The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-10
ILL FEELING HAS
BEEN STIRRED Up
Otherwise. the Senate Investigating
Committee has Failed to Ac-
cOmplish Anything
fAssoolared prszaa


st. Louis, July 10.-Repeal Of the
appropriation granted by the last
Congress to the department of Justice
to fight the high cost of living win be-
demanded by Senator Kenyon on the
ground that it was used primarily to
boost Attorney General Palmer for
the presidential nomination, Senator
Kenyon announced today.
COMMITTEE TAKES A RECESS
st. Louis, July 10.-The Senate M
vestigating committee planned to dis
band temporarily tonight after ex-
animation today of several witnesses
who may be able to testify concern
ing the Palmer pre-conventio nactivi-
ties.
SLANDERING THE SOUTH
Chicago. July 9.-The Senate com
mittee investigating campaign ex.
penditures, viii move to st. Louis to-
night to take up the campaign contri-
buttons of Al. Mitchell Palmer, ii was
stated here yesterday.
Negroes who have voted the repub-
lican ticket in Georgia have @disap-
peared" and have never been heard
from again, Henry Lincoln johnson.
negro national committeeman from
Georgia, told the Senate committee
investigating pre-convention contrl-
buttons.
"They don't lynch men for belong
ing to certain party. do they :? ask
ed Senator Kenyon.
"Oh, yes. they do" Johnson re-
piled. Many negro voting the re-
publican ticket has disappeared and
no tidings have been heard from
him"
The trend of the investigation
strayed from the question of c0ntrl-
buttons to many other subjects, from
the percentage of negro voters in the
south to the disappearance Of ne
groes.
johnson spoke of ssbrutal forces
and suppression He said the situa-
tion was summed up in statement
made by Senator Hoke Smith: s1n
Georgia, no negro is fortunate enough
to vote while no white man is too un-
fortunate to vote"
Asked about lynehing in the south,
johnson said the great trouble was
that white men were allowed to at
tack negro girls without punishment.
Such state of affairs greatly aggra-
waited race feeling. he said He cited
alleged incidents of white soldiers at
tacking negro girls during the war
and said the soldiers, though discov-
cred, went unpunished.
The democrats paid from S5 to S5,-
900 for votes in Georgia this year and
generally spent more money than the
republicans, johnson told the commit
tee.
He said he received only $1,000
from Gov. Lowden himself. He spent
$4,000 or $1,000 of his money, he said.
and $4,000 or $1,000 was raised
other sources.
When the witness charged that the
democrats spent more money thar sc
did and bought votes in the election.
Senator Reed. democrat. interrup6ed
to ask: You don't care when you get
$4,000, do you?"
mot a bit" the witness replied,
"but would need about $50. 900 to
combat some democratic conditions
there
Senator Kenyon suddenly turned to
the Palmer campaign in Georgia, ask
ing Johnson If officials of the depart
ment of justice took part in the
campaign there.
Hooper L. Lander Of Atlanta. was
the leader" johnson s&id.
Other questions concerning the ac-
tivities of the department Of agricul-
ture in Georgia brought out no infor-
nation.
The steam roller in the Chicago
convention was an institution Of
beneVolence compared to the demo-
cratic steam roller in Georgia" John
son said.