The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

"Hamon also told me about a deal
with Oil men, including Harry r.
Sinclair. He said he had been East
and had talked to Senator Boies Pen.
rose and that Senator Harding would
be the next nominee of the RepuDIi'
can party"
You knew" said Senator Spen-
Ger Rep.) Of Missouri, that Hamon,
Penrose and Mr.. Harding are dead?'
Turned Down Offer.
Let me see, Senator. Yes. l
have been informed by the press
Mr.. Harding was dead"
Jennings said he turned down
lannon's offer and left the coun'
try"
Later, Jennings said, he met
Hamon in Chicago the day before
the Republican convention closed.
II was in his room that night
and he said Harding would be
nominated the next day.
"Hamon told me it would cost
him 100000 and that he had al
ready given Boies Penrose $26O,OOO
1T had been agreed by Harry
Daugherty and Will Hays and some
one else from Ohio that he (Hamon)
was to be Secretary of Interior.
Mr.. Daugherty at first had been in
| favor of Fall.
"A fight was had over it and cost
| lot OF money"
Gave Others Money.
Did Hamon say he had given
money to any one besides Penrose"
asked Senator Dill (DemD of Wash.
ington. -
"Oh yes. $4,000 to Daugherty;
| $4,000 to Will Hays, and $25 900 to
a fourth man, from Ohio, with d
name something like Manning
can't remember the fourth man."
did he spend any other money?
| Yes, indeed, Unfortunately.
know he said 1t cost me like hell
to get the New York delegation
Jennings, said Hamon, had urged
him to run for governor of Okla
homa in 1920 on the Democratic
ticket, Sin order to disrupt the
party and thus carry the State
for Harding"
IT was to be the goat" he said
''Hamon also told me that he
homa to Harding"
DID Not Like WOOL
Didn't Hamon go to Chicago in
favor Of Leonard Wood?" asked Sen
ator Bursum tRep.) Of New Mexico
NO. he did not like Wood" re-
piled Jennings, because he was
too honest like that damned fool
Theodore Roosevelt
Jennings was then excused. and
Senators. Walsh and Spencer en-
livened the proceedings with an acrl
moniOus tilt that started when
Walsh read a newspaper article de-
claring Senator Spencer raps Tea,
pot Dome inquiry" The article was
; based on speech Spencer made
in New York The account fur.
Their said that Spencer charged
that leasing Of reserves occurred
under the administration of Secre-
tary Of Interior Lane"
II think the Senator (Spencer)
should explain this article" de.
manded Walsh.
Admits Falls Delinquency"
Before my speech in New York"
replied Spencer II spoke to a man
and said that the Republican and
Democratic parties were involved
/ equally in the oil mess The same
things happened in Secretary Lanes
administration. l recognize Falls
delinquency but would not go SO
tar as to say, as Jennings did, that
Republicans would have leased
everything that the Democrats left.
| The oil hearing is accomplishing
very little at a terrific cost and
the people are getting tired of it,
despite big headlines in the news.
| papers,
There is just as much impro.
priety in making this political
speech as for the Senator (Spencer)
to have made the statement he did
about the investigation" Walsh
snapped savagely.
We'll, there was just as much
improperly in the Senator (Walsh)
going on e. L. Doheny's private
car and eliciting information from
him in advance of a hearing" re.
torted Spencer.
| Walsh Shouts Denial
Il never saw Doheny's car and
was never on 1t, that is my reply
to you" Walsh shouted.
III the Senator (Spencef4 has any
information of value to the com.
mittee about Lanes administra.
ton, why doesn't he produce it?'
Il will produce it in my own
good time"
There is no time like the pres.
ent," said Walsh
Audience AppIauds Walsh.
The audience that jammed the
room burst into uproarious applause
as Walsh poked verbal jabs at
Spencer.
Spencer, visibly nervous and irri
tated, declared:
| II will produce it when / have
substantiated the information l have
in my possession"
DO you deny that statement in
this article?" asked Walsh.
Il do not deny it,"
Spencer then explained that he
made the statement involving
Democrats equally in the oil scandal
in a conversation preceding a ban.
quet speech in Brooklyn last night.
Commenting on the committee
working In the way it is, 1 think
that Senator Spencer should tell us
what he knews about the leasing OF
public lands under Lane" demanded
Walsh.
Ladd AdjOurns Committee.
| II will" Spencer replied, but
when I am ready"
| With the row gaining momentum,
Senator Ladd (R.) OF North Dakota
adjourned the meeting until to.
morrow.
| William Boyce Thompson, of New
| York, former chairman Of the
finance committee of the Repub.
lican National Committee. was in.
structed to report at tomorrow