New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
FAHY IN TROUBLE WITH REP. MACON
Broker Named in Booze Party
 Had Difficulties Before

Washington, Nov. 13 (UP)-Wal- ter Fahy, New York broker named by Senator Brookhart, republican, Iowa, as the Wall street man" who entertained several republican sena- tors at a booze party" here, has had his troubles with congressman be- fore.
 Back in 1911, when Fahy was the house reporter for Washington newspaper, he wrote an article de scribing debate on an agriculture de- partment appropriation bill, for which he was called, among other things, an "atom," a liar" and an ass by the late Representative Ro bert B. Macon, democrat, Arkansas. The story said Macon had been "de- nounced' by his colleagues for blocking salary increases. Macon said he was not denounced.
 Fight Starts on Floor
 Resenting what he considered Ma cons unjustified attack, Fahy ap- preached the representative on the floor of the house after adjournment in the hope of having the offending remarks expunged from the congress sional record. Wien Macon not only refused to withdraw the remarks, but repeated them with additions and embellishments, Fahy undertook physical retribution, according to contemporary accounts.
 What actually happened then is not entirely clear from the records.
 Both Fahy and Macon were re- strained by peace makers, among them Senator Norris, republican, Ne braska. then a representative, from reaching each other. Further than this, accounts of the affair differ.
 In a speech to the house. Macon claimed that Fahy advanced upon him. backed by a group of corre- spondents seeking to intimidate member Of the house, that Fahy had started stripping off his coat ''as an invitation for someone to hold him." and that he (Macon) had not been hurt, but felt that the dig nifty of the house had been trampled upon.
 'Does a member of this house need shotgun to protect himself?" Macon asked. If so, I'll go home and get mine"
 The judiciary committee was im- mediately instructed to investigate and Fahy was one of the first wit nesses called.
 testified he had no intention
 
 preached Macon and had not invited fellow correspondents to accompany him, but lost control of himself when Macon renewed his verbal at , tack, that he had not tried to re- move his coat which was ripped off by Norris in his effort to hold Fahy and that he would have Whipped Macon gladly" if bystanders had not / restrained him.
 Changes Charges to "Wart'
 Macon subsequently, told the com- mittee he had changed his speech for the record and felt he had done I7ahy no injustice. One of the alter ations he made, Macon testified, cut out the words "contemptible little ass" and substituted therefore "Wart"
 Several correspondents assured the committee they had no intention of intimidating Macon and had acted merely as peace makers. This version was substantiated by Norris.
 Fahy finally gave the committee a written apology to the house and, so far as the records show, this was the end of it.
 Tahy's alleged liquor party is now under investigation by a grand jury. Brookhart, c. c. Loomis, president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. an other guest at the party, and the manager of the hotel where it was given, have testified.