Show CURTIS DENIES ALLEGATION HE WAS K Kansas Senator Declares He Never Said Anything That Could Not Be Used I Publicly S W WASHINGTON WI March Sen Sen- Sen ator Curtis Ot of Kansas Kansas- the assist assistant assist assist- ant Republican leader of the SenJ Sen Sen- ate J denied today the testimony of ot Ira a E E. Bennett Bennett editorial waiter riter Of ot the e Washington Post that he was the principal the in the telegram sent by Bennett to Edward B. B McLean Mc Mc- rc- rc Lean on January 29 I have never said anything about this whole case said Senator Curtis Cur Cur- that could not be printed in any newspaper and which could not not- have been used used- ADMITS CONVERSATION I have talked to Mr Bennett three times and there was nothing nothing nothing noth- noth noth noth- ing in the conversations that cannot cannot can can- not riot be freely discussed I have had no conversation with any anyone one that would make it possible for them to refer to me as the principal pal or in any other way than in my own name The first time Bennett and I believe Major came to me and said tha that Mr McLean was sick and did not want to come up to Washington Washing Washing- ton at this time and that his son had been operated ope upon and was not well The They asked Me mo If I would not see Senator Walsh and get him to excuse McLean coming here I said there was no use is s my seeing Senat Senator senator Sen Sen- at ator r Walsh that they had better have haye a Democrat see him and I suggested that they see either Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Underwood or Senator Robin Robin- I son sonI I may have ha-e said that I could speak to Senator Lenroot for them But I d do not recall whether I did this or not Later I Underwood and he said the subpoena al already already already al- al ready had been issued DEMANDS HEARING The second and third third- times Mr l Bennett saw me were In regard to I Ithe the speech made by Senator Norris Nor- Nor ris in which a member of ot McLeans McLean's family had been attacked He wanted me roe to see see e Mr l Norris and get him to withdraw the reference from r J 1 J J Senator Curtis demanded today that he be permitted to appear be before before before be- be fore the oil committee tomorrow to deny testimony today of Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett he that was the principal in Bennetts Bennett's famous telegram of January 29 to Edward B. B McLean |