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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATIJRDAY, APRIL
CITY'S NEWSPAPERS
SEE SERIOUS PROBLEM
-
IN CHECK INCIDENT
Record Particularly Bitter in
o Discussing Political Bomb
Exploded by Governor
Brumbaugh
OTHERS ARE LENIENT
J Press Reproves Executive for Part in
Case Bulletin Calls
It "Mess"
Philadelphia morning newspapers com
ment editorially tit Rrcnt length on the
Brumbaugh ca.ee
The Philadelphia Inquirer mnko no men-.
tlon of the Brumbaugh statement on the
editorial page. I
The following ate excerpts from to
day's editorial
PUBLIC LEDOEIl.
An Gov ernor Brumbaugh hai seen fit to
draw the Public Ledger Into the Issue, a
plain statement of facts becomes neccs
nary When tho Oliver check and Its Int
ntltnttnTin wpri nrst drawn to the attention
of the- public Ledger it made carctui
inquiry 10 vcrny mo mcis, ami uuiiuk iu
isccuro tho material evidence to Justify
publication. It dropped the matter When, '
tow.WR Iprq thnn it vleek niro tho docu
ments In tho case were produced, the
Public Ledger took moie than Its usual
precautions to hear both sides Instead of
intrusting the Inquiry to the casual sen-
lew nf n. pnrrpRnnndenl the editor of the
Public Ledger, accompanied by n mem-
bor of tho editorial staff, called upon the
Governor by nppolntmcnt and laid tho
evidence before him.
Governor Brumbaugh explicitly stated
that the facts had bcon in his possession
slnco March 16, when Mr lulling, its
emissary irom enaioi unvcr. nrougni
them to him from Washington. Governor
Brumbaugh further said th.it ln had been
assured by Mr. Killing that there Mas
"nothing to worry about." that he did not
think that Senator OUci would give pub
llolty to tho facts and that his ndvlco to
the Governor was to "foi get it" The
n-,Tnr- a-,1,1 fl,n, 1, ,11.1 nnl LliniU ullflt
Governor said that ho did not Know what
basis' Mr. Billing had for this issurntico,
but -would like to communicate with him
and find out. lie naked, therefore, that
the Fum.IC LKDOF.n should withhold ant
decision ns to the publication nf the facts
Until ha could sec Mr Killing and eom
mhnlcao further with tho editor of tho
Public Ledger This was entirely In har
mony with tho wishes and purposes of
the Public Ledger, and the Governor's
request was agreed to The same evening
Jtr, Billing, speaking as ho said, from tho
Govornor's mansion in Ilnrrlsburg. called
up tho editor of the Fubllc Ledger on
the tolophono and asked tint no publica
tion of tho matter bo made until he could
see Senator Oliver, when ho would again
communicate with the editor of tho Pub
lic Ledger. As this was in accord with
the explicit understanding with the Gov
ernor at Harrisburg a few hours pre
viously, assent was, of course, given
LThat compact was strictly kept by the
ubllc Ledger, but this newspaper ro-
plved no further communication either
torn Governor Brumbaugh or Mr. Killing.
fTho Issue of the. Governors statement,
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Governor Brumbaugh's statement that
on their return from Ilnrrlsburg the edl-
tors of tho Public Ledger "met Senator
Oliver" Is, tO f-ni the least, disingenuous I
Senator Oliver intercepted them on their
arrival at North Philadelphia, and both
editors were at a loss to account for his I
kjyxHldgo that they were on that train
nt'an itffc.A liiil Viaatt In lTit-i.toliitt.rf I
, .w "-' i" .tc. i.i i..n tnuu, ,
The Senator statptl that "cnertures for 1
peace" had been mncje from the Clo ernor,
and that as he hail no desire to "Injure
uuvcinui uiuuiuuubii ii u.t iiul uits iui
pose to press for the publication of tho I
facta concerning his brother's check, but
l he added that, ns the Public Ledger was ,
f In possession of the facts, it must make Its ,
Own decision as to publication Governor
Brumbaugh's statement 3 cstcrduy marks
a new phase of tho situation, and Jus
tifies the publication in another column
of the facts as they ure known to the Pub
lic Ledger concerning tho Oliver contribu
tion, and the Governor's election expense
statements.
nCCORD.
Now we Know why Governor Brum
baugh consulted with his political war
board on Thursday, including "Brother
Bill' Vare, Attorney General Brown and
several others They were considering
somo charges ready to bo exploded by the
Penrose outfit In an effort to blow tho 1
Brumbaugh boom for President some
where, near as high as a Sulzer boom for
President was blown a few )ear ago. It
appears that the explosive icady for ac
tion was of tlie same destructive proper
ties aa that used to disturb the smile
of "Honest Bill" Sulzer, and which re
sulted In his impeachment as Governor of
New York.
