South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-30
KELLER ANSWERS
YEAGLEY REQUEST
TO NAME WORKERS
Movements of News Hirelings
Also Traced by Beverage
Leader in Reply.

FREQ ". Keller. president o. the
81 Joseph county Beverage for
senator club. yesterday conferred a
favor upon John c. Yeag.ey. man
ager OF the New campaign ln this
county.
At least this o. what Mr Yeagley
termed 10 for no asked Afr. Keller 70
Immediately inform him il he knew
the names of any paid men identi-
fed with the New campaign. BIT.
EelIers replied at once and ideur-
Ged in unmistaken language those
men whom Doc said were employed TO
work for New on election day. Mr.
Yesg!ey had denied the existence OF
any such hireiIngs.
Because he was giving his COM
municatiOn 90 the press Ir. Keller
RETAINED from mentioning names
but these viii be available. he said.
Monday for Mr Yeagley. However
lac added that two of these workers
were from the sixth ward. one OF
them a former city councilman and
the other % former member OF the
board OF sofety.
Traces Movements.
Not content with that Identified
ton Mr.. Keller traced the move
ments OF these two. He said that ar
rangemeuts were made with the pair
last sunday morning Ga the oliver
hotel Further he added. seven of
the workers. astly from the sec
ond ward. met iu a lawyers Office in
the Farmers Trust Bldg last Tues
day evening and arrangements made
with them TO work on election day,
mostly I'm the second ward.
The lawyer in whose office tney
met. spent Wednesday evening IN
Mr.. YesrIey's office. Mr.. Keller said.
and doubtless informed Mr.. Yeag-
ley Of the arrangements made.
Mr KeIer's letter. self expiana-
tory as 20 the basis OF his charge
that huge sums were being expend-
ed in st. Joseph county 10 salt away
the election for Mr.. New, IN part
follows:
zone OF the other men who has
been hired 20 work on election day
IS IN business on Chaplin ST. and rode
through the west end of the city
Monday afternoon with yourself and
an ex-mayOr Of an adjoining city,
and in addition 10 calling al a GER
tain place on ". Indiana av.. you
spent some time at his place OF bust
ness and doubtless you are familiar
with the arrangements made with
him
AS It is my intention to give a
copy OF this letter 20 the press,
hesitate TO publish the names of
your workers with whom arrange
ments have been made 10 work on
election day. but If you viii caT at
my Office. I viii be pleased 90 givs
you such names and YOU can do as
YOU Ike about giving the names 10
the press. 7 can in addition. give
YOU the name Of a man from the
sixth ward who has been appointed
20 serve on the election board but
decided to work IN the interest OF
Sen New on account OF better pay
than offered by the county. Doubt
less some or these men have tcR
more than was intended but II Is
possible that they received their in
spiration 20 talk IN some O. the soft
drink parlors In the west size Of the
city
In regard 20 expenditures, I Will
say that we are ready 10 give an ac-
count or all Of our expenditures and
will offer the same 20 the press of
the city on Monday which report
viii include all of our expenditures
as we will not make any expendi-
lures the day before the election or
on election dav.