Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
NEW NAMES MENTIONED
ny CONGRESSMAN MLACHIAN

vestigating the Ballinger-P -Pinchot cons
trnvers, that Congressman McLach-
Ian OF California, and Kinkaid of Ne
braska. were interested in the Alaska
coal land claims were given added IN
terest today BY MR. McLachlan him-
self. who brought other names into
the imelght.
Explaining his connection with
these claims Mr. McLachlan today
mentioned Governor Gillett and Rep
resentatives holland and Mckinley OF
California as being interested in the
proposition with himself and Repre-
sentative kinkaid, and Il number of
others.
McI4achlan declared the proposition
was entirely legal and ethical, and IL
there was any violation of the law he
was not aware of 1t.
Speaking OF the Green claims Mr
McIachlan said
Il went into the proposition two or
three years ago and on the suggestion
Of Mr.. Green and have paid out SO far
about $4,000 in surveying and deVel-
oping my claim. The land was taken
up in the ordinary manner by filing on
mineral lands
~ magazine article just published
savs nv claim is worth $4,000 900, but
II can get my $4,000 out Of it ! will
be glad In fact / would sell out for
less than / have put into 1t.
Clifford pinchot was on hand TINS
afternoon in answer to a subpoena
Senator Nelson asked il any mem
Der of the committee had any ques-
tions to ask the witness. Represents
tiTe Graham OF Illinois and Senator
Fletcher OF Florida, both democrats
alternately took up the examination.
CLAWS attention WAS called to the
fact that on Saturday he had testified
that bennett WAS anxious to have in
fluentia support to he re-appointed
commissioner Of the land office. He
was asked whose support bennett had.
Il understood he had Representa-
tives Mckinley and McI4achlan Of CAL
ifornia and Representative kinkaid of
Nebraska behind him, replied the
witness.
Were any of these claimants under
the Cunningham group"
No they We're all in the Green
group.
also in q letter from ~ H. Schwartz
that Senator Guggenheim also was
supporting bennett
Answering questions BY Senator
Fletcher CLAWS said Mr. BaIlinger,
while land commissioner, appeared be-
fore congressional committees in 1907
and favored bill which would have
validated all tho coal entries IN Alas-
ka Of the 500 or 800 claims there
CLAWS said he had reported favorably
ONLY on twenty-one.
Senator Fletcher took the witness
back over a large part Of his testi-
mony
What Gid Secretary Ballinger have
to do with the Cunningham affidaNl
Of September 110S?' he asked.
THAT is the cne he prepared. at
least ! believe he prepared il, though
don't know Of my own knowledge
what reason have you for belia'-
ing it,
III, name of Judge Ballinger's ll@
firm on it and Schwartz told me
"NoW as to the conversation you
had with Mr.. Ballinger when he re-
uuested you to discontinue your in
vestigation until after the election in
l1gOS just what did he say asked
senator Fletcher
He didn't ask me to discontinue,
for / had not resumed. ] told him !
had been detailed to take up the Alas
ka eases again ana he said he wished
/ would not. because men like II. ).
Cheney and c. j. Smith who had been
liberal contributors to the campaign
tund in the past We're mad and mold
ing off because their claims had not
been patented
Was amy one else present at tins
conversation
mo Sir was in the lobby of the
Portland hotel at Portland. Oregon
We had been talking there FOR an
4 hour or more"
when did you first call in the for
estrv service" Senator Fletcher
asked.
Il sent telegram to Law officer
A. c. Shaw Of the forest service july
( 16. 1909
Did you not thing it incumbent up
on you to consult your superiors be-
I fore taking that action?"
NO sir, not under an agreement
reached between Secretary Garfield
and Secretary Wilson.
why did you telegraph Shaw
because ! wanted the bearings in
the Cunningham cases postponed.
TO what extent after that did the
+. forestry enter into the natter"
shaw telegraphed me ne couldn't
come to Seattle but sent the law Off
Ger at Portland to see me He went
over the papers with me and agreed
tbat field examination was neces-
7''i i.sWbat was the name of that law Of
ricer p" asked senator Nelson.
His name WAS Pierce.
DO YOU know a Donald b., or Don
ald a Mackenzie" asked the sena-
tor. r,., o..
what relation did he bear to Com
missioner bennett and Secretary Bal.
lnger2 IN. -, ...
~He was very friendly with him
The witness then told of a converse
ito h. mad with Judge A. Mackenzie
in which the latter said the reason
shv James r. Garfield was not lI
President Tafts cabinet was because
of his antagonism 20 the coat claim
ants IN N'aska.
Did he tell any other reasons Whl
Nr Garfield was 'ipt in the cabinet
4.ked Representative Olmstead ammo
laughter.
No. sir ......,s
senator Root here entered VIGOROUS
ir into the examination
Who did Mackenzie make ihh
statement to-" he asked.
To Special Agent Jones and my
self We made an affidavit 90 'h"'
effect" .
WHY did YOU maxi an AFFIDAVIT