Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13

sons were always met by Mr. Crom-
well with an indignant refusal, and
that the reply that they might do
what they pleased with their stories,
for they were nothing but lies. Those
same people, he said hnding that Mr..
Cromwell was deeply Interested i'm Mr..
Iafts campaign. thought he would
submit 10 pay something rather than
have any publicity az that moment
They said to him, Mr.. Lowering as
serted.
Even though there be- no truth In
this story, buy and bury it,
TT was al this time. he said, when
they had failed In all their demands
upon Mr. Cromwell, that they took
their nefarious wares to Mr. Mack.
chairman Or the Democratic national
committee and offered them for sale
for campaign purposes.
While they we're not sold" he
continued, members OF the Democratic
party entered into an agreement with
MI. Rainey 20 exploit the subject on
the floor of the house.
This he has attempted 10 do by in
Producing q resolution Of Inquiry He
charged, however that Mr. Rainey,
! 'singularly enough. had taken no stops
20 bring about any investigation.
Has he fallen down. he inquired
He failed 20 secure his proofs.
Have his infOrmants fOrsaken him.
He said that after these profess
sioual blackmailers had failed To exc
tort money from any OF these sources
they did n their desperation cause
them 10 be published. and they APP
pearcd in the New York World"
RAINEYs DENIAL.
Rising in his place. Mr.. Rainey de-
clared that he had received no in
formation from either source Il know
a.HIa
serted Neither have L received any
Information from the New York
World
MT Lowering coolly replied that Mr..
Rainey would have full opportunity 20
answer him. Observing that Mr.. Low
ering was reading his speech, Mr..
1 Rainey Inquired.
did the gentleman prepare the
manuscript. or did William Nelson
| Cromwell do so?'
Every word prepared myself
nor has he ever seen word Of IT,"
I Mr.. Lowering replied.
In the whole Panama transaction,
Mr. Lowering said, there were no
secrets except such as suspicious
minds have coniurcd mp or were in
| spircd to imagine
"If there were no secrets" inter-
iected MI Hitchcock CNeb). docs
/ the gentleman Justify tho refusal OF
William Nelson Cromwell 10 answer
questions put 90 him by the senate
committee"
Mr.. Lowering declared that AIR.
Cromwell ansW cred every question that
[ he was at liberty t0 answer in faith
| to his clients, but that since that time
/ hc had kept nothing back Mr.. Crom-
| wei, hc said, did not proht directly
or indirectly for any part he took
I boz the matter beyond his moderate
| Zee. Looking squarely at Mr.. Rainey,
/ Mr. l0yeiing called upon HIM here
| and now to produce hls proofs. Mr..
| italuoy promised that at the first op-
| p1rtunitY ho would make % reply that
| would meet the challenge. Ia "a brief.
I but fiery speech. Mr. Gaines CTennD
/ declared that Ina order 10 get al the
/ bottom of the case, the Kainey resO-
| luton should ho passed Get Mr.
| Cromwell De- exclaimed "to come
I before the committee and clean hts
I hands. and get MT Rainey or anyone
| else he wants to call, and bring them
/ face iO face
Declaring that Mr. Raincys charges
! should NOT ue permitted 90 remain "a
part OF the permanent record of Con-
I gross. Mr. bauuun co. defended
/ fres.dcnt-elcct TAN and hH brother.
/ Charles T.. TAFT
Through Mr. McCreary PENN
/ William 3. Harvey whom Ma Ralney
/ referred tD as "a financial bue-
/ cancer. entered denial OF Mr..
] ha.uey's charges % was Dol the form
] of letter which the clerk was in-
/ ftructod tD read He had not proc
] eeedrd far however when Mr.
/ bohoer tMoJ objected 10 Inc
] further reading of one letter because.
/ he said. Do imputed "a falsehood 90 "a
I member of tho house"
After the parliamentary procedure
I in such "a case had been threshed out.
] che chair held that the use by Mr.
/ Harvey OF the words false state
meuif. was uupariamentary and
/ directed tna' they be stricken from the
I record. Mr. FitzgemId lN ~ th.n
| objected to tho reading OF the letter
| at AN aud ON tho vote bolne taken
me house refused " hear Il aud