Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-16
TO ASK
DRY FORCE PROBE
Declares Campbell Charges
Indicate Something Wrong
al Top"

Senator Brookhart of Iowa, ardent
dry, will demand a senatorial investi-
cation of the charges made by Maj.
Maurice Campbell, former prohibition
administrator for the eastern district
of New York, in series of newspaper
stories.
Maj. Campbell's charges indicate
that there is something wrong at the
top" said Senator Brookhart. IF such
conditions exist, no wonder We cannot
have real enforcement of prohibition"
Senator Brookhart said that he con-
sidered Secretary Mellon responsible
for Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Lowman, against whom many of the
charges by Maj. Campbell have been
directed.
Reed Is NOn-cOmmittal.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, when
asked today about the charges made
by Mai Campbell, said that he had
read some Of the newspaper stories, but
knew nothing about the charges beyond
that. He was unable, he said, to ex-
press an opinion as to whether the
Senate would investigate prohibition
administration or not.
The Pennsylvania Senator declared
himself a firm believer in the victory
of Clifford Pinchot, Republican nominee
for Governor in Pennsylvania. He said,
too, that he was confident that Secre-
tary Davis of the Department of La
Dor, the G. o. P. nominee for the
Senate, also would be elected.
Senator Reed said that he did not
see how it would be possible to con-
tinue the reduction in the income tax
rate which was made for this year at
the last session of Congress, unless it
should be found possible 70 curtan ex--
penses further.
Predicts G. o. P. Victories.
Senator Brookhart also discussed the
political situation, declaring that the
Republicans would carry Iowa by sub
stantial vote. Representative Dickinson,
Republican nominee for the Senate,
would have no difficulty, Brookhart
said, in defeating Senator Steck, his
Democratic opponent. The gubern-
atorial candidate, Dan Turner, who has
been a State Senator, Senator Brook
hart said, would win by large vote.
Turner represents the Progressive spirit
Of Iowa, he added.
THE Democrats have written into
their party platforms wet plank in
Iowa." said Senator Brookhart. That
will get them nowhere. Senator Steck
is standing on it."
The Democrats are making great
effort to elect q Congressman from the
second district, an industrial district
in which Davenport is located. The
Democrats have held this district in
the past at various times. Senator
Brookhart said, however, he believed
the Republicans would win 1t this Fall.
Iowa Hit by Drought.
Conditions in Iowa, Brookhart said,
are not as bad as in other agricultural
States and the crops are good, although
they have been hit somewhat by the
drought.
The Iowa Senator said that he would
go home to take part in the campaign
in October He said ne expected 10
speak also for Senator McMaSter, the
Republican nominee in South Dakota,
a member Of the Progressive group II
the Senate and for Senator Norris in
Nebraska, If Senator Norris needed his
Brookhart also said that he would
campaign in Ohio for Senator McCul-
Tough, Republican, who is running as
dry against the Democratic nominee,
Robert j. Buckley, an AQFOSagc Vi OAAS
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment.
Is Silent on Mccormick Case.
The case of Mrs. Ruth Hanah Nc
Cormick, Republican nominee for the
senate in Illinois, charged with excess
sive expenditures in her campaign Tor
the nomination and with hiring private
detectives to shadow Senator Nye, chair
man of the Senatorial Investigating
Committee, Senator Brookhart was not
willing to discuss, saying that If Mrs.
Mccormick were elected he would have
to be one Of her judges.
He mentioned, however. that when he
was chairman of a Senate Committee
investigating the administration of the
Department of Justice under Harry
Daugherty, he had been Swallowed by
detectives.
The Iowa Senator declared himself
ready to put up a battle against the
confirmation of the nomination of Eu-
gene Myer to be Governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board when that nomina-
ton reaches the Senate.