The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-22

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Quay was before the sugar trust com
mittee just before 8 o'clock. He
boldly told the committee that he
had bought sugar stock for specula-
ton and that he would do so again.
When Senator Ransom appeared be-
fore the senate sugar trust investiga-
ton committee to-day, he was asked,
as were other senators who had been
before the committee, the following
question by Senator Lodge: Has
any member of your family or any
person in your employ or any clerk
employed under the laws of the United
States in your service, been to your
knowledge, interested in any of the
ways indicated in any of the preced-
ing questions in any transactions in
sugar stocks or certificates during the
period mentioned?"
Mr.. Ransom said that Thursday
night he had been visited at his home
by Mr.. Rowland, correspondent of
the New York Press, who asked him
substantially the same question as
had been put to him by the commit
tee. He had made an explicit denial,
whereupon Mr.. Rowland informed
him that a brokerage firm in this city
-Silsbee q Co.-had an entry in their
books which indicated that the sena-
tor had specialized in sugar stocks
during the period of the tariff debate.
6. "Mr. Rowland" continued Mr..
Ransom, asked me if l knew any
other person by the name of Ransom
in the city. told him l knew of but
one person in the city by the name of
Ransom and that was my son George
who was my clerk. He asked me
where he was and | said he was in the
parlor and l would step in and bring
him in. l was perhaps more cautious
than the occasion required and l said
to Mr.. Rowland that I would thank
him to come with me TO
the door SO that he could see no COM
m~unication should take place between
me and my son. l went to the parlor
door where George was and beekoned
him to come in. l did not speak to
him or see him between the parlor
and my room, and when he got in my
room l asked the gentlemen to state
their business to him, and told my
son whatever the matter was to tell
the truth about it."
"My son." Mr.. Ransom went on,
''stated that he had bought some
sugar stock On the 18th or 18th of
April. He put up a margin of $40
which he paid the broker on sugar
stock. He said on the same day he
put up a margin of S25 on cotton. He
said he lost on cotton and made SO
on the sugar and that after that he
repeated the same bet on sugar, but
not on cotton, and l think he lost the
second. He then stated that he and
Captain Barnes, a messenger here at
the commerce committee room, after
hat on two occasions bought $40
worth of sugar stock. They went in
together. l asked the correspondent
to examine my son as fully as he
pleased and examine Captain Barnes,
too"
Mr.. Rasom proceeded to relate that
about two weeks ago Captain Barnes
had come to him to tell him that a
friend had informed him that he (the
senator) had been specializing in
sugar. The senator denied the story
and sent Barnes to investigate it.
The latter returned with the assur-
ance that there was no basis for the
assertion.
The senator had told the CORE
spondent Rowland about this incident
withholding the name of Barnes in
formant which had been communi-
Gated to him in confidence.
Senator Ransom advised the com
mittee to examine Mr.. Barnes and
see if his story did not correspond
with what had just been stated to the
committee.
The senators examined up to this
morning were Messrs. Lodge, Gray,
Allen, Lindsay and Davis, members of
the Investigating committee, and a.
drich, Allison, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blanchard, Brice. Call, Camden,
Carey. Chandler, Cockrell, Coke, Gull
lom, Daniel, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Du-
bois, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger,
George, Gibson, Hale, H~ansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar
and Hunton.
All denied having had any dealings
in sugar stocks or any knowledge of
Suph deals