Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-25
STRONG ARM DEAL
TO ELECT HARDING
IS CHARGED IN QUIZ
Roxie StinSon Tells Of Attor-
ney Generals Strong Arm
MethodS-Feared DOUBLE
Cross, She Says

WASHINGTON, March 23-Roxie
Stinson Saturday gave Daugherty
investigating committee another long
chapter of her amazing story, in
GLIDING a description of a deal at
the 1920 Republican convention to
nominate Harding, and details of
more whisky deals" in which she
said Attorney General Daugherty
was an influential factor.
She also struck back at Mr. Daugh-
erty for his charge that she had at
tempted to blackmail him as a price
for her silence and had registered
at a Cleveland hotel with "a man
named A. l.. Fink. Both charges
constituted beautiful frame-up,"
Miss Stinson declared in a sobbing
statement of vehement denials and
lengthy explanations.
The convention deal" she said,
was related often to her by the late
Jess Smith, her divorced husband
and constant companion of Mr..
Daugherty. She said she was told
of a promise of a cabinet position
to Jake Hamon. former Oklahoma
millionaire oil operator, and of
strong arm" methods by Daugher'
ty in the famous early morning con-
ference of Republican leaders at Chi
cago when they got behind Mr.. Har-
ding for the nomination.
No specific whisky deals" were
cited by Miss Stinson, but she said
Smith had told her of them and had
said that Daugherty's Influence
was vital to their success.
Smiths Death Questioned
Questions as to how Jess Smith
actually met his death, year agp
in the attorney generals apartment
heretofore accepted and certltled
officially as a suicide-aiso were a
dramatic feature of three hours MISS
St.rson was on the stand. Senator
Wheeler. Democrat. Montana, IN
charge of the inquiry, asked many
questions regarding the appearance
of the dead mans body, the absence
of powder burns, which Miss Stlnsoh
testified to, and the fear which she
said Smith had been laboring under
number of letters written oy
Smith to Miss Stinson were produc-
ed and read. There were a few in
definite references to IDEALS but
none were identified definitely Only
a small part of the letters were reach
ed today and the witness will con-
tinue that phase of her testimony
next Monday and also face the or
deal of cross examination.
The name of Howard Warrington
again was brought into the picture
by Miss Stinson, who related confer
ences at the little green house IN
X street. where, she said, Smith
told her that Warrington, Daugher-
ty and others held important confer
ences. She said Smith named Sena-
tor Watson, Republican, Indiana
and Postmaster General New among
the frequenters OF the famous place
Mannineton has been charged by
other witnesses with receiving thou
sands of dollars in the fight tllm
case and New York whisky deals.
Committee members said today they
had assurances he would come from
Paris to testify.
Chicago Convention
The Chicago convention matter
was taken up with Miss Stinson by
Senator Wheeler and she said she
had heard "the whole deal discussed
from beginning to end" and that
Jake Hamon himself had talked OF
it with her. When Hamon visited
Smith and Daugherty at Washing
ton Courthouse. Miss Stinson said,
HamOn declared:
"You know, it is understood, l am
to have a cabinet position"
Jess had also told me that was
the PLAN Miss Stinson added.
Neither one knew of the other hav-
ing told me-"
What did they say that Daugh-
erty had to do with that?' She was
asked and the reply was:
THAT was all slated, that he was
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