The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-24
LATEST
EDWARD S THERE
Tells Senate Committee Some
Things, WithhoIds Others.
Does otPropose TO DoAll the lnves.
tigating Himself, Apparently.

WASHINGTON, May "A. - The Senate
bribery Investigating committee today
began the second and by far the most
important branch OF the investigation
Che inquiry into the convention OF the
0ugar trusts with the tariff Legislators.
Mr.. II. j. Edwards, the author OF the
"Holland letter. In tho Philadeiphia
Press,wa before the committee for several
hours. He had arrived from New York
room at 10:30, half an hour before the
committee was ready to receive him.
Owing to the fact that the COMMITTEES
sat behind closed doors, and the addi-
tionai fact that after emerging from the
committee room Mr.. Edwards was found
unwilling to discuss the proceedings, it
has been impossible to obtain detailed
account OF the inquiry.
1t is known, however, that Mr.. Edwards
presented written mennorandum,
giving some OF the Information
stating that he could not give his
authority In other cases and why he could
not. He declined to state his authority
for the information contained In his
letter to the OBJECT that Secrc-
tsry Carlisle had appeared before
the tariff sub-committee, consisting OF
Senators Jones, Vest and Mills, before the
original Senate bill was reported and had
Insisted that sugar be given
protection, because OF the party
pledges made previous to election, or for
the statement that Mr.. Carlisle himself
revised and wrote the sugar schedule.
He stated that he understood that this
schedule as prepared by Mr.. Carlisle WAS
0till In existence, and suggested that * II
were Il could be obtained, He intimated
that IL was his opinion that this fact
moning members Of the finance commit
tee. He said that his authority was such
as to satisfy him OF the truth OF the state
ments made.
Other statements in his letter, the
authority for which Mr.. Edwards de-
was the amount contributed by Q
Sugar Trust to the Democratic campaign
fund In 1892 and member OF the firm OF
Moore Il Schley, who, he said in his let
Ger were Senator Brice's brokers,
bad been in possession OF the
upon the tariff bill, before the time when
Senator Voorhees, still insisted on the floor
of the Senate that no amendments had
been agreed to.
IL was his information, he said. that
this firm bad a representative in WASH
ington VINO was the man to whom the
appointments were handed.
He could not recall this mans name say
Ing that when he came TO write his story
he found that his notes had become blurred
but he suggested that Ii would be COM
parntively easy matter for the committee
10 establish b his identity.
With reference to the contribution OF
half million dollars to the campaign fund
in the last Presidential election,
Mr.. Edwards stated that he had been
given this information upon what he con-
yidered good authority, but That II would
the name of his authority. His in
formation was not positive that the
Sugar Trust had made the contri button,
but that il was made by or through in
diyidual members OF this trust with the
understanding that with Democratic sue
sess the trust should be protected against
damaging legislation. He instanced in
support Of this information statement
made by Governor Waller OF Connecticut,
before an investigating committee in that
state, in which he said Governor
Waller had stated that wealthy men OF
New York had contributed 100000 to-
ward Democratic success in Connecticut.
Mr.. Edwards said it was his Information
that half Of this amount had been con-
tributed by Mr.. Havemeyer and that
the other halt had been raised
by Mr.. X. G. Benedict. In the case OF
had been carried for the Populists by the
aid Of money thus obtained, he said that II
was notorious sact that the leading
members of the Democratic party in Col
orado had been in consultation with the
wealthy Democrats OF New York prior to
the election.
Mr.. Edwards said that his first infor-
nation as to the interests OF the
Sugar Trust in politics had come to
aim In the spring OF 1892, when 1t had
contributed $4,000 to the cause OF
the "Anti-snappers" in New York State,
but he had thought comparatively little
OF this until he Had heard OF its far larger
donations in the fall of that year.
He also stated that his first
5ntimation of Mr.. Havemeyer's interest
In tariff legislation had been received
from an interview with that gentleman
published In the Brooklyn Eagle on the
25th of last January in which
he had said that the tariff
bill would be looked after when II
should reach the Senate. g We are not
without influence in the Senate" Mr.
Havemeyer was represented TO have said
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