The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-22

s-oe-r-monstrsi.0u Babcock TEST.
s.oo-Cow Testing A- - ZION l'' .''
,o.oo - -.----.-. Horace Atwood
le;3o-Farrn Accounting IN g. Tiu~
IL -se-control Of Insc,t Pests. ......-
i'5o-,Poultry Lecture Horace Atvood
..se-Feediug Beef cattle >. n. McKe.
s'Se-fruninE Demonstration. .......
-. ~ u. SUI and g. u Waid
favorable. He said he knew nothing
against him except carelessness in his
personal attire, which. he added. was
not in evidence on public occasions.
Recommended Sullivan.
Gray was frank to admit that he
had recommended sullivan for the
post 20 Secretary OF state Bryan. but
denied that at the time he knew any
body Interested financially in San Do
mingo or that he had any selfish pur-
poses in recommending him
Gray's name has been mentioned as
associated with William C. Beer. at
torney for the Banco Nacional inter
ests OF san Domingo. who have been
accused Of seeking To exploit the
island and to have promoted Sullivan's
appointment a. minister in further
u NAehA FAl Fb.f's
Gray said h. did not know az the
time that Beer had anv interest in
Sulliyan's appointment lie admitted
that he had since had business r..
lations with Beer but not in relation
10 san Domingo matters. he said.
Gray told of having taken Beer ami
samuel VI. Jarvis, who controlled the
Banco Nacional TO see Secretary
Bryan on the subject of q loan to
Nicaragua where Jarvis also had in.
terests. Nothing came OF the loan.
however
Was His Friend.
Senator-elect Phelan wanted 10
know how intimate the witness was
with Secretary Bryan He replied
that he would not call his relations
intimate. but that he was glad TO be
called the srcretary's friend and thar
he had entertained him at his home
In Washington He said he had re-
commended sullivan "a the instance
OF lrish-American examinations nI
Wilmington.
He put into evidence two letters
from sullivan which ne said Indicated
bis high moral purpose in his conduct
OF the post. In one Sullivan attributed
immoral conditions" in San DOMINGO
TO the suppression of the influence OF
the Catholic church and said that
Bryan had told him that ne was glad
Ihat ne lSulliNan) was a Catholic
In the other Ne described his efforts
To stamp out corruDtF=H and said that
one OF the hes. things that ne had
done was to take away the financial
ahairs OF the country from part es
who were guilty OF questionable con
to give same to legitimate bank"
Ex-Governor Testihes.
Former Governor J. Franklin Fort
OF New Jersey. who went to Santo
Domingo last summer on behalf of
the administration in an effort to
adjust the differences between the
Bardos government there and the
revolutionists, was called as a witness
today at IN" inquiry before Senator.
elect Phelan into the utnrss of
James VI. Sullivan. American minis.
ter TO the republic. to hold his post
Mr.. Fort denied that he had Official
" investigated the conduct OF the
minister his sole purpose in going
there he declared being 10 obtain ths
removal Cf President Bardos and the
eslectiOn OF provisional president As
Bardos' successor.
Did you tell President Wilson
askel Attorney Strong for the com.
missioner. in the presence of mis-
secretary. Mr. Tumulty. that you in
vestisatcd charges against Sullivan
and found them groundless?"
y did not did not investigate
sullivan replied the witness. Il
aont say ] didn't make what might
be called personal inquiry and 7
heard things about him. but 7 want
TO say In fairness 10 Sullivan. I found
no one who had an affirmative fact
against Mr. Sullivan which he was
willing TO testify to-"
Did you take any testimony about
him."
NO. 10 was not my purpose 10 in
quire into Mr.. sullivan We were
there for one purrosc--to get rid or
Bardos"
Defends Sullivan.
Mr. Fort said that sullivan sat as
q member Of his commission lie was
told by one Of tho representative
Dominicans that Sullivan fovored the
BardOs government
Did he use his influence on the
commission in favor of PardOeg"
"Oh, no. he concurrod." replied the
witness. He knew there was Moth
ing else to BE- dome"
Then the substance Of your testI-
Iuony is that you never indicated
sullivan. or never denounced him and
that on the whole your Impression
was favorable asked Mr. Strong
'l'm willing 90 have 70 put that way
7 think sullivan is bIl hearted. On.
fhusiastlc. honest lr.hmau" said Mr.
Fort
BE added that sullivan was care
less Boo fis personal appearance and
habite but that Gid NOT mean that Ho
was mentally Irnf f8 hold Tho post
fIuu OF minister u. said hs had been
told bv sullivan Hud That his Iuf0rwa.
ton had been rHrrOhOraf.d boy auofn.
or that sullivan had refused to sign
AN sN1rbIfarf warrant for q railroad