Show 0 tOt 0 0 I 0 2 GENERAL E ERAL LUD F ACQUITTED I AL I TERMED LIAR BY I Jake Hamon Was Great Kidder Investigators I Informed WRANGLE Senator Walsh There Was Interior Secretary Deal W WASHINGTON WASHINGTO April 1 Ro Re R miming Its lis Inquiry Into the th story of an oil deal at the I Chicago Re- Re RepUblican Ite pUblican convention of 2920 1920 the on oIl today vins sas told by byH byR R H H ii lIoon S Ilson former superintend superintend- superintendent fit ent o ot of public instruction In tn Okla- Okla Okla-homi Okla horns horn's of oC a a boast bost by Jake Hamon mon the th oil on operator who also Be isa ermine ns as a that state tte s Republican that ho holiad had put put over oser the nomination of Warren 0 U Harding Hamon Hanion was wa wn quoted a as ac Ea he had gisen ghen 26 25 2 to Harry It H tor for th the Haiding cam cam- cam am- am pains fund In th the earl carl das dava s of the campaign the tho th s a said Id Hamon had appeared friendly to toI toI the candidacy of Leonard Wood oed I s said under questioning that Hanson Hamon had mid no reer reer- reer ence ence In his talk taik with Ith him hini to naval I loll Ian land lands II or leases O OS- OS 0 ST D J 1 E r D che bo abo Identified him him- himself him himself self elC as a prohibition agent arent with headquarters at Oklahoma City followed Wilson Wll on lie II testified he hued had acted as manager of Homon s a sI I I campaIgn In III 1920 toy for selection as a Republican national committee committee- committeeman man committee I man Nothing to It D che said when asked about AI Al Jennings testimony that Hamon Homon had told hint him ho he gave rave 2 25 5 to the late Senator Penrose Penroe Pennsylvania 2000 to Hill Hais Has n and l to Daugherty to bring about liar liar- Harding's Har dings ding's nomination Asked Aked about Jennings testimony that Hamon had told him hills he spent money indiscriminately with Ith the Oklahoma delegation dl the tho th witness replied If It If JennIngs said laid that he h lied There t a dime spent pent on that delegation T VT EN EES E rEED PEED HIM HI Diche declared he h was with l at Chicago and ond a went ent ent home Ith aith him and to lie h didn't even buy me a dinner Jakes Jake s dead and gone gon no nov gentlemen Dych Dyche slid said but I want to say y that ho h did ditl not try to throw the th Ue lie H In- In In Insisted that the th cast In-I In two t more mor ballots tor for Leaden Lowden after aCter it wanted anted to snitch s to Harding so there ther could not ha have base e been a adeal adeal deal there Asked as a to the th ilk likelihood of Hamon telling Jennings the tho th the former Carmer train robber had re- re posted to the tho th committee Dyche Dych said people might say ay what they about Hamon lemon but but they I couldn't y city iy ho he h wa was waa a IL fool tool I I Asked Aled about abouL Wilsons Wilson's testimony thAt Hamon had hd told him ho he h lied hall given Dau Daugherty herty 25 for tor Har- Har Harding Har ding s campaign expenses D Diche he said ald Wilson vias isas a a a gentleman I I it would believe bellev Wilson s e ate ment that Hamon told him that the witness said but but I v l UY lie he was kidding him Jake Jak Jal wes wis w a Continued on Page Pallo Two I 1 Al Ai JEt JENNIS TERMED l VAR AR 1 From Page One Ones great r particularly par u lien hen henhe he was wa till talking king to Democrats how much money monty was WItS spent pent for Cor Hamon In his ship hp fight fl lit agaInst James McGraw clie D che objected to ans ering on 01 the ground round that It 1 nas as p a a personal mittet As A As far Car f r as I am concerned I haic e nothing to conceal Dych Dyche said 1 but bill but It s g a matter that 1 ass as personal to Senator Republican Oregon said ald lie us did not thInk the matter rele aut but bill Senator I dl cod SO ln he ho eX- eX ex expected to show that larco argo sums of money had hail licon beon 1 eoll spent to ob- ob ob obtain fain tain a 0 a cc secretary ot or th Interior toi fOI the th exploitation of otho the tho public domain and th the oil land In to B n specific p question t om Senator benator Stan Stan- Stanfield Stan field fIld l Senator said Bald ho he ox- ox i ex-i peeled 1 to slow show there was a con con- conspiracy con tor for the tho appointment of a Secretary tary of or th thA thi interiors Interior That t led to a long lon Senator Spencer n mo mo mol d l that thA th thi 1 be e cu d front from rom Sena rena- Senator tor lor or Isaiah W s a but the tho mo- mo motion mo motion tion Ion as va lost loot lo t on on a it tia tote ole man 11 1 t it There V rr 5 a spent In Itt t i u ii id uS num number ber then said paid JIl Sake himself olt spent around 20 20 20 This was wa all 11 ill Mr Maroons Hamon 8 money asked Senator Walsh IM roq Y sir tir m nr m WA WANTED nD lIO on no On Senator Walsh wante wanted to Inow l noi nhat ahat hat Hamon Harnon expected is s i of such nuch an iro ind the th a 1 said ho desired more l the honor of oC o the posItion po He Ho od J I heard eard reports that Hamon Hanlon wa was to tobe tobe tob be secretary of the tho Interior and had asked him about that ch continued but Hamon replied eph 11 he bo had no desire for tor or a a cabinet t place lIe He did ha base haia 0 a u pal pait t In e in tho Chicago con conE E nUon the witness saId Senator elicited from Crom the witness the stal statement ment that the spent pent by Hamon as aas as to elect the tir 20 d to Chicago ho In turn elected the committeeman That That ass nas about per uele ele sate gate Senator Sian field ed cd and the th ss lid It i as as one of the bitterest the state had P Per eer er kno n knon n DL IES BRIBERY The Tb witness a recalled d under fut tui-Ither tui ther questioning that the th late 1010 A T UN t of oC o Kentucky ens na as also In the thInner Inner circles at Chicago and Sen-ato Sen Sen- Sen Sen Bursum Bur um Republican New I Me Melco recalled that he lie too tad had tadI I be been n mentioned for Cor or the th Interior portfolio D Diche Dehe che said Harry F Sinclair tool no part so 80 o far as he h knea K In the or cortest test for tor del ites to Chicago 1101 cUd did he be see Bee him at nt the th con conen conen- con n en- en lion tion Absolutely Absolute not Dycha Dyche said taid hen alien Senator Spencer asked It an any anyo of oC the 1015 Hamon campaign fund Cund waa n spent pent tor for bribery or cor- cor corruption cor corruption I cor-I Most of th the sum slim he be added addell en t to 10 and getting out the oto ote In organization matte matters |