Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
C. 0. P. HEAD ADMITS.
He OPPOSED NORRIS.
Lucas Brands Hoover and
Coolidge Opponent as
Democrat"
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Informed that Norris would be re-
elected in November by Democratic
votes, although regular Republicans
would support former Senator Gilbert
NJ Hitchcock, Democratic nominee, in
their effort to defeat Norris.
Mr.. Lucas said also that he had
talked with State Senator Stevenson.
Republican, of Nebraska and had told
him that Norris was a Democrat and
should be defeated He said that he
had talked with other regular Repub-
licans in Nebraska, among them Lulu
Andrews.
Saws Democrats Backed Norris.
"On the other hand" continued Mr.
Lucas. cit was freely stated in the press
that the leaders of the Democratic or
ganization, Chairman Raskob of the
Democratic National Committee; Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the Executive
Committee, and Charles Nicholson,
nublicitv director, were supporting the
candidacy of Senator Norris in Nebraska
against the Democratic nominee, Mr..
Hitchcock
Il wanted to beat a Democrat who
was saying that he was Republican,
said Mr.. Lucas. Il preferred Mr..
Hitchcock as between the two Demo-
Gratis"
Senator Dill of Washington wanted
to know if it was not fact that
Senator Norris is an independent" and
that he had opposed the policies OF the
last Democratic President: woodrow
Wilson, as well as those of Mr.. Coolidge
and Mr.. Hoover.
Mr.. Lucas stuck to the poin that
Norris had voted for Alfred E. Smith
in the last presidential election ana
that he must be considered Democrat.
Wagner Asks About McNinch.
At this point Senator Wagner of
New York, Democrat, asked what Mr.. |
Lucas thought about Frank r. NC
Ninch of North Carolina, who headed |
the anti-Smith Democrats in that State |
in 1928 and has now been appointed by |
President Hoover member OF the Fed
eral Water Power Commission.
do you consider Mr.. McNinch a |
Republican," asked Senator Wagner.
He has just been appointed by Presi-
dent Hoover to the Power Commission
as a Democrat, although he voted
against the Democratic presidential
nominee in 1928"
IT cannot pass on Mr.. McNinch," re-
piled Mr.. Lucas. Il know nothing |
about him"
At the outset of his testimony, Mr..
Lucas told the committee that during |
the testimony yesterday before the
committee an effort had been made to
show that he had tried to bring up the
religious issue. /
II wish to say that I had nothing to
do with any attempt to raise the re-
igiouS question and made every effort
to keep it out of the campaign" said
Mr.. Lucas.
Before Mr.. Lucas went on the stand,
Albert F. Dawson, former Representa-
tive from Iowa, who has been executive
secretary of the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee fer about a year,
was questioned by the committee.
Dawson Says Hands Kept OF.
Mr.. Dawson testified that his COM
mittee had kept hands off in the Ne
braska senatorial campaign, both in the |
primary and in the general election. He |
did say, however. that the senatorial |
committee had given Senator Norris the !
usual aid which had been sent to other /
Republican senatorial candidates last |
Fall. He said that no money was sent
to Nebraska to aid Norris, however, and
that none had been asked for.
Senator Nye. chairman OF the COM
mittee, sought to draw from Mr. Dawson
some admission that the senatorial
committee had taken sides against
Norris in the primary campaign. This
was denied again and again by Mr..
Dawson
Mr.. Dawson was questioned at length
about his connection with Victor Sey-
n1our. who. according to testimony be-
fore the committee, had an important
part in getting Grocer George w. Norris
of Broken Bow, Nebr., to file in the
Republican senatorial primary against |
Senator Norris.
Dawson told the committee that he |
did not know Seymour very well and |
that after the testimony before the /
committee had developed the fact that |
Seymour had been active against SEN
ator Norris in the primary campaign,
he, Dawson, had taken steps to bring
about the resignation Of Seymour, who
was serving in Denver, Colo, as assist
ant to Senator Steiwer, vice chairman
OF the Republican Senatorial Campaign |
Committee.
Mr.. Dawson admitted that he had |
recommended Seymour for place with |
Senator Steiwer earlier in the year.
Phone Conversation Recalled.
SEN y. Nye questioned Mr.. Dawson |
at lerg about a nine-minute CONVEX
sation which Seymour was said to have |
had over the long distance telephone |
with Dawson on July %. This was one |
day after Seymour, according to SEN |
ator Nye, had lied to the Senatorial |
Committee, declaring he had nothing |
TO do with the Nebraska primary cam |
paign."
The witness insisted that he could |
not recall any such conversation and |
that whatever Mr.. Seymour might have |
had to say TO him, it had not regis |
tered sufficiently for him to remember. |
The first witness heard today was |
William Murray, who told the commit !
tee that he had been connected with |
the Republican National Committee as |
an assistant to Franklin Fort, former !
secretary of the committee and mem |
Der Of the House from New Jersey. Mr.. /
Murray was asked about visit he had |
made to Nebraska last Spring. He said |
he had gone at the instance of Mr.. /
Fort to find out the trend of public |
opinion on the tariff. the Federal Farm |
Board and the drift on prohibition. He |
told the committee that he had made !
verbal reports to Mr.. Fort on what !
he found.
Visited Seymour in Lincoln.
He said that he had visited Mr.. |
Seymour in Lincoln, Nebr., and had |
written a report in his Office which he
carried back East with him and gave |
to Mr.. Fort. |
ut that report available?" asked |
Senator Nye.
mo. it is not said Mr.. Murray
II didn't think 1t would be-" vas !
Senator Nye's comment.
The witness told the committee that !
during his three-week stay in Nebraska |
he had visited many county seats in the |
State: that he had become convinced !
that Senator Norris would be renom- !
mated and would be reelected. He |
said in reply to question that he had |
never heard of the candidacy of Grocer |
Norris until he saw IL III the newSpa- |
pers. He denied that he had become