Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13
THE SUGAR KING.
Mr.. HaVemeyer TeStiheS Before the
Investigating Committee.
HIS ANSWERS CURT.
And He Doesn't Lavish Titles on
People Spoken OF.
HE NEVER SAW CLEVELAND!
Never Sought to Influence Anybody In the
Matter OF Making Eates-What
He Did secs.
HIS ANSWERS CURT.
HE NEVER SAW CLEVELAND!

Matter OF MakIbt fAates-N nat
He Did secs.
WASHINGTON. June 12.-Mr. Henry o.
Havemoyer. OF New York. president Of
the American Sugar Refining Company.
known as the Sugar Trust arrived In
Washington last night in response to a
subpoena from the senatorial committee
engaged in investigating alleged relations
between senator's and members OF the
trust. and appeared before the committee
this morning IS A witness. 1t was agreed
some time ago that Mr. Havemeyer
should be called. but the committee de-
cided TO get all the information possible
from other sources before placing him
on the stand in order that his examina-
ton might be complete and thorough.
The examinations of Messrs Terrell,
CHAPMAN. and Reed were conducted with
particular reference - forming a basis
for questioning Mr.. Havemeyer. who Is
REGARDED as the most important witness
that has appeared before the committee.
Mr.. Havemeyer was accompanied to
Washington by +. S. Parsons. the chief
attorney for the trust, and James Z.
Carter. of New York. who will represent
him as counsel. Cord Meyer. of New
York. was also OF the party. lie will be
questioned about the alleged contributions
to the campaign fund.
Mr.. Havemeyer was the only witness
examined to-day. His answers to the
questions were curt and he did not offer
TO give information that was not required.
He showed he had no respect for
titles In eliminating them altogether III
sDeaking OF senators and others. ana ne
caused some astonishment among the
members of the committee by his state
ment that he had never seen President
Cleveland
IL am President Of the American Sugar
Refining Company. misnamed trust" said
Mr.. Havemeyer. in answer TO "a prellmina-
ry question.
senator Gray read the statement con-
tanned in the Philadelphia Press that the
witness was present in the summer oil
1879. after Clevelands nomination, with
Mr.. Benedict. either on his yacht or III
conversation at Greenwich, Conn. where
Mr. Uavemeyer resides, consulting about
| the sugar interests as they were affected
by the situation in the Hawaiian Islands.
, "There is not a word Of truth in 1t,
said Mr. Havemeyer No such meeting
had taken place. He also denied the allie
cations in the Press article that the Sugar
| Trust was organized with reference te
| its influence on the two great politica
parties. In regard to the statement thai
| the trust on the whole is a Democratic
| association. the witness said 1t was not so
The Chairman: l have already asked
YOU about the conversation Mr.. Edwards
! ALLEGED YOU had with Mr. Cleveland
| either in Greenwich or on the yacht in th'
summer Of 1892, or the summer Of 1893
| Did YOU ever have such conversation
| anywhere?
MIR. Havemeyer: l never exchanged &
word with Mr.. Cleveland or ir his com
pany in my life, and / have never seeI
! the man.
The Chairman: You have never seer
| him?
| Mr. Havemeyer: have never seen Mr.
! Cleveland. either In New York or else
| where.
senator Allen: DO you mean to say
! Mr.. Havemeyer, that you have never seer
/ Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Havemeyer: / have never seen Mr.
| Cleveland.
| Senator Davis: You do not know wha
he looks like except from his pictures
Mr.. Havemeyer: Except from his pic
lures. | suppose i would know him l
| saw hiIr. Nor have / ever exchanged
a word with Mr.. Benedict on the subjec
! of sugar. or any other business matte
whatever
ARLINGTON HOTEL MEETING.
With reference to the statement In tn
| Press about a meeting between senator
| and Sugar-Trust men I'm Mr.. Terrell
room in the Arlington Hotel. Mr.. Have
| never said some time In March he wa
| I'm Mr.. TcrrelTs room when Senators Bric
| and Smith, and Mr.. III. l.. Reed. Of Bos
ton, were present. There was nothing
| said in that interview about the obliga
tons OF the Democratic party 10 tn
! Sugar Trust. He had been requested Z
90 to Mr.. Terrell's room. and found MI
| Rrlce there. Mr.. Terrell said: Here i
| an opportunity to tell one OF the sena
tors what you know about sugar
Mr.. Havemeyer sent for one box OF hi
sample sugar and delivered a lecture o
| the sugar question.
The Chairman: You said you had beef
sugar?
Mr.. Havemeyer: Brice and | got no
over the matter before We finished IL.
The Chairman: In what way. and OF
what account?
Nr. Havemeyer: I said something abou
the Democratic party that he took um
bragg At / thought
The Chairman. What was said?
! Mir Uavemcyer: | said that the Demo
cratic PARTY w,ra put INTO power not I
destroy any industry, bat to take suitabi
and proper care Of every industry an
t.at'this selection Of the sugar-reiinin
Industry OF the United States for attac
vas Infamous as q party preceding.
The Chairman: Was that the matte
about which you had what you call IN
Vrane,ing?
NJ Hayomeycr: That is the matter owe
waich We GOT rather hot
The Chairman: What did Mr.. Brice haN
t. say?
Mr. Uayerever. Hrice said he though
tha Democratic party felt disposed TO b
fin. aboat tnc matter but did not appea
70 have anyhcdy who would shoulder
the inclous Of The sugar Trust; that b
. ,,cs rot particularly interested in II. a
IL was not an industry in his state, bu
,.s Il senator ne did want to DO what va
fir and yient Ii the matter. ana wcGi
w, 10 hear further exposition OF the SUI
1T.
Tto Chairman: was that all that wa
said?
SIR. Havemeyer: Ycs. sir.
Thc Chairman: Wa anything said
tho t;nc about the Indebtedness OF n
Democratic party T. the Sugar Trust. s'
I called?
MIR. Havemeycr: No, sir. When NJ
Smith came in the conversation on sugs
had ceased. and If the subicc; was asal
referred 60 the talH was merely desultor!
The Chairman: Was there any STAT
ment made by you or anybody else thel
( mat the bin would he beaten If sugar Ill
not get fair treatment?
Mr.. Hsvemeyer: No, sir.
The Chairman: Did you on that occ;
sion. or any o;her occasion, turn 20 SEM
tor Smith and ask him bluntly. or othe
wise. what he was going to do TO mail
tain the pledges OF his party leaders
the sugar men. and to secure satisia'