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hereby authorized and instructed immediately to investigate what moneys, emoluments, rewards, or things of value, including agreements or understandings of support for appointment or election to office have been promised, contributed, made, or expended, or shall hereafter be promised, contributed, expended, or made by any person, firm, corporation or committee, organization or association to influence the nomination of any person as the candidate of any political party or organization for membership in the United States Senate, or to contribute to or promote the election of any person as a member of the United States Senate at the general election to be held in November, 1926. Said committee shall report the names of the persons, firms or corporations or committees, organizations or associations that have made or shall hereafter make such promises, subscriptions, advancements or payments, and the amount by them severally contributed or promised as aforesaid, including the method of expenditure of said sums or the method of performance of said agreements, together with all facts in relation thereto.

"Said committee is hereby empowered to sit and act at such time or times and at such place or places as it may deem necessary; to require, by subpœna or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses, the production of books, papers, and documents, and to do such other acts as may be necessary in the matter of said investigation.

"The chairman of the committee or any member thereof may administer oaths to witnesses. Every person, who having been summoned as a witness by authority of said committee willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the investigation heretofore authorized, shall be held to the penalties provided by section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Said committee shall promptly report to the Senate the facts by it ascertained."

Senator KING. It is apparent from this, and if counsel differ I shall be glad to get their views, that this investigation must be limited to the senatorial candidates.

Mr. WHITNEY. That was my understanding from that resolution all the time.

Mr. CROAFF. It seems to us that in so far as the same-
Senator KING. Give your name for the record, please.

Mr. CROAFF. Thomas J. Croaff. That in so far as there may be an interlocking or scheme and plan of the different candidates, that you must, out of necessity, investigate the entire plan, and we are prepared to suggest to you, Senator, questions that we desire asked of these witnesses that we have suggested to you, particularly in the telegram that was sent by Senator Cameron to you, the questions that we desire to ask of them when they are here..

Senator KING. Senator Cameron's telegram didn't suggest any questions to be propounded.

Mr. CROAFF. It suggested the names of persons.

Senator KING. But I shall be glad to receive any suggestions from you and your associates or Senator Cameron as to any question that you desire propounded, and if I think they are reasonable and fair I shall permit them. I am here to get the facts on anything relevant and material, and you as a lawyer must not ask me to go beyond what my authority is and I am sure you will not purposely do so.

Mr. CROAFF. Certainly not; certainly not, Senator, but we desire the presence of those witnesses at this hearing so that we can suggest questions to be asked them by you at this hearing.

Senator KING. Well, I wanted you to keep in mind the limit of my authority. I don't want to transgress the authority which the Senate has given me.

Mr. CROAFF. I shall endeavor to keep within the limits, Senator. Senator KING. And I want to assure you and all persons interested

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that the fullest and thorough investigation shall be had on relevant and pertinent facts to the issues involved, but it would seem if that is with reference to moneys and so on expended to secure the nomination, or promises, I doubt whether it would extend to the investigating of a conspiracy in regard to the tariff and what not. As a matter of fact, I think we all admit, at least the Democrats do, that there is quite a conspiracy among our Republican friends throughout the United States to keep up an enormously high tariff and send men to the Senate and House of Representatives that will do that. That is a conspiracy but an economic conspiracy if I might say so; and I don't think that would be the subject of this investigation, unless some person had expended money to secure the election of some person.

Mr. CROAFF. That, of course, Senator, we are getting into the realms of politics.

Senator KING. No; that is no more than what the charge suggested. Mr. CROAFF. When we speak of that. But, there is a conspiracy on the other hand on the part of the Democrats for a tariff on certain things that they want a tariff on. We are not concerned in that, of course, but we have the charge made here that we desire the witnesses that we have suggested in order that we may have them here and suggest questions which we are satisfied will substantiate the charge we have made.

Senator KING. I would not consider relevant or pertinent to inquire here, for instance, whether Senator Cameron had been supported by persons who desired a high tariff on wool or a low tariff on wool. If they had contributed money or promised money or rewards to aid him in his election then it would be relevant to inquire into what they had promised or had paid to secure the election of Senator Cameron or of any other person.

Mr. CROAFF. Certainly, and that equally would apply to the candidate, Carl Hayden.

Senator KING. Certainly. I just used that in illustrating my meaning, of course. Are there any other witnesses that you have here to-night, gentlemen?

Mr. AINSWORTH. No, not that we know of.

Senator KING. Then I shall feel constrained to go on and see what you have expended and I will call Senator Cameron to the stand. (Thereupon a recess for a few minutes was taken.)

The meeting was called to order by Senator King and proceedings resumed as follows:

Mr. HOLTON. You announced that you were going to make an investigation of the Republican committee.

Senator KING. Yes.

Mr. HOLTON. Then I request that you subpoena Hi. Corbett, chairman of the State Republican central committee, W. W. Pickrell, secretary, and Mr. Van Spanckeren, treasurer.

Senator KING. Is he here?

Mr. HOLTON. Oh, yes; they are here.

Mr. WHITNEY. I think Mr. Van Spanckeren is present.

Senator KING. I would like the Federal marshal; is he here?

Mr. AINSWORTII. He was here a short time ago.

Senator KING. Isn't there a deputy marshal? I want him to phone these persons named in the list handed me by Judge Ains

worth and subpoena them and tell them to come immediately. I want him to call each of these persons named and subpoena those men to come at once. Of course if they don't come by subpoena on the phone, I will issue a formal subpoena for them.

