The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-06

inquired Mr.. Hoar, 'to get a report
from the committee at this session -
NO" replied Mr.. Morgan, 4 did not
think it possible: and if il were 1 do
not think the committee would report
on il"
Bacon Makes His Charges.
When the antitrust bill was laid be-
fore the senate Mr.. Pettigrew IS. ID
moved to proceed with its consideration.
Mr. Gallinger IN. H moved to refer
the matter to the committee on judi
ciary. In the course of d speech on the
subject Mr.. Bacon. (Ga.) said he was
profoundly surprised that the state
ment made a few days ago by Mr.. Pet
tigrew that the Cramps, the shipbuild
ers of Philadelphia, had contributed
$500 600 to the Republican national cam
paign fund for 1892, with the promise
that they would be recouped by con-
tracts for the building of warships had
not been denied. He regarded it as a
most remarkable statement and direct
ed attention to the fact that Mr.. Han
ma and Mr. Carter, intfnately connect
ed with that canp.asn. We're Ia the
chamber and heard the statement.
Hanna Jumps Into Lists.
Instantly Mr.. Hanna was on his feet
If" he said sharply, Il should un-
dertake to reply to all such statements
made on this floor / would occupy more
time Of the senate than even the sena-
tor from Georgia does. (Laughter.) I
heard the statement and considered it
unworthy Of notice and / declined TO
dignity it by a denial / had nothing
to do with the campaign Of 1892, but 1
have heard this story and 1 say most
emphatically and decidedly that / be-
lieve it is not true. So far as such al
lusions are made to the campaign of
1895 l desire TO say that no promises
were made, no considerations were Of
fered to any person or any corporation
for contributions made"
Mr.. Carter, who was the chairman
of the Republican national campaign
committee in 1892, said the statement
of Senator Bacon lis the first intima-
ton l have had that such a charge was
made by any person. This is the first
time I ever heard that statement made.
1 say now, and there are senators on
this floor who will bear me out, that
any such charge that contributions
were received to be reimbursed through
the medium of government contracts
or that any promises were made to cor
poratiOns or to individuals is absolute
~ false and can be branded properly
only as a lie. Money was received by
the committee, but only through Volun-
tary contributions. In that campaign
the party was defeated and the country
paid the penalty of that defeat"
Quotes Cramp and Carter.
Mr.. Pettigrew insisted on replying.
Said he:
Il made the statement that a contri-
button Of 100000 had been made by
Mr.. Cramp to the Republican national
committee in 1892 and that he was to
be reimbursed for it with contracts for
additional warships. My authority for
the statement is Mr.. Cramp. himself,
declared Mr.. PettigreW deliberately
He told me, not in confidence as 1 be-
lieve, on an ocean liner coming across
the Atlantic. He Gid not know where
the money had gone and had employed
detectives to find out. He intimated
that it had not been used for campaign
purposes.
Moreover" continued Mr. Pettigrew,
his words almost kissing through the
chamber Il have said the same things
to the senator VINO was chairman OF the
Republican national campaign commit
tee of that year and he waved it off.
snilingIy with the statement: Well,
we did hit the old man pretty hard. "
Refers to Hanna Bribery.
Adverting to Mr.. Hanna, Mr.. Petit
grew brought up the charges of bribery
which had been made against the Ohio
senator at the time of his election to
the senate, reading voluminously from
the report of the minority of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections in
Guiding newspaper stories, of the ac-
counts of alleged telephone conversa-
\
other persons. These statements, Mr..
Pettigrew thought. could not be swept
aside lightly by Mr.. Hanna.
ohioans Seek to Reply.
AS Mr.. Pettigrew resumed his seat
half a dozen senators clambered for
recognition, among them Mr.. Hanna
and Mr. Foraker. Mr.. Foraker was
recognized and said the remarkable
statements made by the senator from
South Dakota required some. reply. It
was an Ohio matter. he said, and the
Ohio senators felt abundantly able to
take care of it.
de yielded to Mr.. Hanna, who said
he felt like offering an apology to the
senate for pursuing the .snbjeet fur
Their, and he would not do so if he did
not desire Ito show to the senate that
the whole matter was a cOnspiracy-a
part or concerted plan TO work up
some political capital.
There was a pretty lively scrap in
Columbus" said he, good humoredly.
1T was due partly to the Democratic
party and partly to the work of trail
tors te their party and country, like
the senator from South Dakota"
Mr. Hanna then went at length inta
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