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OPEN WHISKY Dam
TO BOOST PALMER
BOnnIweII Attacks Attorney Gen
eTaI as FUN Ally.
FACES HIS AcCUSER
Mr.. Palmer Denies Charges and De-
cIares Judges Word is Not Evidence
in Pennsylvania.

in pennsylvania.
Washington, June 3.-The flood
gates of The whisky dam, closed since
June 80, were opened by Palmer fore
es in the recent Democratic primary
fight in Philadelphia and Pennsylva-
mia, according to testimony offered be-
fore the senate campaign investigating
committee by Judge Eugene c. Bonni
well, Of the municipal court of Phila-
delphia
Judge Bonniwell charged the cam
paign for Attorney General Palmer for
president with 1.-THE most CHASTITY and
debasing degradation Of federal power
that could be accomplished. "1t built
up" he said, "preliminary to the ac-
tual campaign, force which spoke TO
every law breaker to the effect he
would be protected against prosecution
in the prohibition enforcement plans.
The Judge, who conducted a cam
paign for former secretary of the
treasury, Mr.. McAdoo, for president,
testified as a result Of the open spigot
on the rum supply, the cost Of whisky
in Philadelphia, Scranton and in other
parts of the state, had been cut in
half. In many places in Philadelphia
and in Lackawanna county, he assert
ed, it Is possible for any one to buy
glass Of whisky or Beer of more than
one-half per cent alcoholic content
over the bar.
The new freedom Of the liquor
dealers was attributed to the fact Pal
mer organization lieutenants are in po-
sitions of authority to permit drop
ping of the bars.
"The wettest place outside the A.
lantic ocean, was the judges descrip-
ton Of the Lackawanna county. Lat
err he applied the phrase to sections Of
Philadelphia.
"Ths attorney general, on the word
of a lying treacherOus liquor dealer
| tried to destroy my candidacy before
in order to aid his bosom friend, Gov
ernOr William c. Sproul,' he said. Il
have come to show you gentlemen a
| condition in the state of Pennsylva-
| mia that cries to heaven
The judge charged further Robert
| S. Bright, treasurer of the palmer
| machine" committee, sent out letters
! soliciting contributions from Federal
| employees.
Democrats in Pennsylvania, expect
ing a contest against the Palmer Or
! ganiZatiOn, prepared for it," Judge
Bonniwen resumed. Our committee
| in Pennsylvania had no assistance
! from friends of Mr.. McAdoo. The or
| ganization we had in Pennsylvania
was in opposition to Mr.. Palmer rath-
err than for Mr.. McAdoO."
The aggregate of his expenditures
| during the recent campaign, the judge
| said, was S14,S57 A. He explained
this covered the campaign for national
aeffeettff thar for Mr.. Nc.
Adoo. About 100000 letters were sen
out by him, the judge added.
Asked as to the use of money Of
the other side, he said: "FrOm Dau
phin county, the chairman wrote m
the Philadelphia fight cost the Paine
men between 100000 and 100000.
Attorney General Palmer appeare,
in committee He was the first of tn
presidential candidates to appear II
person.
Judge Bonniwell was questioned b.
Senator Spencer as to Mr.. McAdoo'
attitude toward the Pennsylvania con
test. As the examination proceede'
an objection was made to the etfec
"all that was gone during the morn
n" session
Pa1l"er then asked permission
o sr,piy % he cl,a".s.,S n.a11e by Judg
Bonniwet Il, the etTec, prohihitio}
laws we're openly anl freely violate
I'D Ike to be heard for a momen
when the witness is through said til
attorney general. This is an old yarn
I don't care to await the transcript,
Judge Bonniwell was defeated 70
national committeeman and his candi
. dates were repudiated after this stut
had been poured into the ears Of Penn
sylvania Democrats" Mr.. Palmer con
tinued.
These charges have grown out =
animosity. He accuses, now, not Onl
his political opponents, but his fOl
. mer friends. He has burned his brids
es behind him.
! ''The organized liquor traffic agent
came to me before the last guberna
torial election to explain how he coul
, be elected They told me his nomina
, ton was born in the office of the lead
err Of the Republican party. AS N
; party leader ill my state, [ expose
this business to the Democratic OF
t ganization Of Pennsylvania, and AJAX
; ed it to repudiate him.
He has allowed his to rankle j
his bosom ever since He has trie
to poison the people Of Pennsylvani
with accusations against me-"