Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-09-25
HEARST IS
IMPARTIAL. \ |. !.
Pays His Compliments \ i J /. Again 9 ain
to GoVern0f Haskell. 6 ! j in
Standard Deals
Then Reads discriminating j i n til
Letter to ArChbOld From
Congressman Sibley
In Which Latter Tells Of
Loan Wanted by Ger. !.
tain Senator

liam r. Hearst, addressing tonight
the state convention of the Inde-
pendence league party, renewed MS
attack upon members of both the
Republican and Democratic parties,
and produced another batch OF let
tiers which he said were written by
or. to John D. Archbold of the Stan
dard Oil company. s2s n
Mr.. Hearst also quoted from what
he declared was a recent speech OF
Mr. Haskell's defending. the Stan stial
dard OH company
Clarence 3. Shearn.a personal coun-
sci Of VIM. r. Hearst, was nominat-
ed by the convention for governor.
In the course of his remarks Mr.
Hearst read number of letters; re-
fecting on both the Democratic and
Republican lead ders. He said in part:
.tIn tie court of common pleas OF
Putnam county, o., John 7. Bailey,
ex-law partner of Haskell's, sued the
Illinois Steel company and the fol
I lowing paragraphs are extracted
from the complaint:
I. Plaintiff AYERS that within and
during the year commencing July
/, 1907, one Charles N. Haskell, who
was, during said time, an attorney
at law, at the special request OF de-
fendant The Illinois Steel company
acted as agent and attorney for de-
fendant- (The Illinois Steel company
and brought about the acquisition
by said defendant of certain proper
ty, and the formation Of the or
ganization Of the Federal Steel com
pany Ca part Of the Steel Trustl l,
8 and in the sale by said defendant Of
certain stocks to the said !, Federal
Y Steel company, and in the sale and
transfer by said defendant to said
Federal Steel company Of certain ore
4 lands, SO called, and certain proper
ties, the plaintiff ayers that said SER
vices of Chas. N. Haskell given to
said defendant by him as aforesaid,
were and are to the amount and
4 value of fifty thousand dollars, $780,
OOO, and were and are but frac-
tion of the per cent of the profits
realized by said defendant from said
services, and that said charges, fees
and compensations are reasonable
and just.
.ssPIaintiff AYERS that afterwards
said Charles N, Haskell duly sold
assigned and transferred to this
plaintiff, all his said claims, and de
mands against said defendant, and
n, this plaintiff is now owner and hold
er thereof.
In paying his respects to the Re
publican side Mr.. Hearst said:
'.This letter is about Republican
senator .ass
& Personal and confidential.
House of Representatives, Wash
ington, D. C., Nov. %, 1908
e My dear Mr.. A.: United
States senator came to me today Is
make a loan Of 1000 told him
did not have 1t, but would try and
n get it for him and would let hin
know In a day or SO. Do you wan
to make an investment? He is ont
who will do anything in the Worlt
q that is right for his friends If eve
needed. I don't know but what
ought to come over and see you
Events are crowding, and am OF
the inside of them, and think an
playing no small hand and want t.
know whether to go ahead. Th'
nomination Of a Republican presi
dent is not vet settled. No man cal
safely predict the nominee and
guess have got hold of the rea
situation as closely as anyone here
If you need me for any purpos
telegraph nae and will come owe
ut once Sincerely yours,
Joseph q. Sibley.,