Having' been warned of tho contemplated
explosion. Governor Brumbaugh appears
to have decided to dampen the powder of
the opposition by throwing some wnter
on it. lighting the fuse nnd trusting to
luck for what may happen when the nolso
of tho explosion reaches the ears of tho
voters of Pennsylvania.
Only foolish persons will attempt to
forecast the outcome of such a mess It
Is most unfortunate that the Governor
cannot deny that while he was a candi
date for Governor he accepted a check
for $1000 from a Pittsburgh plutocrat
w)io made his millions in steel during the
days of the good old tariff. But he ad
mits he took the money and did not ac
count for it In his sworn statement of re.
celpts and expenses, excusing this on the
ground that the 1000 was a personal
gift for his personal uses.
It there were a state of harmony with
in the O O P of Pennsylvania we might
expect this explanation to prove accept
able, to all of the faithful followers within
the Stata at least; but with so much bad
blood, and with the ashcart sign so prom
inent in our mate ana local politics, Is it
any wonder that even before some of the
men of vicious minds in the camp of the
Penrose outfit had time for a second
thought, after reading the Governor's ex
planation, their first speculation related to
the possibilities of other personal gifts to
mora than one always willing servant of
the common people never accounted for In
sworn campaign expense statements?
TUB PRESS.
The 1000 check which Governor Brum
baugh received and explains In his state
ment published this morning makes a,
rather pitiful story which we regret had
to be told at alL The Governor's state
ment that no received the check as a
.personal gift from an old friend and kept
lis proceeds unspent until after election
la complete answer to the question why
he did not Include It in his return of his
f campaign receipts.
It would have been more urudent. aa
ho needed the money, to have alkwd
bin Superintendent of Schools salary to
run on until his resignation took effect
and bad used Mr Oliver's gift for his
campaign expenses and made a return of
tbe same. This would have had a better
appearance, but he did not anticipate hav
Jfitf this check with, his Indorsement Hashed
upon bua benind locnea doors with a ue-
I41U1 iur Mis wiinniwai irvjil uia litlil-
ilgn for the Republican nomination for
President pf the United States.
lie should not withdraw from his
'candidacy on account of this check If
ht story la true and who will doubt It?
-las. explanation or me taets in the cat
"s a, suJHcient answer It hta story vers
1 oK tm and bt) made a false return of
j. $ catuiialjfii Mtfvtpt be should with-
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. u. fr,,., flu. H4l. nillf!A tt i!av I '
tjss y pf Pennsylvania. We tlo aot be
'Let Brumbaugh Produce
My Letter,' Says Oliver
PITTSBURGH, April 7.
David B. Oliver, when
shown the statement of Gov-
I ernor Brumbaugh, said :
i "The Governor seems to
consider my contribution as a
personal present. If I had in-
I tended to present him with a
, token of my esteem it would
, certainly have taken some
other shape than a gift of
i money.
"I intended my check to be
used for the purpose of assist
, ing him in his campaign and
I for no other purpose what
i ever.
' "The Governor's quotation
from my letter is not in ac
cord with the communication
itself nor with the letter he
1 1 wrote me in acknowledging
the receipt of my contribu
tion. I would suggest that he
. , make ptlblic the letter ill its
, '
1 entirety.
,
' lloe that his worst enemies will think
I of asMng this or attempt to make any
J moro capital out of the I)ald Oliver
' check
NORTH AMI2RICAN.
, "Penrose will be genuinely shocked to
i cani that nrumbaugh accepted $1000 for
nis personal needs, nolos has a hearty
contempt for anything less that $25,000
and It has to como In certificates of de
posit." BULLirTLV
L"ndcr tho caption, "The Latest Brum
b,ugh Aless ' T n nen ng I
hr'H0 ChccU for SlOOff "
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Bulletin sals
hlch Sciinlm
Oliver's brother sent, nbout two months
before tho Gubcrnotorlal election of 1911,
to Martin G. Brumbaugh, was Intended as
n contilbutlon to Brumbaugh's campaign
fund, tho candidate violated the law and
committed perjury when he put It priv
ately In his own pocket and failed to in
clude It In the filing of his expense ac
count In tho olllco of tho Secretaij' of tho
Commonwealth
"If. however, he accepted this check, as
ho now says, not for campaign purposes,
but as a personal gift, lie was cnttrclj
willing to become mi object of the char
itable consideration of n rich man at a
time when a candidate for the Gubcrnn
toilal olllcc should have been specially
careful to avoid even the appearance of
j being placed under pecuniary obligations
to any one
In the campaign, and also since he en
tered his present olllco, Governor Brum
baugh has had much to say nbout public
virtue and high standards of polltcal con
duct; and It Is this behavior on his part I
is a moral teacher that causes tho Oliver
transaction to becomo particularly dls-
! tasteful as a sign of a somewhat pharl-
"MoreoTer.th" donor of the check dls-1
tin(.Uy (lcI1es thnt u was a personal pres- i
ent, declaring th.it ho Intended It for no
other purpose whatever than as a cam- 1
palgn contribution; and this view of It
In rnnflrmeil In Itriimliniiirli'u liiimo,llin
acknowledgment of It as 'jour geneioua
help In this light '
it may be worth while to ask whether
ther are more checks of this kind which
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were similarly uisposeu 01 oy me recipient
m tho canumlRn of 1914? Hut eeu If
there were no others, tho manner In which
this one was handled after It was recehed
logemer wiin mo present iitcmnt or the
Governor to explain it away. puVs an end
nt noen tn his nurfamanm. plunv on,,..i,
n!l it i,ns alrcadv been, nlavlmr his nnrt ns
a sneclal exponent of political honor and
morality."
