The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-08
.HAMON SPENT
.$4OO,OOO FOR
G. 0. p WIN
Didn't Expect To Get Into
The Cabinet

The late Jake Hamon spent
100000 ''for a republican VIC
tory" in the election of Presi-
dent Harding, j. B. French of
Oklahoma City, Okla, friend
of Hamon, told the Senate Oil
Committee today.
"When Jake came back
from the 1920 convention /
asked him if he was going to
get in the cabinet" French
said.
Gle told me that he would
not, but he said, however, that
he had spent too much money
about 100000, for a repub-
lican victory"
Marsh Forgets.
French said he knew nothing of re-
ports that Hamon swung money and
votes to the late Mr.. Harding at the
convention in return for a promise
of the secretaryship Of Interior.
Wilbur w. March, treasurer Of the
democratic national committee, was
the first witness called when the ses-
sion opened. Marsh resigned jan
uarv Is this year. Marsh said he
could not remember the amounts con-
tributed by E. L. Doheny to the party
fund but he said the records are ac-
cessible at national headquarters here.
w. L. Kistler. president of the pro-
ducers and refiners corporation of
Tulsa, Okla, was the second witness.
His testimony failed to develop any
facts concerning the reported attempt
of oil men to nut over "complacent"
secretary Of the interior at the last
republican national convention, about
which he was questioned.
Walsh then put French on the
stand and asked If Harmon had ever
told him how much money he had
spent at the Chicago convention.
French said that Harmon told him
that he had given $4,000 $50 that
Mr. Harding's hotel bill could be
paid"
rays ndtulHg iolllS.
"Who did he pay that money to-"
Walsh asked,
"Bill Miller, former attorney gem
eral Of Ohio and campaign manager
for Harding in Oklahoma"
"How did he come to pay MIR.
Harding's hotel bills ~
81 don't know"
at told the boys I would take
care of Oklahoma Hamon told me-"
he continued.
Senator Spencer then began cross
questioning the witness.
when you say that Hamon paid
Mr.. Harding's hotel bills, you
mean"
81 mean the Lills of his commit
techs headluarters--not his per-
sonal bills"
Senator Stanfield, Oregon repub-
lican, then asked how the $4,000
Hamon contribution was disbursed.
"Bv bank check, I think"
"Then there probably would be
record of his expenditures in Ok
lahoma banks"
II imagine So"
French was then dismissed.
Robert F. Wolfe, of Columbus.
Ohio. was next called.
Asked about the Ohio pre-conven-
ton campaign Wolfe SAID:
Il supported General Wood in the
campaign. We elected IL delegates
out of total of 80. went to the
convention-but not as a delegate"
DO you know anything about the
offer made to Wood by the late
Jake Hamon at the convention ?"
Senator, know nothing about
that except what I've read in the
papers,.
What part did you nave in at
tempting to get Wood nominated 2"
My friends and decided that
Mr.. Harding being newspaper.
puohsher-we would take no vigor-
GUS action against him. That was
the course we followed. I was
never in the Harding Headquarters
and | was in the Wood beadouarters
only once in Chicago. / STAYED in
my hotel room most of the tims. .
Heard About Harding Nomination
- Did you hear the day before Mr..
Harding was nominated that he would.
be nominated?"
oh! l read something in the pa
pers about it. George Harvey said
something about it, but l just read il
in the papers.
Sometime before / took the train
home Saturday, heard that an ar
rangement had been made by which
Senator Harding would be nominat-
ed" Wolfe said. 81 received a wire
while enroute home that he had won.
That's all I know about IT,"
Walsh Has His Dope.
Walsh told Wolfe that "informa-
ton has come to me from number
OF sources that the night before Mr..
Harding was nominated you stated
that II would be impossible to nomi-
nate Mr.. Wood and that deal had
been made TO nominate Mr.. Har-
ding"
Il don't think made that STATE
ment," Wolfe said. II told the dele
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