Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
HUSTON CLASHES
WITH BLAINE At
LOBBY HEARING

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affairs Of the Tennessee River Improve.
ment Association.
possessed, yFspston again reiterated
that he had "nOthing TO conceal in his
connection with the Improvement ASSOC
citation of which he lisa former presi-
dent and answered questions freely
about the organizations advocacy Of the
bid for Muscle Shoals power project by
the American Cyanafnid Co.
He said he had solicited money from
the Union Carbide Co. II the Cyanamid
Co. bid Is accepted by the Government
Union Carbide is, to get portion Of the
power generated at the shoals. The
Carbide Co., Huston said, had contrib
uted s36,l00 to the association.
He denied, however, that he had been
told by ]. w. Worthington, executive
secretary of the association, that 1t
would be better 10 obtain money from
he Carbide company because 1t was
not so prominent" in the bill before
congress enbodying the Cyanamid pro-
poSal.
WOrthington Letter Read.
A letter from Worthington to Huston
vas read, which expressed the opinion
hat the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton would advocate the Cyananiid
bid. It added:
I'VE have got them in a hole"
Huston said he could not explain the
letter and continued that Worthington
was probably the only one who could.
Huston testified that he did not knew
what Worthington had in mind In send
ing him telegram expressing the hope
that Huston would not see G. w. Ash
craft of Alabama.
The telegram said Ashcraft was COM
ing to see Huston and expressed hope
that You will not find 1t convenient
or necessary to see him." ..-
But if you do" it added, "tell him
nothing. If he learns of plans we
have discussed he will blow them up"
The telegram was dated September
Is, 1929, which was after Huston be-
came chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee.
Met at @. o. p. Quarters.
The witness said that Ashcraft saw
him in the headquarters Of the Repub-
lican national committee, but no details
of their conversation was given.
He said later Ashcraft issued a state
ment which he did not regard as Inn
portant.
Huston was asked by Senator Black.
Democrat, Alabama, II he knew what
had happened to kilograms and letters
between him and Worthington, which
the Senator said had not been found
in Worthingtons files.
IT do not know what happened to
them" Huston said, adding that he
would be glad tb do everything possible
to turn over to the committee data
it wanted.
Huston testified that money had been
collected from power interests for the
while it was opposing the
attempt Of the power interests to OBJ
tain Muscle Shoals. He said that the
had rendered q great serv-
ice to the communities along the Ten
neSSee River and to the power companies
through a survey of the river to reveal
its power possibilities.
Sources Of Money.
Money was obtained from Knoxville
Florence and Shefleld To
promote the work, and Huston said
some Of the funds come from the Ten
nessee Power Co. and the Alabama
Power Co.. He said the Alabama Power
Co. contributed $500 to the associa-
ton at about the same time he made
4 speech against the company.
u always said there were no strings
20 any money contributed to the assoc
;tation and If any one wanted It back,
hey could get it," he asserted.
questioned about $4,000 contribu-
ion from the Union Carbide Co., Huston
aid it had been turned over to his
broker so it would be availavle at any
line.
Huston asserted that all the money he
1ad received had been turned over tc
he association. He said he had So
icited money from the Union Carbide
20, to aid the work of the association.
This company has a contract with the
# the Muscle Shoals power II the
cyanamid offer is accepted.
Huston said $S6.l00 In all had been
obtained from the Carbide Co.
Chester Gray, representative of
he Farm Bureau Federation, testified !.
,efore the Senate committee that his
rganization had advocated acceptance
1 the bid Of the Cyanamid company.