New Britain herald., 1926-06-17
BITTER ATTACK IS
 MADE OK JOHNSON
Blind Senator AStOundS Senate
 With YitTiOIi Words

Washington. June I7 GP-The senate was stunned yesterday by the impact of a yitriolic verbal bomb- shell fired by Thomas D. Schau, re- publican, who had just been de- clared the duly elected junior sen- ator from Minnesota over former Senator Magnus Johnson, famer- labor, who had contested his clec- ton.
 Asked to Stop
 Midway in the reading bv n cIerl, of speech by the blind senator. following the senate's acceptance Of the elections committees unanimous report recommending the seating of Senator Schall and the dismissal of the contest, Senator Ashurst, demo- crat, Arizona, appealed 10 him to withdraw his remarks on the ground that, "as the years roll on. he will regret this speech"
 Bitter At Johnson
 Senator SchalI, however. declined to accedc, and insisted upon tho clerk continuing until all but tbo conclusion had been read. Then he said he would be Satisfied" if inc rest, which will not take more than q minute" were included in the record.
 The concluding paragraph Joclar- cd that so far as Magnus is coo-t c"rned, he never knew what it Was all about .. he was only the Mar ionette who kicked and waved his hands and. opened his mouth accord ing 10 the tension of the string"
 "Bluntcd Morality"
 However, he must have known" Senator Schall's speech said, that the petition that he was induced to sign was false, else he would have gone on the stand in substantiation of the pretended charges. 1 do not believe that Q man whose morality IS so hmntcd that he will allow his name 10 be used for criminal libel $ q flr candidate for any office" 1!
 Senator Schalls' speech began by . to the contest as the . trst move in a well thought-out and . extensively organized, highly f. . lanced plan of malicious character assassination, calculated 10 accom- olish my defeat next election"
 "Shots At Skumks'
 The committee. ii continued, was unduly consderate and eX- .rcmely fair to everyone but me in citing in nefarous manufactured, slander and unsworn dec arations Of an unprincipled attor- Icy. Suffering these outrageous and lnfounded accusations. I did not hen realize, as I do now. that the est way to get rid of skunks is 0 allow them to come out in the )pen where you can get shot at hem. The framers of this persc- 'ution expected no positive results Ncept to hold me and smear me with their slime"
 "ShySter Lawyer"
 Donald Hughes. Johnson's attor- ley, Senator Schall's speech de- Jared, was well known as con- cienceless shyster, and was placed n charge of the case because of lis cunning rat-like tendencies and lis extensive association with rocks and pcrjurers." \
 Later Hughes was described as crooked unprincipled, blackmailing oettitogger." The speech declared that Sena. or Schall had been opposed by a sinister influence, with it's ower distributed throughout the tate, with all it's strength by fair nd foul means. mostly foul, in the lst election, and was manifcstly nrag"d at my victory"
 Deaf to Appeals Then, patched together from lies and whole cloth, , anne this so-calle1 contest" At this point Senator Ashurst ap- ealed 10 Senator Schall 10 with : raw his remarks, but the Ninnc- ota senator, appealing 10 the souls of senators to bear with i'm. persisted in his determination ', have the speech read. He de- :, ared the charges against him had cen given wide publicity and had ever been denied. "The trouble is not that I am - lind-the trouble with these poo- le is that my conscience sees" Ie louted. "The eyes do not matter .' Nlu Lnnn Ihn snlll cInn1a M ll