The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
:HFNEY ARRAIGNS
SENATOR FULTON
Places Oregon Statesman in
Same Class With Ruef
and Calhoun
Bribery in Legislature and
Land Frauds Are Boldly
Charged
sPrc1AL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

PORTLAND, Ore, April 12--Francis
J. Heney renewed his attacks upon
Senator Fulton here last night IN the
exposition rink. where he spoke to
5000 persons. He grilled Senator Full
ton as unit to hold his eminent posi-
tion and strongly advised the peolle
not TO return him to the senate 1p-
night he made substantially the saHe
speech at Salem, the state capital, am
tomorrow night he viii speak on lnt
same subject In an east side churcn.
Fulton is out Of the city, but prom
ises TO return this week and clear
himself OF the charges made against
ANm. He spoke last night at Baker
City. where he called HeneY liar and
a viper.
Heney harked back to the old days Of
machine politics in this state when Sen
ator Mitchell was in power and had
eote-se Of faithful workers about him.
Fulton was pictured as Mitchels man
Friday during the old regime, and the
voters were warned that Fulton was
trying TO build up the old machine In
Oregon
Heney brought up the land fraud sit
uation, connecting Fulton with Mitch
ell. Mays and Hall and alleging guiit
on Fulton's part
BRIBERY OF LEGISLATORS
The holdup legislature of 1897 was
reviewed, and the statement made that
Fulton bribed members of the legis-
lature right and left to elect Mitchell
acting as his sack holder. The speak
er read a letter from resident OF
Salem, written last February, in which
e more evidence of Fulton having dis
tributed Mitchell funds where they
= would do the most good was cited. A
man named Howser from jackson
Oh m accented
$500 from Fulton. acting for Mitchell
sne Kruse from Clackamas county was
o'ered q like amount, but the tender
We refused The offer was raised ia
$500. but Kruse still declined A
cousn Of his was brought up to in
aucethe legislator to take the onereo
bribe.sbut without avail.
'Heny criticised Fulton for his sup
port q T. Cader Powell an alleged
embezzer and corrupt politician. foI
United states marshal in Alaska He
. said that Fulton was being supported
by Jack Matthew's, Whitney L. Boise
7. B. Wilcox and ". D. Wheelright
j1e charged that Fulton had the full
: knowlcCge Of Powelfs defalcation OF
$4,000 from MultnOmah county when he
recommended him for United States
marshal He said Boise was involved
in election frauds IN PORTLAND He said
that in 1905 Boise was engaged in vot-
ll& ulre2iStereO voters IN the tender
holm in the interest of the machine can
didates.
PRESSES FRAUDULENT CLAIMS
Heney was asked where Fulton got
the last Il votes necessary TO his cleo
: Con in 1903. and he replied that w W
Banks was one Of them, and he was
aftcrward appointed assistant United
States attorney. Another was w n
Jones indicted for land frauds. tried
and convicted and sentenced. 1t was
charged that from the time Jones voted
Tor Fulton tho latter did his best To
get the fraudulent claims passed to
patent, although he knew complaints
that the claims were fraudulent were
cn hle in Washington and had been
there for two years and had beer. called
10 the attention Of Fulton personally.
Heney charged that Fulton is in the
same class as Patrick Calhoun and
Abe Ruef. and advised strongly against
electing an unworthy man to the SEN
ate from Oregon.