The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-17
TWOSUGAR SENATORS
Ransom's Son Gambled Without
His Fathers knowledge.
QUAY BOUGHT HIS OWN STOCK.
He Has Always Played the Game. and
Insists on His Right 20 Do 30
Whenever He Chooses.

wAsaTxsros CITY, June f6-senator
Ransom created senatlon when be ap-
peared before the sugar investigating COM
rnittee today. He was asked, az were
Others who we're before the COMMITTEES, the
following question by Mr. Lodge: HAS
any member Of your family or any person
In your employ, or any clerk employed
under the lass of the United States IN
your service, been 20 your knowiedge In
terestsd In any of the ways indicated In
any OF the preceding questions Ia any
transactions Of sugar stocks or eertihcates
during the period mentioned7"
Replying to the question Ar. Ransom
asked leave to make a statement. On the
night of last Thursday he had been visited
at his home by Mr.. Rowland, correspon-
dent of the New York Press. who asked
him substantially the same question as
had beer put 70 him By the COMMITTEES.
Ransom made. an explicit denial, where
upon Rowland informed bin that bro
kerage firm ia the city. silsbee CO.. h adj
an entry in their books which indicated
that the senator had specuIated in sugar
stocks during the period OF the tariff de-
bate.
"Mr. Howland," continued Ransom.
"asked me If knew any other person by
the name Of Ransom IN the city. | told
him knew OF but one other person In the
city by the name of Ransom and that
was my son George. gho was my clerk.
lie asked me where he Was, and j said he
Was in the parlor and would step in and
bring him in. 1 was perhaps more eau
tious than she occasion required, and
said TO Mr.. Howiand that | would thank
him to come with me 10 the door so that
he could see that no communication
should take place between me and my
son. | went to the door where my son
was, and beckoned him TO come in. did
not speak to him or see him between the
parlor and my room, ana when he got
into my room / asked the gentleman TO
state his business 20 him, and told my son,
whatever the matter was. 10 tell the truth
about il. He then stated TO the gentleman
in my presence that he had bought some
sugar stock on the 18th or 18th OF April.
lie put up margin OF $40, which he paid
she broker. He said on the same
day he put up u margin of SIS on cotton.
He said he lost the cotton and made $40
on sugar, and after that he repeated the
same bet on sugar but not on cotton, and
/ think be lost the second. He then stated
that he aud Capt Barnes. a messenger
here at the committee room, after that on
two occasions bought $40 worth Of sugar
stock. They went in together. asked
the correspondent TO examine my son as
fully as he pleased, and to examine Capt.
Barnes. too"
Mr.. Ransom proceeded to relate that
several weeks ago the Capt. Barnes pre-
viousIy alluded to- had come to him to tell
him that friend had informed him that
he 1.-THE senator) had been specializing in
sugar. The senator denied the story and
sen, Barnes to investigate. The latter re-
turned with the assurance that there was
no basis for the assertion. The senator
had told the correspondent. Rowland,
about this incident. Withholding the name
of Barnes informant. which had been
communicated to him In confidence.
Senator Ransom advised the committee 10
examine Mr.. Barnes and see If his story
did not correspond with what had just
been stated to the COMMITTEES.
Senator Gray asked: Had You any