San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-07
PRESIDENT
NOT TEAPOT
PRINCIPAL
Senator Curtis Also Sent
Encouraging Messages
to Publisher.
STARTLING TESTIMONY
Washington Post Editorial
Writer Takes the
Stand.
READ MORE MESSAGES
Capital Newspaper Man
Was Told "Not to
Worry"
STARTLING TESTIMONY
READ MORE MESSAGES

Washington. ID. C.. March THE
oil committee was told today that At
toney General Daugherty sent a re-
assuring message to Edward Il. Me-
Lean in Florida on the day the pub
Usher was summoned here to testify
in the oil inquiry.
Ira Il. Bennett, an editorial writer
on McIcan's Washington Post. testi-
fled that such message was conveyed
in telegram he sent to Mclean after
i conference with the attorney general.
The message as placed before the
committee included such phrases as
all that is possible 10 be done will be
done by us and you know what 10
depend on" =
Bennett then declared that a SINH
lar assurance had been conveyed
through him 10 Mclean on January
-. in the famous principal mes
sage.
The principal referred to in that
message the witness said. was not
President Coolidge as some Demo-
cratic senator's have guessed, but Sem
ItOr Curtis
He testified that Curtis had told
him the publisher should not be dis
,urbed, that il would be all right. -
standing at Guns"
As partially decided and placed in
the committee record. the message that
Bennett said that Attorney General
naugherty had sent through him TO
Mclean was as follows:
Il am at I's elbow and standing at
the guns. All that is possible TO he
done will be done by MS 50 you should
worry delay selection of prosecutor.
Give Evelyn Mrs. McLean) my
love. don't want Evelyn TO be dis
turbed as long as / am on the job.
You know what to depend ON. The
fight Is on me and | am ready for
them and feeling fine.
The principal telegram of Jan
Uary 30. in which Bennett said he
means to convey assurances from Sem
ator Curtis. said:
Saw principal. Delivered message.
He says greatly appreciated and sends
regards TO you and Mrs. Mclean.
and no designations. He expects re-
action from political attacks"
At conference that morning. Ben
nett said. Senator Curtis told him to
tell Mclean thar he need not worry as
he has done nothing wrong except 10
stand by Albert Il. Fail. The see
ond sentence of the Telegram. the wit
ness declared. related TO impressions
he had received from President Cool
idge's general conference with the
Washington correspondents that day
at the White House.
Concerned About Mr.. Mclean.
The February IL message. he con-
tinued. contains substantially what
Mr.. Daugherty told me-"
Mr.. Daugherty was concerned about
Mrs. Mclean. Bennett continued. Il
think the telegram didn't use his
words. lie said something like love 70
Evelyn"
The expression about dei-E in select
ing a prosecutor. he saiS Speared To-
refer 10 the President election o.
counsel in the oil eases.
At first the witness had said he
thodght the assurance came from Wis
ton ]. Lambert. MeLean's attorney.
and that he was the man referred 70
in the message aS N.
Bat this message says the fight j.
on me-" said Senator Walsh. Demo-
crat. Montana. What does that
mean: There was no fight on Nh,
Lambert. was there
Il don't know. p
This doesn't hook ~ S>la,er-.
Walsh went on. "MightnS N have.
been somebody else? There's soosi
portion Of this message which Goesn
mean anything at all, II IT Is LAM
bert"
Il can, helm that"
ON February IA y0u sent a me-.
sage mentioning Il H.. Sehator
Walsh said about couference.
That. / thins refers 80 Mr.. Dausbr
rrfv." Bennett said Il don't thips
Z saw him that day. but fiually ssw
,im tae same day or the next
If we shonld assume thar the co.ls
mes>age OF yours reierued 70 ~,
Daugheyiy." senator Walsh said.
chat would connect up."
~Strsuge IS 10 may seem that mes