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sumed its inquiry into IDEALS" in
connection with the Republican ma
tional convention in 1921, calling
Carmi Thompson, of Cleveland, Ohio,
as the first witness.
Starts With Row.
The committee started off with
a political row, resulting from the
Democratic action in going into
Republican campaign contributions.
Senator Spencer CR) Of Missouri
demanded at the outset Of the hear.
ing that inasmuch as Fred w.
can national committee, has been
summoned to appear, that sub.
poenas also be issued for tho
chairman and treasurer of the
Democratic national committee
"E. L. Doheny testified he gave
$4,000 to the Democratic cam.
paign," said Spencer, but the rec.
ords indicate only a contribution
Of $4,000. II we are going into
Sinclair's contributions ($75.000 to
the Republicans) we should also
investigate DOheny's donations"
Heated Tilt.
Il am ready to go into anything
that Is pertinent" Walsh retorted.
The committee engaged in. a
heated verbal tilt when Spencer
charged that ex.Secretary Of the In.
terror John Barton Payne had nego.
tiated 700 leases during the Wilson
administration.
where does the Senator (Spen.
cer) get that information?" de,
manded Walsh.
From the record"
"Oh, well. the Senator (Spencer)
came into this hearing late, l de-
mand that we go on with this hear
ing" returned Walsh.
Thompson then read formal
statement, declaring he did not re
member having any conversation
with Tiffin Gilmore, deputy secre-
tary Of state for Ohio, about oil
| lands. Gilmore previously had tes-
| titled he had held a discussion with
Thompson about oil lands and re-
ported "oil deals" during the 1920
| Republican convention.
--:.COnfused," Thompson Says.
"Mr. Gilmore must have been
confused" Thompson said.
Thompson fatty denied that he
knew of any deals in which the
late Jake Hamon, former Republi
can national committeeman from
| Oklahoma, agreed to throw support
of the Oklahoma delegation to the
Presidential candidacy Of the ther
Senator Harding.
fhompsOn's statement follows:
II have been called before you tC
| tell about q statement which one
Tiffin Gilmore testified before yOl
that l was alleged to have made
| to him concerning Presidential deal:
| and other matters at the 1922
Republican national convention helC
| in Chicago, at which convention
Senator Warren G.. Harding wa
nominated for President Of tn
United States.
III Mr.. Gilmore was quoted cor
] rectly in the newspapers he sai'
that the conversation he wa
alleged to have had with me con
corning these matters. was upon
Pennsylvania train leaving Chicag'
about 8 o'clock Sunday evening, i'm
mediately after the convention TO
Washington"
"I did not go to Washington from
the convention. / took New Yorl
Central train known as the Tween
tieth Century Limited, on Sunda'
Immediately following the conver
ton, direct to Cleveland. The trail
left Chicago at 1910 p. m. centra
standard time. While on the trail
from Chicago to Cleveland me
several friends, among whom l re
call c. 3. Stanley and wife an
John Price and wife, all Of ClevC
land. l engaged in conversation
with them most Of the time fron
Chicago to Cleveland.
Does Not Recall Gilmore.
when was not with then
/ was visiting with a prominen
steel manufacturer, who discusse
with me the outlook for business
Being engaged In the ore and pt
iron business myself, this was
matter Of much interest to both O
us, as we were at that time passing
through a very inflated period.
II do not recall seeing Mr.. Gil
more on the train, and l did no
have a conversation with him on tn
subject referred to by him at an
time or place. Mr.. Gilmore mus
have been confused in this matter.
=. Knew Jake HamOn.
II became acquainted with Nj
Jake Hamon after he arrived i
Chicago for the convention. di
not hear him make propoSitio
,of any kind to Senator Harding G
his associates for the delivery
the Oklahoma delegation. He ce
tainly made no such propositio
. to me.
"As to the oil land that Mr.. Gil
more suggests that l was intereste
in, perhaps in Southern Californi,
desire to say that I have neve
. owned or been interested in an
, real estate outside the State {
Ohio and the State Of Minnesota
/ have not at any time owned a
Interest in an oil lease or land
. purporting to contain oil. I hav
never bought, either directly or II
directly, sold or owned share {
oil stock.
II was very much interested
| the nomination Of the late Presider
Harding, and was interested in h
election and did what I could in a
honorable way, to bring about bot
events"
Under questioning by Walsl
Thompson admitted that on til
night before Harding's nominatio
, it was perfectly well understood
that he was to be nominated"
Harding was assured addition,
support" on that night, Thompso
. said.
Then Thompson was excused.
Reporter Called.
Before proceeding with the exam
: nation of Harold Vivian, reporter Q