Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-10

accompanied the check specified that Il
was to be used by the Governor for his
personal purposes, Mr.. oliver eniphatI-
cally has denied that HE letter contained
any such suggestion, and. despite a subse-
quent statement by a citizen of phliadel-
phia, who was n member OF the Brum-
baugh Campaign Committee. informine
the Governor just where he could obtain
the Oliver letter within is minutes Gov
ernor Brumbaush has refused or failed to
produce 1t ir support Of his statement
that the $1,000 was personal gift
RUMoRs OF OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
"Since the details Of the oliver c0ntr-
button became a public accusation there
have been persistent rumors throughout
Pennsylvania to the effect that there had
been other political contributions, In the
form of checks, which, similarly, had been
unacoounted for, as required by law. Up
to the present time Governor Brumbaueh
has taken no steps to disprove these addi-
tional allegations or to clear himself of
the suspicion that the Chief Executive OF
Pennsylvania violated both the spirit and
letter of the corrupt practices act.
Governor Brumbaugh Is now an
avowed candidate for the Presidency of
the United States, An asplrant for that
high office should be above the breath Of
suspicion. As citizen and as member
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature ] con-
slider It my plain obligation TO lay before
the people of Pennsylvania certain ad-
ditlonal facts, at the same time urging
that Governor Brumbaugh Immediately
take action legally TO disr~ove the allie
cations resting against him, IL such alle-
cations are untrue.
THE facts relating to this second un-
accommodation campaign check are these
'Tn June, 1914, following the primary
election in which Martin @. Brumbaugh
Nuau for ha nf
upon the Republican ticket Louis ]. Kolb
borrowed $4,000 from the Real Estate
Trust Company, of Philadelphia, which
money he thereupon Immediately depos-
tied with the said Real Estate Trust COM
pany to the account of Martin @. Brum-
baugh, with the explanation that It was
to be used by Doctor Brumbaugh for po-
litical purposes in his campaign.
$4,000 STILL UNACCouNTED FOR
80 far as Is known no part of this
$4,000 was ever accounted for in the cam
paign accounts of either Doctor Brum-
baugh or any of his campaign commit
tees. There Is every reason to believe
that examination Of this bank account Will
sh NV that 1t was drawn upon by series
of checks signed by Martin G.. Brum-
baugh, between June and october, 1914,
the fund being exhausted just prior to
the November election OF that year.
ut is well known that every one OF
these checks was drawn either directly
or indirectly to the Governor himself
or to one of his closest political asso-
ciates, and that the money was expended
during the campaign by the Governor or
by his immediate representatives. This
clearly was gift without
other consideration than that 1t was to be
used during the campaign
"The people of Pennsylvania are en-
titled to an honest Executive. Governor
Brumbaugh owes 1t TO himself and to
them to give the citizens of this Com
clear understanding upon
this subject.
"If Governor Brumbaugh Is innocent
he has nothing to fear. In justice to
himself / urge that he Immediately call
4 special session of the Legislature, in
order to seek before that proper tribunal
4 vindication Of the accusations which |
have been made against him
'If the Governor refuses to follow that
course, 1t must be accepted by the people !,
Of Pennsylvania as an admission of guilt.
In such an event l shall demand a legis-
ative investigation of all of the facts al |
legged; and upon the findings of that in
II the results justify It, 1 |
shall Immediately institute impeachment |
proceedings. Governor Sulzer. of New |
York, was impeached and ousted from
office for failure properly TO account for
contributions amounting ap-
to $1,000.
Colonel Louis j. Kolb, the contributor