Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
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THINKS HE HAS BEEN SLAM.
DERED BY JOHN 7. ADAMS.
ToucHY ON QUESTION
OF CAMPAIGN FEES
Reiteration by Adams That Cochran
Was Paid For Services in Bryan
Campaign Arouses Ire Of Tammany
Man and He Orders Suit Brought
Against National Committeeman.

ShASaSo, WI. Sos--W. bOuTke LOCK
ran, OF New York. before leaving
Chicago for Fort Wayne. Ind. on his
speaking tour, authorized the state
ment that he would institute suit
for 100000 each against John T.
Adams. OF Iowa. vice chairman of
the republican national committee,
and the Chicago Daily News. claim
ing punitive br vindictive damages
because of publication in the Chi
cago News OF Oct. 81 OF statement
by Mr.. Adams in which he referred
TO charges made, many years ago
that Mr.. Cochran had profited finan-
cially In making campaign speeches.
Mr.. Cochran made the announce
ment at his hotel as he was ,prepar-
Ing to catch train. and authorized
q statement that he had requested his
nephew, Cecil F. Elmes of Chicago, to
engage attorneys and file the suits
at once.
Asks Damas, .or SANDER.
On commenting on the suits he
states would be filed, Mr.. Cochran
said:
Il am going to have suit at once
for 100000 each against the Chicago
News and John T. Adams. will make
the basis OF my claims for punitive
damages on the following paragraph
which appeared in the Chicago News
Of Oct. 81. credited as the statement
of Mr.. Adams:
I remember that in 1896 he made
speeches all over the country against
Bryan and that in 1900 he had chang
ed his mind again and was for Bryan.
1t was then that Mark Hannat an
nouhced that Cockran's speeches in
the 1895 campaign had cost $1,000
each. l never felt that Mark Hanna's
revelation was sportsmanlike thing
to make i.
Seeks vindication.
II do not intend to die with any
such accusation hanging over my
head. The fact is that have never
in my life profited financially to the
extent of a copper cent from my po-
litical speeches. There have been
times that friends have insisted on
sending me railroad tickets, and,
those cases were quite infrequent. /
make practice of paying my own
expenses.
Paper Equally Liable.
II consider the statement Of Mr..
Adams nothing short OF a desperate
attempt on the part of the republi-.
cans to bolster up their cause in an
attempt to discredit me and I do not
intend to stand for It. The Chicago
News is equally liable because that
paper knew, and Mr.. Adams knew,
or should know, that the charge was
false. 1t was brought for
ward for political purposes only and
am going to sue them because am
sure 1t was deliberate plan with
malice aforethought to injure me
when they knew it was an absolute
falsehood.
Subject UP in House.
1.-THE charge that profited finan-
cially in the campaign OF 1896 was
referred to in the house of repre-
sentatives In 1904 by Congressman
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. who
said he knew someone had made the
assertion but he refused to disclose
the name of the party. then termed
1t q lie and we had an exceedingly
acrimonious discussion on the floor
Of the house. Immediately offered a
resolution that the house make a
complete investigation Of the charge.
Speaker Cannon ruled it out of order.
The matter then was dropped an
this Is the first time have heard Of
1t since.
Malice In the Charge.
II intend to show in my suit that
the publication Of the statement Of
Mr.. Adams was on his part, and on
the part Of the News, a deliberate
attempt to discredit' me and thru me
the democratic party. There was
malice behind it and they both knew
when II was published that It was
absolutely untrue.
when offered the resolution in
the house of representatives and Mr.
Cannon ruled 1t out of order. Senator
Mark Hanna was alive and no one
ever brought forth the least scintilla
Of proof to support these outrageous
and Infamous charges. and I do not
intend at this late date In my life to
have them revived and go unnoticed
bv me"