The Washington herald., 1920-06-03
LIES HURLED
AT MEETING
Judge Bonniwell and Attor.
ney General Palmer Ex-
hibit Personal Hatred.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Pomerene, Of Ohio, who sought q
show that Judge Bonniwell''
charges were founded on hearsay
and the result of the bitter feeling
between the two men.
You have come here to destro,
Mr.. Palmer as the result of the ami
mostly tat you feel toward him
haven't your asked Senator Pom
creme.
II have come here to tell you ol
a condition of affairs in Pennsyiva.
mia that cries to heaven" said Judge
Bonniwell. IF this committee Ii
going to sit two or three weeks
longer / can produce legal evidence
to support my charges"
1t was then that the committed
decided to give Mr.. Palmer the fiool
for the purpose of making a state
General. plainly laboring undel
great emotion, characterized vir
tually every. statement that Judg,
and said that he had ignored tn,
accusations while they were beipi
circulated through Pennsylvania II
lho Oul NHdl lie COult
not allow them to go unchallenget
now. He accused Judge Bonniwel
of appearing before the committe,
because Of the action taken by Mr.
Palmer in repudiating Judge Bonni
well as the candidate of the part!
for governor in 1918.
And he concluded by Informing
the committee that the enforcement
and detection of the Volstead &C
was not under his department ant
that neither ne nor his agents
could act except upon the presenta
ton of evidence by the 1nterna
Revenue Bureau or other agencies
Incidentally he told the committee
that it was virtually impossible t
enforce the Volstead act.
Accuses Attorney General.
The fireworks did not end here
Judge BonniweIl was given fiv'
minutes in rebuttal. Trembling 81
that he could hardly speak. tn,
Philadelphia jurist denied that h,
had been inspired by malice to pre-
sent the Pennsylvania situation a.
he had. and in turn accused thu
Attorney General. who ne referred
to as this man" of false state
ments and untruths.
There were one or two half
hearted attempts by members OF tn,
committee to throttle the now o
personalities the two men ex
changed. but once the exhibition o
temper had begun it was impossi
BILE to restrain il.
Defends Good Name.
Ordinarily I would not dignif!
the statements of a witness of thi
character with an answer" said Mr.
Palmer in making his statement
but my good name is more i'm
portant-tO me than any office ii
the world and when my persona
and official integrity are attacked
before a body such as this by |
character assassin | cannot keel
silent. / did not answer. the .sam,
charges in Pennsylvania. wher,
they were constantly made during
the primary campaign, because il
Pennsylvania his word is no eVi
dence of a fact. All Of this STUFF
was spread broadcast in the Stat
before and during the primary IL
an effort to defeat me and the dele
gates who were supporting me.
The Democrats of the state had
heard the whole story and what
was the result? Not a single dele
gate named by Bonnlfnell wa:
chosen. The result OF that verdict
also was that Bonniwell was de-
feated for national committeeman
and every single man he espoused
was beaten. The reason for this IL
plain. The citizens of the State
knew that these charges were not
facts but inspired by animosity OF
the same character which has caus.
ed him under the sting of defeat
to accuse not only his opponents
but former friends of political
treachery. Now for some of the
reasons behind this animosity. Ir
1918 he was the winner of the Dem.
ocratic primary for governor ovel
my choice. / promised to support
him and did until a representative
of the liquor interests came to me
and told me that the selection OF
Judge Bonniwell had been made In
the office of the Republican leader
of Pennsylvania in order to brine
about the defeat of the Republican
nominee objected to by the liquor
interests. The Republican party sc
far as the liquor interests were con.
cerned sought to beat Sproul with
Bonniwell. ! exposed this to the
him. an action that the committed
followed. Ever since then day In
and day out. he has sought 4
poison the people against me.
Denies PaImer's Charge.
In his rebuttal Judge Bonniwer
devoted himself almost exclusively
to Mr.. Palmer's charge that hi
nomination had been brought abou
by the Republicans in 1918.
LAS far as he knows he got Z.
delegates That Is false he said
He knows that there are nine dele
gates elected that are opposed L
him. He predicated his statemen n
that 1 had been selected by the Re
publicans in 1918 upon a converse
ton he Is alleged to have had will
John Sinott. an official of the Liquor
dealers organization. He says h,
was given this information in July
He kept il locked in his breast anti
September. meanwhile trying un.
successfully to run my campaig1
and interfere in it. The accusation
is false. Mr.. Sinott denied it. Sen.
ator Penrose denied il. This MAJ
seeks to make you believe that ;
have been unfaithful to my party
The best evidence or that is that
have carried my home. Philadel
phia three times against this man.
hnid n fo1lr xrrtfA r.
Adoo or any correspondence with
him before sending out these wal
lets?"