Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
Documents Mention Individ-
uaIs in House in Connection
With Drinking.
CURRAN DECLARES FUNDS
OF BREWERS REJECTED
Correspondence of Anti-Dry Asso-
citation Occupies Senate
Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Definite announcement that conf
Dental reports of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
mentioning some members of the House
of Representatives in connection with
drinking would not be placed in the
record of the Senate lobby committee
was made today by Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Montana.
The Montana Senator, while declin-
ing to discuss any mention OF drinking
in the reports, said they did contain
structures upon certain people" and
that they had only the most remote, If
any, connection with lobbying.
The records were given the aSsocia-
ton by Carter Field, who was employed
by it to report on political conditions.
They were offered for the record yes
terday by Senator Robinson, Republic
can, Indiana, but Senator Blaine, Re-
publican, Wisconsin, objected to their
introduction.
Insisted on Quorum.
Blaine commended that they ought to
be passed upon by a quorum OF the
committee, which was not present at
the time.
decided not to go into the reports at
all.
The committee today questioned
Henry H. Curran, president Of the
AUTHORIZATION Association, for the
seventh day concerning its activities in
behalf of repeal Of the dry laws.
Examination of Curran was COM
pleted and the committee adjourned
until Tuesday, when william H. Stay
ton, chairman of the board, probably
will be the witness.
Curran continued to answer questions
concerning the organizations CORE
Spondence.
Decision of the association to refrain
from accepting contributions by brewers
and distillers was detailed by him.
Withholds Pressure.
One of the letters introduced showed
that in October, 1928, r. r. Kennedy
now of Cleveland, had suggested that
the wet organization not press William
G. Martin Of Monroeville, Ohio, for Q
public statement Of his prohibition
views.
Curran replied that Martin, candi-
date for Congress at the time, would
not be pressed.
Martin was not elected.
The memoranda question arose yes
terday when Senator Blaine read a re-
port from the associations records which
said:
ga candidate for the House, Is a
worse pussy footer than (another candi-
date for the House,.
"He drinks beer in speakeasies and
points to his glass when asked where
he stands, but will not say anything. -
Blaine omitted the names.
Senator Robinson attempted to place
reports from several States in the rec
ord as found in the associations files
but Blaine protested.
Letter Just Sample.
He said the letter he had read was
just sample"
Blaine said the reports referred to "a
great many members of the House"
and that he did not want them placed
in the record without being passed on
by quorum of the committee.
The committee questioned Curran
concerning the expense accounts of Wal
ter G. Hooke, while working against
prohibition at the Illinois and New York
Legislatures last year.
Hooke is assistant to Curran and is
the associations political agent"
One Of the items, as read by Robin
son, showed Representative Igoe of ILL
nois had been entertained.
Hooke's travelling expenses for one
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