South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-03

man from that state at the recent
primaries and opposed the Palmer
movement with "sticker" cam
paign for McAdoo delegates. was
called in connection with this Nc
Adoo activity. lie testified fatty
that he had conducted that cam
paign over the direct, personal re-
fusal of Mr.. McAdoo TO have his
name used. which prevented it's ap-
pearance on the ballots and neceSsi-
tated stickers.
In describing the interview with
Mr.. McAdoo, the witness first
touched ION his charges about the
Palmer Pennsylvania campaign and
thereafter they fell thick and fast.
He asserted that IL was general
knowledge" in the state that when
the Palmer movement was threat
ened. the bars had been let down"
suddenly; that liquor warehouses
doors were thrown wide OF en-" un-
der the eyes of the department of
justice prohibition enforcement
officers of the federal government
particularly in the coal counties, p"
and that the whole Palmer cam
paign not only was a "ghastly and
debasing degradation Of the law"
but an Invitation" 10 law violators.
Palmer Talks.
Mr.. Palmer then rose. His charge
that BOnniwell had employed char
acter assassination" efforts against
him in Pennsylvania for years
brought a warning from Sen. Reed,
democrat, Missouri. against per
sonalities." but the question was set
at rest when Mr.. Palmer was per-
mitted to continue his statement
under affirmation.
The speaker denied fatty and
without qualification what he char
acterized las these stale" charges
that ne had granted immunity" to
prohibition violators in Pennsylva-
mia. He declared that on the con-
trary arrests had been made and
the cases prosecuted during the
election period. and asserted also
that he lacked power TO grant such
immunity had he SO desired.
Throughout Mr.. Bonniwells testi-
mony and his reply TO Mr.. Palmer,
and also in Mr.. Palmer's statement.
old political battles in Pennsylva-
MIA re-echoed The committee ask
ed no questions on these points nor
any questions at all of Mr.. Palmer,
and when Mr. BOnniwcll concluded
his brief answer. going into state
campaign matters the &rney gen
eral had mentioned. the incident
was closed for the committee, which
began examination of John :. Ros-
sitter. of San Francisco. I'm cOnnec-
ton with Sen. JOhnson's camLaign
i'm California.
Made Budget.
Mr.. Rossiter was chairman OF the
H. ~ - nHEsrFaN
campaign funds for Sen. Johnson.
we raised approximately SID
OOO." Mr.. Rossiter said. Il under
stand the books will be produced
here"
A budget had been made M. he
continued. in the expectation that
$4,000 would he spent I'm each Of ten
primary states and altogether that
S125.OOO would be needed.
on May IS, Mr. Rossiter said, the
total Johnson fund 'jest failed TO
reach S125.OO0.
Mr.. Rossitcr was asked If he
knew anything Of tho expenditures
made I'm the campaign for Herbert
Hoover in California. 81 am not in
formed" he responded. except that
we OF the Johnson committee were
aghast at the expenditures coming
under our notice. in the way or
newspaper advertising and other
things. like the report of workers
hired NJ the polls"
With the completion OF Mr.. Ros-
siter's testimony only two names are
left on the subpoena list of the COM
nittee. one Of whom is Warren
Gregory. reported as the California
manager OF the Hoover campaign.
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow