Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-14

Washington, June 10 H. q. Have
meyer, president of the American Sug-
ar refinery, appeared before the senate
sugar investigation committee yester-
day to give his testimony.
1t Is known that Mr.. Hayemcyer was
subjected to a very rigid examination
concerning his visits to Washington
last spring while the tariff bill was in
its formative process in the senate fl
nance committee, and In regard to his
interviews with senator's.
Mr.. Havemeyer denied the published
statements upon which the investiga-
ton Is based, both as to contributions
to campaign funds and the demands Of
the trust that 1t should have protection
in the tariff bill for past fayors. He
had talked with several senator's In the
interest of the proper protection Of the
refining interests, among them Sena-
tors Hill, German and Smith. The two
latter, he said, had promised to help
him. but Senator Hill had given him no
satisfaction at oil.
He said the present tariff bill was an
unsa tisfuctory one to the refiners, be-
cause the difference of Is Of Il cent
was not sufficient to afford all the pro-
lection which their interest should
have received. He confessed that he
had advocated the ad valorem and was
gratified that it had been adopted to
the extent that it was.
He denied all knowledge Of spccua.
ton in sugar stocks by senator's.
Mr.. Havcmeyer was asked about the
published statement that he had either
on Il. G. Benedicts yacht, or at Green
witch, Conn, been in consultation with
President Cleveland and Benedict in
1892, after Cleveland's nomination for
the presidency, about sugar Interests rs
effected by the Hawaiian treaty. 10
i this Mr. Huycmcycr said that there
was mot one word Of truth" He also
declared that no such consultation ever
occurred ut any time or place. He
added that he did not know President
! Cleveland and had never seen him.
Furthermore 10 had never exchanged
n word with Mr.. Benedict on the sub
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matter.
He said that he had come to Wash
ington early In March, after the tariff
bill passed the house, with the hope of
getting hearing before the finance
committee and had gone to Senator
Vest to ask him If it was not possible
to secure n hearing before the commit
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allow him to explain the sugar qucs-
ton to him (VesD individually, and he
had done so, meeting Mr.. Vest twice.
He then explained the interview
with Senator Jones ut Senator Cam
denis rooms and with Senator Gallery
Mt Senator Brice's house. He talked
with Mr.. Jones about three-quarters Of
an hour about different systems of
levylng duties and about the cost Of re-
filming sugar in this and other coun-
tries.
He said that he was invited to Sen
ator Brlccs house by the senator to
meet Senator Gallery, and when he
met him he merely went over the ar
gument for nd valorem duty. Mr..
IIavemcycr said that he had gone to
the capitol with Terrell, but not for
the purpose OF seeing senators or rep
rescntatives.
Mr.. Havemeyer made some rather
startling statements toward the close
Of his testimony. He was asked about
the contributions Of the sugar trust to
the campaign funds of political parties
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showed that such contributions had
been made, but they were made to
state committees, not to national com
mittecS.
He was asked il the contributions of
the trust were given to both parties
in the same state and he replied: "Oh,
NJ"
How do you arrange IT." he was
asked
well, Now York Is Il dcmocrau'
state, SO we give to the democrats
there aud to the republicans in Massa-
chusetts, We never give to the mi
norlty."
Did you contribute to the anti
Suappcrs?" asked Senator Lodge.
"Oh. no. l am quite sure on that
point Nothing went to the anti snap
pcrs,'
Mr.. Havcmeyer could not remember
the amounts contributed by the sugar
trust to the different campaign funds
but he promised to furnish ,ncm II he
could get them.
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