WASS0N SAYS U0VEKX0H
HAS ENDED WILD ItUJIOKS
PITTSBURGH. April 7 Only two men
of prominence In politics would express
opinions tonight on the contribution of a
check for J1000 by David B Oliver, of
this city, to Governor Brumbaugh In his
campaign Henry G. Wasson, Republican
National Committeeman from Pennsyl
vania, who Is an ardent supporter of tho
Governor, said:
"I consider the statement made by the
Governor manly and to the point It will
be tho means of putting an end to the
rumors and false statements against his
honor. They are circulated to Injure a
good man who Is seeking to do his duty.
Ills statement will have a wholesome effect
on the politics of the State, which needs
renovating."
Samuel C Jamison, Coroner of Alle
gheny County, Is friendly to the Penrose
Interests and Is bitterly opposed to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. He believes the check
given by Mr. Oliver was In tho nature of
a campaign contribution. He said.
"I've been In the game 25 jears and
have never known any one to give a man
running for olllco a personal gift for spend
ing money Tho excuse made by tho Gov
ernor Is too thin Any man acquainted
with political practice knon-B better. 1
have known about the transaction for some
time There are several other matters
Governor Brumbaugh will have to throw
light on, and we expect to keep him busy
explaining."
Brumbaugh's
Expense Account
Philadelphia, Nov. 27. 19H.
I, Martin G. Brumbaugh, candidate
for election to the office of Governor of
Pennsylvania, certify thai the follow
ing Is a full, true and detailed account
of each and every, sum of money con
tributed, received or disbur.ed by me,
and of my unpaid debts and obliga
tions, for the purpose of securing or In
any way affecting my election to such
olllce. In accordance with the require
ments of the act entitled "An act to
regulate the nomination and election
expenses and to require accounts of
nomination and election expenses to
be filed," etc., approved March 5, 1906
Receipts, contributions, etc.,
MNK.
MARTIN G BRUMBAUGH
Filed In the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, December 3, 19 H
Campaign Fund Law
Every candidate if the
amount received or expended shall ex
ceed the sura of J 50. shall
file a full, true and detailed account,
setting forth each and every
sum of money contributed, received or
disbursed by bun for election exposes,
tbe date of each contribution, receipt
and disbursement, tbe name of the per
son from whom received or to -whom
paid, and the object or purpose for
-bi5li tbe same was dlsbi ed. (Act
of 1998 )
FACSIMILE OF OLIVER'S CHECK AND BRUMBAUGH'S WIRE
44 Kr' X SI 20
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David '.' OlJvor
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A tl'tiUinnd thanfco for your kind and caneraus lotter i?hich hoiped
n" .tor than you fcno-7 the out-loo): la exceedingly enoourajtincj
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PITTSBURGH, pa .A.) 4 fA-
Fidelity Titu and rjst Company.
PAY TO THE ORDER O F fklTZ J!UUZ2JI.
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Tlie photograph shows the $1000 check icceivcd by Governor Brumbaugh from Mr. Oliver. The Gov
ernor's endorsement of the check and the record of deposit in the Girard Trust Company arc plainly
seen. The telegram sent to Mr. Oliver acknowledging receipt of the $1000 contribution, which preceded
the letter by two days, is also shown.
