Evening star., 1949-08-28
Got No Favors
From Vaughan,
Hunt Declares
Affidavit Also Denies
He Said He Had Only
Influence to Sell
Partial teIt OF Hunt affidavit
on Page A-7.J
By Miriom Ottenberq


James v. Hunt yesterday de-
clared under oath he never asked
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan
to do anything more important
than getting football tickets to
the Army-Notre Dame game.
In a 17-page affidavit sent to
the Senate "five-percenter" in
quiry, the hoSpitalized manage
ment counselor and key figure in
the investigation, also fatty denied
he had ever said "all I have to
sell is influence"
Mr.. Hunt gave his version of
nearly a score of incidents in
which his name has figured dur
ing the three-week inquiry into
influence peddlers and Govern
ment officials who do favors for
friends.
Vaughan to Testify Tuesday.
Gen. Vaughan, the Presidents
military aide who has been men,
toned as frequently as Mr.. Hunt
in the Senate investigation, will
be the first witnes when the COM
mittee resumes its public hearing
Tuesday.
Of Gen. Vaughan, Mr.. Hunt
said:
Although we have become good
friends socially. have never, to
the best of my recollection. asked
Gen. Vaughan to do anything for
me or for a client or friend Of
mine more important than get
ting football tickets to the Army
Notre Dame football game.
-~ Il have no recollection of his
ever asking me to do anything
more important than get supply
of matches for Ambassador PAU
ley or a fresh supply for the
White House"
Denies Feldman Influence.
This was apparently refer
ence to Ambassador William D.
Pawley since testimony at the
hearing included a letter on White
House stationery requesting
matches for him.
Mr.. Hunt also directly or indi-
rectly denied using influence u
his dealings with Maj. Gen. Her.
man Feldman, the quartermaster
general, and Maj. Gen. Alden H.
Watt, chief Of the Army Chemical
Corps. Both generals have been
suspended since July is pending
the outcome of the inquiry.
Although an attempt has
been made to show an unduly
close connection between Gem
Watt and myself and between
Gen. Feldman and myself, "Mr.
Hunt declared. mo attempt has
been made to challenge or dis
prove Gen. Waits testimony to
the effect that I was never able
to get a contract for any client
of mine out of the Chemical
Corps.
The same is true of Gen.
Feldman's testimony to the effect
that I was never able to get a
contract for any client of mine
from the Quartermaster Corps.
This would seem to me to be
conclusive evidence of the abb
sence of any improper influence"
Probers Scan His Records.
He argued that the commit
tees counsel and some IA inves-
tigators had been going over his
records, bank statements and
business and personal tax returns
for over two months.
If they have found any evi-
dence of bribery or corruption I
would have heard from the JUS
tice Department about it by this
time" he added.
In his affidavit, Mr.. Hunt also:
/. Proposed a law for registra-
tion of Washington representa-
tives of businessmen to minimize
abuses among the commission
men. He said he would be happy
to be the first to register under
such an act.
2. Vowed he expected to con-
tinue in his business ''for a long
time to come"
3. Described the plight of the
| 1See FIVE-PERCENTERS, A-40
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