Evening star., 1924-03-08
Daugherty and Oil Commit
tees Want Explanation of
Jake Hamon Story.
WORKERS IN CAMPAIGN
SUMMONED TO.TESTlFY
Telegraph Companies Ordered to
Produce Copies of Messages at
J, Time Exchanged.

The statement of Leonard Wood. jr.,
published in The Star yesterday. in
(which he said that his father, now gov
.ernor general Of the Philippine Islands.
thad been offered votes for the presi-
xlential convention in the 1920 conven-
.tion by certain oil interests. is to be in
Investigated by two Senate committees.
This fact developed today when the
Especial committee investigating Attor-
Fney General Daugherty issued sub
tpoena for young Woods appearance be-
efore 1.-THE summons following immedi-
sttely upon the heels of a similar order
issued by the Senate oil investigating
committee last night.
Simultaneously the Daugherty in
vestigating committee summoned
number of politicians, congressman
and financiers from different parts
of the country and the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panieS were ordered to produce tele-
grams either sent or received by any
of the persons young Wood impli-
Gated in his story.
Believes Story True.
THE story of Leonard Wood. jr.,
Is true beyond question of doubt"
tana, member of the Daugherty
committee, "and 1 have summoned
him to come before the committee.
All the ramifications of this investi-
CATION will be diligently followed"
Among those for whom subpoenas
are known to have been issued are:
r. j. Wolf, owner of the Columbus
Ohio State Journal and Dispatch; for
mel Representative Norman j.. Gould,
East 4od street. New York city,
Gen. Woods eastern campaign man
ager in 1920: Charles Fl. GerriSh of
Columbus, Ohio, for many years VOLTS
political ally: Rudolph Hynecka. New
York theatrical man; Harry Macken-
zie of Chicago, Tiffin Gilmore of CO.
lumbus. Ohio, and Frank Hitchcock,
who was Gen. Woods campaign man
ager and is now directing Senator Hi
ram Johnson's campaign.
May Give, New Angle.
The subpoena of the other comqlitz
tee-the Senate oil committee-is re-
turnable next Wednesday, and the
testimony young Wood gives then is
expected to open up a new angle in
the onrushing procession of oil ex-
poSureS. In addition to Wood, the
committee Dlans to summon Mrs.
John w. German, formerly Clara
Smith Hamon,. and John Hamon, jr.,
Aon of the late Jake Hamon. who was
the republican national committee
man from Oklahoma in 1920.
1t was Jake Hamon, according to
young Woods story, who was to have
been appointed Secretary of the In
terror by Gen. Wood, if he were NOM
mated and elected. in return for the
votes that the young man asserted he
felt sure would have made his father
President of the United States. Wood
said the general fatty refused to
make the trade and the necessary
delegates were therefore never de-
livered.
Mr.. Hamon himself had large oil
interests, it is asserted.
Senator Brookhart. chairman of
committee that is Investigating At
torney General Daugherty. in a state
ment to the North American Newspa-
per Alliance, said he would investi-
gate every phase of the occurrences
at the Chicago convention in 1920,
when the offer of convention votes
for a strategic post in the cabinet
was alleged to have been made.
Although no subpoena has been is
sued for Col; w NJ. Cooper Proctor.
one of the leaders in Gen. Woods
campaign. it was understood that he
would be questioned informally.
Knows No Details.
Wood last night said he had no
knowledge of any details of the Of
fer that may have involved oil con-
siderations.
when I said that certain oil in
terests had made the offer, which,
believe, had my father accepted would
have given him the nomination." Mr..
Wood said, Il meant simply the per-
sonal interests of Mr.. Hamon, who
was. of course. in a large way in
terested in oil. 1 was told that Mr.
Hamon had approached my father
with an offer during an adjournment
deadlock. 1 understood that it in
volved his appointment as Interior
Secretary in case my father won the
nomination and the election
II have no knowledge whatever
that any oil considerations were in
volved in the offer, or that it was any
thing more than the personal act of
Mr.. Hamon alone.
Made Wood Angry.
THAT my father turned down the
offer fatty 1 do know. After he had
done so reports were spread at the
convention that Gen. Wood had him
self approached Mr.. Hamon for dele
gate support, which the latter had
refused. l recall distinctly that the
reports made my father very angry
Il regret exceedingly that so much
publicity has been given to my state
ment about the matter, but 1 was
simply asked what / knew about 1t
and l told it.
II have absolutely nothing to tell
the Senate oil committee about it
which 1 have not already said"
HITCHCOCK IN DARK.