BRUMBAUGH EXPOSES SCHEME
TO FORCE HIM TO QUIT FIGHT
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Conllniieil fiom
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'M.nllS,hV? nnrnTamnH" ''
uml otllP1 of I,ls Political "Hies
Tlie conferences held In this i Ity this
morning were attended by tho V.ucs ami
by candidates for Stal iillkr-x. Including
Speaker Charles A mbler and State
Scnatoi Chnrlts A Snvdci, who lire light
ing for the Republican nomination tor
Auditor (leucial. and b State olllclals
who came to Philadelphia las) Thursd.iv
In anticipation of the publication of the
charge ngainst the Goveinoi
Tho suggestion that an effort to Im
peach tho Gov ei nor ns the icsult nf the
Oliver check first camo fiom Senator
Oliver Ho Mild-
"I further stated that tlie Goveinoi
could do as ho pleased about earning on
n factional contests but when it came
to asking people to Indulge a man foi
the presidency who might be liable to
lmpreachment, I thought It time tn put
a htop to It "
Tho Governor. In his statement jcstil-
dav, admitted that he had accepted the
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uuec-K im- iiiuni, ami uuijuaiii'u n in uir i
liorsou.ll bank account, nut uu not ac-
count for It in his statement of campaign
expenses men with the heneiaiy or me j
Commonwealth, ns icqulred by the "cot- ,
lt.pt practices" act of 100G In fact, he j
swore that he had received no contribu- I
IIimiu i It'itunai a
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I mo i-uiiiuijuuiiii wan sum. iu iuciu. ,
I Brumbaugh In the foim of a draft
ugnlnst tno FlduUtj ritle and Ttutt
Company, of Pittsburgh. It was dated l
beptember 19, 1914. and v.as indorsed i
by Doctor Brumbaugh nnd deposited to
his Individual account iu the G Irani
Ttust Company, of this city, the next
day, September 20.
At this time Doctot Brumbaugh was
la the midst of his speaking tour
through tho' State. A day or so l.itet Mr.
Oliver received the following telegram:
Northumbciland, Pa.
David B Oliver, Oliver Building
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A thousand thanks foi your kind
and generous letter, which helped
mo mote than jou know. The out
look Is exceedingly encouraging.
M. G. BRUMBAUGH.
Later Mr. Oliver tecelved the follow
ing letter:
Martin G. Brumbaugh, G18 Wither
bpoon Building, Philadelphia.
On Train, P It R., Sepi. 25, 1911.
Hon. David B Oliver. 2237 Oliver
Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mj Dear Mr. Ollvei I wish to
add to my telegram u vvoid of tho
slncerest gratitude for jour very
cordial letter and jour generous
help In this light, which I am con
Ildent, should we win, will workout
to tho .welfare of the good people of
this Commonwealth,
It is a peculiar bource of pleasure
that men like you, who know me so
Intimately, are supporting me so
loyally.
Just a God-send and a thank you,
as we hurry on the ttaln to Altoona.
Slucerely j-our friend,
M. G. BRUMBAUGH.
The fact that such a contilbutlon was
made and not set foi th In the Governor's
formal expense account came to the
knowledge of the Public Ledger about
the middle of December. A start repre
s ntatlve was bent on December 13 to
Pittsburgh se see Mr. Oliver, and he ad
mitted that he had sent the contribu
tion He made the following state
ment: "Early In the summer of 1914 I went to
East Hampton, Long Island, and remained
there until November I knew nothing of
the political situation in Pennsylvania, but
I had known Governor Brumbaugh In
school affairs for many years. Her in
Pittsburgh I have been a school director
for 16 years I sat with Governor Brum
baugh on the State Schoql Commission,
and together we helped frame the new
school code.
"When I heard that he was a candidate
for Governor it occurred to pie that mm
of the schoolmaster type Here not ea-
ctsiti rtrtiT a taut
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8? Dr. i
. z.rz. "
tdowud with inueh mono As 1 say, I hnd
known and liked Governor Brumbaugh
tor a long time, and at that time believed i
that be would i nl.o n good Governor, a '
stiong Governor So one daj, when I read
iu tiio paper thnt he was touring thoStnto '
ho was tonievihero north of Harrisburg ,
and was to be In Philadelphia that Satu:- i
dav night I lcsolvcd to send him some
thing I
"Accordingly I made out and forwarded
to him a check for $1000. Almost Inline
dlntelj le replied by telegraph acknowl
edging icceipt of the check, with thanks.
Then shortly afterward came a letter.
"I do not Know whether the Governor
regarded my contribution ns a present
to him. to bo used ns be saw lit without
further ado. But In my letter nccompany-
Ing tho check I mado it plain that the
money was intended to help defray the
expenses Incidental to tho campaign.
