Evening star., 1935-03-05

ing money from the United States
Government.
Il have never commandeered the
facilities Of any public service corpo-
ration. assume that the Senator
from Louisiana refers to the fact that
I have at various times accepted the
invitations of railroad officials to ride
in their business cars with them when
was travelling by train. It is we'll
known that as Postmaster General I
have a Post Of11ce commission which
entities me to ride in any convey
ance operated by any mail contractor.
The Government Is put to no ex-
pense, nor Is 1t saved any expense, by
my occasional acceptance of these in
vitationS, and I am not put under the
slightest obligation thereby. In no
case, however, did at any time COM
mandeer any such service.
Again the resolution reads: Where
as it has been charged that the said
James A. Farley on the eve Of loan
being granted to a railroad in West
Virginia. telephoned the leading fac
tor of that concern that it was to his
interest to take q certain political po-
s1tion affecting the election of
United States Senator:
Il never telephoned anybody in
West Virginia that it would be to the
interest of any railroad to take GER
tain or any political position affect
Senator or any one else. did con-
verse with various political leaders, in
cluding former Gov. Cornwall Of West
Virginia, with the idea in mind Of
promoting party harmony. I did not
know that the B. & o. Railroad was
endeavoring to secure an r. F. G..
lean and I do not know now II It ever
received a loan, but I do know that
whether 1t did or did not receive q
loan had nothing to do with any con-
yersation in which I took part. I
knew the gentleman only as a former
Governor of West Virginia and q
Democratic leader in the State.
Denies Fund Solicitation.
Gas to the final omnibus section of
the resolution, alleging general mis-
conduct, irregularity, ETC., I can only
make my denial as general as the
accusation itself. With respect to the
statements made by the Senator from
Louisiana on the floor Of the United
States Senate in the effort to imply
that solicited contributions from
Federal office holders for the Demo-
cratic National Committee and that
in a particular instance immunity
from prosecution was extended in ex-
change for q political contribution, I
declare that the charges are abso-
lutely false On March 3, 1888, before
the beginning Of this administration,
Clyde o. Eastus, then a practicing
lawyer in Texas, handed me at the
Mayfiower Hotel, for the Democratic
National Committee, cashiers check
for $1,000, which he told me was the
contribution Of E. p. Knots Of Fort
Worth, Tex, whom ! did not know
and Of whom I had no knowledge. !
accepted the check for the commit
tee and Immediately wrote to Mr..
Knots acknowledging its receipt. Some
time in May, 1888, Mr.. K. p. Aldrich,
the newly appointed chief inspector Of
the Post Office Department, reported
to me that charges Of the improper
use of the mails had been pending
for several years in the department
against Mr.. Knots and that the hear
ing had been repeatedly continued.
Immediately instructed the solicitor
Of the department, who has immedi-
ate Jurisdiction over matters of this
kind, to proceed without delay to dis
pose of the case. A photostatic copy
of this order is transmitted herewith.