Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-25
EVIDENCE At CAPITAL SHOWS
PAID AGENTS WERE ACTIVE
IN HAWkEYE STATE.
GERMAN ALLIANCE USED
TO BOOST SENTIMENT
Senate Inquiry Shows Brewers We're In
dependence With Citizens at
Waterloo, Burlington and Davenport
Worked For Various Candidates
For Governor, Senate and Legislature.

Washington. Nov. Gas the Over
man sub committee of the United
States senate delves further into the
activities Of the brewers, the German
American alliance and their many
Publications. the part played by them
in Iowa and among Iowans and the
name of DR.. f. G. Durand, Of Burling-
ton; Herman Miller Of Waterloo;
Henry Theunen. Of Davenport. are
brought to the surface.
Major Humes for the sub-commit-
tee put into the records lot of cor
rcspondence of the United States
Brewers Association, of the National
Association of Commerce and Labor
formed by Percy Andrea and allied
with the brewers, the German -Amerr
can alliance and other organizations
and their officials Fart of the cor
respondence was between Henry
Theunen, of Davenport, general coun-
sci Of the Iowa Brewers Association.
and Andrea.
Some OF it has already been made
public thru the investigation into the
German American alliance.
1t reveals, among other things, that
brewers, back in the early days of the
war and just prior to the beginning
of hostilities were engaged in promot-
ing the organization OF the German
American alliance in Iowa and send
ing agents into the state.
Durand The Man "to See."
il revealed thar in thp urinary
of 1914 the brewers supported Maurice
Connolly for the democratic nomination
for the senate, favored Hamilton tor
democratic nomination foI governor,
supported Harding for lieutenant gov
ernor on the republican ticket and
Sheldon for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket and did their utmost
TO elect wet legislature.
Theunen in letter 10 Andrea, the
latter being paid a big salary by the
brewers national organization to form
the National Association of Commerce
and Labor and help the brewing in
terests, urged early in 1914 that the
German American alliance be started
in the state. Andrea was advised to
see DR.. E. u. Durand of Burlington.
II appeared the German American
alliance of Iowa was assisted by the
brewers Of the state 10 the extent of
$4,000 to $4,000 annually. Literature
was freely distributed in Iowa thru the
work of the brewers and their allies.
Spend Thousands Here.
The primary fight of 1914 was one
in which the brewers and their CO.
workers were much concerned, as
shown by the correspondence Her
man Miller, Of Waterloo, prominent
politician there, figured much in the
work, along with Thcunen and Dur
and. Repeated remittances of money
in sums ranging from $50 to $1,000 to
Miller from Keller are brought out.
Theunen, under date of May IS, 1914.
sent a list Of candidates to be sup
ported by the German-American al
lance. This list was sent Andrea
The list, it was stated by Theunen,
had been gone over by Durand and
Miller.
1t has already been brought out that
about this time the brewers, distllers
and allied interests sent $37,5OO to
Iowa for use in the wet asd dry fight
An understanding TO this effect was
reached later in 1913, when Theunen
wrote Andrea:
The understanding was that you
and Mr.. Gardiner were to aid us to the
extent Of $780,
Gardiner was handling the funds for
the brewers. The correspondence shows
the payments were made from time to
time in 1914 in accordance with this
arrangement