' To the best of my know ledge there Is
no public record an where to show that
Governor Brumbaugh listed my contribu
tion among bis campaign receipts It
seems to me tho Governor has been busy
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minding up a poimc.ii macnine Bince ue ,
went Into olllce. i:ither ho thinks lie lias '
a chance for the presidential nomination
or ciao (l0 aspires to bo .i nominee for the
united States Senate"
At tms t,m0 Mr onef ag conmled to
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conllrm the facts, lie bam that ho was too ,
Scl; to B0 worried over tho notoriety which i
wom accompany their lubllcatlon. and
he woula ,lot penult himself to be quoted '
until l0 recovered his health Since that
time he has repeated his statement, and
insists that his letter to Doctor Brum-
- i
baugh, of which ho kept no copy, tsx-
Illicitly Indicated that the J1000 check I
was for campaign expenses. i
An Investigation was made by the Pun-
l.ic Lepoeu In the olllce of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, but no record of the '
Oliver contribution could be found m I
either the primary or general election ac-
counts of Doctor Brumbaugh
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The corrupt practices act Is broad In Its
provisions, requiring that every candidate
shall tile an account setting forth under
oatli "each and every sum of money con
tributed, received or disbursed bj- him for '
election expenses; the dato of each contri
bution, receipt and dlsbuisement; the
name of the pet son from whom received
or to whom paid, and the object or pur- '
pose for which the same was disbursed"
Under date of June 1, 1911, Doctor I
Brumbaugh, in compliance with this
statute, filed his expense account for the
primary campalgr 7ms shows that the
amount expended was (3139.48 and the re
ceipts were 1300 The receipts were Item
ized as follows:
Dale received From whom Amount
Apr '-'2. 1014 R I. Jonei 1100
Mar 1. 11)14 J Wallaro Hullowell ton
Ma 7. isi-i Thomas E Murphy . 100
Messrs Jones, Hallowell and Murphy
were personal friends of Doctor Brum
baugh. David B. Oliver's contilbutlon, accoid
Ing to his undet standing, which he has ;
several times reiterated, was Intended to
assist the Governor In his candidacy, and
until his attention was called to the
Governor's, failure to Include it In the ex
pense account he supposed that the Gov
ernor so regarded It
I, Martin G. Brumbaugh, candidate
for election to the office of Governor
of Pennsylvania, certify that the
following is a full, true and detailed
account of each and every sum of
money contributed, received or dis
bursed by me, and of my unpaid
debts and obligations, for the pur
pose of securing' or in any way af
fecting my election to such office,
In accordance with the requirements
of the act entitled "An act to reg
ulate the nomination and election
expenses and to require accounts of
nomination and election expenses to
be filed," etc., approved March 5.
1906.
Receipts, contributions, etc.,
NONE.
MARTIN G BRUMBAUGH
VWllUafcUA U, VAMU4U4.&V.
The following- Is a copy of the affidavit
Sib '?f?)
No..
.saax
.DOLLARS
(lied by Doctor Biumbnu, In compliance
with tho coriupt practices net:
251 West Walnut Lane.
Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 101 1
Stato of Ninth Caiollna
County of .Mooie, us:
I'eifconally appealed befote ine
tho above-named Mm tin G. Iiiuni
bnugh who mado .iilhmatloii tli.it
the foiogoing statement, bv him
signed, Is In nil respects a full, truo
and detailed account to tho best of
his knowledge and belief.
Aflliincd unci subset ibed bcfoie mo
this 27th dny of November. A D.
GEORGE H. I.OCEY,
Notary Public.
My commission exphes October
26. 1015.
Geoigo H. Locey, N. P. (Seal).
Filed In tho olllco of tho Secretnry
of the Commonwealth, December
3, 191-1.
Tho Pl'bhc I.bdqeh made an exhaust-
ue Investigation of tho .various expense
accounts on flic at Harrisburg. but was
unable to find any mention of the Oliver
contribution, although, thero weio many
individuals mentioned in tlie accounts
Hied by the six different political coiumit-
teCs Interested In advancing Doctor lirui
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haugh's election, Including the Renub
iCan State Committee, tho Brumbaugh
Citizens' Committee, tho Unlveislty of
Pennsylvania Alumni Brumbaugh Com
mittee, tho Brumbaugh Citizens' Commit
tee of Allegheny County, tho Brumbaugh
Advertising Committee of Lancaster
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cuuiny unu iiiu i-inianeipiua jvuxiuaty
commuiee.
when this information bmi h.., ,.i.
nUed the Pl'nuc- l.nnann, tlnoiigh two of
la editors, placed the matter befote the
Governor, by appointment, at Harrisburg
last luesuay. ints was in accordance
with the practice of fair play and in
order that tho Goveinoi- could freely and
fully explain his position. He asserted
that ho had supposed fiom tho beginning
that the Oliver contribution was a ppr-
"onal gift and not meant to further his
campaign or political Interests He said
'hat he was alieady fun; liar with the
fac's', because Senator Oliver had pre-
sented them to him thtough Public Service
Commlsslonet John sS. Rilling thiee
tteeks ago. At that tlmo he declared ho
had explained his point of view to Mr.
