The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-15
MIR HILL. HIS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT


oAER s CUMMINGS in his brief in the Hill contest
serts that Hill attempted to eyade the of the
law which forbade him to expend beyond certain of
his setting committee which
expended something like $4,000
Mr. Cummings says that evasion successful.
The brief charges Mr. Hill with knowledge of the device by
which twas sought to get around the law.
being him by the committed and
that done by his complete assent and often by his
Mr.. Hin knew approved plan committee.
It derived its powers from the convention in which Hill was
Il organization at house. aims pur
poses formulated understood
Il. Hills presence. .al
Hill was present at several meetings of the committee
Mr. Hill personally sought contribution, other assist
Senator Mclean and wrote the committee of his dis
when he failed to get it, being addressed
Ito the chairman of the committee
It over to the treasurer Of the committee
directly informed by Mr. Dominck, of the commit
tee, of the collection activities in Greenwich
He approved the collection of
the Danbury hat manufacturers and present at
meeting which Messrs Asche and Mallory depued
He actually drafted form of pledges Danbury
peal for funds both Of which concerned only Mr. Hill.
He knew Of the contribution from the funds Of the Straw
associabn and through his friend Wheeler Of the
tee practically promised to repay them by assisting in egis
He knew the activity Ndessrs Kip
the Salts Textile group for at the meeting
Of the committee held at Mr. Hills house. in November 1914
Kip for his generous subscriptions
He personally gave 70 Mr. James a Farrell Of New York
appeals for funds which he himself had written for the
He knew that Mr. Wheeler personal political agent
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transferred funds from Hill campaign fund to the
treasury committee,
committee Wheeler, treasurer, evidently
garding it as having general scope, purpose
The brief equally conclusive showing that Mr. Hill
with committees mode of spending
the money.
knew the committee printing distributing the
Mr. Hles made at the convention nominating Mr.
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He committee procuring expensive
entire district personally checked results
the canvass it him. and not any member Of the
committee. considered the committee
that thought it to retain personal the
\ fual themselves.
He referred requests personal contributions to Mr.
Wheeler of the committee showing that he used the
committee an instrument his personal campaign
personally directed the location posters bearing
4d,S picture and paid for by the committee.
personally ordered from the Herrick Fooe
5000 campaign buttons bearing his likeness and the
.mittee paid for them.
conferred with, andd Of
eonmittee all the details enumerated above from
proofs unset is strained to ASSERT
That Mr. Hill party to all the campaign committee
did, is its completely the members
the committee ITSELF
picture by this evidence, aged
politician himself, his
seeking aims Of corporations and promising legislation
turn
attends political meetings open
prayer where hymns
appeals campaign them
of the Steel Trust is another
first Hill may be good enough to represent
field county Congress. The second Mr. Hill intoerabe
He should unseated
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