The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-09-24
Men Went West ION Business, "
But Stopped Over for
Convention.
HELFEO "ALL THEY COULD"
Two Assistant Attorneys Gen.
eraI Tell Probe Committee
of Efforts.
By J. BART CAMPBELL,
International News Service.

International news service.
Department of Justice officials
and employees were active around the
Presidential headquarters Of Attor-
Fney General A. Mitchell Palmer, at
San Francisco during the Demo
cratic convention last summer, Rob-
ert P. Stewart, an assistant to the
attorney general, told the Senate
committee investigating campaign
contributions and expenditures when
it resumed it's hearings today.
ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
Official business connected with
Northwest fraud cases and /. w. W.
activities took him to the Pacific
Coast, Stewart declared. He had only
charged the government for expenses
incurred in his official capacity in
visiting Chicago. San Francisco.
Seattle. Portland, aAa San Diego
FROM June 25 % July 5. stewart
said, he took leave Of absence
while ne was on the Coast and during
that time he was at San Francisco
while the Democratic Convention was
being held.
II charged the government nothing
during that time: / was at San
Francisco at my own EXPENSE" Stew
art said.
Had you ever visited the Pacific
Coast before on official business?"
Senator Kenyon, Republican. OF Iowa,
Chairman of the Committee, asked.
No" Steward answered.
HELPED "ALL HE COULD
you were actively engaged around
the Palmer Headquarters at San
Francisco" Kenyon pursued.
II was doing all / could to help
Mr.. Palmer" Stewart answered
Stewart said he had seen other De-
partment of Justice officials and en-
ployes around the Palmer Head
quarters during the Democratic Con-
vention.
would you have made your trip
to the Coast il there had been no
Democratic Convention" Senator
Reed, Democrat of Missouri, asked.
81 certainly would have" Stewart
answered.
in laying off so you could attend the
show at San Francisco?" Reed in
quired.
COULDN'T DO MUCH.
"And you did all you could to help
Mr.. Palmer at San Francisco during
the convention"
Eyes, I did, although 1 wasn't able
to help him much.'
Frank X. Nebeker, also an assistant
attorney general. testified that while
he, like Stewart, had gone to the
Pacific coast last summer on 'official
business" he had timed his visit
there so he could be present at San
Francisco during the convention.
Ncbeker said he had supervision of
coil land litigation" in California, and
one of his purposes in going there
was to fsmiliarize himself with prob
lens developing under the oil land
leasing bill passed by Congnress.
ASKS HEARING IN VOUCHERS.
stewart and Nebeker asked to be
heard in connection with Government
vouchers for expenses incurred by
them in travelling between Washing
ton and the Pacific coast last summer.
Those vouchers were among those
submitted to the committee yesterday
by Don c. Fees, a Department OF Jus-1
tice auditor.
Nebeker said Il was necessary for
him to go West on Official business
and while he was "out there" he had
spent few days at San Francisco at
tending the Democratic convention.
He had tried to help in furtherinG
the candidacy of Palmer for the Dem
ocratic nomination for President. Ne
beker said