San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-11
SAY 100000
NOT MIXED IN
. CAMP |CN CASH
Thompson's Attorney APP
pears Before Probe and
Testifies About Loan.
TELL OF CONVENTION
Witnesses Say They Knew
That Harding Was to
Get Nomination.
Washington. ID. C., April lire.

Washington, ID. C., April lire
turning 10 its inquiry into possible
oil company contributions TO national
political campaign funds, the Senate
oil committee today sought informal
ton about a S3.O00.000 loan made by
the Chase National Bank in New
York in 1919. 10 William Boyce
Thompson. formerly chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
Republican National Committee.
Declaring his client was too i'll to
appear, William Wallace .Jr.. attorney
for Thompson, testified that the So
100000 loan was secured by 20, 1J4
shares of Sinclair oil stock, but in
sisted it had nothing TO do with the
campaign funds. He said Thompson
had no part in Republican financing
until after the 1920 campaign and
that the Chase bank loan was repaid
in full in 1919.
The lawyer also read into the rec
ord a telegram from Thompson, who
has been sought by committee sub
poena servers for more than two
weeks. saving he had been wholly out
of the Sinclair interests since 1921. .
Thompson is said to have failed to re-
spond to the committee summons be-
cause he is i'll in n sanatorium in
Arizona.
Appearing voluntarily and speak
ing for his client. Wallace also de-
MED that Thompson had borrowed
large sums TO wipe out the Republic
can National Committee deficit afte,
1920.
Newspaper Man Testifies.
The committee then called f. ]
Costello. Chicago newspaper man
once employed by the late Jake Ham.
| on. Republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma. rs publicity agent.
The witness explained that MS ser
vices for Hamon were performed in
1917. He said he met Hamon al
the Chicago convention. and was told
lit was all fixed that Harding was
to he nominated. that Governor
Coolidge was TO he vice president and
that Fall was 10 be member of tho
cabinet"
Costello said this conversation took
place "about ten hours before Hard
| ing was nominated
John Smith. Paris. Tevas. bust
ness man. testified that Philin f
Raer. United States marshal for tn,
| Eastern District of Texas. had toll,
him of talk he had with Hamon IL
which the latter said be was to b
secretary Of interior. under President
Harding and that Bacr was to b
made Indian commissioner. =
Employed by G. o. r.
James Sloans. formerly attached t.
the White House staff. and for n timC
afterward morsgcr Of the Washington
brokerage office Of Ungcrleinder anC
Company. told about visit to Okla
homa during the 1920 campaign
where he attended q dinner at which
Hamon. Briyrcn. G. f. Sawyer. r. B
Crengcr and others were present.
Sloane also told Of the visit Of thu
Harding party to Point Isabel. Texas
after the election. He testified that
after the trim South he was employed
by the Republican National Commit
, Tee at salary of 500 month
From that position. he said. he was
made manager of tho Washington
brsnch Of Tngcrlcider and Company
Senator Welsh took tho examina
tion back to Slonne's employment By
| the Republican National Committee
The witness snid he first had been en-
| ployed just before the Republican con
vention at CHICAGO. He arrived n
| the convention citr on tho day Of TIL
nomination. he said. and learned from
newspaper men that morning tina
Harding was TO be nominated durin.
| thu dav.
add you Mace any hr's on thu
| resnlt?- rsked Senator Walsh.
| mo" Sloane said
He was excnsn1 and the committed
| adjourned until Monday.