The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-15

politics and arranging for campaign con | tributions to hold off any investigation of the coal cases. This showed he did not srve the interests of the government at heart. ..epresentative Olmstead-"At this time was MT. Ballinger an officer of the gov ernmentT'
 NO sir. he was on the committee to get contributions"
 Act of Unfnithfulness. Another action which showed he was unfaithful was the fact that after he lrgued at the conference of MT. Schwartz, MT. Dennet and myself that there was great necessity of securing construction of the law of May. 1908, and agreeing with us that the matter was of such impor- ance that the Attorney General should act on it and after instructions was to prepare a letter to attorney general for him to sign he deliberately changed his mind for some reason and turned the matter over to subordinate of his own in | he department.
 None of these is such upon which criminal charge could be predicated but | eo my mind 1t was far more coWardly TOT him to do these things than if man had actually stolen something for which he couId have been convicted. In July, lsvs' when I saw MT. Ballinger at his office in | Seattle and told him we had been ordered | O proceed to an immediate hearing he 1new the witnesses of our case. The greatest weakness was the affidavits ne had himself prepared for Cunningham. | n spite of this he did not take any &C., | ion to secure a postponement or the | nearing.
 "These statements are all that can recall that show him unfit Tor his o1iice' | infaithful to his trust and not loyal to | he people
 | When Mr. yertrees began to cross xamine the witness on these accusa- | t1ons the committee soon got into quite | 2 unproar. Glavis complained to the | chairman that Mir Vertrees was cutting off his answers and that he had to make certain explanations. | Answer the questions as they are asked" directed Senator Root. | MT. Vertrees reverted to Assistant Secretary Pierces construction of the law of May, 1908. MT. Glavis said:
 If it was not rendered under the in | nuence of MT. Ballinger his construc- ton of law showed him unfit for his office. If he did render it under the influence of Mir Ballinger it still shows he ought not to be permitted to hold the office he does.'
 MT. Vertrees next questioned Glavis as to incidents connected with the turning over of his office to his suc- cessor when Glavis was dismissed from the service. Glavis said he had de- elned to give up some of the papers until he had made copies of them be- cause, lie said, he would convince others as he was treacherous things might be done.
 Mir. yertrees read a demand which MT ,;lavis' successor had made upon hin for certain letters that were missing Glavis said he turned all the papers ,ver The ones that were said to b, missing he declared ought to have beer in his office.
 Mir. Vertrees then read some letter. published recently in a weekly paper MT. Glavis said they were included il the list his successor had prepared al missing.
 Did Not Furnish Letters.
 Did you furnish these letters to this paper?" asked the attorney
 No, sir; I did not"
 "Didnt you leave some of your eff fleets in boxes in the grand jury room at Seattle?"
 "Yes; some bearskins and camping outfit"
 Now, isn't it fact that you di, furnish these letters to this paper that you placed all the papers tha lhad been called for by your successor I room which was broken open Februar, s and the letters and copies foun' therein?"
 That is absolutely false; it is frame cried MT. Glavis, showing anger for the first time. Those let ters did not hurt me. Why did
 want them? They hurt Ballinger," h added.
 Mir. Glayis was interrupted with tli question following but he retorted Wait; I want to finish. If l wante' to steal those letters, do you think would leave them where federal of
 icers could get them? It makes m indignant to think that governmen officers to gain favor with their su periors would stoop to such thing.
 Crowd Appiauds.
 The crowd burst into applause. Ch air man Nelson said another such demon Stration would result in the room be