The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-29
WAS IN The RING
Senator McLaurin on Good Terms
With standard>0il.
COULD BEAT TlLLMaN

0S Ses~ AZ E5' es1 - :
''If Properly and Generously Sup
sorted, Wrote He to John Arch
bold, One OF the Great Moguls OF
the Standard Oil Company, But
He Failed to Do 1t.
A special dispatch from New York
to The State says Hearst set the
State convention of his Independence
party into a tumult tonight by un-
packing few more interesting let
ters having to~do with United States
senator's and Standard Oil. A for
mer United States senator was
named in the letter which Mr..
Hearst pulled out from his grip to-
night, ex-senator ]. L. McLaurin, OF
South Carolina, a Democrat. Mr..
Hearst read letters from Senator
McLaurin to John D. Archbold and
from the latter to Senator Me-
Laurin, while the crowd of delegates
and spectators hooted and yelled and
screamed. go for them, Bill"
In one of the letters Senator Nc
Lauria wrote to Mr.. Archbold he
spoke of being able to beat Senator
Til,man. his colleague, "if properly
and generously supported
In the same collection was let
ter ola later date from Mr.. Archbold
introducing the same senator to
Frederick L. Eldridge, vice president
of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany. "to discuss question of mutual
interest" Ex-Representatiye Jos. C..
Sibley, Of Pennsylvania, bobbed up
again in tonight's sheaf with several
interesting letters. In one he told
Mr.. Archbold of Rep" senator
who wanted loan of $1,000 and
asked MIR. Archbold, ''Do you want
to make the Investment?
Prior to the 1904 campaign Mr..
Sibley wrote Mr.. Archbold another
interesting letter in which he said
it wasn't at all sure who the Repub-
licans were going to nominate; that
the situation was a very interesting
one and that he was on the inside
and that he thought he really het-
ter come on to New York anu talk
it over.
A letter from Mr.. Archbold to n.
f. Clarke of Pittsburg, under date Of
Nov. 80. 1898, showed that Mr.. Arch
bold was extremely anxious of hay
ing a. friend named as Democratic
senator il Democrat had chance
to succeed Senator Faulkner.
John P. Elkins, lawyer of Lam
caster, Pa, seems to have written
MIR. Archbold to help his friends in
the regular Republican organization
of that district in the fight with an
independent organization. adding
that the regulars were Mr.. Arch
bold's friends.
Before reading these letter M.
Hearst got after Governor Haskell
again, while the audience roared lis
APPROVAL and set the air ringing with
cowbells and all sorts of shouts.
Mr.. Hearst's contribution to the
Haskell literature was an attidavlt
in a suit brought by one John :.
Bailea in Putnam county. Ohio,
against the Illinois Steel Company
for $4,000, that being the amount
of the fee Haskell should have re
ceiyed, it was alleged. for acting as
attorney for the steel company IN
the formation of the Federal Steel
Company. Haskell having assigned
the claim to Bailey.
This was the beginning OF the
United States Steel corporation. MI.
Hearst therefore added to the Has
kell charges that of being an organ-
izer of the steel trust, and then
took parting shot at Haskell oy
reading speech of his at dinner at
Tulsa, Okla, last February, in which
he spoke up for the Standard on
Company and said some nice thihss
about it. AS an example of methods
that were never dreamed of lew
wears ago" said Hearst, Il am gong
to read you the following letter:
'26 Broadway,
New York, Dec. II. 1908.
my Dear Senator: l have your
kind favor of yesterday. We have
Of course, noted your recent disagree
able experience with II. with the ut
most interest. Think you have done
lust right in not being guided by MN
into doing foolish thing.
II am greatly interested III the
suggestion Of the law practice ana
will see to it that it is kept in NINA
with the hope that something may
develop in which can be of service
to YOU in connection Herewith. WITH
{ kindest regards,
81 am very truly yours,
John D. Archbold.
"To Hon. John L. McLaurir Senate
Chamber, Washington, q. c.
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