New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-03
Palmer Won by
Alliance,
Charges Judge
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wells nomination for Governor two
years ago was dictated by the leader
OF the Republican party from whom we
are supposed to fight on plan born
IN his Office. I believed it. AS the
party leader in my state, exposed the
whole business. | repudiated the can
dldate of my party. I asked them to do
the same, which they did
Again the rules of evidence were
Drought up and Judge Bonniwell asked
to be heard for five minutes rebuttal )"
The man thus, treated" continued
Ny. Palmer, has allowed it tovankle
IN ms bosom ever since. and day in
ana DAY out has tried to poison the
people of Pennsylvania against mo"
The chief effort, he added, was in the
Lou or allegation.
Not only is that allegation untrue.
but defy any living person to produce
the slightest evidence that it is true ="
The Attorney General said. Utter
falsehood marks details of the Bonni
we'll story.
Arrests under the Volstead act
nave been made in Penns ylvania bv ali
officers Of the Federal government. The
Noistead act specifically declares that
enforcement of it shall be vested in
The Bureau Of Internal Revenue. All
that the Department Of Justice does is
10 prosecute the cases when the avi-
dence is turned over to it.
No Immunity Was Promised
81 could not grant immunity Of |
would. l openly gave notice that anv
man who thought he could get i'm
munity for violating the liquor laws
by supporting my friends or myself
would find himself mistaken.
"Whatever liquor has flowed in
Pennsylvania flows there because the
Bureau of Internal Revenue has grant
ed permits TO take liquor out of bond
FOR medicinal purposes. Certainly
nobody will say have any control
over the Treasury Department.
Il repeat that these stale charges are
so palpably false on their face that
hey ought not 70 be listened to here
or spread through the country to de-
stroy my reputation.
'He mentioned Mr. Casey, friend
Of mine from boyhood. with me in all
my poItica life. ! made no pledge or
promise 10 any man to secure this cleo
ton. went on the theory that if
Pennsylvania wanted to repudiate me
Id put it up to my friends
The majority of the people already
have sad this thing is utterly false
Bonniwoll Makes Reply
Ending his statement, Mr.. Palmer
started from the committee room, but
returned to his seat when The commit
zee permitted Judge Bonniwell 70 reply
.lr Boutwell, said the Attorney Gen
rails charge that Senator Penrose, Re
publican, Pennsylvania, had induced
him to run for Office was "wantonly
false
In this fight l have carried every
democratic county in Pennsylvania, -
ne declared. My losses were in the
rum-ridden districts of the anthracite
mines. have carried Philadelp MIA
against these men"
Judge Bonniwell concluded by say
ing that his fidelity to the Democratic
p1rty was above question.
Both he and the Attorney General
then left the committee room
1t was at the morning session that
Judge Bonniwell made his charges The
witness, who distributed scickers dur
ing the primary campaign seeking the
nomination of W. G. McAdoo, said that
saloons and bonded warehouses in some
parts of the state were now running
wide open" and that this was pro
ceedinr under the eyes Of Department
IF Justice and prohibition enforcement
officers OF the Federal government APP
pointed with Mr.. Palmer's wise"
Warehouses Open, He Says
"The doors of the bonded warehouse!
in Pennsylvania are standing wide
open" Judge Bonniwell said. "Th'
breweries are running every day ant
the saloons are selling 3 per cent beer
THE Palmer campo gn was a ghast
" and debasing degradation Of thu
law. It's organization was an invita-
ton to violate the laws"
Men concerned in the sale of Ii
ouors, he said, were leading the Paine
fight, particularly in Scranton anC
Lackawanna County.
You have the situation" he contin
ued, "of every prohibition enforcement
officer, appointed with Mr.. Palmer
vise letting things go so bad tina
communities were protesting and tax
ing part in this fight"
How does all this enter the Presi
Dental primary? ?" Senator Kenyon
asked.
why, it was generally understood
that | would have won my campaign il
Pennsylvania had it not been for thi: