The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-31
QUAKER SLUSHER
FACES CONTEMPT
BEFORE SENATE
Cunningham Gave Ware
Large Contribution
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what his left was doing. He deaitIat all
times strictly in cash"
as there any danger in your let
ting your right hand know what your
left is doing?" Reed inquired.
mo, but | never let it know" Cum
ningham retorted.
Looking For Cunningham.
The senate committee sleuths have
been prowling for Cunningham for a
month, but could not locate him. He
refused to say where he spent his
vacation, with whom, or whether he
left Philadelphia for his vacation in
an automobile, in an airplane, on foot
or on mule. 1t was nobodys bust
ness!
A Sentimental Soul:
The reason he supported Ware for
senator and Beidelman for governor
is because both were boyhood friends.
Eddie Beidelman and Bill Ware
were like brothers to me-" he said.
What looked like a tear seemed to
glisten from his eye for a moment.
But the soft-hearted Pennsylvania
"Insull' conquered his emotion and
resumed his normally hard-boiled at
! titude.
A mild sensation was caused when
Senator Reed called Brookhart to the
stand. The Iowan happened to be in
the courtroom as q spectator, tho the
willy Reed may have met him on the
previous evening at a pinochle party
and suggested that he might drop
around.
They Were Surprised.
Brookhart told the startled Cook
county politicians who occupied the
spectators seats that he won a nom
ination in Iowa for $4,000. you don't
need money" he said, when you
stand for something" That was all.
When Treasurer Barrett of the
Grove republican faction got off the
witness stand the sum Of $4,000 was
added to the already tabulated slush
fund. This makes a complete tally to
date of $965,532.
Where Did He Get III
Reed persisted in his effort to learn
from Cunningham where he got the
money he contributed to the Ware war
chest.
Anything wrong or crooked about
the way this money was secured?"
asked the senator. Objection.
''If 1 asked you If the way in which
you secured this money would sub
ject you to criminal prosecution, or
public obloquy, would you answer?'
More objections from Cunningham's
attorney.
Threatened Attorney.
Finally Reed told the attorney that
unless he conducted himself different
ly, he would be asked to leave his
seat at the table. He did not leave.
He stuck to his retainer.
Before Cunningham took the stand
Charles V. Barrett Of the Crowe-Bar-
rett faction gave list of contribu-
lions to his county treasury. In the
list was a $4,000 donation from
Samuel insult, which brought the total
of that gentleman's contributions to
all candidates to s193,735.19.
Had Good Technique.
States Attorney Robert e. Grove
had an easy time on the stand. Small
in stature and rather weak voiced,
this canny politician demonstrated
that there are two ways OF conducting
oneself on the witness stand. One is
to answer all unimportant questions
willingly and to talk volubly. The
other is not to answer any questions
with good grace, thereby getting the
inquisitor's temper up. Being a prose-
cutor and former Judge, Grove chose
his favorite method. It is also i'm
portant to note that Reed did not ap-
pear to press Grove for information
that might reflect on the political
honor of the Grove Barrett faction.
The Aragon Killers.
I Grove is as much opposed to the
world court as Samuel insult. He
would not butt into the senatorial race
at all but for McKinley's action in
voting for the world court. Then Will
liam Hale Thompson and Grove got
busy and went out to STAY the dragon.
This operation required funds, and
Thompson gave Grove $4,000, which
big Bill" received from Allen Moore,
the Smith treasurer. Attorney Gener-
al Carlstrom contributed $4,000 to.
ward the expense OF Joseph P. Saw.
ages nomination campaign for county
Judge.
Explaining why he went TO the
trouble of raising $4,000 for Savage's
campaign fund, Grove said:
The Reason Why.
Savage was young man and had
no funds. liked him and helped TO
get some campaign funds
The Grove organization in the goth
ward raised between $4,000 and $1,000.
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