Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

the Prohibition Amendment. the sen
ate campaign funds committee today
again turned its attention to the SEN
atorial primary in Pennsylvania ana
heard Frank X. O'Connor. South
Philadelphia magistrate, deny that n"
had accused William S. Ware OF trying
to purchase his support for the sen
atorShip.
Fight OH Floor.
Before the committee had ended ITS
morning session the disclosures III
the PENNSYLVANIA primary lnVeSusa-
ton again became 4 subject OF de-
bate on the floor of the Senate.
Declaring there was nothing in po-
litical history to equal the bribery,
graft and pertidy that had character
lied the Republican primary cam
paign, Senator Neely, Democrat West
Virginia. argued for his resolution to
limit the amount of money when
could be used in senatorial elections
On the eve OF the Sosquicentennlal
at Philadelphia. he said, n handful
of Pennsylvania Republican polln-
clans, rich in money, poor III moraiS'
and utterly destitute OF love tor the
institutions Of their country, maze
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh the po-
modern world"
The sordid story Of this unpar-
alleled saturnalia Of buying votes
politically debaunching untold thou
sands of men and women with money
and defying common decency, mas
been told and told again by almost
every newspaper in the Cmted
States" he continued. BE 1t SAID
to the everlasting credit of Amer
lean Journalism that every great pa
per and periodical in the country
that has commented upon tne
iniouity of the Pennsylvania prl-
mary has. regardless of politics, UNI
uualifiedly denounced 1t IN the most
vigorous language and the most
scathing terms.
Although the people, the pulpit
and the press have unanimously de-
nounced the outrages of the Repup-
lican primary in Pennsylvania and
demanded protection against the
repetition of such scandal. no 81
fective step has Yet been taken IN
the Capitol of the Nation or the Capt.
toll of Pennsylvania to prevent re-
currance."
Under cross-examination by Chair
man Reed. and in the face of testl-
mony to the contrary by three Phil
adelphia newspaper men, OConnor IN
sisted that he never said Ware offered
him SIS, 900 and then Sl5O,OO0 for ms
aid in Wares senatorial campaign
against Senator Pepper and Gov
Pinchot.
1t was O'Connor's second appear
ance before the committee, and on the
flrst occasion he made a similar De
NAL Int after ward the three Phil
adelphia reporters all testified that ne
had made such a statement TO them.
When he took the stand TO-DAY sen
ator Reed read him his previous tes-
tinony and asked him whether ne
wanted to modify it,
Reiterates His Denial.
ct want to still say did not make
that statement to newspaper men OH
election night said the magistrate,
"Did YOU make it on election day!
II did not" o.
did you make it at any time!
II did not"
The chairman then took the witness
over details of the testimony by tne
three reports, but he stuck 10 MS
denial
During the committees brief excur-
sion into the affairs Of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
the witness stand was occupied by
Charles S. Wood of Pennsylvania,
campaign manager OF the wet organ,
Zation. He disclosed that $l,200 hau
been set aside by the association 10
work toward the holding of prompt
ton referendums in Montana anu
Nevada. but said none of the $l,40o or
$1,000 raised recently by volunteer
committee in Pennsylvania was spent
in the keystone State.
The witness corroborated yester-
DAVIS testimony by William II. Stay
ton. head of the association, that
$4,000 was sent into Pennsylvania by
the national organization TO pay LOT
mass meetings in the interest OF ware,
who ran on q modification platform.
Denies Seeing Anderson.
During the examination of O'Con-
nor, Chairman Reed took the witness
through q long course of questioning
on his relations with Philadelphia
newspaper men.
Asked whether he saw any report
ers on election night, O'Connor replied
in the negative.
Did YOU see any on election day.
pursued the chairman.
Yes; / think there were several
around during the day"
DO you know Herman II. Ander-
son. a reporter on the Public Ledger
II know n newspaper man named
"A
know him by that name"
Haven't you known him and talked
with him frequently for four or five
years."
IT saw in the newspapers where he
said he had known me for that length
Of time"
did you not talk to a newspaper
man at your headquarters on election
day."
Didn't you talk to him. and didn't
he make notes In your presence?'
HE did not"
did YOU tell any one at your head
quarters in substance and effect that
Congressman Wares organization had
offered you $150,000 to withdrawn
from the race for Congress"
II did not"
Called 1t Political Rot.
O'Connor said that on election day
some newspaper men asked him II
there was any truth in a rumor that
he was to be permitted to nominate
the next sheriff Of Philadelphia
County.
political rot"
ION what condition were you to be
allowed to name the next sheriff.
Reed asked.
81 don't know. never talked to
any one of responsibility about that. =
Didn't Anderson ride around with
you on election day."
mo sir, he did not"
O'Connor added that some news
paper man did ride around with him.
Injury Was RumOred.
Ibid you tell a newspaper man your
workers had been thrown out Of
voting places?" O'Connor was asked.
'I did not"