Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
HAVEMEYER TALKS.
PRESIDENT OF THE SUGAR TRUST
 BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.

He Told the Investigating sensterr That the Trust Subscribed to the Campaign Funds of 10th rsrties-nis T.Iks with scnators
 WASHINGTON, June la-when Mir. H. Q. Haveneyer president of the American Sugar Refining company. otherwise known Rs the Sugar trust, was excused by tho senate Investigating committee he had been with the committee about five hours, and notwithstanding tho fact that the questions propoundei covered all the points contemplated by the resolution un. der which the committee is acting, and somo issues as we'll wierh wcrc not strict ly contemplated when the resolution was adopted, he was informed that thcre were still other joints upon which the commit tee desired to intcrrogate him, and he was asked to appear again today,
 Tho inquiry was begun by asking MT. Havemeyer about the published statement that he had either on Mir. F. C. Bencdict's yacht or at Greenwich, Conn, boon in consultation with MT. Cleveland and Mir. Benedict in 1899, after Mir clcveland's nomination for the presidency, about the sugar interests as affected by the Hawaiian treaty.
 Doe. Not Know Mr. Cleveland.
 To this Mir Havomcyer said there was mot one word of truth He also dc clarrd that no such consultation had ever occurred at any time or place He added that he did not know Mir. Cleveland and had never seen him. Furthcrmoro he had never exchanged word with Mir. Bone dict on the subject of sugar or on any oth. CT business matter.
 With rcfcrcnoe to the reported confer. encc at tho Arlington hotel In this city ho said: Some time in March was in Mir, Terrell's room at the Arlington hotel. when Mir. Brioe. Mir. Smith and Mir. Reed wcre present. There was nothing at that interview said about the obligations of the Democratic party to the Sugar trust therc existing no obligation betweon them, and thore was no mention of any. have no recollection of any rcfercnoo to any obli. gation on the part of smith, Brioe or any one present.
 He then told how he had boon sont for by Mir Tcrrcll to como to his (rerrull'sl room and explain the sugar question to Senator Brlco who was there, and how ho had yonc In, taking his samples, and then deliverd what he termed a leoturo to Sen ator Bricc on the subject of sugar, repeat
 
 committec IIo said that specific duty would discriminate against low grade sug. ar which was the poor mans sugar, and gavc other reasons for advocating an sd valorem duty.
 He then explained the interview with Senator Jones at Senator Camden's rooms and with Senator Caffory at Senator Brice's house He thought MT. Tcrrcll had told him that m arrangement had boen made for him to meet Mir. Joncs He had talked with Jones about throc-quars ters of an hour about the different sys- tcns of lovying duty and about tho cost of refining sugar Ia this and other oountrics when Mir. Jones asked question that he could not answer, and because he could not answer it the senator had appeared to get "rufllcd'' and packed up his papers and left for the scnate.
 Meeting. wuh sensters.
 He said that ho had been Invited to Scn. ntor Bricc's house by the senator to moot Senator Cafrory, and when he met him he merely went over the argument for an ad yalorom duty. Mir. Hnvcmcyer sald he had gone to the capitol with Mir. Torrcll, but not for the purpose of seeing senators
 We wcrc idllng around, " ho said ''sors of spectators
 Mir Havemcycr made some rather star tling statements toward the close of his testimony IIc was asked about the con trlbutions of the Sugar trust to the cam. paiEn funds of political parties, and he said that the records of tho trust showed that such contributions were made, but that they wcro made to the state commit. tees, not 10 tho national committccs He was asked if the contributions of the trust were given to both parties In the same state, and he replied, "oh. no"
 How do you arrnnge itS'' ho was | asked.
 Well, New York is Democratic state. We give to the Democrats thcrc and to the Republicans In Massachusetts We novcr | give to the minority
 Did you contribute to tho antianap. porsyy'' asked Senator Lodge.
 oh, no nm quito surc on that point nothing to the antlsnappcrs
 This feature was considered about the most interesting of Mir. Havcmcyor's toz- timony Havcmeycr could not give the 1 committee the amounts contributed by the Sugar trust to the different campaign funds, but he promised to furnish them II he could get them.