Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-05
insult and Grove
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of Aurora, Ills. testified he had dis
posed of his public utilities last
January and that he had made his
contributions totalling $4,000 to the
successful senatorial campaign of
Frank J.. Smith, chairman of the
state commerce commission after the
commission had approved rate in
creases for his companies last No
vember IL.
Judge Edmund *. Jarecki Of the
Cook county court, told of the use of
gunner during the primary as well
as Cicero two years ago and said a
count of votes in the Republican SEN
atorial contest in two wards showed
such discrepancies as 10 indicate
pre- arranged fraud"
Frank L. Smith filed with the COM
mittee a long statement declaring
that at no time nor under any cir
cumstances had he obligated himself
to any person. directly or indirectly,
on account of any assistance given
10 his campaign. lie also presented
A summary of actions of the state
commerce committee showing that
rates OF the insult properties were
reduced SAL ,667,47 from 1922 to 1926,
this sum constituting 1913 per cent
of all reductions.
c. F. Lowry, secretary of the Pro-
sressive party of Illinois, denied In
sull had contributed single dollar
to the senatorial candidacy of Harley
i. Christensen. the Progressive party
candidate. He declared it was inn
portant that the record show this as
the Senate might disquality Smith
or George Z. Brennan, the Democrat
nominee, thus leaving Christensen as
the only available man for the Senate
seat.
insult in refusing TO answer ques-
tons as to his contributions to the
campaign other than those made dir
ectly for Smith and Brennan and the
money spent in propaganda cam
paign against the world court. said
he did so on advice of his counsel.
who held the Senate had not en-
powered the committee to go into
anything except senatorial contests.
Grove took a similar position. saying
that he would not disclose the
source of some $4,000 or $4,000
used directly to promote the candi-
dacy of Joseph E. Savage for county
judge.
Testimony heretofore has been that
insult gave $1,000 to Charles V.
Barrett of the Grove Barrett group,
and $4,000 TO Roy o. West. secre-
tary of the Republican national
committee. and leader of the
Deneen group of Cook county whom
supported Senator William b. Nc
Kinley in his unsuccessful effort to
be renominated. The committee also
had information that insult had given
an additional $4,000 to Grove him
self. but neither the public utilities
magnate nor the states attorney
would admit il, each refusing to an
swer the question Before leaving the
stand, insult made a speech against
the world court and entangling al
liances and oontended that since he
had brought SOS ,000,0 900 worth of
properties into Illinois he ought to he
permitted to have some voice in af-
fairs.
Chairman Reed and Mr.. insult had
A long good humored sparring match.
The exchanges between the fiery
Missourian and the states attorney
were less jovial Senator Reed plain
" showed his displeasure as Grove
steadfastlv refused to say whether
insult had given him any part of the
money which he insisted had gone
directly 10 the support of Savage and
so was outside of the jurisdiction of
the committee. The chairman made
it a matter of record that all candi-
dates were on the same ticket and
that a majority Of the Crowe-Barrett
organization of Cook county support
ed Smith for the senatorial nomina-
ton.
A similar position was taken with
respect to Insults contention that
contributions made to the general
campaign were not for the senatorial
campaign. Senator Reed insisted
that the one could not be separated
from the other since they all finally
found their way into the same Jack
pot"
Grove asserted that neither in this
campaign nor in any other had ne
received any money that he would be
a Shan1ed to tell about.