The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-20

In the course of his statement assuring the country no guilty
man will escape in connection with the leasing of naval oil re-
serves, President Coolidge said, Gas / understand, men are in
volved who belong to both political parties"
There is Edward L. DOheny, who admits under oath that he
made a loan of 100000 to Mr.. Fall while that gentleman was still
secretary of the interior. Subsequent to the loan, Mr.. Fall made
the official negotiations with Mr.. DOheny which are now ques-
toned.
Mr.. Doheny admitted that in making the loan the money was
transferred over not by means of a check. Mr.. Doheny adopted
the rather novel plan of transporting the cash from one section
of the country to another in a suitcase or hamper or some other
informal container.
1t is this unconventional manner of transactng business
which distinguishes Mr.. DOheny and introduces the issue of the
part suitcases full of bales of money should play in the manage
ment Of our public affairs.
Edward L. Doheny is a Democrat. He and Taggart and
Brennan and Murphy were the "big four at the 1920 San Fran
cisco convention. He was a member of the Democratic commit
tee on platform at the convention. He was one of those placed in
nomination for vice president at that convention.
According to the reports filed with the clerk of the house of
representatives, Mr.. Doheny contributed $500 to the Democratic
campaign fund in 1916 to elect Mr.. Wilson; $4,000 in 1918 to elect
a Democratic congress, and $4,000 in 1920 to elect Mr.. Cox. Here
arises an interesting discrepancy which may mean much or little,
for according to his own sworn testimony he contributed $4,000
to the Democratic campaign fund in 1920, and another $4,000
after the election was over to help pay off the deficit.
Mr.. DOheny testified under oath that Mr.. Fall was not the first
secretary of the interior with whom Mr.. Doheny was in intimate
contact. He testified that Franklin K. Lane, Democrat, secretary
of interior under Wilson, v Crployed by him while Mr.. Lane
was still in office, and Lane git 10 take the job of $4,000 a year.
MI. Doheny is candor itself. He testified that he and others
employed Mr.. Gregory, former Democratic at ~ey general, sole
ly because they thought Gregory could throw IS quill, obtain en-
tree for them at the White House and the state apartment.
He testified that he hired William G. McAdoo to represent the
DOheny oil interests at Washington during the Democratic adj
ministratiOn and for this he paid McAdoo $250,0O0.
There is ConOnel ZeveEy, handy right-hand man of Mr.. Sim
clair, and lobbyist in Washington for oil interests. Colonel Zeve-
lys testimony under oath brought out the fact that he, like Mr.
Doheny, did business with fedeI,I officials by the direct method
rather than by the usual 70; ma; communications which are prac-
ticed in the everyday busiEtss world.
His aversion to communicating with former Secretary Fall
through the mails led him to enrich the Golfers of the Pullman
3 company by committing between Washington and New Mexico
curing the negotiations between the Sinclair interests and Mr.
Fall.
According to the records filed with the clerk of the house Of
representatives, Mr.. Zevely was a contributor to the Democratic
campaign fund of 1920.
According to Mr.. Zevelys sworn testimony, he is a lifelong
Democrat of the Oklahoma brand. His political work in that party
enabled him to receive an appointment in tht apartment of th
interior under David Francis, Democrat of Missouri. Colonel Zeve
ly improved his opportunity in the department to famiiarize him