Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
BRYAN AND GLYNN
TO SHARE PROFITS
Attorney for Bank Accused of
Exploiting Dominican Contracts
Quoted by Witness.
SULLIVAN INQUIRY CONTINUES
Reference Also Made to Rich
mond Man, Who Was to Re-
ceive Part of Gains.
ISpecialto Tho Ti,nes-n,sna,cn

Especial to The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. January William
/ G. Beer. an attorney for the sanco
| Nacional. OF Santo Domingo. which has
been accused Of seeking TO exploit pub
| lie contracts in the Dominican Repub-
! lie, was quoted to-day at the inquiry
into the fitness Of James NJ Sullivan
American minister to that republic, az
having said he expected to share what
profits he made in the alleged cxploita-
( ton with Secretary of State Bryan,
Martin II. Glynn. former Governor Of
New York, and Congressman James ~
/ Hamill, OF New Jersey.
! NJ. r.. Davis. OF New York a con-
tractor. testified he had been so in
/ formed by Bcer. He said that at the
| time. he had taken Beers statement
seriously but when Senator Elect
James -. Phelan. conducting the in
quiry. expressed surprise that he had
| so REGARDED it. Davis asserted he now
| believed the statement to he silly
/ rot
/ Mr. Daviss testimony caused SEN
sation In the room at the Waldorf.
: where the hearing is being held Sem
/ ator Phelan looked at the witness in
amazement. and Attorney Strong coun.
sci for tn. commission, Inquired
/ sharply:
! FIRST WITNESS TO REFLECT
ON SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mr Davis. YOU are the first witness
/ VINO has made any reflection at this
/ inquiry on the Secretary OF State Will
/ you repeat your answer
( Everything that Mr.. Beer said to
me- replied, Mr.. Davis with some heat.
bore great weight with me. because
believed him To be a responsible man.
/ He said his associates would share in
/ any attorneys fees or profits that re-
suited from the contracts. AS near az
| can remember they We're Mr.. Glynn.
MT iiammill. a gentleman In Delaware.
| another in Richmond, Va, whose name
! 40 not remember. and person whom
( he described as of no less Importance
than the secretary in Washington, 7
assumed that ne meant Mr.. Bryan"
! Didn't you regard that as mere
boasting." inquired Commissioner phe-
! Ian.
did not. My idea was that the
profits were TO go more or.less for poll
! 'ics. Beer said he was Instrumental in
! putting Sullivan into Office also
thought the men mentioned were inter
estcd privately in Santo Domingo"
| Commissioner Phelan tried to have
| the witness tell what motive Reer
/ could have had i'm dra gging in tho
names OF Ex-Governor Glynn Sccre
tary Bryan. Congressman Hammill and
| others He asked the witness II he be-
lievcd that Beer used the names for
The purpose OF having the prices in the
proposed contracts fixed higher.
SHARE PROFITS WITH OTHERS
IN ORDER TO GET BUSINESS
cannot answer that to your salts
faction Mr.. Davis replied. 81 believe
! that cost-plus was fixed for the pur-
pose OF having the men mentioned
share in the contracts | know in dull
! times contractors share part Of their
profts in legitimate manner with
others. in order to get business"
Have YOU any experience that would
lead YOU 10 think that n Governor Of
state and the Secretary OF the
| United States would enter into an
| agreement that clearly would be i'll
lesal"' Senator Phelan asked
| Il have not" the witness replied. Il
believed Beer then. do not take his
statements so seriously now / believe
| that Beer merely was after some
money"
| WHO is the Mr.. Glynn mentioned" ?"
inquired Senator Phelan.
Martin II. Glynn. of New York" Mr..
| Davis replied.
And Mr.. lIammill:"
Congressman James II. Hammill of
New Jersey was the reply
The alleged conversation, according
TO the witness. took place between
Seer. the witness and james Walsh. Of
! n f'nl
Davenport. Iowa. Beer. the witness
said told Mr.. Call that there was So
o0O,0 600 on deposit in Santo Domingo for
construction work on the island. and
that he might as we'll have some OF Il.
Beer said hc had influence with Sui
livan," the witness continued "Throucl,
his influence Sullivan was appointed by
the aid of Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Glvnn.
| He also said Mr.. Bryan was interested
with Mr.. IIammill. Mr.. Glynn and Mr..
Gray In having tho Island improved"
DO NOTHING TO REFLECT
on NAME OF FIRM
Later Walsh. Call and Beer had an
other talk Walsh told Beer he would
not permit his company to go into the
construction work on the island ac-
cording to the witness IL there was
any graft or anything else that would
ref1ect on the name of the firm
l'ccr said that was all right" CON
tinued Mr.. Davis. "and profit OF 90
per cent for the firm was agreed upon.
An Arrangement was made for n tenta-
tive profit for Mr. Beer in the form of
| attorneys fees and commissions. Mr.
Call paid Mr.. Beer some money, and
afterwards We all went to Santo Do
| mingo
we met Minister Sullivan there. He
said Beer was man of his word. and
any contract that he made he (Sulli-
Van) would sec was lived up to-
The witness said Sullivan enter
taincd them and he gathered the i'm
preston that the American minister
would favor their interests
Tim Sullivan was on the boat 40.