Evening journal., 1894-06-16

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Mr Theodore
lIav,m yer, vice president of the Sugar
trust who was before the senate Sugar
: u.t investigating committee, disposed OF
10, stories about the efforts Of the trust, so
FAR as DO was concerned, to control tariff
legislation during the pendoncy of the
present tariff bin by saying that he had
not been I'm Washington for ~ months
previous to his present visit He also de.
nicd any knowledge Of the reported CON
ference between one of the Havcmeyors,
President Cleveland and Il. c. Benedict
upon the Hawaiian question.
He confirmed in a general way the state
mcut Of his brother H. O. Havemeyor,
and Mr.. Seares that his company had
made contributions to political parties i'm
state campaigns, but he could not state in
what states the contributions had been
made He said he only knew through BIO.
ing member Of the board Of directors
that such contributions had been mado,
lbut be was unfamiliar with the details.
He said, however, that no money had been
spent 70 secure OF defeat legislation or 70
aid in securing the election Of United
States senator.
The Political Contributions.
He said that according TO his best recol-
lection the trust had been contributing to
political parties only during the past two
or three years. He thought, however, that
the contributions had begun prior 20 1892
He said that statements of expenditures
were made to the board, but the president
Of the company had general authority to
expend money as he should see flt. Posi-
bly, also some expenditures were made by
Mr. Searles, the TREASURER. He could not
say what amount had been expended in
politics, but he thought the amount small.
Mr. Havemeycr contended that tho pref
eronce in parties for making Of contribu-
hons by the company would be given the
party from which the company should ex-
pct the best government
We would donate To the Democratic
party if we thought that party would give
us better government and TO the Repub
lican party if we thought that party would
give MS a better government than the Dem
ocratic party
Your company being divided political
| ly, Senator Allen suggested, part Of its
officers and stockholders being Democrats
and another portion Of them being Repub-
licans, ] should think you would find some
difficulty in agreeing upon expending the
money for any political party"
Mr.. Havemoyer-I do not think we have
any politics among our board Of directors.
Senator Allen-rhe business interests Of
the concern are the politics of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining companys
Mr. Havomeyer-The paramount and
the only.
When Mr.. Havemoyer was excused, the
different members Of the committee went
on the stand and allowed the remaining
four members 60 interrogate them They
were taken In alphabetical order Senator
Allen testifying first and being followed
in the order named by Senators Davis,
Gray, Lindsay and Lodge.
The questions put to the senators related
TO speculation in and ownership of sugar
stock during the pendency Of the tariff bill
now before the senate, and they were very
sweeping, rendering it necessary that thC
confession or denial should cover all the
points contemplated in the resolutions
under which the committee is acting and
leaving no loopholc for evasion.
The senators constituting the commit
tee one and all denied that they had at any
time bought or sold any OF the stock, and
also that they knew of other senators who
had dealt i'm it in any way or knew of any
undue efforts on the part of the Sugar
trust to influence legislation.
Senators Question Each other.
The questions which the members Of
the committee asked each other were IN
each case the same, and they were framed
with great care to cover every point of in
quiry and to enable those questioned {,
make their denial as sweeping as possible
which all the members Of the COMMITTEES
did i'm terms which varied but little
senator Brice was detained longer he
fore the committee than any other Of thl
senators. He reiterated his declaration il
his letter to Chairman Gray. in which hi
had said that he had not bought or sold
single share of sugar stock or dealt i'm I'm
dustrlal stocks of any kind.
Mr. Brico denied in general terms TIN
allegations contained i'm newspaper arti
cles which are the basis of the invcstiga
ton. Regarding tho alleged conference
at the Arlington hotel, at which time, i
is said, the matter Of the value Of suga
stocks was discussed, and in which tn
, particular schedule desired by the Suga
trust was considered, senator Brice said
Il was never present at any conference
or meeting where any such subject wa
discussed / was at the Arlington hote
on the evening Of March last at the room
of Mr.. II. J.. Terrell Of New York, for tn
past 30 years one OF my most intlmat
friends Mr.. Terrell, with whom hav
L had no interests whatever in any way 70
n more than six years last passed, said tina
j, he was interested i'm sugar
Il requested that he send for Mr.. Have
meyer, that l might get Mr.. Havemeyer
statement presuming him to be the be'
l. informed man in the country on that sui
re iect. ] said to Mr.. Havemeyer that theI
l. was strong feeling against a tax on sul
ar and against any additional tax on Tt
fined sugar. and that / had great doui
whether the senate and the house woul
en- not put sugar both raw and refined O
T. the free list.
Brice's Talk with Havemeyer.
Mr. Havemeyer became pretty earne
IS and attacked the policy Of the Democrat
Of majority i'm the senate and house as bein
destructive OF the manufacturing interes
of the country This ! resented. l saI
that l would do what was fair and rigl
D. if no and other refners could satisfy II
d what that was, but that in no event wou
is concede more than half the differcntial
favor Of refined sugar allowed by the G.
isting or Mckinley law; that / was Il