Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24
AGENTS TELL
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organizations: that he had asked ON
Gals of the league to send in reports
for the state bodies.
The dry leader also explained that
the funds accounted for did not in
clude money spent irectly in political
campaigns; that there was separate
campaign committee of which An
drew Wilson, of Washington, is treas
urer, and that 1t makes reports di-
rectly to the clerk of the house of
representatives as required by law.
AS illustrative of the separation of
state and national funds. the witness
produced reports of the Pennsylvania
state league for the last six years.
These showed total receipts for 1920
of $1S7,617.S3. including S53, 442o2 as
a national fund" AS with those of
the national organization, receipts of
the Pennsylvania branch, decreased
gradually each year until they had
reached the low level of 1910 in
1925.
The meeting today between Wheel
er and Reed lacked many of the dra-
matte incidents of their clashes last
Thursday. Once or twice Reed adj
monished the witness to answer queS-
lions directly and also informed him
that while the committee now was
engaged in investigating Pennsyl-
vania's S3,000.000 Republican primary
it was not combining its activities to
that state alone.
That the committee is determined
to dig even deeper into the Pennsyl-
vania situation was made evident to-
day by the issuing OF subpoenas for
six more persons from that state.
Among them are supporters of both
the Ware Beidleman and the Pepper
Fisher tickets.
subpoena also went out for w.
Scott Mcbride, general superinten-
dent of the Anti-Saloon League,
whose headquarters are at WeSter-
vile, Ohio. Mr.. Wheeler also tele-
graphed to number Of other officials
of the league in that village, request
ing them to be here tomorrow for a
private conference with the commit
Tee before the hearing is resumed.
These kilograms went forward af-
ter tho conference between the COM
mittee and the dry leader. which re-
volved around Wheeler's charges that
the brewery and liquor interests
spent large sums in the 1926 Pennsyl-
vania primary. Upon his first ap-
pearance he was asked to produce
witnesses or evidence to support his
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unable in the examination of other
witnesses to elicit any testimony
bearing on such expenditures.
Wheeler occupied the stand today
less than an hour. the committee cut
ting short the hearing for the day
because of important legislation
pending in the senate. Scracely had
they reached the senate chamber be-
fore Senator Nicely, Of West Targinia,
a democrat on the elections commit
tee, offered resolution limiting ex-
penditures by, or on behalf of, sena-
torial candidates, to $4,000 for both
the primary and general election.
An exception is made, however, in
the case of personal expenditures by
the candidate himself for entrance
fees or for travelling, stationery,
postage, printing other than for use
on billboards or in newspapers, and
for distributing letters. circulars or
posters and for telephone and tele-
graph service.
Giving notice that he would dis
cuss the resolution next Monday, the
senator said the Senate should ad-
wise the Republican party in Penn
sylvania that it looked with disfavor
upon any senatorial candidate ex-
pending 100000 lin the purchase of
his nomination"
Senator Blease, Democrat, North
Carolina said he hoped Mr.. Neely
would explain what the senate had
to do with a party primary contest.
while Senator Reed, Republican.
Pennsylvania, suggested that he ex-
plain wherein lies the justice of
adopting rules of conduct after the
act has been committed"
New witnesses in the PENNSYLVANIA
inquiry summoned today INQUIRED
State Treasurer S. S. Lewis, man
ager of the Pepper Fisher central
committee, and Thomas S. Doyle.
president of the American Bank at
Philadelphia. 1t was explained that
Boyle was summoned because of re-
ports that notes summoned for cam
paign purposes were discounted ar
the American Bank
Wheeler probably will occupy the
witness chair again tomorrow. His
examination is likely to continue
over several days, especially If the
committee eliminates it's afternoon
session until after the farm relief
bill has been voted upon in the sem
ate.