The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-28
,DAUGHERTY Gets
BRANDED AS AN
AID TO CRIMINALS
Unmask His Family as
Nest Of Crooks

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he would get behind me and l would
be elected. We took a few drinks
of four roses. l asked him what was
behind his mind. He said I'm going
to be the biggest man in the united
States He said something about
100000 for campaign for me. He
mentioned Harry Sinclair and some
other oil men,"
what else did he say?"
''He said he had already been East
and talked with Boise Penrose and
that he could name the next presi-
dent Of the United States.
HE said Harding would be the
nominee of the convention. Money
talks and I'm going to put up the
money he said"
Jennings charged that Will Hays
and Attorney General Daugherty
each got $4,000 in the IDEAL"
No Collateral Needed.
Reversing its announced program,
the committee today called Leroy W.
Baldwin, president of the Empire
Trust Company of New York, as the
first witness.
Baldwin brought records Of trans
actions between the Republican Ma
tional Committee and his bank. He said
the bank made a loan on Sept. ,,
1920, Of 100000. On Jan. 8, 1921,
$4,000 was paid. In April $4,000
was paid. On December 3, 1923, the
bank was paid $4,000. On April
s, 1928, the bank again loaned $780,
620.85. That loan was paid off De-
cember IA, 1923.
What collateral was there for this
loan?" Walsh asked.
eve never had any collateral for
any Of these loans. Some govern
ment bonds were, believe, delivered
in the first instance, altho it was not
used entirely as collateral. They had
par value Of $75,000."
Prom what source did the bonds
comew
Il think they came from Mr..
Hays"
did you know about any payment
Of $4,000 by Harry F. Sinclair?"
mo"
Baldwin was then excused.
al Jennings was called to the
stand.
Jennings said he lived in Venice,
Cal. He lived in Oklahoma 20 years
and was an intimate friend, he said,
Of Jake Hamon. He attended the
Republican National Convention in
Chicago in 1920 with Hamon.
The rattle of move cameras
startled Jennings and he turned to
the press table and remarked:
I'D rather face a batter of
sheriffs."
Names Pirate Crew.
Continuing his story, Jennings
said:
"Hamon told me Harding would be
nominated the next day and it would
cost him million dollars. He said
Penrose was to get $250,000.
1T had been agreed that dav.
Ramon told me, by Will Hays, Harry
Daugherty and somebody else that
Hamon was to be secretary Of the in
terror"
HAS the information Hamon gave
you come true?" Spencer asked.
Pretty we'll"
did Hamon tell you what he wa.
going to do as secretary?"
res, he said he was going to get
all the oil lands the democrats had
left"
"who did Hamon give money to in
connection with the convention?"
He said he gave $4,000 to
Daugherty $4,000 to Will HAYS.
S2SO,VOO to Perrose and $685.
600 to a man named Manning
or something like that-form Ohio.
"Hamon believed that money
would buy everything. 1t seems to
have been pretty well founded in
some instances.
"Hamon Lacked Ideals"
II liked Jake Hamon in snits ~ hi.
pck OF ideals. He was the only law
yer in Lawton, Okla, who extended
helping hand to me when l came
out Of prison.
Jake expected to be president of
the United States some day."
On what ticket did you plan TO
run for governor?" Senator Bursun
New Mexico, asked.
Democratic"
Why did Hamon want you TO run
on the Democratic ticket?'
That didn't make much difference
in Oklahoma.
What did Hamon want you to run
Tor governor fort" Bursum asked.
He wanted me to disrupt the
Democratic party so he could carry
the state for Harding Well, / didn't
60 into the deal. Harding did carry
the state. Hamon said that cost him
half million dollars" M
Wasn't Hamon for wood?r
mo. He never liked Wood
Jennings was then excused
Senator Spencer announced this
afternoon that he had issued r,b-
poenaes for Wilbur Marsh, treasurer
OF the Democratic National Commit
tee. George White, Ohio, former
chairman Of the Democratic National