosecuting he steel trust. (
 Perhaps they hope Ghat Mir. Roose- cit will whip the steel trust out of l he Republican Party and into the Party, as he did the oil rust, and that MT. Mack will get an- ther $300,000. If MT. Roosevelt should drive out he steel trust, the Democratic Party quite ready to receive it, for this anne C. N. Haskell, according to court ecords. Is one of the men who helped | { 3 organize the steel trust. :
 In the Court of Common Pleas of l utnam County. Ohio. John P. Bailey. x-;aw partner of Haskell. sued the Illinois Steel Company and the follow lg paragraphs are extracted from he complaint:
 "'Plaintif ayers that within and 1 uring the year commencing July l. S97. one Charles N. Haskell. who was uring said time an attorney at law | special instance and request of aid defendant tThe Illinois Steel Com any. acted as agent and attorney for he said defendant the Illinois Steel ompany) and about the acquisition by aid defendant of certain property and n the formation and organization of he Federal Steel Company Ga part of he steel trusD, and in the sale by the aid defendant of certain stocks to the ( aid Federal Steel Company of certain re lands. so o-called, and certain prop rties.
 "'Plaintiff ayers that said services f said Charles N. Haskell rendered 0 said defendant by him as aforesaid ] ,ere and are of the amount and value ! f fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). and yere and are but a fraction of one per ? ent of the profits realized by said de- s sndant from said services, and that f aid charges. fees and compensation re reasonable and just. c <" Plaintiff ayers that afterward said a harles N. Haskell duly sold, assigned f. nd transferred to this plaintiff all ' t