Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-12

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70 the dissatisfaction Of the ldah0an,
who wrote Butler again and Is now
awaiting further reply. Only his first
letter was made public BY Borah.
"The Investigation Of the oil scan-
dal has now disclosed beyond per
adventure" ne began, shat the re-
publican party received large sums
of money, or securities. from Mr..
Sinclair which the republican party
cannot IL honor and decency keep.
AZ the evidence now stands. this
money was not given as an ordinary
campaign contribution"
TO retain the Sinclair donations,
the appeal went on. would be equiva-
lent to saying that political parties
arc above the law and exempt from
the ordinary percepts Of morality"
Mr.. Butler who directed the Cool
idge campaign in 1924, along with
viii III. Hays. who ran HardinR's
campaign in 1920. viii hold the spot
light when the Teapot committee re-
sumes IT'S sessions tomorrow.
The former IS expected TO Be ask
ed TO repeat under oath information
contained ia q telegram he sent last
night to Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana, committee prosecutor, III
which he denied ever receiving any
bonds or contributions rom Hays
or Sinclair. Since his telegram did
not cover the point, Butler prob
ably will be asked whether Hays ever
offered any bonds to him.
Il received any bonds or any
contributions from viii II. Hays or
Mr.. Sinclair" Buffers telegram
said, "and 1 have NO records Of
memorandum under my ~3ntrol re-
lating thereto, or concerning con-
tributions ~ the republican national
committee during 1922 and 1923. /
have never met Mr.. Sinclair and do
not know him."
Hays, who has testified that he
personally solicited the money from
Sinclair in 1928 to help extinguish
tie party deficit hanging over from
the 1920 campaign, Will be asked 10
explain why on his two previous
appearances before the committee he
did not make a fuller statement as
70 the disposition Of the S26O,000
Sinclair Liberty bonds believed -
have been a part Of the Continental
Gil deal profits.
On those two occasions. the first
in 1924 and the last ten days apo,
the former general and republican
chairman failed 10 say that he had
passed $4,000 Of the bonds along
"a Secretary Mellon. The latter, in
a letter 10 Walsh Saturday night.
disclosed this for the first time. de-
claring the bonds were received but
returned 70 Hays. Mellon said he
afterward made Il contribution Of a
like amount 10 the party from his
own funds. Like Butler. the treas
ury head probably will Be asked 70
make these statements under oath.
The name Of Butler and Mellon
were brought into the oil inquiry a.
z result of q cryptic memorandum.
IN TIE handwriting az tire late John
IT. Pratt az New York. who was A
heavy contributor TO republican
caupaign chests, and having 10 do
with the Continental bond trans
action and q donation 20 the party
funds.
At the bottom Of the memorandum.
read into the record Saturday. an
peared the names or Fred w. upham.
Weeks. Andy, Butler, and Dupont.
Believing the Andy referred 40
Secretary Mellon the committee had
the testimony sent immediately 10
him and his letter followed.
The word "Butierr also was taken
e mean William y. Butler and a
telegram was sent u him reuues.-
inr his appearance tomorrow. Ills
telegram DENYING h. had received
ans bonds from Hays or Sinclair
added thar Re would be on hand
then.
While there "a M evidence that re
former Massachusetts, senator ala
receive any az the Sinclair socuri-
flies. the committee has establisbcs
that all Ne tha other men whose
names anreared on the Pratt memo
randum did have some KNOWLEDGE an
khem.