New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19
Mr. FORAKER EXPLAINS
o,oc Standard OIL Counsel-DeHies
Ann Imp proper 4ctiOn.


-,.,; Sept 1s.-That he had been several
at+ornev for the Standard OH Company.
Tfals ..,r sucb service before the federal prose-
-bat concern. but that such employment
eu,'- -,t,,ipc to do with matters pending IN Con-
nao IN which the federal government was IN
ssed is the substance Of a hr'ef statement MADE
~ United states Senator Foraker in an
te-oSs ~ ,ha-ges made b. William r Hearst
= Columbus LAST night
y - Foraker's statement is as follows;
know whether she letters given out by
NJ Hearst arc vas then engaged IN the practice Of
theH a9o was employed ~ inc StstIlssIu 81
the lar, G. che OF its counsel in connection with
CoHnpshs II ohio where ii was attacked III the
IFS aln,s ,n the Legislature ,, ,,,
courts - not now recall the Getas reTneuln es
wile 1iar-e,l the company such service as could
charged for II allg had no reference whatever 70
The ,re15irc- in Congress or TO anything N
So So The federal government Ia" "e s "
ts-es s 50 employed and pr,esUmsbly Gopen \,
satea loi :. least I never made any effort To con
ne -ie fact. On the cos'laCk s ,l;. NJ "
have "a - fl,ar become discIoI1able buI vas ccn
saeT 79 as the reveTse' to be employer y s Ea
coTDorations; ov-srt ended before my first term in
That rs EXPIRED have not Represented me
me SeTa53F - vrsv since. In other words. have
co.l.a -sserted the co-I1anZ IN 49, aIlH W.
before i ,sfo-s with fun general knowledge was
= sI.-te,5 10 the Senate
o-to Sent 1S-Senator Foraker was
f----rff
u.-o--,ev of record in any Of the Standard
=, .ssss tried in the Ohio courts
=, s--- cases were fled in The Attorney tTsrsT-
o44ce IN 1SSe and were carried along through
-s,,s courts for more than twenty years &C
- - the records in the Attorney Generals
-. .--o--e,-s Of record in 1899 and 1910. when
-. ,r-s+-s4 the Standard oil and its subsid-
- --,-7a-fe. were tried. We're NJ r Keith.
? ra5d and Joseph H Choate. OF New York.
7-,-zr 2 Kline. Of Cleveland In a number ot
he
o--s Of record hut later. when the fight
- -sa thicl-est. Choate and Dodd entered the
80 -reir services - the company lasted until
80 -7e case was carried TO the highest courts
-. - tho attorneys who were employed in the
- generals Office knew anything about any
a-..-+fon - Senator Foraker with the Standard
70 ---,s,- AZ he never appeared before any
,s or made any pleas for the company in their
,sgzl battles
80, Foraker may have been the power behind
s,s +r-o7e and may have been giving legal ad-
=. .-7 looking I'D similar cases in other courts
. -i-a-;r2 IN the fight Of the Standard Oil Com
psny in Ohio
The same Official stated that he was employed
--oer m the tine with Attorney General Monnett
IN his contests through the various courts with
ne Standard and never knew Foraker make any
s-g-,r,ents or even appear in person or other
wise Al any % the various hearings
IL ie news 20 Us all" said he. 80 hear that
Senator Foraker was employed as an attorney in
these fights
NJ Bennett n the Attorney Generals Office.
stated this morning that the statement read by
~ Hearst A. tn meeting last night was given by
him about ter DAYS ago. and was secured by James
F Dor-ance. Of New York. who represented The
View York American Mr. Bennett stated that
he had nothing 10 add 10 what had already been
sid When asked about the letters alleged to have
bssn written TO Senator Foraker by John D Arch
held he said he never knew Of such letters being
written before on reading the letters he said that
me experiences and Impressions CT Archbold in
reference &c him were probably secured when he
v A-chbold through a REORGANIZATION az the
Eerms7 House in Ne~ York in 1899, when.
zru-ney for the State Of Ohio he assisting
n conducting the cases againsts fhe Standard Oil
Hompany-
Al that time Mr.. Archbold was put the wit
ness stand and il became the duty OF Mr. Bennett
70 cross-exaHine him. he vas not spared on &C
count OF his position with the Standard Oil Com
pauy and NJ. Bennett put a number OF questions
10 hin thar NJ. Archbold vas not anxious 10
swe-
Z think said Nj Bennett. then when Nj.
Archbod refers 10 his experiences with me, he has
reference that tinle although II was three years
previous 10 the time the alleged letter writ
tea"
When asked whether OF not Senator Foraker
opposed him IN his fight for the Attorney General
snip he said
lie Other side n the Senate. OF COURSE I do not
know what stand Foraker would have taken had
5een nominated. but my name was never pre-
se-ted 10 the convention / withdrew candf-
date some time before the convention was called.
and ! never had The opportunity Of seeing just
Were Foraker would have been. but ! am under
he Impression he not against me, but rather
Eas for my fight
" Bennett also stated tina he did not know
Rnelhe- Charles r. Squire was representative
q The Standard on COMPANY He claimed TO be
II the tine. bur the Standard oil people declared
r ~as never connected with the company.
Washington. Sept 1s-Tbe Congressional rec
ords fan show that there was any bin intro
cgced in Congress in the year 1900 or in the first
session or the 55th Congress. which was in session
al thar time. relating TO foreign corporations as
referred in the Foraker-Archbold CORE
spondenge House nin No. 500. which specific
feiere1ca is made in the correspondence was
private claims bHL and did not deal with cor
Iolafions In amy way. There was not at that
are any member II The House named Price,
FHeh is given IS the name Of the author OF the
6- referred re-.