The sun., 1910-05-07
BGLLINGVU EXHIBITS ANGER
CALLS CERTAIN QUESTIONS
PIT 10 MN INSOLENT.
Appeals 10 she Committee ToF Protection.
hut iiis Request y Ignored -TslIs
Nhy Ile went 20 Ile,er erly-He Pre-
! srnts Letters Abani lIls NpDolntmsnt.

WASHINGTON. Nav g.-Counsal for
. LOUIS X. Claws early in tO-day's session
~ the Rallinger- Pinchot investigation
provoked Secretary Rallinger who was on
2 the witness stand. .'into an impassioned
nppeal IN the committee 10 shield him from
the line ~ cross-eHamination that was
p being pursued.
I appeal to the committee for protec-
q tion against the insOlenos ~ this man
who IL attempting tO cross-eGamins me-
said Mr. Ballinger. his fac0 rel with
anger He h here by suiferancs Of tho
committee. and not by any right I am
perfectly willing tO answer any proper
question I have invited this investi-
cation. hut think ought to be free from
the imputations which the gentleman
implies continually in his questiOns.'
Mr. Brandes. Glavis's counsel. had
asked Mr.. BallinEer Il IL wers not a fac,
that Claws had had no opportunity TO
know what selection of records was made
by Secretary Baliinger and his associates
and presented 10 President Taft in an
swer to tho Claws charges
That question implies an insult,
began Secretary Ballinger. 1T Implies
that W. made election TO meet our
eonvenicnce and omitted that which was
not favorable. when ~ n matter Ot fact
everything was submitted
The COMMITTEES heard Secretary BAL
fingers appeal in silence and then Chair
man Nelson directed him To answer the
question This came after "a heated con-
troversy over ;he pTopriety of questions
asked by tho attorney for the prosecu-
tion. in tho courss uf which RepTcsenta-
tive Madison suggested to Secretary Raj
linger that frankness m answering ques-
tons the lnsver 10 which were obvious
would greatly expedite the inquiry In
hnc with this suggestion Sir. Ballinger
answered the question in the Affirmative.
lntenze interest attended the cross.
examination oG Secretary Ballnger and
brought uut an unusually large crowd
Ivrryhody, Including members of the
committee asemcd keyed up for ssnsa-
( tional clashes. and II was apparent before
Attorney Brandais hai prOcee'ied far
that 'hs clashes would come
Women were largely in the majority
among the audience and they followed
.
They are divided into rival camps. Mrs
Ballngcr and Mrs. WickerShan. the wife
of the ATTORNEY General. being the central
figures II the Administration coierie.
while Mrs PinChot. the mother Of the
former Forester. Mrs Eliz1beth q. Hob
eon aud Mrs Francis J. Heney. wife Of the
San Francisco Prosecutor are prominent
among tho ants.
After the committee had taken a recess
for luncheon Mrs. Humphrey. wife Of the
Represei tative from Washington went
Go members of the committee and pro-
tested that the ladies' who sat hack of Mrs
Bailnger's party had heen indulging in
commeuis on the testimony and incidents
Of the hearing that were exceedingly
annoying and distressing 10 the wife Of the
Secretary of the Interior. The members
of The committee eNprps-ed sympathy,
ia, were unabie to suggest any remedy
Early IN the cross-eX ami nation Mr
Brandeis skRted on the thin iC' of charg.
ing that President Taft had not had zui
fcient lime to Con-,der carefully the
Vcluminous record IN CunneCtiOn with
the Claws charges In the WcsA that
slaDzeei between the day Secretary
RalIinzur took the record 10 Beverly and
the day the Pre.ident gave Out his letter
exoher ttng Mr. BsliingtT and condemn
,ng CLAWS By persistent questioning
Mr. Nr1ndeiE developed the fact that
the presden' had bcen huzv that week
playing golf. attending athletic CONTESTS
ard preparing an a,ldrea- " hich ha was
20 deliver IN Boston on September ~.
and vhiis he DID not come out with a
direct charge that he President had
pron0tfnrnd A verdict ln The CLAWS
charge without adequate consideration
IT ~ eyidencs the implication vas
pbyious.
Taking M the clear listing % the Cum
nrnghan, claims az the order II Mr. BAL
hngFr and his statement on direct eNami-
nation thai he would issue the same order
TODAY on the same record. Mr. Rrandeis
SPARED ior an hour with the Secretary
IN an effort ~ tDrre an admission that
there was that IN the rsCurd which should
have aroused suspicion m the Secre-
taTvs mnd that the Love report was
nor sufficiant warrant Tor issuing the
clear 'tsting ORDER Mr. Rallinger t.lting
tenacrously 20 hts position that he was
justified in hts action by the record a. b.
had o.
Mr. Brandeis also pursued the point
that certain letters hearing on the Cum
bingham claims wpr" not fransmitted 10
pisfi"utd Taft with other evidence
UPON which the President hased his
vindicntiun of the Secretary. and asked
" thc-a iot'arS were not ~ such character
ard importance that thy should have
heen called 20 she pr. .sideut's attention.
NO. aid Secrrtarv Bnllinger- 4 think
they would hav" heen considered 'mpof-
tani only by a suparsuspicious indiy idual
VINO va. looking Tor SenlgamiHnn IN
the woodpilc
Nh Brindeis also brought out the fact
that me Assistant Attorney General for
the Interior department Oscar Ia Wler.
had accompanied Secretary BaliinRer
10 Beverly and later had returned &C.
Beverly with certain memoranda. the
nature OF which was not disclosed. and wn-
there the day the President issued hls
letter u Sept o.
IN leading up % tins line Mr. Brandeis
asked Secretary BaliiuEer why he went
20 Beverly On sept % see President
Taft aud take 20 hifn the documents and
records Mr Ba.nger replied that he
had had an invitation from The President
and when Mr. Erlude's asked hun to
cite the invitation t.s Secretary vas
unable ~ point gut a specific invitation
and SAID that te had gone 10 Beverly
because he wanted 20.
Then. -aid Mr. Brandeis why didn't
YOU zay that when YOU were first asked
why you went 90 Beverly instead ~ sav-
ing that you went AZ the Presidents iA-
vitatfOu?T
before Mr. Ba.inger could reply Repre-
sentative DENLY interpo--d an objection
% the line of questioning and preCipitated
a wrangle IN which al! the Uembars IL
tho committee aud Attorney N~r'rees
took a hand Things looked equally
for a lev minutes. but iu tic end M
DENLY Withdrew hi- objection and Secr.-