Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-28
The ATTACK ON BALLINGER.


charges made against him in con-
iection with the Alaska coal land
frauds usually referred to as the
Cunningham claims.
The latest issue of Golfers Week
ly contains the most severe attack
that has ever been directed against
u member of the Presidents Cabinet
since Secretary Alger was forced to
leave the Cabinet OF President Me-
Kinley. The charges against Bal
linger are more nerve-racking and
biting indeed than any that brought
about Ayers downfall.
Golfers openly charges that Bal
linger Is being whitewashed by the
President. and worse. IL not only
supports the array Of damaging tes-
timony furnished by Special Agent
Glavis-containing statements that
brought about CLAWS removal from
office with the consent of the Presi-
dent-but declares in tone of firm
conviction that the "Glavis article
in Golfers merely tapped one vein"
This last article brings Ballinger
into the family of the railroads and
the trusts operating to secure lands
illegally. and also with him tags
Senator Hepburn and Land Commits
sioner bennett and other officials
as being deep in trouble along
with Ballinger."
\ few sample paragraphs showing
he manner in which Golfers asso-
eiates Cunningham. Hepburn and
Eallinger are given herewith:
Clarence Cunningham lived
at Wallace, Idaho. at the time
he FIRST became interested in
the Cunningham claims. Wal
lace is the chief town of the
Occur d'Alene mining region.
by sort Of financial manipula-
ton, not here necessary to ex-
plain. the Guggenheims con-
troll the lead output of the
Occur de'Alenes. Wallace is
the residence OF Senator w. b.
Hepburn of Idaho. Cunning
ham and Hepburn are, and have
been for years, friends. In his
affidavit, presented by Balling-
er to Garfield, Cunningham says
That certain of the claimants
| failed to come forward with
their subscriptions and that
these expenses We're advanced
by A. b. Campbell, another
| Cunningham claimant and
prominent Occur d'Alene mine
owner, who was subsequently
reimbursed. John A. Finch,
campbell's mining partner. is
also a claimant. Another is
Charles Sweeney, Occur d'Alene
mine owner, who floated some
| Occur d'Alene mines and sold
them to Standard Oil interests.
Standard Oil, indeed, may get
deeper into this story at some
later date. For the present IL
may interest the reader to know
that court records In Seattle
show that Ballinger's law firm
represent the Standard Oil Com
.pany in three different suits.
Senator Hepburn was, at the
time OF his election to the Unit
ed States Senate. the leading at
torney at Wallace for some of
| the large Occur d'Alene mine in
terests. After the hearing on
the Gale bill Senator Hepburn,
on April 23, 1908, introduced
In the Senate another bill which
would have legalized the Cum
bingham claims, and which
would have passed but for the
Intervention of Secretary Gar
Held. In Washington Hey
burn and Ballinger appear to
nave acted In concert. In our
issue of August 2s last, we
made reference to a sort of po-
Htical partnership between
Hepburn and Ballinger in GER
tain land matters. 1t is unlaw-
ful for a United States Senator
to act as attorney for persons
Interested in urging claims be-
fore the departments at WASH
ington. II was for this offense
that Senator Burton of Kan
sas and Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon were tried and convicted.
Hepburn was elected Senator
from Idaho January 10, 1903.
In Cunningham's books. under
date OF September, 1903, nine
months after Heyburp's election
as Senator, there Is an entry
which reads as follows: Have
| agreed with w "A uavhu,n a.,