The Washington herald., 1915-01-20
IUMULTY Wants
TO TELL STORY
Would Give His Side in James
Mark Sullivan In
vestlgatlon.
SYNDICATE In CONTROL
W. S. McGinnis Testihes as to Man
ner of Minister'S Appointment.
Many Implicated.

New York, Jan. 19-That a syndicate
under the management of William C
Beer. had captured the finances OF
put its officers into Nicaragua, was the
testimony Of William s. McGinnis to-
\ day before Commissioner John D.
! Phelan. who is investigating charges
I against James Mark Sullivan, United
States Minister to the Dominican re-
public. Sullivan was appointed by the
efforts of Beer, McGinnis said. and he
called him the big chief" When the
two met in Washington hotel, after
Sullivans appointment as Minister. the
latter told him:
Things are going fine, Bill. The big
chief will soon be not only financial
agent of Santo Domingo, but of Nicara-
qua as well" When McGinnis repeated
the conversation to Beer. the big
chief said. for Gods sake, keep quiet
about that"
HamiII Sees Things.
On another occasion he said Beer told
him in Washington. this Santo Do
minEo deal has been the dream of my
life. There's millions in it. I've been
waiting for il for years"
Representative James A. Hamill, OF
New Jersey, according to the witness,
said:
Beer gets me so worked up over Mic
aragua that every morning l wake up
thinking I'm going to get $999, 600. Nc
Ginpiss, formerly assistant superinten-
dent of the railway mail service, told in
detail the final steps to put Sullivan into
Office, even after Secretary Tumulty had
told Representative 5amiIl that the
White House heard Beer was interested
in the Banco Macdonald of Sante Domin-
A.. he Of this 10 n
pointment was hanging in the balance,
John G. Gray, known as the best friend
Bryan had in Delaware, was called into
council Gray and l have been twisting
; the British Lions tail for years in the
: Irish Societies." Sullivan is reported to
have said.
Suspected Bryan's Secretary.
The witness told how letters had been
sent by Gov. Glynn and other prominent
men indOrsing Sullivan's candidacy. and
that Beer had said he suspected Manton
NJ. Wyvel Secretary Bryan's secretary,
of Withholding them from Mr.. Bryan.
Something had to be done and after a
conference Beer went to New York to
get letter from mysterious Mr.. Ryan.
The witness could not tell which Ryan
was meant The next thing McGinness
heard was that Sullivan had been ap-
pointed by President Wilson.
Beer sent a telegram to MCGinness, ask
ing him to secure Senator Burton's aid
among Republican members of the Senate
10 confirm Sullivan's appointment, but
McGinnes refused. Later he was told
that Beer would take care of him in
Santo Domingo.
McGinness said Beers promoting and
! lobbying activities had been almost con-
tinuous since he first met him in 1895.
Beer was a Republican until the Dem
6crats came into power" said McGin-
ness. but l heard he gave 5000 to the
Wilson campaign. He also went to Rep
resentativc Hamill and got an appoint
mcnt for his son to the United States
Military Academy. although Beer lived in
Yonkers.
Commissioner Phelan today received a
request from Secretary Tumuty to tes-
tiry F. J. r. Mitchell, president of the
Banco Macdonald. will probably testify
( Thursday.
Tells why He Lost Out.
Questioned yesterday as to what he
believed caused the antipathy of Secre-
tary Tumulty to him. w. w. Wick said
it resulted. he believed. Immediately aft
"r the election of President Wilson
when many Of Vick's friends were boost
ing him Nickl for the secretaryship to
the President
tlllAiNN "dH dlItL lllt 50 lllt pJcl-
ton said Mr.. Wick
Why do you think you did not obtain
the position" asked Mr.. Strong.
Il had done good work during the
Wilson campaign and a number of
my friends rendered me a dinner a
month after election. Henry Morgen-
thau, Mr. McCombs. Robert Adamson,
Col. +. NJ. House and a number of
equally prominent Democrats were
there Some one told the President
that he dinner had been one Gig
drunk.
Was Tumulty there
No" he answered. Il heard that
he would not give up SO for a dinner
to a mai who was after the same job
he was after" retorted Mr.. Wick.
What is your attitude with regard
to the use of wine in general?" asked
the Commissioner.
We'll" said Mr.. Wick. I have re-
served the same privilege as Nj
Bryan, or anybody else
why Mr.. Bryan" asked the Com
missioner.
Because" said Mr.. Vtck, II think
his grape juice theory is worse for
the system than wine"