Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
EDGE
MAKES DENIAL
No Foundation Made in the
Claims at Trial of ].
Harry Foley, He Says

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Sen-
ator Edge of New Jersey. in a for
NAL statement today denied emphat-
ically there was any foundation for
connecting : him with testimony in
the New York trial of j. II. Foley
and others in prohibition case.
Denouncing the allegations con-
cerning himself as ION a par with
efforts to bring the President into
the oil leasing scandal" Senator
Edge announced his intentions of
going to the bottom of this in
trigue
81 .ator Edge issued this state
ment:
"It's too contemplate to discuss.
but of course, self-respect requires
some reply. I have been informed
for weeks that efforts were being
made by political opponents, no mat
ter how indirect or remote, to have
my name brought into these hear
ings. l am not entirely unfamiliar
with the process that has been en-
ployed For counsel even to permit
witness to repeat such ridiculous
and unconfirmed gossip is an out
rage.
The whole story seems to be
based on what one man said that
some other man said and that some
other man had an acquaintance with
still another man who held poiitlcal
office. about the standard of present
day testimony and pretty clearly IN
dicates the political animus inspiring
it.
"How is it possible for public Off
cials to prevent unscrupuious men
from using their names?
FIFTY thousand dollars to cam
paign fund. How utterly ridiculous.
New Jerseys senatorial primary does
not occur until next September ana
these statements appear by the
agents testimony to have been made
a year and half before the prl-
mary.
"Only a few days ago was per-
sonally informed by a federal OH
Ger that in Jersey City someone
had recently represented himself as
interested in my coming campaign
and had solicited contribution. l
directed the officer to secure an am
davit to that effect and If success
full bring the matter to the atten-
ton of the next federal grand jury.
fIdnkiN. L all Sidh thSoo ANF~t -
have been so early brought to my
attention and 1 hope this publicity
will at least help put stop to such
deliberate hold-ups.
81 see the testimony includes al
legations involving Director Cham
berlin. In his defense. think, 1t
is only fair to say that Commits
sioner Blair. his chief. whose de-
partment has been conducting an
Investigation of Chamberlin's ad-
ministration. advised me two weeks
or more ago. that the investiga-
ton. which covered a period of sew
eral months and which followed the
publication of former Senator FIRE.
linghuysen's attack last autumn. had
developed no scandals or infrac-
tions of the regulations.
''I'll get to the bottom of the in
trigue back Of all this. It's despic-
able and about on a par with the
efforts to bring the President into
the oil leasing scandal because he
had sent a telegram to a friend.
Frankly. I am too indignant to dis
cuss 1t further at this time"
NEW YORK, March 26-Defense
counsel in the trial before Federal
Judge Mack. of j. Harry Foley. su-
perintendent of weights and meas
ures of New Jersey, once secre-
tary to Governor Edwards, and Ma
jor Herbert T. Katz and the Pat
erson Brewing and Mating Company
on charges of bribery and con-
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