Evening star., 1934-05-16
GUST DEMOCRATS
PLOT IS CHARGED
DalrympIe Says G. 0. P
Leaders Seek to Re-
move Many.
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matched" the witness said, were
Hurley, former Republican Senators
Watson of Indiana and Moses Of New
Hampshire. John S. Hurley, former
director Of the Justice Department
dry unit; Edward E. Birney, former
personnel officer of that unit; D. H
Reichgut, Birneys assistant, "and
others"
At this meeting, there came into
being scheme" to get rid Of "a
more Democrats" by what was des-
cribed as an irregular transfer of GER
tain alcohol tax employees to the
Treasury last week, Maj. Dalrymple,
who formerly was prohibition director,
testified in response to a subpoena.
Mr.. Hurley this afternoon when in
formed of the charges declared not
one of the men mentioned in Maj.
Dalrymple's charges had ever been in
his home He likewise declared he
had never had the pleasure of meeting
John S. Hurley, Edward D. Birney or
D. H. Reichgut. He labeled Dali
rymples story as utterly preposterous,
and in a message to Senator McKellar
denied the Dalyrmple charges in toto.
Senator James A. Watson likewise
declared the Dalrymple charges ridic-
ulouS.
Adds Mrs. Burton's Name.
Dalrymple later added the name of
Mrs. Florence Burton, former chief
clerk Of the Justice dry unit, as an
alleged party to the general conspir-
acy" which, he declared, was under
way when he took over the Prohibi-
ton Bureau last year and which has
continued to this day"
In reply to a question by Senator
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee,
who has introduced a resolution re-
quiring all transferred employees of the
old alcohol unit to undergo new civil
service examinations, Dalrymple said
he has been advised that all the per-
sonnel "conspirators" were dismissed
by Attorney General Cummings, but
that the Treasury has taken care of
them"
How did they get in the treasury"
Senator McKellar demanded.
Il don't know, Dalrymple answered
with an expressive wave Of his cigar.
That's the mystery"
Hopes to Solve Mystery.
well. we'll solve that mystery"
McKellar announced.
During his testimony, delivered with
unico hofnro uyo1l-H1la6
committee room, Maj Dalrymple also
charged his name was forged to a
telegram falsely notifying prohibition
bureaus of their wholesale dismissal
last August; that personnel officers
altered civil service records to improve
the standing Of Republicans and lower
that of Democrats, and that, during
his term as prohibition director, he
was the victim of "dupicity and dou-
ble-crossing" by subordinates.
Let me get this straight" Senator
McKellar said. do I understand you
to charge that conspiracy"
II charge" Dalrymple broke in,
that there was, and is to this day,
deliberate conspiracy to keep Repub-
licans in Office and throw Democrats
out Of this administration, under the
mask of civil service
Pounds Table With Fist.
After reciting the incident of the
unauthorized telegram as part Of the
pilot" to pack the alcohol unit with
Republicans. Dalrymple pounded his
fist on the table and said:
And now I have information that
k1ln ea6 81 vnk rstI
Of Democrats was resorted to only
day or two ago by John S. Hurley,
Birney and Reichgut.
I'm advised that Hurley, Birney
and Reichgut and some others went to
the home Of Pat Hurley, the former
Secretary Of War, over In Virginia,
and there were present former Repub-
lican Senator Watson of Indiana and
former Republican Senator Moses OF
New Hampshire At this meeting there
was devised a scheme for dismiSsing
"a more Democrats.
They knew the presidential order
for the transfer of the dry unit from
the Justice to the Treasury Depart
ment provided for retention of the tax
work in the Justice Department. A
scheme was Matched to transfer such
of these employees as they wished to
the Treasury-a direct violation of the
Presidents order-and then they
knew the Treasury could not take
them and that "a more Democrats
would be out Of jobs. That's just what
was done and what happened"
"a Employees Listed.
At the outset of the hearing, Nc
Kellar introduced in the record a list
of names Of the "a employees who have
been referred to as orphans of the
Storm" which abolished the old alco-
hol units and resulted in formation
OF the new alcohol tax unit of the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
I'm advised" the Senator stated,
that these people were let out day
or so ago as a reprisal for this hear
ing. The Treasury refused to take
them in the transfer, for some reason
or other, and I am told 1t Is a re-
prisal for our looking into the affairs
OF Messrs. McReynolds, Birney and
Others"
The McReynolds referred to is un-
derstood to be William H. McReynolds,
assistant to Treasury Secretary Nor
genthau, who has been supervising the
personnel shift in the alcohol unit.
Dalrymple declared that when he
took over the Prohibition Bureau in
April, year ago, he found some
States didn't have single Democrat
in the bureau, that some had only a
few and that, in all, only about 10
per cent of the prohibition employees
were Democrats. He said he set about
Immediately to rectify this condition,
furloughing hundreds of employees
and appointing Democrats to their
places. The latter were let out by
John Hurley, Birney and Reichgut,
the witness declared, when the dry
work went over to the Justice De-
partment.
Attacks Telegram.
He charged the telegram disn1issinr