Evening star., 1924-10-29

IpT supporting La Folette.'
w Where?"
''At the American Wooden Co. al
Lawrence. Mass
ID. e. Man Te>tifes
RI. l.. Erunson of Washington. q
niachInlSt told the committee he had
been delegated to raise contribut,ors
from the trade unions for La Fol
iette and had received approximately
Sl.h.h 600 from approximately $1,000
contributors. He declared that ~
per cent of the contributors were
work el's throughout the country who
contributed ST.
SIX per cent Of the fund was CON
tributcd by unions as such" ne
added.
Brunson said in reply to Bour:and
that he received salary of sI25 a
week from the La Toilette organIza-
tion. he had not Wor ked as a MA
"hinist for seven years. he said. but
had been engaged in educational and
political work
"Do YOU know that some Of the
mine unions in illinois have levied
special assessments for the La Fol
Iettc campaign" Bourland asked.
NO. ! do not
DO YOU know of any referendum
being taken by International orgari-
zati"ns approving the action of the
Srand officers in supporting La Fol
NO"
Reading a circular sent out b, the
La Toilette organization. Bourland
said 1t contained d request for the
S"cipentS to ask La Toilette sup
port"rS to ask their gracers to con-
tribute to the fund Rrunson
said appeals for funds had been made
10 people regardless of their po-
l..1i iT,FC.
At the close of the morning ses-
sion, Senator Caraway issued sub
poenas for W. II. Steed district
chairman or the United Association
OF Hallway Employees. and otto
Hlaudt, president of the shop crafts
OF the Northwestern Railway Com
pany, both of Chicago, calling for
their appearance here. They were
summoned at the request of counsel
for La Toilette who said they could
testify regarding the bribery of la
Dor leaders"
The committee was divided today be-
tween Washington and Chicago to ex-
pedtte its work as election day draws
near.
For the convenience of Witnesses
hartman Borah and Senator Ship
stead went to Chicago to hear the tes-
timony of members of the Republican
national committee and others, while
Senators Caraway and Bayard were left
IN Washington to prosecute the hear
ing at this end
The committee has expressed the
determination to run down all the
rumors that have been brought to
its attention, including evidence the
Republicans claim to have of "enor-
nous sums" being spent in the La
Follettc-W heeler campaign.
Gall EoI.tt> nnu
At the request of Weymouth Kirk
land, attorney for the Republicans,
Senator Caraway, who is acting as
chairman Of the Washington hearing.
said he would issue subpoenaes for Will
liam II. Johnston, president Of the In
ternational Machinists' Association
Edward keating, former member of
congress from Colorado, and Alexan-
der Kahn, a New York publisher
This procedure was protested by
Frank =. Walsh, attorney for La Fol-
lette. who charged that efforts were
being made to prevent the testimony
ot witnesses who have been sum-
noned at his request. He declared he
had sufficient evidence to prove all Of
Senator La Follette's charges of a
Republican "slush fund
Reports filed with the committee
Yesterday showed that the Republican
10 October 20. s2S2s,9SS in contri-
buttons, or within approximately
sl71.000 of the three million dolla r
total campaign fund fixed by Chair
man Butler. - T
\. statement from La Follette's ma
tionai comsaign manager was also
presented to the committee showing
THAI s47,S60 had been raised in con-
erbutions of 500 or more since
August IS. ,t,
:. Although the hearing yesterday
THlt almost entirely with contribu-
tons. it was charged by Walsh, that
the Republicans already had spent
s3,45O.OoO in the campaign and plan
ned to spend "a great deal more
From testimony of William l. Mel
Ion, who has charge of raising funds
in the pittsburgh district" it was
disclosed that Pennsylvania has con-
rributed 100000 to the Republican
campaign fund. or this amount, the
witness said, the pittsburgh district"
contributed 100000 and the ramain-
0er Of the State S35Q,000.