Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-10
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT
Be IN CHICAGO
MEMBERS OF BALLINGER COM
MiTTEE TO PUT sEcRETARY'S
FRIENDS IN HOLE.
MAKE PUBLIC THEIR REPORT
AND ORDER IT SUBMITTED
Findinss Of Madison, Republican, and
Of Four Democratic Members Sent
to Washington-1oth Reports Score
eaiIinaer, Demand His Removal and
usheid Pnchet and CLAWS Charges.

RajIinaer, Demand His Removal and
upheid Pinchet and CLAWS Charges.
Minneapolis, Sept. 10.-The findings
of the dem ocratic members Of the Bal
linger-Pinchet congressional commit
tee and q separate report by Congress
man Madison Of Kansas were made
public late yesterday after a sharp
clash at the meeting Of the committee,
which was attended only by four dem
ocrats, Mr.. Madison. and the chairman,
Senator Knute Nelson.
The report Of the democrats upholds
In nearly every particular the charges
made by Clifford Pinchot and L. r.
CLAWS against r. A. Ballinger. sec
retary Of the interior. Mr.. Ballinger
Is found to have betrayed his official
trust in conspiring with land grabbers
and to have been guilty OF dupl1city
toward President Taft. 1t is held the
conspiracy alleged to exist against the
secretary had no existence in fact. Fin
ally the reports finds:
..That Richard A. Ballinger has not
been true to the trust reposed in him
as secretary Of the interior, that he
is not deserving of public confidence,
and that he should be requested by the
proper authorities to resign his office"
This report was signed by Senators
Fletcher Of Florida, and Purcell Of
North Dakota. and Representatives
James Of Kentucky. and Graham, OF
illinois.
Madison Also Asks Removal.
Mr. Madison's report contained 25,OOo
words In brief, he finds the charges
made by CLAWS and Pinchott are sus-
tained, and that "Mr. Ballinger was not
a faithful trustee Of the interests of
the people" His removal from office
Is recomm ended.
The decision Of the four democratic
members and Mr.. Madison to make the
reports public followed a session which
was unusual. Three republican mem
bers. Senator Sutherland OF Utah. and
Representatives Mccall Of Massachu@
settes, and DENLY Of Michigan. refused
to attend the meeting. Finally the
chairman left the committee room and
failed to return.
Mr.. Nelson gave notice that meet
ing would be held in Chicago on next
IuoSOay. lIlS OOlIlOCIdC AAAOiiADS1o y eAA
1ourned to meet again in Washington
on Dec. 8.
Representative Ole NJ. James, Of
Kentucky, one Of the democratic mem
bers. announced that all the democrats
would refuse to attend the meeting Of
which Senator Nelson gave notice. The
republicans then will be in the same
position that the democratic members
and Mr.. Madison found themselves
yesterday.
The five members continued their
deliberations after Nelson left the
room. Secretary Sleman remained in
the committee room. Senator F'letch-
er. OF Florida, was made chairman pro
tenn. A resolution, offered by Senator
Purcell, of North Dakota, was then
adopted by the five members. 1t re-
yiwed the incidents Of the day and the
situation regarding a quorum and con-
cluded:
"Now, therefore, be it resolved that
under such circumstances it is the
duty Of those present to make reports
to the congress of their findings in the
matters submitted to the committee;
that all members of the committee be
authorized at any time before the con-
yening of the next session of congress
to prepare and file such reports and
findings as they desire"
Mr.. Graham then moved that the
members OF the committee be author
lied that the findings be given out. Mr..
Graham presented the report Of the
democrats and 1T was ADOPTED py
vive voce vote.
The democratic report says:
cater careful, thorough, and, we be-
lieve an impartial examination of the
uho1e record, we feel constrained to
make the following findings, based on
the evidence:
"That the evidence does not show
that Mr.. Ballinger drew up an escrow
agreement in the Watson Allen mat
ter. and we exonerate him from that
accusation. (This relates to an agree
ment providing for the future convey
ance Of lands not yet patented or
proved up)
"That the evidence does not show
any conspiracy against Mr.. Ballinger,
and that the alleged conspiracy had
no existence in fact: that what has
been referred to as conspiracy was
merely the efforts of certain persons
to thwart and prevent the secretary
Of the interior and the officers or the
general land office from accomplishing
what those persons believed TO pe the
fraudulent transfer Of very valuable
public property from the government
to certain private interests; and to
prevent the making of radical and in
furious changes in the management
of the reclamation service, then In
high state Of efficiency.
Pinchot and CLAWS Commended.
"That Clifford Pinchot and L. r.
CLAWS were faithful and efficient agents
of the government and the people, de-
voted to their work and conscientious
in the discharge OF their onerous
duties, and in the rendition of their
valuable services; that their protests
and actions restrained the officers or
the interior depart tment and prevented
the contamination OF great public