The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
CLAWS IS MAKING
A GOOD WITNESS
Friends of President Admit
That Administration Is at
Disadvantage.
CASE AGAINST ACCUSED
SECRETARY STUDIED OUT
Prosecuting Witness Brings in
Names of Various Congress
men and Senators.
Special 10 The Tribune.

| Special To The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The presi-
dents friends admit tonight, in the
light Of the testimony thus far brought
out in the Ballingcr- Pinchot investiea.
ton that Secretary BaIlingcr and the
administration have been put IT dis
advantage The principal accusing wit.
ness has proved equal 10 the snr..wdest
of his questioners. BE is ably repre-.
seDtcd by counsel. William Travers
Jerome. the former United States ut.
torney IN New York, who attended the
hearing Saturday, declared hat CLAWS
was the cleyerest witness he had ever
heard
Up to this time he has shown tie
many professional engagements of Sec.
retarY Balllnger for Alaska coal claim.
ants in face OF the latter's disavowals
IN his report TO the president.
Others Involved
The appearance of the names of sew.
cral representatives. IL coal claimants
and their public admissions Of the fact
proves nothing criminal. but thev at
least suggest that fhe same men were
called upon as legislators TO act and
vote IN congress uUon legislation at
fccuDg Alaskan coal claims. The name
OF senator Hepburn was disclosed in
the Clarcpce Cunningham journal copied
and sent TO the land office by CLAWS.
lho entry In the journal states that
Hepburn bad agreed 10 act as attorney
tor the claimants and was taken 10 the
land office by CLAWS. The entry in
the Journal states that Heyburn had
agreed TO act as attorney for the claim
ants and was 10 get claim of 100
acres. The senator disavowed this en-
ployment, and Cunningham journal
entry was excepted from the gratuitons
but today the name of John P. GRAY,
OF wallace, Ida. former private Secre-
tary to Senator Hevburn. was disclosed
as attorney for Cunningham claimants
Storm Is Brewing.
A storm may break over Secretary
Baiiinger as any time. He is being
blamed by administration people to-
night for failure TO provide for repre-
sentatlon by counsel. He has nut unor
the committee the burden of cross. exam
NATION with the result and charge cf
their being preiudiced in favor of Bat
llnCer. Their cross examination M L"
tins time has strengthened rather rhan
lesSened the case of the accuser, CLAWS
IL would not surprise if, on Friday. when
the committee resumes. counsel for Sec
retary Ballinger Will be on hand There
Is no doubt the ease against the Seere-
tary has been prepared in great detail.
HIS professional relations in Alabama,
IN Washington state, and elsewhere have
been dclved into, and some rather in.
tcrestlug testimony awaits eSploita.
tion.
Some Unwise Friends
In their zeal 10 cover up things some
OF Ballnger ; friends In the administra-
tlon have been unwisc 4 senate en-.
ployee who secured a number of private
letters written by n former law part.
ner of Secretary Ballinger Wen about
Washington reading thcm TO various
people before delivering them into the
hands of the people for whom he Sc
cured them lie also coniidcd 10 his
friends that senate leaders. friends of
Secretary Ballinger. directed him TO re.
rnNpJ. Tho 1et