Mr. WHITNEY. If the senator pleases, we have here our treasurer from Somerton, Ariz. That is in the southern part of the State, quite a distance from here, and he would like to return to-morrow, and I was wondering if you were going to ask him any questions and if not that he be excused.

Senator KING. I will swear him now.

TESTIMONY OF GUY MCCANE

GUY MCCANE was called as a witness and being first duly sworn to testify to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, testified as to the matters under investigation as follows:

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Q. You are treasurer of the Democratic State committee?

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Q. Did you as treasurer, have you received

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in behalf of the senatorial candidate, Mr. Carl Hayden, and Mr. Douglas, the Democratic candidate for Congress, or any other persons?

A. The only funds I have received are the amounts remitted to me from Phoenix by the office here, the office of the State central Democratic committee. Mr. Babbitt, the secretary, transmits all the remittances to me for deposit.

Q. Have you a copy of the list?

A. The copy has been filed here by Mr. Rountree, the accountant for the Democratic party.

Q. Please examine it and identify it and then testify whether it is correct or not, and be as rapid as you can.

A. Yes, sir; these are reports 1, 2, and 3, sworn to by me and filed with the secretary of state and certified to by the secretary of state.

Q. And are those correct?

A. They are correct.

Q. Do they accurately and correctly represent all that you received.

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Q. Have you received any other money than that?

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A. I have not.

Q. Any promises of any?

A. I have not.

Q. Any notes?

A. No, no, sir.

Q. Obligations of any kind?
A. None.

Q. Do you know of any other source from which the Democratic committee or any candidate upon the Democratic ticket received or may have received or may receive in the future any emolument or contributions?

A. I do not.

Q. Then, so far as you know, those are the only receipts of the Democratic State committee during this campaign?

A. So far as I know those are the only ones.

Q. And the expenditures?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. Did you make any payments to any newspapers?

A. I do not draw the checks. Mr. Babbitt, the secretary signs all the checks and they are sent to the bank of which I am cashier for and then I charge them to the account of myself as treasurer for the State Democratic central committee.

Q. Is there any other person other than yourself performing the functions of treasurer?

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A. The checks are drawn by Mr. Babbitt, Mr. Don C. Babbitt, the secretary of the committee.

Q. Would you pay out moneys for the party other than upon checks drawn by him?

A. I would not.

Q. Did you pay out moneys other than upon the checks drawn by him?

A. I did not.

Q. And your bank book shows the receipts and just what is stated in those reports?

A. Absolutely.

Senator KING. Do you care to ask this gentleman any questions? I am addressing counsel now for Senator Cameron.

Mr. AINSWORTH. No, sir.

Senator KING. May he be excused, then?

Mr. HOLTON. I think so. Just ask whether the Treasurer gets all the money or simply the surplus money.

Senator KING. You may answer that.

A. I don't know whether I can answer your question or not. All the money that I have received shows in these reports filed with the Secretary of State. The only money I receive comes from the State headquarters here in Phoenix, the headquarters of the Democratic

central committee.

Senator KING. Mr. Whitney, was there any money received by you or anybody in your behalf or any member of your committee, the secretary or otherwise, other than that reported?

Mr. WHITNEY. No, sir; not a cent that I know of. I have never received any at any rate and I know of none that has been received other than is shown in those books up until, I think, noon to-day, or the accountant has said 4 o'clock.

Senator KING. Did you receive any since 4 o'clock?

Mr. WHITNEY. No, sir.

Senator KING. Have you received any since 4 o'clock?
A. No, sir; not since 4 o'clock.

Senator KING. Any questions?

Mr. HOLTON. Do your records show what the items are for which these expenditures are made; does it show what the items are for? A. It does. It shows publicity or whatever it is spent for. Senator KING. You can look at those records.

Mr. HOLTON. Those records will be available?

Senator KING. Yes, sir.

Mr. CROAFF. After we have an opportunity to examine those, may we have further opportunity of asking additional questions?

Senator KING. Yes; if you will suggest them to me, although if this gentleman is excused I don't want to recall him. I don't want to incur expense other than is necessary, and if the same information can be given by others there is no necessity for recalling him.

Mr. CROAFF. That is why I ask. We would like to have an opportunity of examining the records before we ask the questions.

Senator KING. Well, the records are here and are at your disposal. Mr. CROAFF. It is almost impossible to examine them while the examination is on.

Senator KING. I understand.

Q. You have to go home to-night?

A. Yes; it is almost imperative.

Q. How far do you live from here?

A. Two hundred miles.

Senator KING. Well, I will take the liberty of excusing you and if you have to come back we will let you know.

The WITNESS. All right, Senator; I thank you.

Senator KING. Are there any of those newspaper men here yet? Did you call the representatives of those two newspapers? One of them was in the building.

Mr. HOLTON. I believe he announced he was going to open up the vaults and get the books. I don't know whether he has returned yet

or not.

Senator KING. I wonder if Judge Ainsworth has got the marshal.
Mr. AINSWORTH. He said he was trying to get the deputy.
Mr. WHITNEY. Our secretary is here, if you desire to question him.

TESTIMONY OF DON C. BABBITT

DON C. BABBITT was called as a witness, and, being first duly sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as to the matters under investigation, testified as follows, to wit:

Examined by Senator KING:

Q. Will you give your name, age, and residence?

A. Don C. Babbitt; 50 years; I reside at Mesa, Ariz. Fifty is my nearest age.

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