Evening star., 1926-06-14
BaCker of Pepper Denies He
Expected Certain Men to
Repay $500, 900.
COMMITTEE TREASURER
EXHIBITS 18 RECEIPTS
Declares Rubber Stamp of His
Signature Was Used While
He Was in Europe.
By. G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY. G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Loans made by Joseph r. Grundy.
president Of the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association, to the Republi-
can citizens campaign committee.
which worked in the interests of the
Pepper Fisher ticket in the recent
PENNSYLVANIA primaries, were the sub
ject of the Senate committees investi-
cation at its morning session today
The committee put William H. Fol
we'll of Philadelphia, trea surer of the
Republican citizens campaign commit
tee, and Frank ]. German. who
handled the money and the books Of
that committee. through a grueling
examination as to these loans by Mr..
Grundy and also as TO a $50 900 note
signed by Mr.. Grundy and Mr.. Folwell.
on which the money was obtained
from the Corn Exchange Bank to pay
watchers at the polls on primary
day"
Senator Reed, chairman Of the Sen
ate committee. and Senator King Of
Utah sought to pin Mr.. F'olwell down
to the fact that he and Mr.. Grundy
expected 10 he repaid for these ad
vances by a group" of men in Penn
sylvania who usually made contribll-
tions to political campaigns, presun-
ably the Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Association.
Denies Campaign Was Underwritten.
Mr.. Folwell. however. declined t.
agree 10 such proposition. He said
that he expected the money to be
collected from persons in Pennsyl
vania who were interested in the cam.
paign and probably that some of the
manufacturers would be among them
If they were. he said. they would
contribute as individuals and not as
members Of the Manufacturers Asso-
cIation He denied that either the
Manufacturers Association or Nr.
Grundy has underwritten the financ
INK of this CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Folwell produced for the com
mittee Is receipts. which were given
to Mr.. Grundy for loans to the com
mittee. aggre eating S3o7.575 These
loans we're in addition to a personal
contribution of about $4,000 made
by Mr.. Grundy.
Apparently impressed with the
similarity in the writing of these re-
ceipts. Senator Reed asked Mr.. Fol
well if it did not seem to him that
they had all been written at one time
and recently
Il wouldn't say so" replied Mr.
Folwell
Says Stamp Was Used.
He admitted that they looked as
though they had been torn off the
same blank. While they were sign
ed by Mr.. Folwell's name, he had
previously testified that the signature
was a rubber stamp, he having gone
to Europe soon after the committee
was organized and not returned until
MAY S. The receipts were dated from
April to June 5.
You have an abiding faith" was
Senator Reeds comment when Mr..
F'olwell declared that he believed the
typewriter receipts had been writ
ten and delivered at different times.
Mr.. Folwell admitted. however, that
the first time he had seen these re-
ceipts was when they were handed
TO him by Mr.. German this morning
I'm Washington.
When Mr.. German himself was put
on the stand later he cleared up the
matter of the receipts, telling the COM
mittee that they had been prepared all
on the same typewriter and all on
June 5. the date of the last loan made
by Mr.. Grundy.
Grundy Asked for Receipts.
On that day, he said. Mr.. Grundy
called his attention to the fact that ne
had not received any receipts for these
is loans. Mr.. German told the com
n1ittee. however, that they had all
been entered in his account book,
which. under the law, must be filed
with the State officials. He produced
the book for the committee examina-
ton. All the entries in the book, he
said, were made on the dates given in
the book and concurrently with the
1t was expected that the committee
would begin its hearing today with
some of the officials of the Ware cam
paign and, indeed. the first witness
called was Thomas Watson, chairman
of the Philadelphia city committee for
Ware. Mr.. Watson was not on hand
however,. and Senator Reed then called
Mr.. Folwell. The Ware witnesses and
Representative Ware himself, the sue
cessful candidate for the senatorial
will be heard later.
Originally Backed Fisher.
Mr.. Folwell. in reply to questions
by Senator Reed. described meeting
of Pennsvlva mans called in the latter
part of March, out of which grew the
orsa nization of the Republican cIti-
zens' campaign committee. This COM
mittee was originally formed. he said,
in the interest of John s. Fisher for
the gubernatorial nomination. Later.
he said, it also supported Senator Pep
per. He testified that he was vice
president of the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association and also presl-
dent of the Pennsylvania Manufac-
turers' Casualty Insurance Co.
HAS the Manufacturers Associa-
ton taken any part in politics or have
its officers sent out letters advocating
the election or defeat of candidates
for political off1ce?" asked Senator
Reed.
II can't say" was the reply.
Denies Working for Funds.
Mr.. Folwell said that Alba V. John
son, a retired capitalist of Phiia-
delphia, had been elected chairman of
the meeting at which the Republican
citizens campaign committee was or
ganized and that he himself had been
chosen treasurer.
Were any arrangements made for
raising money at this meeting?" asked
Senator Reed.
mo"
Mr.. Folwell said that he himself had
had nothing to do with raising the
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