Show TESTIFIES FOR SENATOR BAILEY II I I Governor Francis of I Former Missouri Appears Appear Before I Texas Committee I MAKES EMPHATIC DENIALS WANTS CHARGES PROVEN OR WITHDRAWN I I 1 st Feb iLA DA speciAl to the po t atel h from Crom Austin Tex says I or Governor D R it Francis of IIi was UI tIle tho tar star witness today be bc befI fI the BaIley commit and repeated d his denials on behalf It the Bailey Balle Senator Han Hanger tt rnY for Bailey Eailey submitted to Gov Francis the s second ond clause dause of the i ii i lock Cocke charges referring to the purchase of oC ranch ranchI Is I that har harge e true asked Ab AbsolUtelY ly false CalM replied d Francia that thit I did assist Bailey to buy I tb the ranch He later told of pa paying I Baileys Bailey obligations to H C pierce Pieree Charges All False I Crike O kf asked Francis It he hea through which pirco Wi a th the medium to Baileys Bailey political or legal I influence to rf reenter the nit iii In iii Texas Francis ein em emI t I aid hp he had nothing to do doI with t th Oil company I HE that the charge was n a re on him and ho he wanted the haT harge proved or withdrawn to bf be sure ur this statement nt got gotI I Into record In April 1900 Francis I wired Ball BaileY at Gainesville to come to St and said that he gave ii H HI I hay Pierce e a letter or of Introduction to V Hk HI purpose In wiring Baley was to brin bring About a meeting Both men were his Ilia friends H mid Mr lr lrI I pierce were fir both mEmbers or of th St StO O club in St Louts Louis Mr o was wasI I nt anel Francis was vice Iea I dent And they also belonged to two clubs The They were friends so soI I but never had hul bu business relations Mr Ir e had the conference b by Recommended Bailey Pierce had bal told the witness lila his Texas troubles i and asked ked about a Texas Ja law lawyer yer f to help him Francis recommended r What that Texas politician said I Pierce rt Mr Francis Frncis said lie be gave Bailey I strong tr DC r to Pierce an and i iI I then aided the introduction He denied I th this hat had anything today with Gibbs Gibb ranch purchase Francis said Pierce later told him that i hi had loaned money to Bailey He found in h hI l letter book that Nev ev 1900 he be paid Mr lr Pierce I NaU J had d directed him to do so 80 He did not remember whether ther Bailey did lOr r nid not advance the money but he heI I have loaned Ined It to him any wa waIr way Mr Ir told or of his conference with Uh In which he said ld Clay you Are re not going to let Bailey Baile do that werk for you for nothing J replied Bailey would not take pay but he Pierce had loaned him mon money v Mr Francis recalled ii to PJ Pierce In which be sent pay 8 18 and that Pierce re ret returned t turned d duo bills or of err Mr Baileys s obliga obligation obligations tion |