Rilling, who assured him at the close of
their interview that he need tioublo him
self no further on the subject, because
neither Senator Oliver nor hl3 brother
would disclose the facts
The Governor was asked to explain
how Mr. Rilling could give hit i such m
assurance when he was sent as an emis
sary for the purpose of thieatcniug pub
licity He said that he would have Mr
Rilling explain to the I'i.ih.hj I.udgiih. and
In the meantime, he requested that there
should' be no publication This assurance
was readily given to tlie Governor No
further communication was received by
the Public Lbooeb fiom the Governor
Mr. Rilling called the editor on the tele
phone and fald that he would be able to
l;e his attitude plain, but that (list he
would have to see Senator Oliver. He
asked that publication be withheld until
he could hold that conteieuce This was
agreed to, but Mr Rilling failed to send
any further word, and notwithstanding
this agreement. Governor Brumbaugh
himself chose to reveal the story jester
day when he handed his statement to the
press associations
VARE FOLLOWER BEATEN UP
Penrose Adherent and Brother Ac
cused of Assault
Abraham Schwartz, a Brumbaugh Vaie
follower in the 4th Ward, was taken to
the Pennsylvania Hospital last night suf
fering from a lacerated scalp as a result
of a fight with Robert t'inberg, a Penrose
adherent In the same ward. In which Coun
cilman William Harrington is the leader
The men got Into an altercation at 3d and
Fltzwater streets. Both are railroad de
tectives and carried pistols and black
jacks. Schwartz lives at 612 South 3d street
Flnberg, who lives at 918 Bainbridge
street, was arrested on a charge of assault
and battery, and his brother Samuel Fin-
benr. also was locked up as a witness.
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Impeachment Possible,
Declares Senator Oliver
"The Governor could do ns he
tilensed nbout enrryinjy on a fac
tional contest, but when it camo
to nskinp the people to indorse a
man for tho Presidency who might
bo linble to impenchment, I thought
it time to put a stop to it. Upon
rending the papers, Mr. Killing's
fust exclnmation was that it would
subject the Governor to impeach
ment, nnd my impression is that
he also stated thnt he did not sec
how the Legislature could refrain
from such nction if the tiuth were
known."
SENATOR OLIVER ASKS
WHY BRUMBAUGH SENT
HIS THANKS FOR CHECK
"Glance at Governor's Letter
Will Convince Any Sane Man
He Regarded It as Cam
paign Gift"
"TIME TO PUT STOP TO IT"
PITTKUL'Itair. April 8 Arriving nt
hlf home hole from Washington to
night, United Stntes Senator Geoigo T.
Olivet' gavo out the follov.-lng state
ment: "Somo time In December or caily In
Tnmiury itiv In other, Mr. David B Oli
ver. Infoi med me that tho corro
upondpiit of tho Philadelphia PunMC
1,1.11111:11 had obtained from him n
jttilcmcnt collect nltif; Ills ennttihution
vf $1(100 tn tiovrrno.' Brumbaugh's
(uiup.ilgn
"Ittor on, r think It vvvm In rohrtinry.
he hnntlcd tno tho telegram tmd letter
ho had lrcelvcd fioln Doctor Brum
b.mgh iu nektiovv lodgment of this con
tilbiitinn with the suggestion that, if
nn.v publication was innde, it perhaps
ought to bo hi my own nevvspnprr. Ho
iiImi handed mo his canceled check for
the conli lliiitiou. Klnco thou tho tcpic
hcntntlvp nf the Ptiit.lc T,nnin'.u fro-
UiiiMitlv linpoi tuned mo for copies of
the'-o Iotunipnt.s, hut I was tcliictnnt to
htivo them published, ns I wished to
spate tho Ktato of Pennsylvania tho
humiliation which Hitch publication
would upccss.ullv Involve; hut when
Governor Biuinbutgh announced Ills In
tention of becoming a candidate for
President of the United States I sought
an Intel view with the Hon. John S.
Rilling, who beforo that had vlsUcd mo
ns nit cinls,try of the Governor. I ex
hibited the documents to Mr. Killing in
foi tiling lilni that It was not my Inten
tion to give them to the public: unless
the flovetnor poialstcd In his presiden
tial candidacy, but that If ho persisted,
I would feel constinlncd to do m.
"I ftn titer stated that the Governor
could do as he pleased about carrying
on n factional entitc , hut when It camo
to nskritg people to Indotse a man for
tlie Piesldcncy who might bo liable to
Impeachment, I thought It time to put
n ftop to It. Upon leading tho papeia
Jlr. Rllllng's first exclamation was that
It would subject the Governor to im
peachment, nnd my inipicsslon Is thnt
lie also stated that ho did not see how
the I-cglHlatui e could leftaln from such
action If tho truth weio known.
"I did nothing' ftn ther In the matter
until Satin day evening, when, heating
that the Governor wus circulating pe
titinnn to have his name placed on tho
ballot as a candidato for Picsldcnt, 1
handed the papers to Mr. Spuigcon,
editor of tho Philadelphia Pudlic
IjRiniltR. But on last Mondaj' evening
1 was called to tho telephone by Cyrus
IJ. Woods, Secretin jp of the Common
wealth, who urged me to meet him in
Philadelphia the following day.
