Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-04
CASE OF {. |. sCHkRF|'|
Former Resident of Alexandria Once
More Brought Into the Limelight
In Washington.

IT will be remembered that several
years ago E. L.. scharf, 6 former resi-
dent of Alexandria, was denounced
upon the floor of the House OF kep-
resentatives by Mr.. Johnson, OF
Kentucky. who alleged that scharf
made a proposition to him to deliver
the Catholic vote for a consideration.
He is again in an unenviable position
III Washington.
Nearly a quarter of a century ago
Scharf came here, from Loudoun
county. He professed to be teach
cr, and after residing in this city a
short time he announced himself a
candidate for the position of Clerk
to the School Board. On that occa-
sion the late Hubert Snowden, who
had been clerk for several years. was
reelected.
One high in the counsels of the
Baltimore Diocese OF the Catholic
Church at Washington, but who for
canonical reasons refrains from per-
micting the use of his name yester-
day gave out the following state
nent in Washington:
S. "WTho is E. L. Scharf, Phi. D., who
styles himself editor of the Catholic
News Bulletin?
Scharf is without authority in the
Catholic Church His so-called Cath
olic News Bulletin is not recognized
in the Catholic Church.
"Scharf was never professor in
the Catholic University.
ssseharf was ANONYMOUSLY expelled
from the knights of Columbus for
MISREPRESENTATION. fraud and con-
duct unbecoming Christian.
::If you wish to verify these facts,
consult Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity; Monsignor Russell. rector Of
st. Pat-ick''s Church, Washington, or
-James.- F,laherty, Supreme Grand
Knight of the knights of Columbus,
Box 90, New Haven Conn.
.If YOU think Scharf has any infiu-
e,,ce in the Catholic Church, con-
sult Senator's O'Gorman, Ransdell,
Ashurst and Walsh and Representa-
tives Fitzgerald and Ben Johnson.
If scharf pretends to control Cath
olic votes, treat him as you would
any other false manipulator,
The office of Scharf. is at 26o5 MO
zart Place, Washington, which IS also
his residence. This location brings
to the fore an interesting bit OF MS
tory as recorded in the Congresslon-
al Record.
In the Congressional Record, vol.
as, Part 5, third session of the SIXTY
first Congress, beginning on Page
41a2. is the following:
"The next business was the bill
(s.3774) to change the name OF Mess
more Place to Mozart Place.
"The clerk read the bill, as follows;
'sBe it enacted, ETC., That the
street now known and designated as
Mcssmore Place and extending from
Euclid street to Columbia road shall
hereafter be designated Mozart Place
and the Surveyor of the District OF
Columbia is hereby directed to enter
such change on the record of his Office.
The Speaker-Is there objection I!
''Mr. Johnson,sof Kentucky 10 Mr.
Speaker, reserying the right to OBJ
ject i wish. to make statement that
/ feel every man in this House IS en-
titled to hear. Finally, | shall not
interpose any objection to the passage
of this bill; but / desire to say that
it has been lobbied for by man whom
every member of this House ought to
know something about. That man is
named E. l.. Scharf, When ! came
to Congress four years ago l got a
very mysterious note from this man
asking me to call at his place and
see him, at No. 900 Fourteenth St.
I went, and when got there he
asked me if l would be candidate
i for reelection to Congress. told him
that l would. He then told me that
he had looked up my district and
found that there were 1000 Catholic
votes therein. He their made a pro.
position to me that for a pecuniarv
consideration he would deliver those
1000 Catholic votes sto2me. In that
connection. he also said that he was
a Knight Of Columbus, sand through
that organization he would surely and
certainly deliver those votes to me,
ssMr. Speaker, ! wish to say thai