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Not a man In that delegation
would have accepted a cent"
Dyche described his relationship
With Jennings and IIamon.
met AL Jennings in 1902"
Dyche said. II lived with him till
ibid you know Jake Hanon?"
Yes, since 1901. I was his cam
palgn manager in 1920."
Dyche said he was chairman OF
the Oklahoma delegation to the
Chicago convention in 1920.
First for Wood.
ssOriginally we were for General
Wood for president and for Jake
Tor committeeman.
'sBut General Wood saw fit to
make Jim McGraw his Oklahoma
manager. So, passed the word
to the workers to adhere to Jake,
but left them uninstructed on
President"
After the Wood episode. Dyche
said Hamon was for Iowden.
Pressed closely by the investi-
gators about Jennings story of
IDEALS in the convention, Dyche
finally interrupted and shouted:
Jake Hamon is dead and gone,
but / want to tell you, gentlemen,
and this is the Gods truth-Jake
insisted that the delegation vote
twice more for Governor Lowden.
There couldn't have been deal for
Harding with Jake holding that
position. We argued with him a
while ana we voted on the next
ballot for Harding"
Asked again if Hamon had used
money indiscriminatefy with the
Oklahoma delegation, Dyche said:
absolutely not. Jake didn't even
buy a meal. Jake did not part with
his money easily"
3 Raps Daughefty.
Dyche said he was removed from
his post as warden of the Atlanta
Federal penitentiary because II got
the impression that Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty wanted to put a
friend in there"
"What friend?'' asked Walsh.
ga friend from Columbus, Ohio"
''Did this man have any expert
ence?"
"He had been a sheriff.
Dyche said he then accepted his
present position as Federal prohibi-
ton agent for four States, with
headquarters in Oklahoma City"
walsh then recalled that Jennings
had said Hamon wanted him to run
FOR governor in 1918, not 1920.
Jennings said he talked to
Hamon about the gubernatorial race
in 1917" Walsh continued. isn't
1t possible that they could have
talked about Jennings running for
governor"
''They might have. but I don't
think So" Dyche replied.
Dyche said Jennings sought the
Oklahoma gubernatorial nomination
n 1914.
Didn't Get Certificate.
'But he didn't get the certificate
OF nomination" Dyche said. MANY
people thought he got the vote, but
he didn't get the certificate"
Dyche declared he didn't think
&c was probable that Hamon had
told Wilson he had paid Daugherty
$4,000.
Jake was quite kidder," Dyche
eAid. HE used to tell kidding
stories, particularly to Democrats -
Jennings had sought the Demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
"Then it's possible he was kidding
1ennings?" Dyche was asked.
Eyes: quite possible"
"Well, if he was a kidder, he
might have told Jennings about
paying the money to Penrose, Hays
ana Daugherty?" asked Walsh.
eyes, he might have told him. but
I know that if he did he didn't
mean it. Jake did not pay that
mokey."
Dyche explained that the relation
Bhie between Hamon and Jennings
was never such that Jake would
tell secrets to AL"
You can say anything you want
about Jake Hamon, but he wasn't
Q fol. He wouldn't ten secrets to a
De@ocrat," Dyche replied.
StanfieId Objects.
SWhat did Hamon spend in his
campaign against McGraw?"
II don't think that is pertinent.
That is personal matter and ]
don't want to tell unless / am
forced to-" Dyche said.
II don't believe it is pertinent
Nither," interjected Stanfield.
"As far as am personally con.
cerned, am willing to pull off
the cover, but L think it is per
eonal," continued Dyche.
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