The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-04
Declares $785,OOO
Expenditure by His
Men Was Necessity

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election records made by paid invcsti-
gators who for years had been en-
ployed BY my political enemies In
Philadelphia. The man who is re-
sponsible for that report OF your spe-
cial investigation committee was paid
$4,000 to do the job.
Calls Report Fabrication
1.-THE report for which he alone is
responsible and which your commit
tee accepted In good faith is not an
impartial statement of facts with
which this body usually deals but 1t
is q fabrication of the widest theor-
les, differences and imaginations, UNI
accompanied by any proof and under
no circumstances can be substantial.
ed.
rs my election or my right to q
seat In this senate to be judged and
decided upon such report? Arc you
with whom / have been associated
all these years, in congress to pass
judgment on me without giving me
my day III court"
II prefer to believe not II of you
wants to do an unfair thing-surely
party prejudice and self interest will
not allow you to condemn anyone OH
false testimony"
Honest Election Unknown
Washington, Dec. Notwithstanding
arguments In support Of his resolu-
ton to bar william s. Ware OF
Pennsylvania from a senate seat. Sem
ator Norris, Republican. Nebraska. as
serted in the senate today that an
honest election In the city OF Phila-
delphia is unknown within the
memory Of any man."
Norris said the ware machine" in
Philadelphia levied q assessments
against the salaries Of city employees
for political purposes and asserted he
had information showing how it IS
DONE"
He read a letter from . city en-
ploye stating that II the senate Sc
riously was interested in learning
where Thomas w. Cunningham,
sheriff Of Philadelphia county. got
the $4,000 he contributed to the Ware
1926 primary fund, 1T could very
easily find out"
Norris did not name the cmployc,
saying the ma probably would lose
his job II he did.
Ware Enters Chamber
In the midst OF the attack upon
the 1926 Pennsylvania senatorial pri-
mary and election by Senator Norris,
Senator ELECT Ware entered the senate
chamber to await an opportunity to
personally plead his right to q senate
seat Is q Republican senator from
Pennsylvania.
Denied the oath of office by the
senate two years ago when he
presented himself for membership,
Ware was granted the opportunity by
the senate to appear at this time In
his own defense. He returned today
for the first time as a vote neared
on his right to 4 seat.
The letter Norris continued, said
that Ware should be back driving a
slop cart" and that bill Campbell
never contributed any such sum as
$30,000." to Wares primary campaign.
Norris then quoted from the record
Of the old investigating committee
and said so much corruption was evil
dent that the committee should be
instructed to make further ~invcstiga-
ton Of these damnablc things
Tammany AN Angel
Saying he was only hitting the
high spots" Norris said there were
volumes and volumes" of evidence Of
corruption carried on by the Ware
machine" and dating back for q
years. Compared with this machine,
he added, Tammany was . white
robed angel"
Denouncing the employment Of
watchers 1t the polls BY Ware forces
in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Nor
ris said no could not conceive Of =
man running for office spending
100000 to employ watchers In ONT
city alone unless he wanted to buy
the election"
The record showed, Norris went on
that the 100000 was spent Ii ptaila.
delphia and that the t2S.205 WAS ex.
pended Tor the same purpose In Pitts.
burSh. al Of which. he asserted. wal
the same q ssbribo money"
F1ays Electlon Practices
Norris continued his attack on con.
ditious n Philadelphia which he sale
would make you blush" The Ne
braskan denounced election practices
In that city and said II permitted Il
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