The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
SHOW DAUCHERTY
SHARE in HAMON
FUND S25,OOO
Probers to Get Proof of
Conspiracy
Continued from page u

two weeks after the convention as
follows:
81 met Mr.. Hamon in the lobby Of
hotel in Oklahoma City. We were
all interested in his work. / just told
him 4 see you put it over He said
Yes, had good luck, / got what /
went after / asked him how he did
it. He said the committee was broke
and he made it up"
Senator Walsh asked Wilson if
Hamon referred to Harding's cam
paign fund.
eyes, he said he gave $4,000 to the
fund thru Harry Daugherty. He
didn't say, however, just what he ex-
pected to gain by it."
Cross questioning by senator's Spen-
Ger, Missouri, republican, and STAN
field, Oregon, republican, failed to
shake the witness story. He was
then excused.
J.E. Dyche, of Oklahoma City, cam
paign manager for Hamon when
Hamon was fighting Jim McGraw for
a place on the Republican National
Committee, was then called to the
stand by Senator Stanfeld.
Dyche said he is now prohibition
agent.
Was lannon's Manager.
"Hamon came to me in 1920 and
asked me to manage his campaign"
Dyche said. II was a delegate and
chairman of the Oklahoma delegation
later at the republican national con-
vention.
1--WE started to elect joint General
Wood-Hamon delegation, but Wood
broke away from Hamon early in the
fight. We then asked for selection
of the delegates personally for
Hamon.
eve pledged ourselves to Lowden
of Illinois," he said.
"Did you read Al Jennings story in
which he said that Hamon asked him
to run for governor in 1920?" SEN
ator Stanfeld asked.
Eyes, that's all bunk"
Spencer then asked him what he
thought of jennings statement that
Hamon had given $250,000 to the late
Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania and sums to otner politicians,
including Harry Daugherty.
ut is not true. Jake didn't Ike to
spend his own money and he couldn't
have done it very well without me
knowing about it."
Says He Spent Hamon Funds.
"What do you think of Jennings
story that Hamon paid million dol
lars to Daugherty, Penrose and Will
Hays 2" Stanfield asked.
81 don't think there is anything to
It. If he could have done it he would
not have done it because he wasn't IN
the habit of giving money away"
Dyche said he himself had spent
lannon's money in the campaign over
the delegation "and I'll say we didn't
spend very much"
Walsh asked Dyche about Wilson's
testimony.
Wilson is a reputable citizen whom
would believe but think Hamon
must have been kidding him." Dycbe
said. Sometimes Jake's converse
ton got rather loose when he was
talking to democrats"
"How much money was spent in
lannon's campaign against Nc
Crawl" Walsh asked.
an pull the cover off and tell if
you want me to, but l think was
Jake's personal affair.
"Jake spent about 5000 "a
spent about $80,000-of course u was
all his money" Dyche said.
''Was any of that $105,000 spent
for corruption and fraud?" Spencer
asked.
Absolutely not"
The committee then adjourned until
tomorrow.
Chairman Ladd today issued a new
subpoena for William Boyce Thomp-
son, finance chairman for the repub-
hcan national committee in 1920. II
calls for him to appear forthwith.
A prior subpoena issued for Thomp-
son several weeks ago has not beer
served, due to inability to locate the
politician.
Free Sinclair on $4,000 Bail.
WASHINGTON, April 1-Harry F
Sinclair, accompanied by three law
yers, appeared before Justice Hitz Of
the district supreme court here today
and pleaded mot guilty" of contenzp
of the senate, as charged in indict
ments returned against him.
Sinclair asked the court, however
for permission to withdraw the pie;
within ten days and institute what
ever proceedings his lawyers advise
It is understood demurrer may b.
filed.
Sinclair gave bond Of $4,000 for hi
appearance at trial.
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