Evening star., 1924-04-01
Ridicules Jennings Story.

hfucules Jenn1ngS story.
The witness ridiculed AL Jennings
testimony that Hamon had told him
of large money payments to the late
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and
others to secure the nomination of
Warren CT. Harding, and of indiscrim-
mate use of money among members
of the Oklahoma delegation to the
Chicago convention. AS a matter of
fact, Dyche said. Hamon didn't spend
dime to influence the delegation of
his state to vote for Harding, but on
the contrary advised them to vote
for LowGen on two ballots after they
were ready TO get on the Harding
band wagon.
r. H Wilson, former Oklahoma SUI
perintendent of public instruction. also
was questioned at today's session.
He said Hamon had boosted" TO him
to putting over Harding's nomination
and had told him of contributing
Harding preconvention manager. for
campaign expenses.
Questioned on OIL Stories
Mr. Wilson was questioned by the
oil committee today regarding stories
of "oil influence" in national politics.
Hamon was quoted as saying he,
had given 5000 to Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty for the Harding campaign fund.
In the early days of the campaign, the
witness said, Hamon had appeared
friendly to the candidacy of Leonard
Wood
Wilson said, under questioning, that
Hamon had made no reference to
naval oil lands or leases
]. Z. Dycke. who identified himself
as a prohibitIonist agent, with head
quarters at Oklahoma City, followed
Wilson in the witness chair. He said
he had acted as manager of lannon's
campaign in 1920 for reelection as
republican national committeeman.
Nothing to it, Dyche said when
asked about Al Jennings testimony
that Hamon had told him he gave
$3.50. 600 to the late Senator Penrose,
Pennsylvania; S25,00O to Will Hays
and $4,000 to Daugherty to bring
about Harding's nomination.
Says Jennings Lied.
Asked about jennings testimony
that Hamon had told him he spent
money indiscriminately with the
Oklahoma delegation, the witness re-
piled:
IF Jennings said that. he lied.
There wasn't a dime spent on that
delegation"
Dyche said he was with Hamon at
Chicago and went home with him,
and 'he didn't even buy me a dinner"
"Jake's dead and gone now. gen.
tlemen," Dyche said, But ] want to
say that he did not try to throw the
delegation. He insisted that the dele
cation cast two more ballots for
Lowden after it wanted to switch to
Harding, So there couldn't have been
deal there
Asked as to the likelihood of Hamon
telling Jennings the story the former
train robber had repeated to the COM
mittee, Dyche said people might say
what they would about Hamon, but
they couldn't say he was a fool"
Under examination by Senator
Walsh, the committee prosecutor,
Dyche said he formerly was warden
of the Atlanta federal penitentiary
tive and partly not" He was not ad-
verse to giving up the job, he said,
because of the condition of his health.
Wanted Place for Friend.
Asked why Attorney General
Daugherty wanted him to give up the
place, Dyche said the Attorney Gen.
eral had "a friend he wanted to put
in, a friend from Columbus"
Asked about Wilson's testimony
that Hamon had told him he had
given Daugherty $4,000 for Harding s
campaign expenses, Dyche said Will
son was "a reputable gentleman"
II would believe Wilson's state
ments that Hamon told him that, /"
the witness said. But l would say
he was Kidding him.. Jake was a
great 'kidder,' particularly when he
was talking to democrats"
Asked how much money was spent
for Hamon in his committeeship fight
against James McGraw, Dyche object
ed to answering on the ground that
ii was a personal matter.
"As far as l am concerned, l have
nothing to conceal" Dyche said, but
it's a matter that was personal to
Hamon."
Senator Stanfield, republican, Ore
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