Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-03
PALMER IN FIERY
CLASH WITH FOE
OVER WET ISSUE
Denies He Winked at Dry
Law Evasions to Carry
Pennsylvania.
B0NNlWELL CALLS STATE
PARADISE FOR BOOZERS
Declares Attorney Generals
Men Won Via Liquor
Route.
EDGE HAS HAD ENOUGH
Republican Senator Refuses Fur
ther Service ns Inquisitor, Say
ing No Law Broken.
B0NNlWELL CALLS STATE
PARADISE FOR B00lERS
EDGE HAS HAD ENOUGH
Republican Senator Refuses Fur
ther Service MS Inquisitor, Say
ing No Law Broken.
tBy Associated press.l


WASHINGTON. juno "A fiery
crosg-table clash between Attorney
General Palmer and Judge Eugene c.
Bonniwel;. Of Philadelphia, bristling
with direct charges OF the misuse of
Federal power to let down tho liquor
bars during tho Pennsylvania presi-
DENTAL primaries on the one hand
and OF attempted. character assassi-
nation" on the other. marked Senate
Investigation today of pre-convention
Campaign expenditures.
Tho cAttorney-Gcncral appeared I'M
cxpectedly in tho committee room
during the luncheon recess after Mr..
Bonniwcll had launched "A broadside
OF charges. including swcepinG as
sertion that tho whole Palmer cam
paign in Pennsylvania had been a
"ghastly and dcbasing dcEredation Of
law"
Mr.. Bonniwell was recalled To the
stand to finish his testimony and Mr..
Palmer. the first candidate for "A
presidential nomination TO appear at
the inquiry. took scat across tho
table from the witness who. /, was
brought out. is political enemy OF
long standing.
Crowds Flock to Hearing.
News OF the impending verbal clash
before tho committee spread rapidly
and the hearing room soon WAS
crowded. When Mr. Bonniwell con-
cluded. Mr. Palmer replied. opening
his statement with the charge that
Mr. Bonniweli had employed char
acter assassin alton" mcthods against
him in Pennsylvania for years. and
II, q,
I'm Pennsylvania Judge Bonniwelrs
word Is not evidence of fact"
Echoes of the combat had hardly
died away before new element was
Injected into the committees de-
iiberations with the Nat refusal Of
Senator Edge. Republican. New Jer-
sey. 10 attend further sessions. In
announcing that he had notified the
chairmen OF the fun committee and
the sub committee OF his decision.
tho Senator said he believed approxi-
mate figures on all pre- convention cx-
penditures had been obtained and
that further inquiry would result,
only in the airing OF Charges. counter
charges. intimations and insinua-
tons" He added that no Federal law
had been broken as there was no
Federal presidential primary law to
break.
Hear McAdoo wItnesxex.
Before Mr.. Palmer appeared in the
committee room the committee had
= inquired into the activities OF the
Plumb plan league. made further ef-
forts to run down presidential cam
paign for w. G.. McAdoo and had
heard two officials of oil companies
who had been mentioned in previous
testimony as possible large contribu-
tors TO political campaigns.
Edward Heating. manager of the
Plumb plan league. declared the
nj eague had taken no part in any pre-
{sfonVention political activity. had not
fontributed any money and did not
plan to participate in tho conven-
lion struggles. He added however.
that 1t did seek to defea. members Of
Congress who voted for the transpor-
Eation act.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, of Illinois.
Ictive in Liberty loan drives and la
Ter for the Democratic National Com
nittee, declared positively that no
:ampaign for obtaining the Demo
cratic presidential nomination for
Mr.. McAdoo. direct or indirect, ex-
sted. much to her regret"
H. F.. Sinclair, New York. of the
bil company bearing his name. de-
Elared he had made no campaign con-
ributions or been otherwise active
politically, and Norman Bridges. con-
hected with the Doheney Oil inter-
sts. testified that he had contributed
1000 to General Woods candidacy.
Judge Bonniwell. who was candi-
ate for Democratic national COM
nitteeman from Pennsylvania at the
ecent primaries. and opposed the
'almer movement with a "sticker''
ampaign for McAdoo delegates, tes-
fled fatty that he had conducted
hat campaign over the direct, per-
onal refusal of Mr.. McAdoo to have
sis name used, which necesstated
he using of "stickers."
Bars Down md Open.
Bonniwell asserted that 1t was
general knowledge" in the State
hat when the Palmer movement was
threatened. the bars had been let
own" suddenly; that liquor ware
ouse doors were thrown wide omen"
nder the eyes of Department Of Jus
Ice and prohibition ENFORCEMENT Of
GERS of the Federal government,
PARTICULARLY In the "coal counties. !"
nd that the whole Palmer campaign
OF only was a, CHASTITY and debasing
egredation OF law" but an Invita-
on" to law violators.
The city OF Scranton. he said, be-
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