Evening star., 1926-06-18

an honorarium' went into the record
Of the Senate campaign expenditures
committee last night, as disclosed by
Wayne b. Wheeler, the leagues gen
eral counsel,
The recital came after a day of
grilling at the hands of Senator James
A. Reed, Democrat. Missouri, chair
man of the committee, and who cut
last nights session short because. as
he announced, the committee under
stood that Mr.. Wheeler was mot In
the best of health"
The barrage' of questions that De.
gan at the morning session continued
unabated last night, however, as the
Senator sought to learn OF the inner
workings Of the league and their re-
lation to the recent Pennsylvania prl'
mary.
Upshaw Spoke Often.
Senators named by Mr.. Wheeler
as having accepted invitations from
the league to speak on prohibition
Jones, Republican, Washington, and
Willis and Fess. Republicans. Ohio.
He thought Senator Robinson, Re
publican, Indiana, also had made
speech on request from his own state.
The Representatives named were
Upshaw, Democrat. Georgia; Cooper,
Republican, Ohio; Barkley, Democrat,
Kentucky. and Lowrey, Democrat,
Mississippi.
Upshaw, he related had done more
talking than the others, having been
out possibly SO times in Eastern ana
Southern States, while Representative
Barkley, whom he described as
good speaker and much in demand,
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Has Heavy Pay Roll.
Asked by Senator Reed as to the
amount Of money paid the speakers.
Mr.. Wheeler said he thought no set
price was fixed. that it all depended
upon the local committee.
IAN told, you have a pretty heavy
nav roll. don't you?" asked Reed.
We'll" was the response, count
ing officers, stenographers and the
like. yes"
Mentioning Senator F'ess, the chair
man queried:
1T isn't possible that he ever took
pay for a prohibition speech?'
"Well, he spoke in Pennsylvania
and Ohio"
I'm other words. they speak for
God and morality for a price,
NO. because they believe in the
cause was the retort.
Held No Party Lines.
After several hours of day ana
night questioning OF the witness con-
cerning the leagues activities. Sen
ator Reed finally swung over TO the
part it played in the Pennsylvania
primary. Wheeler explained that the
organizations policy was to support
a dry candidate no matter what his
party. and that in Pennsylvania the
leagues aim was to defeat Repre-
sentative William S. Ware, the vic
torious candidate in the senatorial
race.
Indecision in the dry forces whether
to support Senator Pepper or Gov.
Pinchot. Wheeler said, was the rea-
son they got licked and the only
reason"
Drys were called upon to concen-
trate on the one of the two candi-
dates who should develop the great
est strength.
William g. Wilson, former Secre-
tary of Labor. was indOrsed for the
Democratic senatorial nomination and
John s. Fisher, Republican, was
recomme ended for governor.
1t had been expected Mr.. Wheeler
would be called to testify as soon as
the committee met last night.
Calls DIR. l.. ID. PEBBLES.
Senator Reed changed his plans,
however. when the night session
opened. and called DIR. l.. d. PEBBLES
of Parnasus, Pa, a Pittsburgh suburb.
Dr. PEBBLES, who said he had charge
of the second degree in the klavalier
of the Ku klux Khan, said it was the
general talk all over eastern Pennsyl-
vania that So 900 900 was back Of the
Pepper Fisher ticket He had no
first hand information.
The witness said he had made some