New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-22
&c. Gray. Bryan's Friend,
LaudS the Minister to
Santo Domingo.
WALKED BAREFOOT;
SOBER? POSITIVELY!
observing Democrat De
Tended by EX-Gov. Fort
and J. X. MCGUIRE.

How 3 Deserving democrat MAY w
Nisreprescnted." This might serve as
title 60 yesterdays chapter in the in-
vestication OF the charges against
James Mark Sullivan, American Minis
ter 20 Santo Domingo. Three witnesses
testified before Commissioner James d.
Phelan, and they ali spoke well Of Sui
Ivan.
First. there was Ex-Governor J.
Franklin Fort OF New Jersey, who
went down 20 the Dominican Republic
rs peace commissioner. Secondly
there vas John G.. Gray. Of Whining
ton. Del. who admitted that he was a
close friend Of ". !. Bryan, Secretary
Of State. and probably the man most
responsible for the appointment OF SUI
Ivan. The third witness was James n
Mcclure. former Mayor Of Syracuse
who was Sullivan's guest a. the Amer
lean Legation a. SantO Domingo whlle
he was there looking FOR contracting
work
Commissioner Phelan questioned Nc
CURE about his indictment by District
ATTORNEY Whitman for illegally sohc-
iting campaign funds in the 1912 ma
fioual campaign. Mcclure said that the
indictment was still pending and the
case had not been tried. The witness
denied the allegation under the ndlci-
ment and declared. m answer 10 cues,
fion by tho commissioner. that ne 0ld
not believe political enemies had IN
stigated the Indictment, but that 10 had
been the result of "squabble among
contractors" 81 the time.
Came to Defend Bryan.
GRAY proved 10 be sensitive wit
ness He appeared 10 ind an "lnsinua.
lion" in some Of the questions OF
Charles II. Strong. counsel 10 the com
missioner. and Strong had some dun
Guilty IN convincing the witness tnat
he was merely trying TO bring out the
facts and get AZ the truth imparuallE
GRAY avowod that he had come 20 the
hearing 10 defend his two friends
BRYAN and Sullivan, and that his par,
i'm the Sullivan-Dominican affair could
not have been more fair or upright.
II was evident from Mr. Gray's teSt-
monv that he agreed with Secretary.
BRYAN that deserving Democrats
should be taken care Of. Referring 10
his intercession with the Secretary OF
State I'm behalf of Sullivan. he said;
81 thought he deserved some reward
Tor his services in the Democratic ma
tional campaign. ] was very WllllnE
"a on 20 Mr. BRYAN and recommend
him for the Dominican post. Hrs'
met Sullivan in Wilmington about touI
wears ago al the Robert Emmett cele'
bration. al which he delivered an sd-
dress. ] considered him 8 good talher
an intelligent and well bred man.
went 10 Mr.. Bryan at the request OF
some Of the officials OF the Irish-Amer
icsn Society in Wilmington. where
Sullivan had many friends, and at the
request of Sullivan himself, and no one
else"
"You we're sure that he was deserv
inc from d party standpoint, but, can
did1y. were YOU impressed with his mt
ness for the post" asked Mr. Strong.
The witness seemed surprised az the
"Whv. YES. ] was" he replied. 81 be
Hcved ali I wrote and said about him
and I stand by II all now
Endorsed Sullivan.
Counsel put in evidence letters writ
t,n bv Gray IN MAY, 1913, to Secretary
BRYAN. Senator Willard Salisbury, Of
Delaware. and Senator O'GOrman, Of
New York, relative 10 Sullivan's NOM
nation for the Dominican post. In his
letter 10 Bryan ne wrote: 81 am GLAD
10 emphasize the fitness Of Sullivan a.
strongly as words can express"
In answer 70 further questions re
gcrding these and other activities rcia
tive 10 Sullivan's nomination, the Wit
rcss said:
81 wanted to give him the stronges
Endorsement could. knew he wanted
the place very much, and thought he
was deserv ng
The witness denied with show o.
resentment that he had sought Sulll
vans appointment because he or any
Of his friends had business interests IL
Santo Domingo. lie said he had no In
terests in Santo Domingo, and at The
time he recommended Sullivan he die
not know a single person doing busl
ness there. or hoping TO do business
there.
lie denied he knew that William c
Beer favored sullivan. He had under
stood that Beer had another candidate
He met Beer after sullivan had beer
nominated and before he was con
frmcd. he said. and his only connec
ton with the Banco Nacional, at SantC
Domingo, had been 10 represent II n
one matter relative TO the Jarvis Is
tate. He asked the privilege Of ap
nearing before the commission again
10 more fully explain his connection
with the Dominican bank.
GRAY said he had never been 70 San
20 Domingo. All he knew about Sulli
vans activities there was from letter.
he received from the minister himself
two Of which were placed in evidence
AT his request. The letters impressed
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