The Washington times., 1910-05-29
HAZELTON CHARGED
WITH MISLEADING
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Representatives Coudrey and
Borland Say Lawyer Urg-
ed Joker Gas Bill.
ATTORNEY MAKES
A GENERAL DENIAL
Asserts He Never Represented
Himself as Counsel for The
Washington Times.
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exposed the viciousness Of the measure
and urged rs defeat
Mr. Coudrey and the other members of
the House District Committee were sur
prised, because they had supposed The
Times had already Endorsed the bill, in
asmuch as its supposed lawyer gave It
10 the committee. Mr.. Coudrey called
on The Times for an explanation, and
The result Of Investigations conducted by
him and The Times was the discovery
that Mr.. Hazelton was supporting a gas
bill opposed by The Times and favored
by the gas companies.
When Mr. .HaZelton found The Times
hostile 10 his bill he began ii campaign
10 counterfeit the effect of the news
papers opposition. One Of the things
ne did is thus described by Mr.. Cou-
drey:
"Hazelton brought me a statement on
Sunday or Monday two weeks ago and
asked me to sign it, saying it was a
defense of the gas bill he had given
ME to present to the committee and
that he would have it published in The
Times. I said The Times might not
care 10 print a defense OF a bill it was
attacking and he then said he'd have
it printed in the other papers. He was
very anxious to have me sign the state
ment. which was made up OF three or
four typewriter pages, but 1 declined
TO do so and handed it back to him.
Il thought it was queer that The
Times lawyer should be trying to boil
DER up a bill that The Times was
against He also brought me two other
statements defending the gas bill and
asked me TO use them in defense of
the bill before the committee. I took
them TO look them over. but never used
them, because I did not want TO defend
the bill if it was wrong and 1 had con-
cIuded 1t was wrong"
Hazelton Requested
Borisnd to Support Bill.
Representative Borlaud Of Missouri,
another member Of the House District
Committee, says Mr. E-azelton went
10 him and requested his support Of
the gas bill. and tina. Mr. Hazelton spe-
officially represented hinseI1 as the at
torney for The Times at that time. Mr.
Borland says:
II don't remember exactly when it
was that Mr.. Hazelton came to see me
about the gas bill except that 1t was
after we had tentatively approved the
Coudrey substitute two weeks ago Fri
day, and before we considered il again
and threw IL out one week ago Friday
II was after The Times had publicly
denounced the bill. Mr.. Hazelton said
he was the attorney for The Times;
that he had been employed by The
Times 10 get this bin through, and
that. as it was what The Times and
the other friends of cheaper gas
wanted, he'd like to have me support
It. He said ne helped draw the bill
Is attorney for The Times, and that IT
was the celebrated Massachusetts law,
and would be acceptable TO the gas
company.
Il had studied the bill over in the
meantime. and had read what The
Times had had to say about IT, and
had come to the conclusion that il
was a bad bill, loaded with jokers,
and in the interest Of the gas compa-
MES. I thought II was queer that Mr.
HazeltOn should be working for a
bill which The Times opposed, and
at the same time representing himself
a. The Times lawyer. and also as
Soldier boys. pretty girls. and fine mu-
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