The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
SENATE.

the house antitrust bill before the
senate.
Senator Pettigrew moved to proceed
with its consideration.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, moved to refer it to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The latter motion, the chair held,
took precedence.
Senator Bacon then reiterated Sena-
tor Pettigrew's charge about the
Cramps alleged contribution.
Instantly Senator Hanna was on his
feet. If said he, Il should under
take to reply to all such statements
made on this floor, 1 would occupy
more time of the senate than even the
senator from Georgia does. Gaughter.) }
l heard the statement and considered
it unworthy of notice and l declined
to dignity it by a denial. 1 had nothing
to do with the campaign of 1892, but l
have heard this story and I say most
emphatically and decidedly that 1 be-
HeVe it is not true. So far as such al
luSiOnS are made to the campaign of
1896, / desire to say that no promises
were made, no considerations were Of
fered to any person or any corporation
for contributions made"
Senator Carter then replied: The
statement of the senator from Geor-
gia," said he, lis the first intimation
have had that such a charge was made
by any person. AS to the statement,
somebody ought to be responsible for
it. | say now, and there are senators
on this floor who will bear me out,
that any charge that contributions
were thus received or that any promises
were made to corporations or to indi-
viduals, is absolutely false and can be
branded properly only as a lie. Money
was received by the committee, but
only through voluntary contributions.
In that campaign the party was de-
feated and the country paid the penal
ty Of that defeat"
Senator Pettigrew again spoke. Said
he: Il made the statement that a
contribution of S400, 900 had been made
by Mr. Cramp to the republican ma
tiOnal committee in 1892 and that he
was to be reimbursed for it with con-
tracts for additional warShipS. My au-
thOrity for the statement is that Mr..
Cramp himself" declared Senator
Pettgrew, deliberately. This created a
sensation in the chamber. He told me.
not in confidence, as / believe, on an
ocean liner coming across the Atlantic.
He did 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 Senator Petit
grew. his words almost kissing through
the chamber, Il have said the same
things to the senator who was chair
man of the republican national cam
paign committee of that year, and he
waived il off. smilingly, with the state
ment: Well, we did hit the old man
pretty hard "
Adverting 70 Senator Hanna Sena-
tor Pettigrew 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 committee ON privi-
legeS and elections, including newspa-
per stories of the accounts of alleged
telephone conversations, between Han
mas friends and other persons. These
statements, Senator Pettigrew thought
could not be swept aside lightly by
Senator Hanna
AS Senator Pettigrew resumed his
seat, half a dozen senator's clamoreC
for recognition, among them Senator
Hanna and Senator Foraker, his col
league from Ohio. The former rose
to a question of privilege. Senator
Foraker was recognized and said the
remarkable statements made by the
senator from South Dakota required
some reply. 1t was an Ohio matter
he said, and the Ohio senators fell
abundantly able to take care of it. He
had intended to speak himself. he said
but would yied to his collegue.
Senator Hanna said he felt like of
fering an apology to the senate fol
pursuing the subject further, and h
would not do so if he did not desire
''to show to the senate that the whole
matter was a conspiracy-a part of {
concentrated plain to work up som'
political capital
There was a pretty lively scrap il
Columbus said he, good humoredly
1T was due partly to the democratl'
party and partly to the work OF tral
tors to their party and to their coun
try. like the senator from South Da
kOta-'
Senator Hanna said these charge
had been published first in a demo
cratic newspaper of Columbus and full
ly and completely denied by him a
the time. He referred to Senate
Burke, of Cleveland. as one of the chic
cOnSpirators in the senatorial election
and denounced him as "a traitor and
scoundrel,'' who had as a republican
lent himself to the conspiracy agains
his party and subsequently had beel
diSbarred and diSgraced in his nativ
city.
Then he read a clipping from a Soutl
Dakota newspaper in which Senate
Pettigrew was characterized as a trai
tor to his country and to his state, an
declared that he did not represent tn
people of South Dakota That" de
cIared Senator Hanna, vehemently, i
my accuser in the senate OF the Unite
States. and that is the estimation !
which he is held by the people of hi
own state. As to the political pnas
of this matter-and that IS all tner
is in it. 1 do not believe the senate
from South Dakota thinks n
harangue will bring any tangible r.
suits to his benefit. He does not p'
lieve that the people will regard MI
as the Moses of the democratic popl
list combination who is to lead thel
out of the wilderness. His fulm1nS
tiOns with which he has filled the Re-
ord can have no effect upon thoughtf'
men. / have often sat in my seat lis
ening to him and thought him insan