Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-02
Senate Committee Told At.
torney General APP
pealed to Distillers.
EYES CLOSED TO
LAWS DEGRADATION
Supporter Of MeAdoo, on Witness
Stand, Openly Accuses Department
OF Justice Head Of Permitting Ga.
looms TO Operate and Bonded Ware.
houses to Continue Business
Plumb Drawing Fat Salary.
BY Associated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
Washington. June 2.-Charges that
the campaign for the nomination Of
Attorney General Palmer as demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency
had been conducted in Pennsylvania
with an open appeal to the distillery
and brewery interests In the state
were made today before the senate
investigating committee by Eugene
G. Bonniwell, of Philadelphia
Mr.. Bonntwell, who distributed
stickers during the primary cam
paign seeking tho nomination OF w.
G. McAdoo, said that saloons and
bonded warehouses in some parts Of
the state were now running wide
open." and that this was proceeding
under the eyes Of department of Jus
tice and prohibition enforcement of
ficers Of the federal government ap-
pointed with Mr.. Palmer's vise".
The witness charged that the
Palmer campaign In Pennsylvania
had been q "rhast1v and dabSNir-
degradation Of law" Ha adasa thse
the campaign he conducted ,or N-
McAdoo had been entirely the vorh
Of himself and his colleagues ano
against the personal refusal of NJ
McAdoo to allow his na,na n 8.
used.
California's presidential primary
election and the expenditures smaAs
In 1t by supporters Of Senator Hiram
Johnson and Herbert Hoover v.r.
given nearly a clear track q todav..
session OF sths senate comn,itt.e' -
vestfgating the subject. John "a ~.
sitter. who headed the drst flnance
committee organised for aen.tor
Johnson. and Manager ureecry. of
the Hoover organization, were the
principal witnesses.
Plumb League Active.
- Inc committee also turned again
~ ies INQUIRY into the Campaign AZ
General Palmer.
i'e eoins into the California
- I tne committee examined
a'o Aea1lns, FORMER member Of
eonsfess 1rom Colorado and now
manager OF the Plumb Plan League.
u eaia tnat the league had not con.
eliputeo dollar to the campaign
~. u the candidates for the
epuoiican and democratic presi-
oential nominations" It is taking no
pal1 M tne campaign, he testified. :
except es 1t Is distributing infor-
ihaI,on thru It's weekly paper, Labor.
I've rather gathered the impress
sion 1nat your paper is supporting
McAooo Tor the democratic nomina-
eioh ana senator johnson for the
.epuollcan' SAID Chairman Kenyon.
Neatlns replied that the paper
nao PROBABLY peen more critical OF
'he oener candidates than these"
umo draws Fat Salary.
Asheo 70 explain the Plumb Plan
eas ue ana 1ts methods Mr.. Keat-
-ns eaiu 'nere were 5000 railroad
uii!ohs each paying 80 q year and
seltlns ten copies OF Labor" and
snetnihs more tnan 100000 indi-
o.aa, - eauh GIVING 2 year ana
ei.s tne paper. The surplus
o US. VI sett1H out the
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ooppoi' i, Ing sA neio men.
r. iiuifo' ne said, was on q
eaiai y oue he ooJecteo 70 giving the
An a.oi.. senate. READ insisted and
=, a., a's saio Fiu1no received
'A.svo oii.n.
u Ah'ehu 70 MAKE tne Plumb
pan i, o.. ha.ionaA Issue IN this cleo
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