Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13

Lowering asserted. "even though there be
no truth in this story, buy and bury It,"
ut was at this time that he said, when
they failed in all their demands on Mr..
Cromwell, they took their nefarious wares
to Mr.. Mack, chairman of the democratic
national committee, and offered them for
sale for campaign purposes. While they
were not accepted, he said members of the
democratic party entered into an agreement
with Mr.. Rainey to exploit the subject on
the floor of the house. This he has at
tempted to do by offering a resolution of
inquiry"
He charged, however. that Mr.. Rainey
~"singularly enough had taken no steps to
bring about any Investigation Has he
fallen DOWN. he inquired. Has he failed
to secure his proofs? Have his informants
forsaken him?"
lie said that latter these professional
blackmailers had failed to extort money
from any of these sources they did in their
desperation cause them to be published and
they appeared in the New York World"
Denial by Mr.. Rainey.
Rising in his place. Mr.. Rainey declared
that he received no information from either
source. II know nothing of the blackmail-
ers,' he asserted. Neither have 1 received
any information from the New York
World"
Mr.. Lowering coolly replied that Mr..
Rainey would nave full opportunity TO an
swer him. Observing that Mr.. Lowering
was reading his speech. Mr.. Rainey in
qulred: Did the gentleman prepare the
manuscript. or did William Nelson Crom-
well do SOP
Every word I prepared myself, nor has
he ever seen a word of it," Mr.. Lowering
replied with emphasis.
In the whole Panama transaction, Mr..
Lowering said. there were no secrets, lex
cept such as suspicious minds have con-
jured up or were inspired to imagine
'If there were no secrets interiected
Mr.. Hitchcock OF Nebraska, docs the
gentleman Justify the refusal of William
Nelson Cromwell to answer questions put
to him by a senate committed"
Mr.. Lowering declared that Mr.. Cromwell
answered every question that he was at
liberty to answer in faith to his clients.
but that since that time he had kept moth
ing back.
MIR. Cromwell. he said. did not profit
directly or indirectly for any PAL. he took
in the matter beyond his moderate fee.
Looking square at Mr.. Rainey, Mr.. Lover
ing called on him there and now to pro-
duce his proofs.
Mr.. Rainey promised that at the first
opportunity he would make a reply which
would meet the challenge.
In closing Mr.. Lowering said that u
Mr.. Rainey did not wish to produce the
proofs the fair and manly thing for MIN
to do was to withdraw his charges, ''anI
above all apologize 70 President Obaldia
Of Panama"
Mr.. Olcott of New York also defended
Mr.. Cromwell and those mentioned in Mr..
Rainey's speech and said that Mr.. Rainey
had cast aspersions upon them for which
he should apologize,
Gaines Asks InvestiEntiOn.
In 4 brief but fiery speech Mr.. Gaines
of Tennessee declared that in order to get
at the bottom of the case the Ralney
resolution should be passed. Get Mn
Cromwell" he exclaimed, Ito come before
the committee and clean his hands and sc
Mr.. Rainey or anyone else he wants to cal
ard bring them face 10 face
Declaring that Mr.. Rainey's charges
should not be permitted to remain a part
OF the permanent records of congress Mr.
Bannon of Ohio defended President-elect
Taft and his brother. Charles p. Taft
For honesty and integrity in public and
private life" he said. mo men in this ma
ton stand higher than they
If" he said. Mr.. Rainey would not cx-
punge from the record his references TO
these two men, the house should do So"
Through Mr.. McCresry of Pennsylvania,
william S. Harvey. whom Mr.. RaIney TO-
fcrred to as a financial buccaneer,' en-
tered a denial Of Mr., Rainey's charges. II
was in the form OF a letter which the clerk
was instructed to read. lie had not pro-
ceeded far, however. when Mr.. Booker OF
Missouri objected to the further reading of
the letter, because, he said. lit imputed a
falsehood TO a member of the house"
After the parliamentary procedure in such
a case had been threshed out the chair held
that the use by Mr.. Harvey of the words
false statements" was supplementary
and directed that they be stricken from the
record. Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York then
objected 10 the reading OF the letter at all
and on the vote being taken the house re-
fused to hear 1t and adjourned.