Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-06
sys Report Charges Lzeas VIoGste1


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i1E O. hsIiifyinf The oil 0f the yosers -
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opal facts sns Identify slsny d the prin
e1Dsl srtoss. eTen y tn master minds
shich c0neeiyed and directed Il have r0a
20 beea fuzzy revealed
The purpose u the feaseBs az admitted
b lboss rho pAsye1 principal par in IL
sss ~ MAKE Il inpotsibie fos the voters
u Net<ssks uio favored The =. election Of
SeaafoE George N. SoSris % register their
win 10 sacb . manner that the votes cast
In he behslf could be certainly identi6ed
and counted for him
The straw vote financed By WALKER II.
Head. ehairrBss 81 the b ard Of the Ne
bxasks Poser Company. ~hich was under
taken 10 an effort 10 find the strongest
candidate 70 defeat Senstog Morris and
thea the pattins forward a the young sroces.
Gsoree W. Morris. - > candidate in order
70 confuse the voters we're theB described
and IL was tod hos both failed. The con-
trfbution u SsmBsi 2. Mekeivie Of So
600 70 the campaign u Stebbins. the
anti-Norris candidate. vas taken Up. 0nly
sz.5OO 0f this wss used and IL followed 9
tortDous channel sceordins 20 the testimony
OF this contribution 10 is anal phsse
the report said
This transaction violates the spirit. II
not the letter Of the Nebraska election
law. in two particular: First. the amount
eoutnbated was In excess Of the Legal
limitation Of $1,000 from any individual
The use Of the designation personal and
miscellaneous contributions" in connection
with the Knapp contribution would indi.
cate knowledge Of this provision and a
desire 70 eyade IL. Second. Mckelyie did
not report the making Of this contribution
20 the CLERK Of the county az provided b,
the Nebraska Law. requiring every indi.
vidusl contributing in excess OF $3.50 &C
make such report
a similar case Of coDceslment Of large
contributions also occurred 10 the case Of
Charles A. Mcciood. Republican Nstions
Committeeman for Nebraska. he likewise
contributed to the Stebbins fund an amount
10 excess Of $1,000. but concealed ia
source BY giving his own funds to various
individuals. taking their checks for the
respective amounts and sending these al
legged contributions to Z. B. Stephenson
treasurer Of the Stebbins fund.
This transaction appeals 10 the com.
mittee ss violative. In several particulars.
Of the Nebraska election laws. The anal
ogy is close between this and both the
hckelvie and Lucas incidents. as 10 also
the circumstance Of both NJ. Lucas and
Mr. Mccloud. officially members Of the Re-
publican National Committee. secretly plot
ding to effect the defeat Of their party .
candilst'.
Tic fet,utt took I'D what IL described "a