The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-13
..lHAyEMEYER COOLLY ADMITS
Money for Both Democrats and
- Republicans.
DARING WORK OF THE LOBBYISTS
However, the President of the Ring
Denies That He Ever Approached
Cleveland.

W ASHlNGTONs June lz-d, ~, have
meyer. president of the American Re-
fnery. was before Gray's investigating
committee to-day. The proceedings were
strictly private. Hayemeyer denied the
published statements as to contributions
; 10 campaign funds and the demand that
the trust should have protection for past
fav0rs. He said he talked with Senator'S
.IIIH, German and Smith in regard to pro-
feetioh to the refining interests. Smith and
.1formnn promised TO help him and Hill
gave him no satisfaction. BE said the
present tariff bill was unsatisfactory be-
cause a differentisl of an eighth of cent
was. not sufficient to afford all the protec-
tion the refners should receive. He advo-
Gated the al vAlOrem system and was graf
itied that it had been adopted.
- Havemeyer denied all knowledge of
speculation in sugar stocks by Senators.
F.. HaYemeyer was asked about the pub
rfsled statement that he had on either
f.. G. Benedict's yacht, OF at Green wich.
:C0an., been in consultation with Cleve-
land. ana Benedict, in 1892. after Cleve-
lands nomination for the Presidency,
a1JGnt the sugar interests as affected by
! tbs Hawaiian treaty. To this Havemeyer
said there was mot one word OF truth"
: tiOn had ever occurred at any time or
place He added that he did not know
Cleveland. and had never seen him. Fur
=thermore he had never exchanged a word
: with Benedict on the subject Of sugar or
any other business matter.
:: He: said he and come to Washington
early in March, after the tariff bill had
passed the House, with the hope of get
F1sir haF, ba in
m1ttee, and had gone to Senator Vest to
ask him if it would not be possible 30 Sc
cure a hearing by the committee. Vest
to explaia the sugar question to him (Ves)
individually, and he had done so.
Hes.th explained his interview with
Senator Jones at Senator CamdeA's rooms,
and with Senator Cameron at Senator
Br5ce7s house. He had talked with Jones
for about tlaree-quarteTs of aH hour about
stHe different systems of levying duty, and
about the cost of refining sugar In this and
other. countries.
:. He said he had been invited to Senator
Brice's and asked by the Senator to meet
Senator Caffery and when he met him
merely went over the argument for an ad
.valorem duty. Havemeyer said he had
gone to the Capitol with Terrell, but not
for the purpose of seeing Senators or
:: Representatives.
}: ave were idling around" he said,
" "sort Of spectators" Havemeyer made
some rather startling statements toward
the. close of his testimony. He was asked
about the contribution of the sugar trust
E to the campaign funds Of political parties
and said the records of the trust showed
that. sHch contributions were made, but
they were made to the State committee,
not to the national committees.
He was asked if the contributions of
the. trust were given to both parties in the
same State and replied:
"Ob. no.
:='How do you arrange it?" he was asked.
~-'Well, New York is Democratic State.
We give to the Democrats there. and to
the -Repu blicans in Massachusetts. We
never give to the minority"
E''Did you contribute to the anti-snap-
pers." asked Senator Lodge.
= sob, no; L am quite sure on that point
nothing to the anti-snappers."
Havemeyer could not remember the
ampGnts contributed by the sugar trust to
fhe different campaign funds, but he prom
ised to furnish them II he could get them.
= Cordneyer was called after Havemeyer
finished. He gave the committee little or
30 in formation.
. In his question Senator Allen sought to
develop the fact that there was an under
etandiug. between the sugar trust and
Claus Spreckels for a division of territory,
= and while HaVemeyer admitted his CON-
pany did not ship beyond the Missouri
River, he conteIded it was because of
physical difficulties and not on account of
an understanding
+. Senator Allen asked why the trust had
attempted to control legislation In Con-
greSs. To this Mr.. Havemeyer replied:
Undoubtedly that is what have been
. down here for" He said the trust had
made about S15.OO0,0OO by the purchase of
the other refneries.
Asked whether the trusts contributions
TO political parties amounted to $1,000. 600
in any one campaign Havemeyer SAID.
"Oh, no." He said nothing was con-
tributed to influence Presidential nomina-
tions IN 1892 The money so spent was
charged on the books of the trust
.Havemeyer said in reply to further oues-
tioning that if the committee desired he
could produce the figures from the books
OF the company showing what contribu-
tions had been made for political purposes.
and on the committee voting such re-
quest he asked the privilege of consulting
his.counsel.