Evening star., 1920-06-02
LIQUOR INTERESTS
W00ED BYPALMER,
WITNESS CHARGES
.E. C. Bonniwen Tells Sena.
tors Pennsylvania Campaign
Is "GhastIy Degradation"

! Is 0IIdStIy OcYi duottol''
| Charges that the campaign for the
nomination of Attorney General Pal
mer as democratic 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
| Euxene C. Bonniwsll of Philadaiphia-
| Nj. Bonniwel. who distributed stick
| Ing ins % tSe nomination r Of ". -G MeAdoo.
| said that saloons and bonded ware
hou6es HI sonfes paris OF the state we're ssse
this was proceeding under the eyes OF
Department Of Justice and prohibition
enforcement officers OF the federal
| government appointed with Mr.. Pal
mer's vise."
Called Ghastly Degradation.
The witness charged that the Palmer
campaign in Pennsylvania had been
"ghastly and debasing degradation" of
law. He added that the campaign he
conducted for Mr.. McAdoo had been en-
tirely the work Of himself and his col
leagues and against the specific personal
refusal Of Mr.. McAdoo to allow his name
| to be used.
Mr.. Bonniwell said that at Scran-
| ton, Pa, where the district attorney
was "Mr. Palmer's partner, the sltua-
| ton was particularly bad. with rela-
! ton law. He added that men directly
connected with the liquor interests
were among the Palmer delegates to
the national convention elected at the
! recent primaries.
Failing to get permission to use
| No riv oil
said. his friends had endeavored to
get voters to write his name in, "and
we came within 200 votes of beating
Palmer in Philadelphia"
! How much money did you spend
on it?" Chairman Kenyon asked
II was making a battle for national
| committeeman" Mr.. Bonniwell re-
piled; "and I'm frank to say that the
McAdoo work was great benefit to
me-"
Cost Over 500 900 Claimed.
| Asked as to the use of money on the
other side, he said: MY advices are
that $40 a committeeman was paid in
Philadelphia From Dauphln county,
the chairman wrote me that the Penn
sylvania fight cost the Palmer men
between 100000 and 100000
Here the committee objected. on the
pround the witness was dealing with
| rumor.
"I'm not" Mr. Bonniwell returned.
1.-THE name Of my informant was Charles
B. Sucker They had eight or ten men
employed in polling places IN counties
| where there were hardly 1000 demo-
cratic votes. Bruce Sterling was direct
ing the fight"
to the aim Of the Plumb Plan League in
the coming campaign. and made further
efforts to locate a presidential boom for
Mr.. McAdoo.
Keating Ii Questioned.
Edward Keating, former member OF
Congress from Colorado and a manager
Of the Plumb Plan League, was ques-
toned at length as to the leagues politi-
cal activities He denied that it had
spent any money in the presidential NOM
| ination contests. and said the league
would seek ito defeat in the elections
every member Of the House and Senate
! who voted for the Cummns- Esch
! bill" the transportation act.
] Mr.. Heating added that the sixteen
railroad labor unions supporting the
league had a campaign committee of
which he is a member. co.opera ting
American Federation Of Labor, and
that this committee had taken no
part in the presidential campaign.
'1ts duty win be to convey infor-
tons principally about senator's and
congressman" he said
Asked to explain the Plumb Plan
LEAGUE and its methods. Mr.. .KeatinE
said there were 1000 railroad unions,
each paying SO year and getting
ten copies Of Labor. and something
giving 81 year and receiving the
paper. The surplus over the cost Of
propa Uganda, he said, supporting six
! field men.
Plumb's Salary Revealed.
Glenn E. Plumb. he said. was on a
salary. but he objected to giving the
amount. declaring that the question
was outside the scope of the investi
cation. Senator Reed insisted and Mr..
Keating said Plumb received $1,000 a
month, about one-half of his usual
income" as a lawyer in private prac-
tice, now abandoned.
| you intend to make the Plumb
plan q national issue in this election :"
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