Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-03
BONN|WELL CALLS
PENNSYLVANIA RACE
4 CHASTITY AFFAIR
Leader of Plumb Rail Or
ganization Says No Funds
Have Been Contributed to
Any of Candidates

WASHINGTON. June 2.-Charges
that the campaign for the nominal
ton of Attorney General Palmer as
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency had been conducted in Penn
sylvania with an open appeal to the
distillery and brewery interests in
the state were made today before the
senate investigating committee by
Eugene c. Bonniwell. of Philadel-
pha.
Mr.. Bonniwell, who distributed
stickers during the primary cam
paign, seeking the 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
fcers of the federal government ap-
pointed with Palmer's vise.''
The witness charged that the Pal
mer campaign in Pennsylvania had
been "ghastly and debasing degra-
dalton" of law. He added that the
campaign he conducted for Mr.. Nc
Adoo had been entirely the work of
himself and his colleagues and
against the specific personal re-
fusal of Mr.. McAdoo to allow his
name to be used.
Mr.. Bonniwell said cit had been
estimated" Palmer hackers spent
$4,000 to 100000 in PENNSYLVANIA.
Plumb Plan Organization
Before going into the campaign
contests the committee examined Ed
ward Heating, former member of
congress from Colorado, and now
manager of the Plumb plan league.
He said the league had not contrib
uted "a, dollar to the campaigns of
any pr the candidates for the Repub.
lean and Democratic presidential
nominations
1T is taking no part in the cam
paign," he testified, except as it is
distributing information through it's
weekly, Labor"
i've rather gathered the impress
sion that your paper is supporting
NcAdoo for the Democratic nom ina
ton. and Senator Johnson for the
Republican, said Senator Ken-,n.
Mr.. Heating replied that the paper
had probably been more critical of
the other candidates than these"
He added that the sixteen railroad
labor unions supporting the league
had a campaign committee of which
he is member, cooperating with
the campaign committee of the
American Federation Of Labor and
that this committee had taken no
part in the presidential campaign.
Its duty will be to convey infor-
nation 20 members of the organize
ton, principally about senators and
congressman" he said.
Plumb Plan Activities
Mr.. Heating said this committee
might have sent out information as
to the attitude of presidential cam
dldates, but that was all UP to date"
you've got plan as to the fu-
ture, then?" asked Senator Reed,
Democrat, Missouri.
why, yes" Mr. Heating said. 1--WE
have reported to our organizations
that to do future work in this cam
pIign we will require $4,000, and
they have undertaken to ask for n
contribution of one. cent from each
of their members.
Wee have suggested that central
committees be formed in each dis
trict, get in touch with liberal peo-
with farmers and agricultural
labor, fiji anced and formed in local
communities, asking the boys to chip
IN cough for headquarters. All w;
can give them is advice as to the
best way to organize politics.
Asked to explain the Plumb plan
said there were 1000 railroad unions
each paying $40 a. year. and getting
ten copies of Labor" and some
thing more than 100000 Individuals
f th asndn ,r, a ar and receiving
the the paper pa The surplus 1r over the
to propaganda, he said. supporting
six field men.
Glen E. Plumb, he said, was on
q salary, but he objected to giving
the amount, declaring that the ques-
ton was. outside the scope of the
OSudlOF INSSQ lIlSlSLoI
and Mr. Heating said Plumb received
$1,000 a month, about one-half of
his usual income" as a lawyer in
private practice now abandoned.
you intend to make the Plumb
plan a national issue in this cleo.
tion?" Senator Reed asked, referring
to the plan for tri-partite control Of
the railroads.
Mr.. Heating agreed that the
leagues activities would be direct
ed indefinitely" to getting the plan
in actual operation and that this had
to be done by effort in political
fields