Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21


good Republican"
Nye asked If he thought Mr. Hoover
had been q good Republican when he
demanded with woodrow Wilson IN
1918 that the country elect q Demo-
cratic Congress. Amid lot Of laugh
ter, Glenn replied that:
az did not think so much of his Re-
publicanism several years ago."
Following his conversation with Sem
ator Tess, Senator Nye issued the fol-
lowing statement:
THE Senate committee conveyed to
Senator Fess desire to give him an
opportunity to be heard as Mr. Lucas
superior If he so desired. The record
does not seem to incriminate Senator
FesS. since. Mr.. Lucas ha sasSumed en-
tire responsibility for the action which
has been recorded, and Senator FesS adj
vised the chairman Of the committee
that he sees ne reason to appear before
H. since he has no information upon
the subject"
Senator Nye said that he would try
to have Franklin Fort, Representative
from New Jersey and former secretary
of the Republican National Committee,
come before it to testify regarding the
report made to him by William Murray,
who went to Nebraska last Spring at
Mr.. Forts suggestion, according to the
testimony given by Murray.
AT Republican headquarters 1t was
indicated last night that Mr.. Lucas
might have q statement to issue some
time today. There was no indication,
it was said, however, that Mr.. Lucas
intended to Quit his present ONCE.
Lucas Addresses Committee.
Lucas told the Senatorial Campaign
Investigating Committee when he APP
I,
Senator George w. Norris of Ne
braska is 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 Demo-
crat, nothing can"
In his appearance before the COM
mittee 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,
sent into other States where the wet
and dry question was an issue, including
North Carolina and West Virginia.
IT never had any intention or desire
that this should be kept secret from
this committee" said Mr. Lucas.
IT did want to keep IL 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 op-
posed In Nebraska by the regular Re-
publicans in that State"
Mr.. Lucas was asked why he was OPP
posing Senator Norris IN Nebraska,
when Senator FesS of Ohio. chairman
of the Republican National Committee,
was saying that all Republican candi-
dates, including Senator Norris, should
be supported.
Thought Beth Candidates Democrats.
Mr.. Lucas said that he did not re-
call that Senator Fess had specificaly
said Norris should be supported.
Mr.. Lucas told the committee that ne
had received information from Mr.. Nc
Kelyie, a 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 ives further
informed that Norris would be re-
elected IN November by Democratic
votes. although regular Republicans
would support former Senator Gilbert
M. Hitchcock, Democratic nominee, in
their effort to defeat Norris.
ION the other hand" continued NAT.
Lucas, at was freely stated in the press
that the leaders of the Democratic
ORGANIZATION, Chairman RaSkob Of the
Democratic National Committee; Jeuett
Shouse, chairman Of the Executive
COMMITTEES, and Charles Nicholson,
publicity director, were supporting the
candidacy of Senator Norris in Nebraska
against the Democratic nominee, MT.
Hitchcock.
Il wanted to beat a Democrat who
was saying that he was Republican,
said Mr. Lucas. II preferred Mr..
Hitchcock as between the two Demo-
Gratis"
Former Representative Questioned.
Senator Din of washington wanted
to know il 1t was not q fact that
Senator Norris Is an independent" ana
that he had opposed the policies OF the
last Democratic President, woodrow
Wilson, as wen as those Of Mr.. Cool
idge and Mr.. Hoover.
Before Mr.. Lucas went on the stand,
Albert r. Dawson, former Representa-
tive fren Iowa, who has been executive
secretary Of the Republican Senatorial
was questioned by the committee.
Mr.. Dawson testified that his COM
mittee had kept hands Of In the Me-
braska senatorial campaign, both In the
primary and in the general election. he
did say. however, that the senatoriai
committee had given Senator Norris the
usual aid which had heen sent to other
Republican senatorial candidates last
FAN. He said that 20 money was sent
to Nebraska to aid Norris, however, ana
that none had been asked for.
Senator Nye, chairman Of the COM
n1ittee, 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.
Senator Nye questioned Mr.. Dawson
at length about nine-minute CONVEX
Sation which Seymour was said to have
had over the l2ng-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, 1t had not registered
sufficiently for him to remember.
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