The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
WHEELER ASKED
 TO FIX PERMIT,
 WITNESSSTATES
Senator Left Impression He Would Do So, H. E.
 Glosser Testifies

WASHINGTON. April 26.-Con, .flicting testimony as to the nature oi the work Senator Wheeler, democrat Montana, was to perform as counsel for Gordon Campbell, Montana oil op- orator, was given today to the Senate committee investigating the indictment of the senator by federal grand jury in. his state.
 Senator Wheeler is charged with ac. cepting a fee to- prosecute land mat ters before the interior department for Campbell after he was elected to the Senate. M
 H. <E. Glosser. formerly private sec had left the impression upon those attending a conference in Great Falls that he would fix ups one permit at Washington for the oil operators
 On the other hand, E. M. Harvey of Eugene. Ore, formerly a trustee of Gordon Campbell syndicate No. 1, told the committee that the trustees had passed on the terms of Senator Wheel er's employment and that he was to represent the syndicate only in court
 ,"Mr Wheeler's employment" he said, 'so far as I know, was to appear in a receivership suit brought by l.. c. Ste venson and some other actions we con templated bringing ip behalf of the syndicate"
 ;@s Says Glosser Present <
 Was Mir. Closer present when the terms of the agreement were ratified p asked Chairman Borah.. \ i' "T think he was,' Harvey replied.
 Glosser testified that the conference at which Campbelfs business vas dis cussed was held January 15, 1923, and was attended by Wheeler, Campbell, W. w. Rhea and Glosser. Oil land permits were discussed, he Said, and particularly the Phil McGowan per- init.
 Mfr. Campbell. said to Mir. Rhea that if Mir. Wheeler could get this fixed up in Washington" Closer said, live can afford to cut lot of money or some thing like that" What did Senator Wheeler say? asked Senator Sterling, republican, South Dakota.
 s"I don't recall that he made any reply~-Oh, yes, he did later
 .'But not that evening?
 No, but he left us under sthe im- pressing that he could fix it up at Washington because of the influence he had there."
 Made Two Affidavits
 GIosser testified he had made two af- fidayits at the request of Blair Coan, who was sent to, Montar- by George B. Lockwood, secretary U She repub- licans national committee, and who had alipeared before the grand jury which indicted Senator Wheeler. It was his understanding that Coan was to use the affidayits as the basis for news stories in the National Republican.
 A! F.. Sparling of Great Falls and Colonel Harry O. Willard, U. $. A., retired, a stockholder in and trustee of the Campbell company. were heard before the committee adjourned sub ject to call. &
 Sparling said the grand jury had kept no minutes of the Wheeler case, although minutes were kept on the first case that was taken up. He started to characterize the Wheeler case, but Sen ator Sterling shut him off before he could do so.
 Colonel Willard told the committee that he had had correspondence with Senator Wheeler with reference to his employment by Campbell, and promised to furnish later his letter to the sena- tor and the latter's reply. He was not permitted to tell what was in, them, the committee holding that the letters themselves were the host avidance