Evening star., 1936-06-27
ROOSEVELT FIGHT
OF MRS. DILL TOLD
Former Senator's Wife
"BIeW Up" at Convention,
Friend Says.
BY the Associated Press.

SPOKANE, Wash, June 27.-A
stormy scene at the 1882 Democratic
Convention, at which the wife of
former Senator C. C. Dill denounced
the nomination of Franklin D. Roose-
velt, was described yesterday at Dill's
contested divorce trial.
The former Senator, now an at
torney practicing in Washington,
D. c., and Spokane, sued the former
General RoSalie Gardner Jones,
New York suffragist and wealthy
property owner.
Frank Funkhouser, long a Demo-
cratic leader in Washington and a
close personal friend Of the couple,
testified for Dill. While the Senator
was busy on the floor of the conven-
ton III behalf OF Roosevelt. Funk
houser said, Mrs. Din spent much
of her time with him.
Extremely Embittered."
''She was extremely embittered
against Mr Roosevelt" Funkhouser
testified, "and used all her efforts
to block his nomination.
Senator W. G. McAdoo of CAL
ifornia had Just made his famous
speech pledging California's A votes
to Roosevelt"
At that point, he said, Mrs. Dill
blew up"
In the hearing Of many delegates,
he testified, Mrs. Dill cried: He has
sold out to the Roosevelt forces. This
is the end; I'm through with him.
I'm going back to New York"
She called Dill a political coward
and crook" he said.
FunkhouSer testified Mrs. Dill tolc
him Clarence will never make any
money in the law-he has alway,
made his way getting votes from tbs
common herd and that's where he
belongs"
DiIl's choice of companions, Funk
houser continued, irked her, and once
she told him that If Dill doesn't
change I don't want to Live with
him"
It was all right for him to toady
to laborers and such when he needed
their votes, but he has gotten to a
place where he no longer needs thai
king Of company, Funkhouser quoted
her as saying.
Held Bad HOusekeeper.
Preceding witnesses supported Dill!
contention that his wife was a bac
housekeeper, that she was filthy" II
her personal habits, and that sht
had told others he was crazy, anc
was drinking heavily. One witnes!
was a servant in the Dill home.
Mrs. Dill's bath room was so dirty
five or six rings around the tub,
testified the witness, Mrs. Margaret
Lorenz.
She said she had never seen Dill
drink intoXcants.
THE DilD house was very dirty
when 1 came to work there" Mrs
Lorenz testified. 1T took about q
month to clean 1t up"
The servant, who previously testi-
fed Mrs. Dill lived on water and
vegetables - carrots and onions
onions and carrots"-said a guest
once came for dinner and had to &c
out and buy food for himself
She said the guest forgot to buy
butter. and when he asked her Il
any Of that article was available
she replied in the negative, adding
Mrs. DIN bought only a butter sub
stitute.
Mrs. Lorenz asserted Mrs. Dill al.
lowed g cherry picker only rs cents
for several hours of work.
Il gave him half a dollar" said
Mrs. Lorenz, II felt so sorry for him
He nearly cried"
Mrs. Dill. called TO the stand yes
| terday by her husbands attorneys
said she was one of six heirs to her
mothers estate, which was more thar
100000. She did not give details
Of her own wealth-but told of ming
ling with royalty in Europe.