Evening star., 1926-06-15
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With heads bent closer together the
members OF the committee conferred
To- several minutes When the cons
ference broke up. Senator Reed an
nounced:
"Thst's aN. Mr.. Watson and Mr..
Watson left the witness stand.
Tells Of Meeting Mere.
When MIR. Ware was first called to-
day Senator Reed questioned him
about a Iueetine ne hsd with w. j..
Mellon. nephew OF the Secretary of
the Treasury, at the Mayhower Hotel
in this city.
Mr. Ware said ,hst he thought 1t
was TWO or three days before he an
nounced his candidacy. on March IS.
Prior TO that meeting. he said, he had
met the night before with MIR. Mellon.
Harry Baker. who IVES then chairman
Of the State Republican committee.
and Max Leslie. head OF the political
orga niZation III Pittsburgh, at the Ho-
tel Washington.
was the object OF the others at
these conferences to keep you from
entering the race for the senatOrial
nomination against Senator Pepper"
ash ed Senator Reed
go" Wanted United Party.
MIR. Ware said that the big part of
the matter discussed was the gu
sc na orisl nomination.
Il took the position that ! would
NOT assume to name the candidate
for governor said Mr.. Ware. He
"a id that the names OF John =. Fish.
er. Edward F.. Beidleman and State
Treasurer Lewis had been discussed
in connection with the nomination
for governor.
Senator Reed.
no doubt" said Mr.. Ware. I'VE
wanted q united Republican party.
Mr.. Ware said that he had told
some Of those attending the confer
ence that he was seriously consider
ink running for the Senate.
II am quite sure that they were
hopeful that would not be ca ndi-
date against senator Pepper" he
"a I'd.
Wanted Contest Curtaiied.
He said that Mr.. Mellon made 1t
clear that he would much prefer that
there be no contest against senator
Pepper. Mr.. Ware said that he nad
his platform in his pocket at the time
that he was talking to Mr.. Menon az
the Mayf1ower.
"WerA Won ever at the home OF
Andrew W. Mellon OF conferred with
him sbout this matter" asked Sen.
ator Reed.
Mr.. Ware ~ Id that the only time
he had visited Secretary Mellon was
at his ONCE here In regard to congtes-
sionAl matters.
Secretary Mellon ia not In poll
tics" said Mr.. Ware.
"He seemed to be In this cam
paign," commented Senator Reed.
Said He Had support.
In r.plv to questions by Senator
Peed Mr.. Ware said that he was quite
sure that the members Of the Repnp-
lican city committee in Philadeiphia
had all supported him and that none
OF the regular members OF the or
ga snization in Philadelphia had left
him to 60 to Pepper.
How was it." said Senator Reed.
"that 40 many votes were cast aga a'nst
you at the polls them
Mr.. Vsre pointed out that he had
received 40,U00. while Pepper !oo,Ooo
and Gov. P,nchot about $4,000:
when ron consider that all the
S!S daily papers Of philadelphia were
against me and advocating the eiec
tion Of Senat tor Pepper and that
was standing for the modincat'on OF
the volstead act / think those Iacts
would indicate that there would be
some votes cast against me.
Gveeniields Work study.
"Uutside Of Phila delphia." Mr.. Ware
90 id the regular 0fsaniZaI'oh support
ed Senator Pepper.
Az this point Senator la Toilette
questioned Mr.. Ware about Albert NJ
Greenfield and his activities in the
campa;sn Mr.. Ware said that Green
field was leading real estate man
in Phiia delphia and that he had been
head Of the business mems committee
in the Ware campaign. He sa1d ne
didn't know how mich money this
committee had raised, but that Mr.
Greenfield had put some advertiSe
ments in the newAps pers and had
held some meetings.
After Mr.. ware had testified that he
had ind0rsed the note on which ne
said Greenfield raised e1eo,00o to con
tribute to the -Beidleman cam.
paisn, Senator La Toilette asked
whether any Of the city employees OF
Philadelphia had been assessed for
the Ware campaign.
Employees Net Assessed.
no" answered Mr.. Ware.
did any Of the city employees make
contributions" asked Senator La Fol-
Iette.
Not that I know Of"
How much money did Greenfield
pay into the city committee in the
10 c1 PonA