Evening star., 1926-06-11
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more against Pinchot than you were
against Pepper?"
The witness declined TO be put
down that way, insisting that he had
not been for Senator Pepper.
/ To q series OF questions propouuded
! by Senator Reed, Mr.. GrundE ad-
| nitted that he had been on closer
| terms with Ware. denied that he had
ever attempted to keep Ware from run
ming for the Senate. admitted that he
| had tried to interest Ware and Fisher
| for Governor, and said that Ware had
been non-committal.
Admits Being Wet.
You're a wet. are you not" de.
manded Senator Reed.
| "Yes, my county is wet.
| Where did Fisher stand"" asked
! Senator Reed.
II think he was d dry. Ills county
was dry
Does no one know where Fisher
I stands today" asked Senator Reed
II think ne believes the law should
be enforced" replied Mr.. Grundy.
Senator Reed wanted to know il
Fisher had ever tried to have the dry
laws amended. and also whether Ed
Wal II. peAuleIIldIt, ii cdIuitldle LOE
governor against Fisher. was q wet
Mr. Grundy said he would not
answer for Beidleman. admitting that
It was q very much nixed-up cam
paign
Don't YOU ever announce vour
principles over there in PennSyl-
vania?' queried Senator Reed.
Talked to Mellon i'm April.
Mr.. Grundy told the committee thar
". l.. Mellon had first talked with
him about q coalition ticket early In
April in Philadelphia; that Mellon had
asked for the conference. At that
conference. he said, II was agreed to
support Pepper for the Senate, Fisher
for governor, Woodward for secretary
Of internal affairs. Later, he said,
Smith was added 10 the ticket for
lieutenant governor.
The testimony developed the fact
that Senator Pepper had kept his own
organization functioning and at the
same time. an organization for the
coalition ticket had been set up.
at was a kind of double barreled
affair" suggested Senator Reed, with
one man holding the gun
Urges Recalling Woods.
The witness told the committee that
Cyrus E. Woods had charge generally
Of the Pepper Fisher headquarters in
Philadelphia, and that Mr.. Woods had
been very active.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
said he WAS astonished to hear this
since Mr.. Woods had given the i'm
preston when he was on the stand
that Woods had merely acted in q
diplomatic capacity to help bring the
Fisher Pepper people together. and
Senator King of Utah said he thought
perhaps it would be advisable TO recall
Woods
MIR Grundy said he was in charge
Of the Republican citizens campaign
committee headquarters. He testified
that w. II. Folwell was treasurer of
that committee and that r. /. Nc
Ilhenny was chairman Of the finance
committee.
What did you have to do per
sonally with raising money for the
campaign" asked Senator Reed.
Practically nothing" said Mr..
Grundy, adding that he didn't have
the time. He said that it was left
TO Mr.. McIlhenny and Mr.. FolweH.
Didn't You make up a budget OF
what money would be needed"
NO
Didn't you estimate what money
would be needed"
MIR. Grundy said that such an es-
innate might have been made, but
he didn't know.
Denies Asking Donations.
You don't mean that the problem
OF raising money was not seriously
considered suggested Senator Reed.
After Mr.. Grundy had testified that
he himself contributed slightly in ex-
cess Of $4,000 he was asked by SEN
ator Reed If he had not sent out ap-
peals for money for the campaign
to the manufacturers in his asso-
citation.
Mr.. Grundy replied that McTlhenny
may have sent out such an appeal,
but that none had been sent out over
his own signature.
How many paid watchers were en-
ployed in Philadelphia for election
day." asked Senator Reed.
"I do not KNOW" replied Mr..
Grundy. He said that the watchers
commonly were paid $40 day. He
said it was also common for the ward
chairmen to take care of the work
ers and watchers in their own wards" ;"
Mr.. Grundy said that SO far as he
knew all of the $390,000 for which he
had made himself responsible had
been spent in the 35 counties of east
eyn Pennsylvania.
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