Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-24
|SUGAR DONATIONS
LISTED BY WITNESS
sHoIiand Says DahIberg Con-
y tributed to Both Parties
r. IN 1928 Election.
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suggestion and Dahlberg told Robson
the Republican organization in Florida
twas working along the lines sug-
vested"
Holland also said he had found cor
,respondence showing Dahlberg con-
Aributed indirectly" to Skipper, whom
fhe described as being interested in
washington in the sugar tariff and
flood control
Referring to Requa Senator Blaine
developed that he has been Sug-
5Rested to succeed Senator Fess of Ohio
Jas chairman of the Republican National
COMMITTEE.
N Listed as Expenses"
+ Holland said all sums given by Dahl
sberg in the 1928 national campaign
Rrere placed on the books Of his sugar
companies as expenses"
The report of the Campaign Commit
nee, headed by Senator Steiwer, Repuo-
i9ican. oregon, showed the Dahloerg
contribution as an individual oona-
'tion. Holland said.
z Herbert Hoover's visit TO Florida Just
before his Inauguration caused CON
fsiderable controversy" Holland said
saddine the sugar interests tried unsuc-
seessfully to get the then President
ESlect 70 attend the opening of Dahl
v,erg Co. mill at Clewiston, Fla.
b Visited Storm Area.
q Hoover. it was shown in the cor
Aeespondence offered, visited Florida IN
FFebruary. 1929 a month after the mill
Ropened, but as the guest OF Gov. Carl
4ton, who escorted him around an area
afflicted by storm.
jealousy" arose over whether Carl
ton or Skipper should conduct Mr.. Hoo
t.,ey the tour
!, Dahlberg has denied to Holland that
! he did anything to get Mr.. Hoover TO
5.Eisit Florida.
Il THAT came about" he quoted Dahl
.gkerg as saying. simply as result OF
kc+ov. Carlton wanting Mr.. Hoover to
! visit the area affected by the hurrl-
q cane disaster"
b Termed Private Deals.
II Comment by the principals on yes
f4erday's findings was that the trans
factions represented private deals. UNI
: connected with lobbying, tariffs or any
'Vother legislation.
Senator Watson said;
L THE score is nothing to nothing IN
this game The stock is OF no &C
tcount, or worth nothing, and neither
IS my note.
senator Davis. in Pittsburgh, OBJ
served that at the time he purchased
the stock he had no tnouenI OF ever
seeking a Senate seat. He added
Mot one iota of evidence has been
produced which connects me with any
charge of lobbying or receiving cam
ssoaiSn contributions that have not oeen
accounted for. which charges. 1t VIII
DE recalled, were made by innuendo
ilast Winter"
Yesterdays testimony on the trans
actions was given by Holland. He SAID
the deals involving the Senators were
engineered by Dahlberg among them
the Southern Sugar Co., whose STOCK
Davis and Watson obtained. DAVIS
earlier had purchased stock of the Cello
tex Co. another of Dahlberg's, but mao
paid cash for il.
Failed to Find Record.
Holland testified that in running
down charges that an unnamed Senator
received 100000 from the sugar inter-
ests he questioned S. s. Eveland, vice
president of one of the Dahlberg COM
Soanjes. and elected that Eveland had
heard Dahlberg order $4,000 sent 70
Davis. However, Holland said he could
find no record Ot this sum being sent.
The inquiry developed also that Al
fred e. Smith, John j. Raskob and
Senator Moses of New Hampshire were
investors with Dahlberg, but that they
had paid cash.