Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
Lucas Brands Hoover and
Coolidge Opponent as
Democrat"
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE
SENT TO HIT REPUBLICAN
Probers Informed Cartoons and
Other Matter Cost $4,237.27.
Fess' Statement Recalled.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Robert H. Lucas, executive director
of the Republican National Committee,
told the Senatorial Campaign Investi-
eating Committee today that:
Senator George w. Norris of Ne
braska is a Democrat. He opposed
PRESIDENT Coolidge in the 1924 election
and opposed his policies. He opposed
Mr.. Hoover in the 1928 election and
made speeches in behalf of his oppon-
ent. If that doesn't make him a Demo-
crat, nothing can"
Mr.. Lucas was called before the Sen
atorial Committee today to be ques-
toned regarding the sending of litera-
tlre into Nebraska to defeat Senator
Norris in the general election in No
vember.
In his appearance before the COM
uittee today Mr.. Lucas admitted that
he had ordered cartoons and two pieces
of literature to be printed, which were
sent into Nebraska during the campaign
to be used against the Norris candidacy.
He said the printing of this material
cost $4,237.27. The cartoons, he said,
we're not all used in Nebraska, but were
sent into other States where the wet
and dry question was an ISSUE, including
North Carolina and West Virginia
Mr.. Lucas attempted to read Senator
Norris out of the Republican party. He
said in reply to questions by the SEN
ate committee that he hoped Norris
would join with the Democrats in a
vote on organization of the next Senate,
for Norris belonged, he said, in the
Democratic party.
The executive director of the Repub-
lican National Committee told the COM
mittee that the more than $4,000 which
he had used to pay for literature 10
send to Nebraska to help defeat Norris
he had borrowed from bank and that
It was his own contribution.
Senator Nye, chairman of the inves-
tigating committee, himself a member
of the Republican progressive group, at
tempted to show that President Hoover
had been acting as Democrat when
he Joined with the late President Wood
row Wilson in urging the election of a
Democratic Congress in 1918 while the
World War was on.
President Hoover has done a lot
since to show himself a Republican"
declared Mr.. Lucas in reply.
Did Not Intend Secret.
st never had any intention or desire
that this should be kept secret from
this committee" said Mr.. Lucas.
1T did want to keep it secret from
the Democrats in Nebraska during the
campaign If it had been known there,
it would have given Norris additional
Democratic support. Norris was opposed
in Nebraska by the regular Republic
ans in that State"
Mr.. Lucas was asked why he was OPP
posing Senator Norris in Nebra ska,
when Senator Fess of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
was saying that all Republican candi-
dates, including Senator Norris. should
be supported
Mr. Lucas said that he did not re-
call that Senator Fess had specifically
said Norris should be supported.
Mr.. Lucas told the committee that he
had received information from Mr.. Nc
Kelvie, member of the Federal Farm
Board and former Governor of Ne
braska. and from other Republicans in
Nebraska to the effect that Senator
Norris had been renominated by Demo-
Gratis who had gone into the Republic
can primary. He said he was further
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