Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-22
BEIDLEMAN SAYS I
ROBBED OF VOTES
IN PENNA. PRIMARY

washington, June 21.--R-A !.
rect charge that he failed ). W.
credit for all votes cast for ~. ~
Pennsylvania's recent s3,oO0,oOa >.
publican primary was mad 81.
before the senate Campaign 49,.
committee by Edward e. Reid,.-
defeated gubernatoriai nom,ns.
by John S. Fisher.
At first Beidleman questioras
right Of the committee 10 er,ans.' ~
inquiry to the fight for the vo,..
norship, but under the nersr., 4
questioning OF the Chairman =.
ator Reed, Democrat, Missopr,
told of filing more than 1,ooo No.,
lions in the courts asking ,or !.
right to examine the official rs,.-
sheets in Allegheny County, tber i
the possession of the county co.
missioners.
IF you had been able 10 ret Il.
return sheets do you think Won 49,.
have changed the result?" sen.,,.
Reed asked.
Il don't think there is any ous,
ton about it," Beidleman replled
You think you were deprivsd :.
the nomination." the Chairman NM
sued.
IL don't know that I would MN.
it as broad as that" was the yspl-
Il think / did not get all OF N.
votes that were cast for me In Penn.
sylvania."
Beidleman was one Of six vii.
nesseS examined at morning ana
afternoon sessions by the COMMITTEE
which turned aside its inquiry in.n
activities of the Anti Saloon Learra
in a further effort to get at the insjds
story Of the. keystone states exnen.
sive primary. I!
From John s. Fisher Il iearnsa
the coalition between him and Sen.
ator Pepper was formed as a sort
Of defensive alliance after Beidle.
man and Representative William Z
Ware, the successful candidate for
the senatorial nomination in the racs
with Pepper and Governor Pinchot
had decided to join forces.
Before quitting for the day tia
committee began an inquiry into ths
controversy in the Women's Christ.
ian Temperance Union of Pennsyl.
vania over a fund raised by that or.
ganization for use by the state in en-.
forcing the prohibition law.
thing of calling two witnesses to the
stand at the same time-Mrs. Mauds
r. Seymour of McConnelsburg q
vice president of the Union, and
Mrs. Ella NJ. George of Pittsburg,
president. Both will be examined
again tomorrow.
Mrs. Seymour told the committee
that during "the heat Of the cam.
paign" she charged the women's or.
SANITATION never had been able 10
get an accounting of the fund, which
on last September had reached q TO.
tai of S126,6SS
She ADDED that she did not charge
any fraud or that anything was
wrong except that it was Impossible
to get a definite statement Of the
fund"
Mrs. Seymour said she went over
to the Pepper camp because Govern
or Pincnot issued a statement saying
he had the support of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union after
that organization had refused his re-
quest tc make him its candidate
Mrs. George presented both let
ter and a telegram which she sent
to Governor Pinchot pledging "the
loyal support of the membership u
the dry organization, which was
placed at 47.S00.
A charge was made by Mrs. Sey-
mour that Governor Pinchot used
the dry organizations of the temper
ance union as his POLITICAL organ
izations during his campaign for the
senatorial nomination.
She finally told the committee that
the governor controlled the temper.
ance organization.