| Show i I FALL Of A POPULAR IDOL I Attorney General R V Davidson of Texas t who has made sensational charges against Senator Joseph W Bailey disclaims any political motive behind his action and says ho Is not seeking tho x senators position Tho people of Texas havo fir heard his allegations against Balloy with bowed heads Tho senator was a popular Idol Many of V his Hiippqrters say they will stick to him right or wrong In consequence a serious split has taken place In the Democratic party Bailey Is now 1llh lighting for reelection Should ho win or should he lose Hhould Davidson or someone else bo named + In his place so Intense Is the feeling that It will he several years before tho party can bo reunited In his investigations into the WatersPierce 011 company said to bo a branch of tho Standard 011 company which he Is seeking to drive out of tho state Attorney General Davidson says ho found vouchers of papers made payable to Senator Bailey They had been audited and approved by the Standard Oil company Tho feeling among tho people of Texas Is that Senator Bailey has not been honest with them In his campaign for vindication ho did not tell tho people that ho had accepted loans from the oil company Now ho says these Items were loans and that they have been repaid But ho does not say how Tho contention of the attorney general is that the WatersPierce Oil company com-pany secured political aid In their fight for readmission to the state in 1900 Attorney General Davidson Is generally reegarded throughout Texas as one of tho states shrewdest politicians Ho affirms that ho Is truly pained that Bailey should have fallen but that It was absolutely necessary for the success of his suit against tho oil company that ho bring in Baileys name |
