The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-02
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BACK PALMER,
WITNESS SAYS
Saloons Running Under
Eyes of u. S. Agents,
Bonniwell Alleges

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WASHiNtTON. June 2.-CharRcs
that the campaign Tor the nomination
OF Attorney General Palmer as
democratic candidate for the preai-
dency had hoen conducted IN Penn
sylvnnia with an open appeal To the
d3stiiiery and brewery interests In
the state were made today before the
senate investigating committee by
Eugene g. Bonniweli, of Philndel-
phia.
Mr. Bonniweil. who distributed
stickers during the primary campaign
seeking the nomination VT W. q.
McAdoo. said that saloons and bond
ed warehouses; In some parts Of the
state were now running wide open"
and that this was proceeding under
the eyes of the department OF JUS
tice ana prohihition enforcement Of
ficers of the federal government ap-
pointed with Mr.. Palmer's wise"
Degradation OF law
The witness charged that the Palm
or campaign In Pennsylvania had
been Ehasiiv and defncing degrad-
alton Of law" lie added that the
campaign he conducted for Mr.. Me-
Adoo had been entirely the work ~
himself and his colleague and against
the specific personal refusal OF Mr..
NcAdoo 90 allow his name TO be
used.
Mt Bonniweli said that nt scran-
ton. Pa, where the district attorney
was Mr. paimer's partner. the situa-
tion was particularly bad with reia-
ton 20 open violation of the pro-
hibition law. lie added tina, men
directly connected with the liquor IN
tercats. were among the Palmer del-
egates to the national convention
elected at the recent primaries.
- organized campaign In oppo-
siion 20 Attorney General Palme.."
Mr.. Bonniwcll said "and know all
about what was done in g. and n
great deal about what the other side
did"
Failing 10 get permission from Mr.
McAdoo 10 use his name Mr.. Hon-
niwell said his friends had endeav-
ored to get voters 20 write his name
In. and we came within 200 votes
of heating Palmer In Philadelphia"
II was making a battle for ma
tional committeeman" Mr.. Bonni-
well said. "and I'm frank TO say that
IN" McAdoo work was great bene-
1T To me"
spem $4,000
Asked ns 10 tho use u money on
the other side. he said:
My advicca are that si0 COM
mittecman was paid In Philadelphia.
From pauphin county. the chairman
wrote me that the Pennsylvania fight
cost Palmer men between &200. 0O0
and S3O0 900"
This letter went TO every federal
officer In the state" the witness con-
tinucd. turning over 10 tho commit
tee u document signed hy Joseph X
Willing nf Philadelphia II was
solicitation Tor funds FOR A. Mitchell
Palmer, the Pcrshing of Pennsylya-
MIA"
Palmer to Reply.
Attorney General Palmer appeared
In the Investigating committee room
today lust before the afternoon ses-
sion Of the committee began. lie was
the first Of the presidential nominu-
ton candidates whose campaigns are
under Investigation who has appeared
AT the inquiry.
Mr. Palmer took a seat among the
spectators IN the committee room and
did not confer with any member Of
the committee. Mr. Bonniwcll was
again On the stand when Senator
Spencer, republican. Missouri. acting
FOR Chairman kenyon, called the at
tcrnoon session TO order
Palmer asked the senate committee
investigating campaign expenditures
for permission to reply 70 charges
made by Eugene g. Bonniwell OF Phil
adclphia, that prohibition laws were
openly and freely violated during Mr..
fnlmcrn campaign IN Pennsylvania.
TIA like to Doe heard for a moment
when the witness Is through" said the
the attorney general This Is an Old
story. don't care to await the tran
script"
AZ. Palmer replied briefly to the
statement offered by MIR. Bonniwoll.
SAY ing he did 80 only because his
good name is more TO me than any
oilce ON earth Had the statement
been made On pennsN lvnnia by the
witness, he said, he would not have
replied. because In Pennsylvania
Judge Bonuiw,irs word is not evil
denco of the fact