New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-03
Bonniwell Tells Senate
Investigators That Penn
svIvania Was Saturated
During Primary Contest
Warehouses Wide
Open, He Charges
Attorney General Takes
Witness Stand and De-
fes Proof Of His Con
nivance with Brewers
rrem The Tribn.c's Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, June 2.-Charges
tina. Attorney General Palmer formed
an alliance with the liquor interests in
Pennsylvania to secure the delegation
from that state to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention and that with the
tacit approval of Palmer r-appointed
Federal officers Pennsylvania was "the
we.test place outside OF the Atlantic
Ocean" during the recent primary carr
paign were made to-day before th3
Senate committee that is Investigating
the campaigns Of the Presidential can
didstes.
The session was the stormiest the
committee has held since it began the
Investigation. Attorney General Palmer
rushed to the Capitol to face his &C
cuser. He took the witness stand and
branded the charges as utter false
hoods" He declared that the Internal
Revenue Bureau was responsible for
tae failure to enforce the Nolstead
prohibition enforcement act in Penn
sylvania.
AS''i't Wv - .'AdhSS Nudk SCS
Eugene c. Bonniwell, Of Philadelphia,
presiding judge of the Inun,cipal court
Of that city and leader Of the anti
Palmer faction of the Democratic party
in Pennsy sylvania, made the charges.
He told the committee that the
Palmer campaign in Pennsylvania had
been conducted with an open appeal to
the disti.lery and brewery interests in
the state and that the saloons were
permitted TO run wide open during
the primary contest, under the eyes of
The prohibition enforcement officers,
Department of Justice officials and
Federal district attorneys.
"A CHASTITY ana debasing degradation
Of law" Judge Bonniwell called the
Palmer campaign in Pennsy sylvania. The
men who failed to enforce the prohibi-
ton act and who, he charged, per-
mitted whisky to be taken from ware
houses tor medicinal p.rposes" and
sold openly over the bar. and also per
Fitted beer with the former strong
percentage OF alcohol to re brewed and
sold, were all Palmer appointees or had
ton in Pennsylvania for years, Judge
Bonniwell told the committee.
The result Of the wet Palmer cam
paign, Judge Bonniwell said. was that
some Of the leading distillers and
brewers Of Pennsylvania had been
elected delegates to the San Francisco
Convention, pledged to vote for Pal
Eer for the Presidential nomination.
The Senate Committee called Judge
Bonniwell TO appear and explain re-
ports that had reached the committee
regarding the Palmer campaign in
Pennsg lvania. Judge Bonniwell, who
vas defeated By Joseph T. Guffey, of
IP'ttsburgh, Palmer supporter, for
Democratic National Com mitteeman,
told the committee that during the
eampai en- The state was saturated
without protest OF hindrance."
Palmer Assails Judge Bonniwell
charges. Mr. Palmer sad
"Ordinarily I would not dignity these
statements By denial, but my good
same Is worth more to me than any
eface on earth. When my official in
egr'ty is attacked By men who have
race profession Of character assassi-
nation. I demand tire right 10 be
heard
Ar. Palmer added that had Judge
5onn vel 3 statement been made in
Penn -ylyania ne would not have re-
"-~N-NSE III El'lSElNdIld ) uCgt
.ac:"
senator Reed interviewed, saying that
.aage Bonniwell had not been allowed
make similar statement
All this talk which was repeated
a, aasfe,' the Attorney General continued,
&as spread broadcast through Penn
syHa1ia In that election by Judge Bon
1.@sN and Biz agen-4. The result va;
Y.a., a. 40, single -elegate supported by
'1ege Bonaiwsll .wag elected.
ne verdict vas also that Mr.. Bon
ii"eA "as defeated. Every candidate
ss slpported was repudiated by the
sss2ie. Judge Bonniwe'l, atinging IN
s.f .i, constant defeat, has burned h,s
tIi.'se behind niTn, 10 charge not only
a'' enemies, 6ut his frienas.
Dehes Foes TO show Evidence
o. pen Of the Organized liquor traffic
" me ,ace 70 face how Judge Bonni-
fcoruausa On esss three