The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-20

New York Sept. 1g.-Regaruiess ot whether Senator Foraker's defense Of his relations with the Standard Oii Company as charged by William R. Hearst, Is sufficient to clear him of suspicion of impropriety, there Is distinct feeling here tonight that ne will be eliminated from consideration as a speaker for the Republican ticket
 Indications that such a movement is on foot appeared in the announcement at the headquarters of Herbert Peter- son, chairman of the New York coun- ty committee that Governor Hughes has been selected to make the speech at the meeting to be held at Camp Taft in this city on october lst. It had been announced previously that Senator Foraker had accepted an in- vitation to be the principal speaker at that meeting. In giving out the fact that Governor Hughes would address the meeting on October l. no mention was made of Senator Foraker, and in reply to direct questioning. 1t was said at the county headquarters that 1t was not known whether MT. Fcraker would appear with Governor Hughes.
 More DeniaIs By Foraker.
 Cincinnati. Sept. I9.-As part of the purchase money in the purchase deal for the ownership of the Ohio State
 
 $50,000 mentioned in the John D. Archbold letter made public last night In St. Louis by William R. Hearst. was received by MT. Foraker, and on the failure of the attempt to buy that paper the draft was returned and the incident forgotten, according to a statement given to the Associated Pres by the Senator here to-day.
 The Senator declares dn his state nn aver paid him a cent or even suggested any such payment In consideration of anything he might do as public man. The statement Is as follows:
 The production by MT. Hearst of the letter of MT. Archbold to me dat ed January 29. 1902, referring to a certificate of deposit enclosed for s50,- 900 and expressing the hope that the transaction may be satisfactorily con cluded. illustrates how unreliable Is the memory and how easily appear ances may deceive.
 When I first read the letter could not recall that l had ever re- ceived any such letter or any such certificate. I at once called up my house In Washington, where my let ters of that date are on file and had search made, with the result that a proposed transaction was recalled that had gone entirely out of my mind.
 "A friend of mine--a newspaper man-informed me that he held an option on The Ohio State Journal to purchase, according to my present recollection for S135.000. He was able himself to advance but a small amount of this purchase price. He applied to enough money to be of very material assistance. but for the sake of having the paper in friendly hands. was willing to advance a part of 1t.
 Got Standard's Money.
 T applied to a number of friends to see If they would not make up the balance of the amount. Among others I applied to the Standord Oil Company. They first agreed to loan to the news re-organizsd ss5.ooo. according to my present recollection. the same to be secured by stock of the newspaper company. Somebody who was expect- ga to go into the enterprise dropped qut, and that made 1t necessary for AE the others to increase the amounts tney were proposing to advance.
 the request of my friend I asked the different parties to increase their advices and thereupon the stsndsrd oil Company did accordingly increa se their amount from $35.0OO to $50 000 and sent me the letter with certificates inclosed as stated.
 Tt was thought at the time that the transaction would be immediateIv closed, but there was a delay of a few days and at the end of that delay the whole transaction fell to the ground because other people had stepped in and purchased the property. Thereupon returned the draft to the Standard oil Company.
 T had no employment in the matter and never derived a cent of profit from It and never made any charge on ac- count of it to anybody. I am at a disadvantage of not being able to pro- duce this correspondence, because it Is in files at Washington. And I can not get at it for the present but I am confident that when I am able to pro- duce 1t. 1t will be found to be in exact accord with my statement.
 Does Not Remember.
 ''I do not remember to have received the letter relating to the bill intro- duced by Senator Jones of Arkansas but whether received such a letter or not, 1t had no reference to any ern- ployment of any kind by the Standard oil Company or anybody else, nor did the letters about Smith Bennett and Judge Burkett, read by MT. Hearst at Columbus. have any reference to any employment.
 T favored the nomination of MT Bennett, notwithstanding Mfr. Arch- boId's objection to him, and would have favored Judge Burkett's nomination If I had not heard from Mir. Archbold Judge Burkett was a personal. as well as political friend of many years stand ing, and I favored him the first time he was nominated, which was long be- fore I knew Mir. Archbold.
 'I can only repeat that the only employment I ever had by the Stand ard oil Company, was as set forth IT my statement published yesterday a! advisory counsel with respect to theil affairs in Ohio.
 "It will be remembered that thu Standard oil Company was first sueC and a decree of dissolution was en tered In the Supreme Court whicf