The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-15

sixiictH congress to Mckenzie and
two Otfers. one of whom is eXGov
John u MeGfaw of Washington,
former political manager for Senator
Piles. and cne of the committee OF
the Seattle chamber OF commerce
which recently, in answer to Claws
article in this paper gave Balllnger 4
a glowing certificate OF character and
spoke Of him as "a scrupuously hon
est man" On June rs of the pres
ent year Mckenzie brought S w /
Eccles OF the Guggenheim syndicate. I
on his way 10 Alaska, to see Special \
Agents CLAWS and Jones in Seattle, .
in order. as he stated, chat Eccles
might learn first hand from them Of (
the progress they were making with 4
the Cunningham claims. Al this In
teryiew Mckenzie stated in the pres
ence Of these Two officials that he and +
Eccles were particularly anxious TO
know when the matter would be sub,
mtted TO the commissioner Of the
general land Office. since he. McKen-
2ie. had assurances ON the depart
meni tat the cases would be given
Immediate attention as soon as re-
po ted
In October, 1908, in Portland Ore.
after Balinger bad ceased AN con
nection With the land Office, and while
the presidential campaign was on
Ballinaer spoke io Claws Of the dill
Guilty al raising campaign funds lie
Told Glalis hat s0me Of PIE Gun
ninehan claimants had contributed
freely in previous campaigns, but
were unwilling 70 90 50 AZ that time
an account oL lhe investigation oi
iheir claims and urged CLAWS pot 70
pOsecme mis- Investigations further
util alier election
ln his wMtten report TO President
raft t BeYerlv CLAWS stated that "a
rHnbaf of One Alaska coal claimants
afe men prominent IN tire state oi
Washington and maaf Of them are
pasohal friends oi Mr. Balineer =
ihis maY serve N 2 prophecy at tnc
recent Iheluie of The Seattle cham
her OF commerce
eallinoer and Hepburn.
Clarence Cunningham lived az Wal.
lace. Idaho az tue time he first be.
came Interested in The Cunningham
oaims Wallace is The chief town Of
ha Coear dAene mining region By
auff oi financial manipulation not
aerp necessary o explain, the Gag
sNheias control Tie lead output OF
lse G0aur d'Aienes Wallace is The
residence ot SenaiOs w b. Hey
barn of Idaho Cunningham and
Meybaln ate, ard haYe been for
years, friends IN bis affidavit Hfe-
sented 0Y BalllnEer to Garfield Cum
ningham says that certain OF ne
4 enimants fai'ed 10 come forward with
their subscriptions and that these eA'
penses were advanced by A b..
Z Campbell another Cunningham claim
ant and Prominent Occur d'Alene
mine owner who was subsequently
reimbursed John A Finch. Camp
bells mining partner, is also claim.
ant Another is Charles Sweeney,
C0euf d'Alene mine owner who
lloaied some Occur d'Alene mines and
sold them 70 Standard Oil interests
Standard Oil. indeed, may get deeper
into this story at some later date
Eos the p esent. IL may interest the
eader 10 know that court records IN
Seattle show that Baiinger's law
firm represented lhe Standard OH
company in three different suits.
Senator lieyburn was n the time
ef his election to The United States
senate. the leading attorney at Wal
ace for some of The large Occur
d'Alene mine interests. After the
hearing On the Gale bill Senator Hey
burn. on April %, 1905. introduced
IN tho senate another bill which
would have legalizcd the Cunningham
claims, and which would have passed
but for the Intervention of Secretary
Garfield In Washington Heyburn
and Ballnger appear TO have acted IN
concert IN our issuc Of August Is
last. We made reference 10 a s0rl e
political pallnafship between Hey
burn and Ballnger IN certain lane
matters u is unlawful for a United
States senator 70 act as attorney TO-
imrsens Interested in urging claims
before tlv departments a. Washing
ton IL was lof This ofiense tha
Senator Burton ~ Kansas and Sen
alor Mitchell Of Oregon We're lrief
and convicted Iles burn was cieeiof
senator FROM Idaho January Is, iHua
IN Cunninghams books. under dai'
OF September, 1903. nine months alt
or Heyburn's election as senator
there is an entry which reals as lul
lows: Have agreed with w B.
Hepburn. In consideration for hi.
services as ailorney. To carry him fol
one claim Of one hundred and siXi'
acres in The coal, free IF cosi Is him
and ho aerees lu dp 81 Wr lasal Nu'l
ID procuring tiiies cic. lfre q IS
pOnse t0 as Mbea 1HHHiHahan af
September fa1S made hi aili
daya he knew these reenrds Mefa T
eose len 81 tif lcpafihen of
ell.e t,iafs aad "a Nardtl nen
aith 4 itilf canne aiteniian b b