Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03

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Texas Only G. O. p.
Congressman Denies
Violation of Corrupt
Practices Act

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.
|-(P)-Representative Har-
ry M. Wurzbach, only re-
publican in congress from
Texas, announced today that
he had been unofficially in
formed that an Indictment
had been returned against
him at Waco, alleging viola
ion of the corrupt practices
act.
Wurzbach said the charges evil
IDENTIFY involved contributions to his
primary campaigns of 1924 and 1926
by five federal employees which r.
B. Creager, republican national COM
mitteeman from Texas, recently
testified to before the senate pat
ronage inquiry.
He denied any violation of the
corrupt practices act was involved,
claiming this law did not apply to
primary campaigns. In addition, he
said, the contributions were made
voluntarily and the names Of the
donors and the amounts were sub
Mltted to the secretary of state Of
Texas in compliance with the state
Law.
To Ask Creager's Removal
Wurzbach said he would ask the
republican national committee to
remove Creager from office and also
would attempt to out United States
nlcfrInt AffnYYnnu Tnhx1 - IT,
at San Antonio. The Texas con-
gresham characterized the grand
jury action as an attempt to be-
Smirch his character. Creager and
Hartman, he said, were behind the
move.
Wurzbach pointed out that Waco
was 300 miles from his home at Sc
guin and said that the action was
taken there, rather than at San
Antonio, IS miles from Seguin, be-
cause those behind the move know
that we are right at the end OF a
term and that ! will be available
to testify before the grand Jury
voluntarily in San Antonio shortly"
Wurzbach said that Creager and
Hartman were his political enemies
and charged that the indictment
was not only an effort to besmirch
MS character, but an effort to in
fluence congress in his contest Of
the election of Augustus McCloskey
OF San Antonio to Wurzbach'S seat.
McCloSkey now is under indictment
IN Texas courts for alleged altera-
ton OF election returns, but was
acquitted when tried on the first
OF five indictments Of this nature
this week.
Lists Contributions
Wurzbach listed contributions he
believed might be involved in the
waco Indictment. He said one con-
tribution of $1O0 was received from
S. G. Kile, district manager Of the
veterans bureau In San Antonio
SO from II. T. Geyer and $25 from
e. J. Kuedell, railway mail clerks,
and 500 from H. M. Holden, dis
trlct attorney at Houston. These
contributions he said were made
voluntarily Tor the 1926 primary
campaign.
He also mentioned s25 contri-
button received in 1924 from Roy b.
Nichols, Houston postmaster as one
that might possibly be involved in
the Houston indictment.
If they indicted me on the Row
Nichols case 1t cannot stand be-
cause the action was voluntary and
because the money was for q pri-
mary campaign, and for the adci-
tional reason that it is barred by the
three year statute Of limitations
| No Attempt to Conceal
! Wurzbach said that he had no
desire to hide behind a legal tech
nicality, but said that the corrupt
practices act had been interpreted
by the supreme court as applying
only to general and special election
campaign funds"
These contributions the Texan
added, mot only do not come within
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