Evening star., 1933-11-14
CONTEMPT RULINGS
IN ELECTIONS PROBE.
Broussard Counsel Among
Two Cited as Disorder
Prevails.
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the women's committee seeking to un-
seat both Long and Overton, jumped up
to call Senator Long liar" when he
said her husband had held two State
Jobs before he kicked him out"
You are telling falsehood and put
ting 1t in the record" Mrs. Hammond
said heatedly.
"I have the checks" Long answered.
"You said you fired him, that is not
true. The Attorney General ruled it
was not q case of dual job-holding."
81 ruled 1t was Illegal" Long said,
"and kicked him out"
Senator Long testified concerning
the use of dummy" candidates in the
congressional elections and elaborated
In his discussion of patronage.
Were any jobs promised for the
purpose of influencing votes" Senator
Logan asked.
Il think you will find we had less
jobs on the day of election than the year
previous" Long replied. Il have no
information of job being promised to
influence a single vote the day Of elec-
ton. We tried to give jobs to our
friends. We tried not to give jobs to
our enemies. That's our recommends
ton"
John G. Holland, investigator for the
committee, unloosed bitter denuncia
tion of the committees activities yes
terday as the investigation was re-
sumed.
He said he would blow the lid off
this investigation" and accused the
committee of covering up for the rat
from Louisiana who sent Senator
Howell to his grave" Holland turned
toward Long when he made the last
statement.
was the first chairman OF the commit
tee and held hearings in New Orleans
last Winter with another member of
the committee, Senator Carey, Republi-
can, Wyoming. Senator Howell died
shortly after he returned to Washington
and before he could submit his report
to the Senate.
Connally Declared yellow"
The committee. represented by Sena-
tors Logan, Kentucky, and Thomas,
Utah both Democrats, was augmented
today by the chairman, Senator Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas, who was
accused of being yellow" by Investi-
gator Holland.
In Austin last night Senator Connally
said Hollands charges were absurd"
He denied he hoped to sneak in when
the investigation had got down to
routine" as charged by the investigator.
The hearing yesterday ended with
Senator Long on the stand and he was
expected to resume his testimony today.
Senator Logan was charged by Hol-
land with attempting to close the in
vestigation without looking into the
testimony that Holland and his staff
had gathered.
"You do not want testimony"
shouted Holland "You came here to
close this case. am not going to make
suckers out Of any more witnesses.
know am nothing but punk, but
uncovered all the evidence in the Teapot
Dome case, but ydi do not want evi-
dence."
Says He Was Bottled Up"
Holland charged that he was bottled
up in Washington for four months" and
was not allowed to return to Louisiana
to continue his investigation.
Crimson Of face and with arms wav-
ing wildly Holland shouted defiance
and villiication at the committee and
Senators Long and Overton as the
crowded court room cheered and ap-
plauded.
LET him talk" said Senator Logan.
II didn't know he was going crazy. put
when he is through the citizens of this
State will know why he has not been
sent back to Louisiana to continue his
investigation"
Go on with your ridicule," shouted
Holland. He said he had been in
tirnicated by Chairman Connally, who
had come to him in Washington and
said:
YOU'D better remember am the
chairman of this committee and you
mad better not do anything don't tell
you to do"
Threatened With whipping"
He declared that Senator Logan had
told him he would whip" him If he
talked to him as he did Senator Con-