The Washington times., 1935-07-03
c. D. P. LEADERS
AF TER WEST
AND HURJA
Other Presidential IntimateS
"0n Spot" But Utility Heads
Also Face Hot Grill
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and confidante of President
Roosevelt threatened to cancel
the Passamaquoddy project Of
Harvesting tides to produce cleo
tricity, welcomed the inquiry.
Mr.. Corcoran, while maintain
ing silence, was quoted by Rep
resentative Moran CD also Of
Maine, as having merely told Mr..
Brewster that he could not work
with him further on legal phases
If he opposed the death sentence"
for holding companies.
The resolution under which the
House authorized the inquiry, di'
rected the Rules Committee to in
vestigate specifically the Brew
ster charge; also:
"Such charges and all charges
of the exercise Of undue influ-
ence on members Of the House
by both the proponents and OPP
pOnents."
AFTER WEST AND HURJA
Republicans are prepared to
demand that activities of former
Representative Charles West Of
Ohio, President Roosevelt's liaison
in Congress; Emil Hurja of the
Democratic National Committee;
Benjamin Cohen, who collabora-
ted with Mr.. Corcoran on the
utility bill, and other Administra-
ton figures, be investigated.
During the House fight over the
death sentence" in which Presi.
dent Roosevelt suffered a major
legislative defeat, charges were
made that White House aides were
openly lobbying.
Administration leaders, it Is in.
Dictated. will demand that heads
Of big utility companies, Thomas
Magill, head of an investors or.
ganization, and others active in
the fight against the death SEN
tence," be called.
Oath for Witnesses
Chairman O'Connor CD of New
York, Of the House Rules Commit
tee, announced authority will be
obtained to put witnesses under
oath if necessary.
Mr.. Brewster created a Sensa-
ton when he made his charge
from the House floor. Today he
said:
II welcome the investigation.
I am glad that the resolution
was offered and that the Rules
Committee will handle it,"
Mr.. Brewster said, Mr.. Cor
coran made his threats to him
in Statuary Hall, Monday, just
before the House first voted on
the death sentence"
He declined to say whether a
third person was present, but a
Republican colleague asserted
that another witness will be pro-
duced by Mr.. Brewster.
Maverick Explains Challenge
Representative Maverick CD
Of Texas, who challenged Mr..
Brewster's veracity from the
floor, said Mr.. Brewster and he
had been working with Mr.. Cor.
coran and the Presidents power
policy commission on the holding
company bill and the PaSSama-
quoddy project for months. He
declared:
Brewster had agreed to
make o speech for the death
sentence and he knew all the
inside stuff in this fight. Then
this project was a Democratic
project. Representatives Ham
lin and Morgan Of Maine, both
Democrats, were active in it.
1t didn't seem reasonable to
me that Mr.. COrcoran would
make threat against q pro-
ject that they were interested
in"
Representative Rankin CD of
Mississippi, active in support of
the White House in its unsuc-
ceSsful fight, said:
ut looks to me like the in
quiry was proposed for political
purposes, but I am in favor Of
exposing any guilty person."
Representative Hoeppel Cd, of
California, may be asked to testify
on his statement that hints were
dropped that California would get
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