The Washington times., 1910-02-19
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he asked CLAWS 10 specify on what ne J
based his charges against Baiiiuger-
Hovt was then called 60 the witness
stand by MT BTandcis. counsel for Gla-
Wis lie said ne was United States al
tornev at Nome. Alaska, from 1904 TO
1877. and after that special assistant In
the department
Asked as TO CLAWS work for the gov
erumeut. Hoyt said,
His work always was Of a very high
order. and 7 knew him Intimately and
his work was thorough and int gent
Hoped To Avert Mistah
Hovr was asked 70 tell about his visit
to Attorney General Wickersham 10 pro
:e=t against the manner in which As
sistaut Secretary Pierce was inter
pretinC the new coal land laws His
visit. he said. followed a visit from
Claws. who had complained that the
Pierce decision would allow the Gun
niuGham claims TO 90 10 patent.
-'T told CLAWS" Hoyt said, that 1
wished something could be done to save
the Administration from what I believed
would ne a very great mistake, I sug-
gested that Horace Taft was Il friend
and classmate OF mine and I thought
Of going TO see him in Connecticut TO
havc him take the matter up with the
President. We finally decided TO place
the matter before Attorney General
Nickcrsham.
Danger of Scandal FOreseen.
Il .oId Mr. Wickersham ! had great
faith i'm CLAWS. / pointed ou- the dan
ger OF r grave scandal coming out of
these Alaska cases. / distinctly remem-
bCr Ily remark about the possibility Of
scdaqal.'
IIoyt aid he told the Attorney Cen
eraI lh, the Alaska coal cases were
Of sucu grave importance that % would
b. . Isistake to have any less authority
than the Attorney General OF tine United
S,stes pass upon the construction OF ,6c
n"w coal land laws. He also Informed
Ar. E-icEersham that CLAWS could be
depended upon
~ told the Attorney General said
II.yt. shat I had worked with CLAWS
and knew MIN SO be an hOnO-abl and
upright young man, and thdt ] would be
entirely responsible for him. { told hnr
CLAWS knew he was doing an nu ual
thing in going over t-iC head of his su-
peTior officers. but ne thought .he case
was sufficiently grave to Justify him.
COnferS With Wickersham.
Hoy. then testified that after pre-
scrtinC the case 10 bt~. WyckerSnam the
ATTORNEY General agreed with him that
whether tie Assistant Secretary of the
Inferior was risht on wrong there was
danger oC a scandal by reason Of the
fact that tin. head OF ;hc Interior L.
paftmaHt had been connected with the
cases. Mr.. WioEcrsham. l" said. agreed
that he should pass 5udg uenc ON the
interpretation 10 be- placed on tIe Iay.
AMI promised TO t5Ne thc matter up
t.rf I.411
lioyt told of a cuuECr~Stiou with Gla-
Wis in which the latter told Nim that
Secretary Ballinccr wished nina tv with
draw his adverse ropor, because la had
decided 90 submit the case 90 the -At-or-
uey General
Mr.. Brandeis then asked the witness
about the Wilson Coal Company cases
and the manner I'm which the name of
papers as counsel Tor the coal claim
ants
Ballinger's Name Omitted.
Mr.. Bauinger." said Hoyt, "kaew
Dothng about tho matter ana I Thought
il desirable 20 keep the name oC Balm
ger and that - mis- firm out Of the case.
"I felt that nasmuCh as Ballinger was
Commissioner OF the General Land Of
fice, people might attach undue signifi-
canCe TO the fact that BallingeE had at
one time been connected with these
cases as counsel. I felt that uninfCTmed
people might draw the conclusion THAI
Ballinger was mixed up in q fraudulent
deal
The pape-s i'm the Wilson Coal Com
pany case, said Hoyt showed that an
aErecW ont in escrow had bCcen drawn
by BailngeT.
Mr. NcrtTcSS cTOSS-CNdmined HOyt for
about half an hour. but developed noth-
ing that had not been brought out 10y
Nr Brandeis on tho direct examination.
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