"I did ko, and nt that Interview I
received assuianco fiom Mr. Woods thnt
tho Govei nor had decider to withdraw
his candidacy and to allow tho delegates
from Pennsj lvanl.i to go unlnstrtictcd.
Upon this assurance I sought out Mr.
Spuigcon and uiged him to refrain from
making the matter public. Throughout
this transaction I have acted holely with
a view of saving tho good name of tho
State.
"A glance nt the Governor's letter
will convince any sano man that ho re
guided tho check as a campaign con
trlbutron;elso why does ho thank Mr
Oliver for his 'genet ous help in this
fight'?"
(JOVntXOIl'S CAMPAIGN
HOARD GIVES STATEMENT
Coincident with the developments at
tendant upon tho Governor's statement
with regard to the Oliver check, the cam
paign committee In chatge of bis presl-dc-ntful
fight ifsued this comment lut
night
"Still futther evidence of Governor
Ilriuubatigh's popularity- through tho inln
tng dlstilctH of tho Stuto and of tho cu-
thusl.ibtlc support ho Is assured from that
illt ot tlon in Ids race for the presidency
is contained in the announcement that tho
nilno Inspectors of I.uzotne t'ountv had
dcclated themselves In heaity sympathy
with his candidacj-. Tlie action of the
mine inspectors becaitio known through a
letter to tbe Goveinoi from Robert John
son, hecretarj' of the initio inspectors of
Luzerno County
'The feeling that tbe time Is lipe for
Pennsj lv aula, bulwark of Republicanism,
to send one of Its sons to tho White House
and that the logical son for It to send
is Governor lituinhaugh is sweeping
through the State like a foi est lire
"Another warm letter of commendation
was written by Ptank H Jarvis, former
superintendent of schools in Wyoming
County and now president of the Tunk
hannock School Board
"An excerpt from another written to
the Governor by Henrj' Davis, a prominent
lesident of Huntingdon County, contains
tlie following. 'You may lemembcr that I
wrote jou. soon after jour election to the
olllce of Governor, that I will not bo sat
isfied until you are made President of the
United States I tun one of your old friends
In Huntingdon County who have followed
jour career from jour bojhood, and who
know that Pennsylvania lias excellent
presidential timber in her present Gov
ernor.' "
Washington Party Men Indorse Vare
'Nate leadership was indoised and Pen
ruse leaderbhlp repudiated at a meeting
of members of tlie Washington party held
last night at 3939 Lancaster avenue under
the chairmanship of Magistrate Hater
The Mugbtrate said that witii one excep
tion a gathering of "100 independents
favored tho Vares " George P. Darrovv.
Congressman from the 6th District and a
friend of the Vares, was indorsed for re
election, as was Andrew Flood for the
State House of Representatives
Describes Grain Testing Machine
The saving of millions of dollars' worth
of grain by means of a heat-and-molsture-testing
galvanometer was described by Dr
Anthony Zeleny, of Minneapolis, speaking
before tho American Philosophical .So
ciety, at 101 South Sth street, last night
As many as 3000 different parts of u vast
mass of grain In an elevator may be
tested simultaneously he said.
Hibernians Favor Preparedness
Representatives of 103 divisions of the
Philadelphia County Board of tbe Ancient
Order of Hibernians, 100 delegates who
acted for a total membership of 25.000 in
this city and vicinity Indorsed national
preparedness at their regular monthly
meeting
DU PONT $50,000,000
SUIT TO HAVE FIRST
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY
Representatives of Defendant
Company Present Argu
ment Against Answer
ing Interrogations
DENY RIGHT OF QUERY
Say Interiogntorics Have No Bearing
on Case in United States
District Court
The flist public hearing of th
SSOOOO.onn "dti Pont suit." which has
been pending In tho United States Dis
trict Court slnco Inst December, wns Inld
before Judge Thompson In the Federal
isutiiiing in this city today.
The activities of today were In th
nature of a preliminary hrnrlng, at which
repiesentntlvcs of 1J I dit Pont do Ne
mourn & Co and of the old K t dtl Pont
de N'cinouis Powder Company presented
arguments to show- why they should not be
compelled tn answer Interrogatories filed
with the court by Philip p ,u rout, of
Merlon. Tn , tho original complainant In
the suit.
Tho intonogntorles require that the old
powder company name nnd show the
nmount of mourv on deposit with various
banks and trust companies prior to nnd
following the transactions complained of
by the suing stockholders nnd further re
sult 0 thnt both tho old nnd tho new
powder coinpntiv show- the exact nature of
nil orders placed with them during cettnln
periods ot 1014 nnd 1!)1G.
GROUNDS OP OH.TECTION.
