Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-27
SAYS HARDING s
NOMINATION
HIT HAMON HARD
Spent s1,O0o,0oo, Former
Train Robber Says, at
Teapot Dome Probe
OTHER NAMES MENTIONED
Says Hamon Decreed He
ohouId Make Enough Money
to Be President of u. S.
OTHER NAMES MENTIONED

WASHINGTON. March 27:-The
story told by Al Jennings today to
the oil committee was branded as
false and preposterous," in a state-
ment by Leighton c. Taylor. former
secretary to the late Senator PEN
rose of Pennsylvania
Declaring he had been in constant
attendance upon the sc lator while
he was i'll in Philadelphia before and
during the Chicago convention, Tay-
lor said Hamon had never seen or
communicated with Penrose. nor
had the latter ever m entioned
lannon's name to his secretary.
IT haven't the slightest recollec-
ton of ever having seen or met
Jake Hamon myself anytime during
the month preceding the Chicago
convention" said Taylor. "and close
as I was to Senator Penrose da~;zzE
those months l don't see how Hamon
could have seen him without my
knowing of it.
1T will be recalled that Senator
Penrose was a very sick man both
before and during the convention
and very few persons were able to
see him at his Philadelphia residence
where he was lying i'll. and then only
through me.
sI was constantly at his bedside
and certainly neither Hamon nor
anyone else could have seen him
without my being aware of it. SEN
ator Penrose never mentioned Ha-
mons name to me on any occasion.
regard Jennings story as prepos-
ferrous"
Hamon's story as related by Jen-
nings on the stand today was as
follows:
That Hamon had nominated
Warren G. Harding for the Presi-
dency. and that it had cost him Cha
monl S1,0oo,O0o.
That the cost of carrying Okla
homa for Harding had been s6eo,0oe
That Hamon had paid Harry NJ
Daugherty $4,000, Senator Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania $2b.0oo.
and Will H. Hays, chairman OF the
Republican national committee
$4,000.
That Hamon was to become secre-
tary of the interior and share IN
the publie lands. and expected with
the money he would make to later
become president.
Jennings said he had known Ha-
mon for number of years and haa
gone with him TO the Chicago con-
vention.
1--WE went to a room in one OF
the hotels" continued the witness.
"He told me Harding would be NOM
mated the next day and that it had
cost him a million dollars. He said
he had paid $250,000 to Boies PEN
rose and in q conversation IL was
brought out in some way-l viii
NOT be perfectly clear about IT.
that it was agreed by Mr.. Daugherty.
Will Hays and he named somebody
else. from Ohio. that he would pc
secretary of the interior He said y
had all been settled. He said Mr..
Daugherty was at first in favor OF
Senator Fall for the position put
that he had bought them all over.
but that it had cost him lot OF
money TO do it. That Is about all
l know of it,
Jennings said he was intimate
with the late Jake Hamon, Repubh-
can national committeeman for OK
lahoma and attended the Chicago
convention with him.
Did you have any conversations
with Mr. Hamon before going TO
Chicago as to his plans for the fu-
ture ?" asked Senator Walsh.
Yes. that goes back to 19I7."
Jennings said. he then told of visit
ing Hamon at Ardmore and spend
ing the night with him at q hotel,
talking.
I'VE hod some drinks of -four
roses" Jennings said. -and talked
all night. Hamon wanted me 70
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