The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-15
HHeA REPEATS CHARGE
ABOUT TOBACCO TRIAL
Cites Federal Reporter Showing
Morrow As Attorney In
The Cas..

date for Governor, prosecuted the
cases against five tobacco growers
charged with violating the Sherman
antitrust law by combining in an
effort to bring about better prices
for their tobacco, resulting in their
conviction, Thomas s. Rhea, Demo-
cratic campaign manager, issued
statement last night in which he
cited the Federal Reporter. His
statement, coming on the heels of
denial by Mr.. Morrow, follows:
"Mr. Morrow, in his speech in
Winchester, called in question the
statement MAJ by Congressman
Cantrill and myself, when we
charged that he prosecuted five
farmers and tobacco growers under
the Sherman antitrust law. And
he says that if we had investigated
we would have known the facts.
Cites Federal Reporter
81 have made an investigation,
and find on page 1, Volume 1872,
Federal Reporter, that ON Decent
Der 5, 1911, the case of United
States against John S. Steers and
other farmers, was affirmed in the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals, and this record shows that
the following attorneys participant
ed in the trial of this case; w. w.
Dickerson (Clore, Dickerson and
Clayton, and Myers and Howard,
on the brief), for plaintiff in error;
E. P. Grovenor, special Assistant
Attorney General Games A. Fowler
Assistant Attorney General, and
Edwin P. Morrow, United States
Attorney, on the brief), for the
United States. sss
Will Mr. Morrow deny that this
is a correct record of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals? If
this is true record, then Mr.. Nor
row did prosecute Mr.. Steers and
the other farmers under the Sher-
man antitrust law.
L.
Kentucky whether or not while you
were United States District Attor-
new. YOU wrote letter protesting
against the pardon of these Grant
county famers a short time before
they were pardoned by President
Taft?
Mr.. Morrow, did you, while Uni
ted States District Attorney. prose-
cute the Tobacco Trust, or any
other trust? And why didn't you
prosecute the trust which was pre-
venting the farmers of this State
from obtaining fair price for
their tobacco?"
Denial BY Morrow
Mr.. Morrow, in denying the al
legation in a speech in Winchester
Wednesday night, said:
Thomas S. Rhea, chairman or
the Democratic Campaign Commit
tee. Monday in a speech in Benton
charged that While / was United
States District Attorney / caused TO
be indicted and prosecuted certain
tobacco growers under the anti
trust law of the United States, ana
that / obtained the convention OF
these tobacco growers. In a speech
here and several days ago, in Paris
on Monday, Congressman j. Camp
hell Cantrill made the same charge.
In response to this matter l have
this to say. The Charges made by
Mr.. Rhea and Mr.. Cantrill are alb
soIutely false, and with any investi-
cation to ascertain the truth these
gentlemen could have known the
facts and could have known that
the statements made by them are
untrue. / did not cause the tobac-
eco growers to be indicted. l did
not prosecute them. had moth
ing whatever to do with their con-
yiction. l wins not United States
District Attorney at the time they
were indicted, tried or convicted.
In support of this statement 1 pro-
duce a certified copy of the orders
of the United States Court at Gov
ington showing my commission as
United States Attorney is dated
January 81 1911, and the order
showing that the Indictment against
John SISTERS and others was return
ed on February II, 1910, nearly
wear before | took Office and that
upon this indictment the defend
ants were prosecuted and convicted
by James IL. Tinsley. United
States Attorney, and Edwin r.
Grosvenor. special assistant to the
Attorney General. and that fconyie-
.tion was made on April 16, 1870
nine months before | took once