The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-13

Havemeyer, Of New York presidents of
che American Sugar Refining Company,
known as the sugar trust, arrived in
Washington last night in response to a
subpoena from the Senatorial commit.
tee engaged in investigating alleged re-
lattons between Senators and members
of the trust, and appeared before the
committee this morning as g. witness.
Havemeyer was accompanied to Wash
ington by =. Parson, the chief attor
ney for the trust, and James C Carter.
of New York, who will represent him as
counsel. Cord Meyer, of New York, was
also or the party. He will be questioned
CLOSELY about the alleged contributions
OF the trust to the Democratic ca mpaign
fund
Havemeyer WAS the only witness ex-
amined today. His answers, to cues.
tions were curt and he did not offer to
give information that WAS not requested.
HaHemeyer showed he had no respect
for titles in eliminating them alto
gether in speaking VI Senators and.
others, and he caused the most astonish.
ment among the members of the com
mittee by his statement that he had
never seen President Cleveland.
Senator Gray read the statement in
the Philadelpnia Press that the witness
wa, present in the summer of 1893,
after Cleveland's nomination, with Mr..
Benedict, either on his yacht or in con.
Versation at Greenwich. Conn. Have
meyer resides there), consulting about
the sugar interests as they were affec.e
by the situation in the Hawaiian Islands,
"Tnere IS not 3 word of truth in it."
said Havemeyer. No SUCH meeting had
taken place. He also denied tho allega.
tions In the Press article that the sugar
trustw was organized with reference to in
iiuence In the two great political parties.
In regard to the statement that the
trust in the whole is Democratic asso-
citation the witness sald l. was not so.
MIR Havemeyec sAia he had never ex-
changed word with Cleveland or in
mis- company IN his life ami he had never
seen the man.
the press about meeting between Sen.
ators and sugar men in MIR. Terriil's
room in the Arlington Hotel. Mr..
Havemeyer said some time in March he
was in Mr.. Terrill's room when Sena-
tors Brico and Smith, and Mr.. H. l.
Reed, OF Boston, were present. There
was nothing said in that interview
about the obligations of the Democratic
party TO the sugar trust.
He had been requested to go to Mr..
Terrills room and found Brice there.
Terrill said Here is an opportunity
to tell one of the Senators what you
know about sugar"
Havemeyer sent for his sample boxes
OF sugar, and delivered lecture on the
subject. Senator Smith came in, and
the witness made some allusion to the
wrangling he and Mr.. Brice had about
sugar, which, he admitted. they had
gotten into ON account OF something he
said about the Democratic party.
The chairman-What was said?
Mr. Havemeyer-I said that the
not to destroy any industry, but to take
suitable and proper care OF every
industry, and that this selection of the
sugar refining industry of the United
States for attack WAS infamous as q party
proceeding.
The Chairman-Was anything said st
the time about tho Indebtedness OF the
Democratic party to the sugsr trust, SO
called?
Mr.. Hayeme yer-No sir. When Mr..
Smith came the conversation on sugar
had ceased and the subject WAS not
again referred to. The talk was merely
desultory.
The Chairman-Was there any state
ment made by you or anybody else there,
or NJ. Smith, or Mr.. Brice, that the hill
would be beaten if sugar did not get
fair treatment?
Mr.. Havemeyer-No, sir.
The witness denied positively the al
legation II meeting at the capitol one
Sunday between members OF the sugar
trust, Democratic members OF finance
committee and Louisiana Senators. Sen.
ator Gallery had not drawn any sugar
schedule while the witness looked over
his shoulder
Furthermore he had never been to the
capitol building to see any OF the Sena-
ators and Republicans about sugar.
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