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# HIT BANK DEAL OF CAL'S MATE (Continued from page 1) ary of the treasury, had been audited the $7,000,000 campaign fund ent of the First National Bank spent by Mark Hanna in electing Mc- cago-a Standard Oil concern- Kinley in 1896. Nobody ever found age and Dawes knew how big a out what became of some $3,000,000 was involved in the possession of that money, altho it was used in the Globe Bank's copper shares. final stages of the fight. Dawes was ling to the Boston press of that acquainted with the secrets of that gi- Standard Oil came in with gantic effort of money to retain its 1000 and absorbed the copper hold on the government. The bosses which were thrown upon the trusted him. in Boston. These shares gave It was becauese he was a brother to ockefellers a majority voting the real bosses that he lent $1,200,000 1 of the copper companies which to the "Blond Boss," Billy Lorimer, at are consolidated in the Ana- a later period, so that Lorimer could pass inspection of his own bank. The n Dawes retired from the comp- inspector asked Lorimer to show his ship, he attempted to run for money; Lorimer flashed a certified or mate from Illinois, but was un- cashier's check on Dawes' bank for - gather a following. In disgust $1,200,000, which was what Lorimer olitics, he organized the Central had to own. The inspector went to Company in Chicago, with Dawes' bank and was shown the ready 0 subscribed. Within a few cash, which he was assured was held fter he began business the older for payment of that check. Then the in Chicago learned that the check was torn up, and when after- rd Oil Company of Indiana had ward the Lorimer bank blew up, and Led $5,000,000 with Dawes-and 4,000 depositors found themselves the money remained year after robbed, hand-picked judges on the Il- s a nest egg for the fortune linois bench decided there was no es- the bank accumulated for its cape for Dawes-he must make good. Ler. It took ten years for the court of last resort to hand down its verdict against Lel Wing, whom Dawes sent to Dawes. This happened on the very to "protect" the public by clos- day of his nomination for the vice- e Globe Bank, and who helped presidency of the United States as the the copper stocks in the way worthy running mate of Cal Coolidge. ndard Oil, became president of rst National Bank in Boston. Was Hanna-Lorimer Aide. Let Silence Reign. It is on this record that Dawes course it is not to be assumed stands when he invites the nation to was solely because of the Bos- "uphold American institutions and cident that Dawes became a fa- safeguard the Constitution." And the of the money gods. He had "strong, silent man" in the White ed earlier, and he proved his House will be very silent indeed upon e on numerous occasions after this same record.
