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month was $500, Robinson said. He
read large number of items for meals
and hotel bills.
Amounts Reasonable.
Curran said that if the reports were
analysed the amounts would be found
to be reasonable"
Another item was for entertainment
of Senator Starr" whom Curran said
he thought was member of the Illt-
noiS Senate.
Robinson said the expense account of
Hooke last year apparently was $4,427,
based on a hasty computation.
Curran said he would like to have the
association check the figures. He In
sisted that the money had been spent
properly"
Robinson then brought out that ex-
penseS of Hooke for the first three
months of this year were $1,789.
Blaine, after looking over a list of
contributors to the association, said
brewers had donated money in 1928
and 1929, but no money had been con-
tributed by them this year.
Curran said it was decided last Janu-
airy not to accept contributions from
brewers or distillers, so that there would
not be "one-half of per cent Of COM
mercial interest"
Contributions Dropped.
He added that the brewers in 1923
contributed per cent of the total
IA per cent.
Robinson asked If the association &C
cepted contributions from producers OF
industrial alcohol.
st don't know" Curran said
Don't the du Points make industrial
alcohol" Robinson asked.
II don't know" Curran said.
Robinson said he understood they
did, and he would attempt to check. up
definitely.
A letter from r. r. Kennedy, now of
Cleveland, Ohio, to Curran, dated Oc-
tober IS, 1928. was read. 1t suggested
that the association not press William
C. Martin of Monroeville, Ohio, for a
public statement on his prohibition
views. Martin was running for the
House of Representatives.
eff he should take an attitude agree
able to our views, 1t might defeat him,
the letter said, whereas, If he preserves
silence he has good prospects of success
II can give you my personal assurance
that Mr.. Martin is 100 per cent with us
I not only am personally familiar with
his position, but have assurance from
many Of my old friends who are equally
close to him.
MY suggestion is that you do not
press him for any public statement also
If you could aid him in financial way,
you can be assured that his response in
Congress will be agreeable If his vote
will be of any value"
Curran replied that Martin would
not be pressed.
He said today, however, that he
wanted every candidate to say where
he stands"
Curran added that Kennedy is now
Ohio secretary Of the association.
Letter TO Wadsworth.
ator Wadsworth of New York dated
June "a, 1929, said, in part:
Il incloSe the letter from Capt
Strayton chairman of the board of the
association, which showed to you
here last week, asking that you send a
note to Marion Eppley of Newport, r. l.,
suggesting the ACCESSIBILITY of postpon-
ing the proposed suit by the State of
Rhode Island looking toward the throw
ing over of the eighteenth amendment
as unconstitutional.
Generally speaking, we all believe,
in the executive committee that 1t
would be better to wait before bringing
any further important suit of this kind.
THE United States Supreme Court
has been extraordinarily curt and dog
matte in the uncompromising nature OF
its decisions and the absence Of sup
porting reasoning by written opinion.
1.-The personnel of this court Is the
same as 1t has been for SOME time past.
Waiting for Break.
1.-THE growing objection of Americans
to our Federal prohibition laws will
probably reach greater degree of gen.
eral disapproval later on, thus provid-
ing better background for court
action.
when the break in the game comes,
it may possibly be by court decision,
but 1t may just as easily come in any
OF O dozen other ways.
"Al in all, we believe we are in for
four-mile race and are still struggling
through the first mile, with plenty Of
time ahead to lift the stroke and do
1t with better effect than could be &C
complished just now"
WadSworth replied that he had writ
ten Eppley urging "postponement of any
proceedings before the Supreme Court
and that their efforts be concentrated in
securing the repeal OF the Rhode Island
enforcement act"
Union League Discussed.
Another letter from Curran to wads-
worth on March IA, 1880 discussed the
Union League Club and the National
Republican Club of New York. 1t said,
in part: --
1.-THE Union League Club poll is all
right, but you and I know the differ
ence between that outfit and the Ma
tional Republican Club. The real pol
itics are played in the latter. There is
more patronage in the latter and there
Is more consequent cowardice.
Interesting contrast between a club
Of nice old gentlemen who happen to
be Republican and a curious collection
Of the regulars-it was among the latter
that we won our victory"
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