Evening star., 1929-06-30
CREAGER DEFENDS
ACTIONS IN TEXAS
Lone Star States G. o. P.
Leader Defies Brookhart
at Patronage Hearing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June 29-
Vigorously defending his actions as
Republican national committeeman,
Rene B. Creager testified today befs-e
the Senate patronage committee, ehc8
ing the committee had exceeded tic
authority granted 1t by the Senate and
telling Senator Smith w. Brookhart Of
Iowa, chairman, that You can't bluff
me-"
Creager went on the stand after a
parade of witnesses had defended the
Texas Republican organization. He
prefaced his testimony with the state
ment that the COMMITTEES has exceeded
the authority granted it" by considering
subjects ether than patronage.
Brookhart Makes Sally.
And / refer to the chairman when
say that even common courtesy has
not been extended To persons appearing
before the committee" Creager said.
Senator Brookhart, after Creager had
made reference to 'eriff raff' testifying
before the committee. said: "We1l, you
might as well know you aren't going to
bluff ANYBODY on this committee"
And you are not going to blum me,
Creager replied.
The audiense applauded.
Creager first answered testimony by
A. g. Martin that he had been kid
naped Martin, Creager declared, was
kidnapped and placed in an insane
asylum. "The committee heard testi-
n1ony Of q crazy man and apparently
placed credence in it." Creager said.
Then he discussed an international
bridge he had built, connecting Browns
vile and Matamoros, saying that many
personal matters" had been gone into
by the committee and many false
statements" put into the record.
Creager charged that G. G. Malott,
who had testified he attempted to OBJ
tain q concession for the bridge and
that the franchise was awarded to
Creager, had as his only purpose ito
hold me up Just as any ordinary black
mailer"
Attacks on the conduct of the Gus
toms department in Texas under Roy
Camobsll an appointee of Creager,
were made during the session. District
Judge John Walls, formerly district at
torney at Laredo, repeated evidence Of
an alleged conspiracy between Camp
bell and Allen Walker, former deputy
United States nf@rShal. but now fugi-
tive In Mexico on . liquor indictment.
walker told me-" Walls declared
"that Campbell frequently sent him to
Mexico to get liquor. Then he would
meet Walker at the bridge and enter
the United States, knowing officers
would not search an automobile in
which Campbell was riding
walker also said that he had
brought "a cases of liquor into Texas
and that while he was In Detroit the
iiouor was removed from his home and
disposed Of by Campbell and Roy West." i"
Walls Doubts Walker.
Questioned by Orville Burlington.
Wichita Falls, vice chairman of the
Texas Republican executive committee,
Walls said he did not place much
credence In the statements made by
dence." he explained.
During the three years of his service
as district director of immigration, from
1923 to 1926, Campbell's officerS failed
to cooperate with immigration ,ofncers,
w. NJ Hansen told the committee.
Campbell said he did not want to
cooperate because his men were old
in the service and mine were all new"
Hansen said.
Campbell on at least one occasion
was seen drunk In Del Rio. Harrison l..
Goat Raisers' Association. declared.
The Senate committee today had o
telegraphed denial from Representative
John II. Rohsion of Kentucky that r.
D. waddle, former postmaster at
Somerset, KY. had been asked to con-
tribute 10 campaign funds. He at
tached q statement by Circuit Judge
r. G. Tartar Of Somerset In which the
judge called Waddle's charge "scurrilous
reports"