Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
SENATE KEEPS
AFTER W. C. 7. U.
CAMP AIGN AID
1RvDisnatch A. T. Mirel

WASHINGTON, June 29.-Testimony,
arguments and dissertations on pro-
hibition enlivened proceedings today
before the senate campaign funds
committee as more light was sought
on the expenditure of the $13O,00O en-
forcement fund raised in pennsylvania
by the Women's Christian Temperance
union.
There were frequent clashes be-
tween Senator Reed, democrat, Mis-
souri,, the chairman, and William B.
Wright, special counsel to Governor
Pinchot in expending the fund, with
a blanket charge by the witness that
the federal government has failed to
do it's duty in prohibition enforce
ment While pursuing this line of in
Quiry at brief morning session and
again tonight, the committee found
it's prospective field of investigation
broadening with the filing of formal
allegations of the raisinf of a slush
fund for use in the North Dakota re-
publican primary tomorrow. These
charges were made in writing on be-
half of Senator Nye, who is a candi-
date for denomination against L. B.
Hanna, who was campaign manager
for President Coolidge in North Da )
kota in 1924. The statement asserted
that there We're indications that "a
huge slush fund had been obtained
through administration channels of
support for use in getting out the
vote in the primary tomorrow.
The prohibition subject was brought
up today by Senator Pepper, who was
defeated in the three cornered Sena-
torial race in Pennsylvania.
He denied that he had had anything
to do with the removal from Pitts
burgh to Philadelphia of Frederick C.
Baird, prohibition administrator, just
before the primary.
Testimony before the committee has
better in the Mellon Pepper strong.
hold in the western part of the state,
Senator Pepper declared that the first
he knew of Baird's removal was when
he read of it in newspapers.
Wright followed Pepper to the stand
and Chairman Reed Immediately de
veloped that some of the special
agents employed with the Women's
Christian Temperance union fund in
Pennsylvania formerly had been in the
government prohibition unit and some
had been dismissed "for the good of
the service"
After Wright had said the federal
government has failed to do it's duty
in Pennsylvania. Reed remarked:
"And you had to get the railroad
over there owned by Gary to put in
one of the railroad employees"
He referred to Frederick C. Bair,
employed by the Bessemer and Lake
Erie railroad, a subsidiary of the
United States. Steel corporation.
"He is an excellent man. retorted
Wright.
Employed by private company to
enforce the public laws of the COM
monwealth," Reed came back.
HE did amazingly good work, :"
Wright insisted.
(which I rise to remark" Reed said,
"is about as illegal proposition as
has ever been presented to me in my
life. 1t. is destructive of all public
government, because it becomes pri-
vate government: but I am not going
to argue the question:"
eff you will give me the privilege"
said Wright, II would like to say thaG
/ personally cannot ese the difference
in Mr.. Baird being loaned as he was,
and partially paid by drawing his sal
ary from what was done throughout
the war, nor can I see the difference
from what George washington him,
self did in giving his services to the
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