Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1893 — COL. THOMPSON DENIES [ARTICLE]

COL. THOMPSON DENIES

That Hoodie Was Used—Alleged Bribery of American Legislators. There is an American end to the Panama scandal, and the New York Wosld alleges that 82,009,010 was expended iii bribing American legislators. It is charged that Do Lcssepe in person worked th p scheme, to aid in gulling the French people. Col. Dick Thompson, of Terre naute who was President of the American branch of the canal company, writes the following statement over his own siguu lure: "I have no knowledge of there ever being a dollar expended in this country to influonce legislation in tho interest of the Panama canal, .and am suro there never was a dollar so expended. There neve’ was a Panama canal lobby in Washington City, ail'd no legislation favorable to th c canal was required.”