Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
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many of whom are sincere and honest
patriots. and conscientious Democrats"
Calls Brewing Interests Pro-German
In denouncing the brewing interests,
Committeeman Palmer declared they
were ''pro-German in sympathies and in
conduct"
The facts are shown conclusively."
he charged in his arraignment of the
brewers, that ten or twelve German
American brewers, acting in conjunction
with the United Brewers ASSOCIATE ion,
used several hundred thousand dollars
to buy newspaper in a great city.
''its editor without showing who fur
nished the money is fighting in the very
shadow of the national Capitol the bat
ties of the liquor traffic
After declaring that he believed Mr..
Sinnott told him the truth about Judge
Bonniwell's campaign. Mr.. Palmer
charged that no satisfactory answer had
been made by those concerned.
THE facts in these charges he de-
ciared emphatically, "are the unvar-
nished truth"
Mr.. Palmer took the floor before the
resolutions were put to a vote. He
said he was not going to repeat the
charges which he made last week.
He referred to the "disagreeable
task" he had been forced to perform
Palmer went through the charges
which he made and Judge Bonniwells
answer in detail.
II am convinced. as every other think
ing man is declared Palmer. that
John Sinnott told me the truth
Judge Bonniwell, he declared, has not
denied the charges as made. He fur
ther declared that neither Penrose nor
Sinnott" had denied the essential points
Of the charges, which were, in effect, that
they sponsored Bonniwell in his candi-
dacy, as representing liquor interests in
Pennsylvania.
HAS Sproul denied them? He has
not" exclaimed Palmer, amid applause.
In taking up tn, charges and answers
Palmer said he was going to speak only
for himself.
mfr. Mccormick" he saaid. needs no
defense for me. All the old ISLANDERS
which have been used against me to
villify me in my hard-fought battles
were used in the answer to my charges
1.-The people have repudiated them In
the fact that never have |. in Dem
ocrat city or state, been defeated"
Says nniwen Aided sproul
Further serious charges were pre-
ferred against Judge Bonniwell by Pal
mer Among other things he charged
that neither Judge Bonniwell nor any
one else had filed an expense account
showing who supplied the $4,000 which
was used to pay for the Bonniwell prim,
ary letters sent out from the Municipa
Court"
Has Judge Bonniwell answered the
charge" continued Mr.. Palmer, thai
he worked for Senator Sproul among the
State firemen, prior to announcing his
own candidacy?" N.-
"No," shouted Palmer" every fireman
in the State would rise up and con-
tradict him."
Prolonged applause followed the
address.
Berry Assaiis Liquor Influence
William H. Berry, Collector of the
Port of Philadelphia. also spoke follow
ing the presentation of the resolutions
which ignore Judge Bonniwell. Mr.
Berry made a scathing attack on Judge
Bonniwell. Silence greeted most OF his
references to Bonniwell, but the mem
tion of the names of Palmer and Nc
Cormick evoked applause.
Declaring that the truth Of the charges
and answers was up to the voters
Judgment Mr., Berry exclaimed;
II know that in l10 the influence OF
the liquors people was used in the Al
.entown convention
when Senator sproul. Republican
nominee for Governor" continued Berry
Announced himself as favoring the rati-
fication of the prohibition amendment
whatever may have been his motive II
became desirable to the liqur interests
to have a club over his head.
why Bonniwell wants TO sink every
one else into oblivion and wants to take
a boze bath In the sanctuary OF Democ-
-acy is more than can understand
Consideration of the resolutions was
further delayed by calls for Vance c,
Mccormick to speak.
Mr. Mccormick yielded. He admitted
that the Democrats had been tricked and
have permitted the enemy to drive .
\ aollnnt into their lines,
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