The defendants hnvo objected to the
Interrogatories on the ground that thfl
questions have no bearing on the transac
tions which will be investigated In the
litigation Tho complainants hold Hint
the replies might show that tho banks
which floated a large loan to tho de
fendants and enabled them tn ptirclmsn
n largo block of the i: t du Pont dn
Nemours Pmvdci Company stock have
been "rewarded" bv having tho size of
their deposit ncrounts Increased bj- the
officials of tho powder compnnv
The complain nits also hold Hint If thn
vnilous powdpr contracts mo produced
In court they will show- that tho de
fendants knew thnt the stock they pur
chased would vastly Increase In value,
nnd thnt they were playing a "sttro
thing" In keeping this stock from the
company nnd obtaining It for themselves
Tho I! I du Pont do Nctnouis Powder
Company wns reorganised last September
Into 12 1 du Pont do Nemotirti & Co , a
coiporatlon capitalized nt $210,000,000. or
nt twice tho capitalization of the old con
cern The directors and officials of the old
powder compntij- automatically becamo dl
lectors nnd otllccrs of the new
If Judge Thompson decides that tho
defendants must answer the. Interrogatories
they will In all probability seek a delay
of 30 dajs in which to piepnio their re
plies, which when filed would lcavo no ob
stacle In tho vvny of continuing the hear
ings. If It Is derided that the company
need not answer tho Interrogatories it is
believed that tho hearing of tho caao will
he begun within a period of two or three
w eeks
AI.LlXJn TRAUI) IN D12AI
Philip I du Pont. Alfred T. du Tont.
Francis I. du Pont and other stockholders
of the powder companj who t re complnin
ont in the litigation, allege that tho de
fendants fiaudlitcntlj acquired 12 I. du
Pont do Nemours a Co stock valued at
moro 'than $BO,000.000
The stock In question was obtained fiom
General T. Coleman du Pont in December,
1014, for about SI 1.000,000. The complain
ants nlicgo that tho defendant dlioctoia
voted down an offer by which the powder
companj' might havo obtained theso hold
ings In order that they might obtain them
for themselves through tho du Pont Securi
ties Companj'.
Picric S. du Pont, president of the pow
der companj', Is accu-cd ot having been
tho central figure In tho alleged fraud
Ho asserts that It was never to tho best
Interests of the powder lonipmj to ob
tain tho stock formerly own d bj T Cola
man du Pont
CANTON J"0INSREV0LT
AND DECLARES ITSELF
FREE OF YUAN SHI KAI
"
Big City in Southern China
Takes Whole Province, the
First On Coast, With It
in Secession
CHANGE WITHOUT FIGHT
SHANGHAI. April 8 Tho independence
of Canton and Kwuntung Province has
been formally declared following a con
f ei once of tnllltnry and naval olliccrs and
leading citizens with I.uug Chi Kuang,
Governor of Kwaiigtttng. No lighting
took place
Kwangtung Is an (input taut piovlnca
of China In tho southeastern part of tho
Republic on tho China Sea. Its capital
Is Canton, which has a population of
900,000 In the province there aro esti
mated to be from 22,000,000 to 30,000,000
people.
The secession Is considered important
here, as pointing to tlie probable down
fall of President Yuan Shl-kal, as it Is
expected to lead to the defection of other
southern pi ov luces and strengthen the
hands of the southern leaders In their
reiterated demand for Yuan's letlrement
and the telnstltutlon of the Nanking con
stitution. Tlie influence at Pekin of Vice Presi
dent 1,1 Yuan Hung and Secretary of Stato
Hsu Sliili Chang mid Marshal Tuan Chi
Jui, It Is thought possible, may result in
the peaceful solution nf tbe situation that
the southerners ardently desire, but In
formation fiom a usually well Informed
foieign sout ce In Peklu Is to tho effect that
Yuan Shl-kal will light bitterly The
China Merchants Company has refused to
transport northern troops to Canton.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati la
on Iter way to Amoj-. Tho Galveston is
due at Swatow todaj-, when the Wilming
ton will sail for Canton.
It is considered noteworthy that there
are no appiehenslous for the safety of
foreigners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apiil 8 Tsal Nal
Wang, a high civil oillcer of the Yuan
Shl-kal Government, has been put to
death In Kwangtung by the revolution
aries, according to a cablegram to the
Chinese Republic Association here.
KADNOlt HUNT TO GIVE "PAKTY"
Farmers Will Be Guests at Clubhouse
Tonight
The clubhouse of the Radnor Hunt Club,
near Brjn Mawr, will be open tonight to
the neighboring farmers for a "party "
The guests are tbe land owners whose
farms have been traversed In the last
j-ear by the Radnor hunters and houndi
in pursuit of the foxea.
A vaudeville and moving-picture show
and a dinner will bo provided as enter
tainment for the farmers and their fam
ilies. About 30 members of the club,
headed by 'Benjamin Chew, master of
bounds, will be the hosts.
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