Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
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governor Baker also said G.. L.
Rutt told friends Of mine he
promised Creager $4,000 and paid
him $1,000 claiming $500 credit for
expenses as delegate to the nation
al convention" in return for ap-
pointment as postmaster at Beau
mont.
Letters Commencing Creager
The letters commencing Creager
we're from the following, who. &C
cording to the records furnished
the committee, contributed the
sums mentioned:
John w. Philip, Dallas postmas-
ter, 500; Roy Campbell. Laredo,
collector of customs, $500; w. "
Moore. Fort Worth postmaster
$3.50; T. w. Elkins. Freeport post
master, 500; Randolph BRYANT.
! Sherman. federal district attorney
SIS; Fl. B Harrison, Laporte, post
master. $50; @. "A. Duck. Green
vile postmaster, $50: P. G.. Lucas.
San Antonio postmaster, $3.50; w.
@. McClaim, Waxahachie postmas-
ter, S35; G.. Z. Longacre, Tyler
postmaster. $3.50; w. L. Turner.
Brentwood postmaster, SIS; M. O.
Sharp, Denison postmaster. $3.50.
H. o. Wilson, Marshall postmaster.
$50; H. @. Arnold, Orange post
master, S18.75; Phil e. Baer. United
States marshal, Paris, $425; Sol
PJlhnNcrnf,1 1~1L@
SITS; James w. Bass. collector Of
internal revenue, Austin, $50: S
L. Gross, United States marshal
Dallas, S112.50; @. ". Mcmahon.
Waco postmaster, S125; John ID
Hartman, federal attorney, San An
tonic, S406.25; John L. Vaughn
Lubbock postmaster. 525; Row B
Nichols, Houston, SIS; r. w. Hum
phreyS, Galveston, collector of Gus
toms, S525; M. P. Martin, Brecken-
ridge, acting postmaster, SIS; j. RI
Hunter, Austin postmaster, SIS.
Eugene Nolte, Seguin, republican
state chairman, $500; Sadie M
Boulware. San Angelo postmistress,
S75; P. Maye, Corsicana postmas-
ter, 800.
Many letters criticising Creager's
organization also were put into the
record.
Reads Telegram
Brookhart read a telegram he
said he received from Creager in
which the Texas committeeman
said:
You are quoted in press reports
as stating that r. in advance Of the
event, testified before your COM
mittee that Congressman Wurzbach
would be indicted for receiving
political contributions from federal
office holders in violation Of the
law and further that I caused the
indictment to be brought in order
TO St1fle the committees investiga-
ton. If you made such state
mentS you deliberately f~alsified."
Brookhart then read testimony
from the record Of the previous
hearings in which Orville BulIing-
ton, Of Texas, and Creager. were
quoted as relating evidence Of con-
tributions Wurzbach had received
which, they said, were in violation
of the law.
If 7 were dealing with an ordi-
nary man." Brookhart said W
would not hold him strictly to the
accuracy Of his statements. but
Creager sets himself up as a Mus
solln1. He was the most insolent
witness who ever appeared before
a congressional committee. and !
nave listened to Robert w. Stew
art.
Dishonesty Charged
"Creager is intellectually dis
honest. He never would have
charged Vurzbach with these vio-
lations if he had been intellectually
honest. because the evidence shows
that Wurzbach made a fair and
honest return Of the items on
which Creager bases his charge
WurZbach was not, in fact. guilty.
OF any Of these charges. An in
tellectually honest man would have
SAID there was no moral turpitude
Creager made the charge in an I'M
truthful and dishonest style.
"Creager showed he knew Wlrz-
oach was indicted although at the
time The indictment was not nublic
He had the Indictment promuI-
gated through a district attorney
Whom he appointed and controls.
doing exactly what former Attorney
General Daugherty did with SEN
ator Wheeler.
The charges laid before this
committee indicate Creager has de-
rnorallzed his organization in Texas
Inc immoral purpose in collecting
these contributions is unexplained
he thought he controlled the fed
eral court, but 1 am happy to say
tnat the indictment against Wurz-
bach was dismissed"
introduces Letters
Turning to a discussion If fhe
contributions received by Creager's
organization, most of which were
made. the records show. on j
promissory note basis. Brookhert
said that "it seems that the big
ger the note, the longer and more
eloquent the letter.
He had Just introduced a file ot
letters. most of them commendino
Creager. A large part of them
came from contributors. and SONS
OF them from individuals who. ac-
cordlng to the records in nosse~-
! o. the committee, had not paid
Al o. the amounts the notes caIIed
Tor. Other letters were critical If
Creagers methods.
No propaganda" Brookhart said
was sent out to get these critical
letters" "''0ai
LAREDO CUSTOM Wan
tn INVITE