Evening star., 1925-12-04
BROOKHART CASE
TESTIMONY ENDED
Iowa Republican Committee
Completes Evidence to
Dust Senator.
BY tho Associated Prnss

The Iowa Republican State central
committee today completed it's evi-
dence in support of It's charges that
Senator Brookhart is not a Republi
can and his election was fraudulent
and the Senate elections co nmittee
investigating the senatorial contest
went into executive session to decide
on the demurrer flsd by Brookharts 8
counsel.
Three witnesses were heard today in
an effort to show that Senator Brook
hart bolted the Republican party and
supported La Toilette in the 1924 gen
eral elections after he had been nomi-
mated in the primary on the Repub-
lican ticket. B. 3. BurnQuest. chair
man of the State committee. declared
that Brookhart won the primary elec.
ton by default. as his Republican op-
ponent. Sweet, was not we'll known
over the State and made only a few
speeches and refused TO retire so that
another Republican could be brought
out As a result, he declared. Brook
hart received about 200.0 900 votes, but
that did not include one-half OF the
Republicans OF the State.
Little Interest Shown.
When Brookhart was nominated in
y
very little interest was shown in the
campaign, as there were too many
delegates. and the Republican com.
mittee, believing that the election
would be thrown into convention. bent
its effort toward gaining control of
county orga niZations in order to con-
troll the delegates.
He told the committee that the cen
trail committee. on January "a, 1925,
adn attt hnr
contest of Brookhart's seat in the Sen
ate as Republican. in response to
demands from a large number Of vot-
ers in Iowa that some steps be taken
to remove Brookhart as a Republican
from that State under the Republican
label.
He denied that the central com.
| n1ittee took any part in having the
arrow ballots printed in the newspa-
| pers throughout the State showing
| how voter could vote the Repub-
lican ticket and also vote for Daniel
| F. Steck. the Democratic nominee.
Indorsed by La Toilette
| Carl X Stuart, a newspa per man OF
| Des Moines, testified that Senator La
Toilette in his campaign speeches i'll
Iowa Endorsed Senator Brookhart as
candidate for the Senate. He said
were given broad publicity in Iowa
and that his political attitude was
generally understood throughout the
State. He said Republican newspapers
printed the arrow ballot for the pur-
pose OF getting Republicans to vote
for SteCk instead of Brookhart.
j. G. Green. another Des Moines
neWspap per man, told the committee
that he had received an advance copy
of a speech delivered by Steck at Bur
lington. in which the Democratic can
didate attacked the Democratic attitude
on the Daugherty investigation from
w II. Powell, a publicity man for the
Republican State central committee.
He also said that La Toilette. in a
speech in October, at Des Moines, has
indorsed Brookhart.
AT the conclusion Of the testimony
J. G.. Mitchell, Brookhart's counsel.
renewed his demurrer, declaring that
under the statutes Of Iowa the CEN
trail committee had no right to bring
the complaint against Brookhart and
would have no standing in court. lie
declared If the demurrer was sus-
tanned he would offer evidence later.