The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-02
SAYS PALMER LAX
81, i VWETS" TO
: WIN NOMINATION
Senate Investigators Told De-
partment of Justice and
Prohibition Agents Permit
"Wide Open" Conditions.

q, WASHINGTON. June 2.-Charges
that the campaign for the nomination
OF Atty Gen. Palmer as Democratic
candidate for the presidency had been
appeal to the distillery and brewery
interef in the state, were made today
betor the senate investigating COM
mute mute BY Eugene c. Bonniwel, OF
Philadelphia
Mr., Bonniwell, who distributed stick
ers during the primary campaign seek
ing the nomination of w. c. McAdoo
SAID saloons and bonded warehouses in
some parts OF the state were running
wide OPEN" and that this was pro-
ceedlng under the eyes of department
OF justice and prohibition enforcement
officers Of the federal government APP
pointed with Mr.. Palmer's wise"
me witness charged that the Palmer
campaign in Pennsylvania had been
CHASTITY and debasing degradation of
law. He added that the campaign he
conducted for Mr.. McAdoo had been en-
ilrely the work of himself and his col
leagues and against the specific per-
sonal refusal of Mr.. McAdoo to allow
MS name to be used
The committee earlier today exam
med Edward Heating, former member
OF congress from Colorado, and now
manager of the Plumb Plan league. He
SAID the league had not contributed "a
dollar to the campaigns of any of
the candidates for the Republican 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 impression
mat your paper is supporting McAdoo
Tor the Democratic nomination, and
Senator johnson for the Republican"
said Chairman Kenyon.
Mr.. Heating replied that the paper
had nFNhahlV hann rf kn
other candidates than these"
He added that the 16 railroad labor
unions supporting the league had a
campaign committee of which he is a
member cooperating with the CAM
paign committee Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and that this COM
mittee had taken no part in the presi-
Dental campaign.
Its duty will be to convey informa-
ton to members OF the organizations,
principally about senators and congress-
men," he said,
Mr.. Heating said this committee
might have sent out information as to
the attitude of presidential candidates"
but that was all, up to date.
You've got plan as to the future
thenT' asked Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri.
why, yes" Mr., Heating said 1--WE
have reported to our organizations that
to do future work in this campaign we
win require $4,000, and they have un-
dertaken to ask for a contribution of
one cent from each OF their members.
We have suggested that central
committees be formed In each district
to get in touch with liberal people.
with farmers and agricultural labor,
financed and formed IN local communi.
ties, asking the boys to chip in enough
for headquarters. All we can give them
Is advice as to the best way to or
ganize in politics"
Asked to explain the Plumb Plan
league and its methods Mr.. Heating
said there were 1000 railroad unions
each paying $40 a year. and getting 10
copies of Labor. and something more
than 100000 individuals" each giving
81 a year. and receiving the paper
The surplus over the cost of getting
out the weekly went to propaganda, he
said, supporting six field men.
Glenn Il. Plumb, he said, was on
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..
Heating said Plumb received $1,000 n
month, about one-half of his usual in
come" as a lawyer in private practice
now abandoned.
"You intend to make the Plumb plan
a national issue in this election?" Sen
ator Reed asked, referring to the plan
for tripartite control OF the railroads.
Mr.. Heating agreed that the leagues
activities would be directed indef-
initely" to getting the plan in actual
operation and that this had to be done
by effort in political fields.