Evening star., 1943-06-13
Longer-Guffey
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Committee was listed as having
given $4,000. The Mccormick fam
lily of Chicago, Senator Guffey said
accounted for another $4,000 toWarc
the total contributions of $62,369 ir
the State that year.
Senator Guffey said Senator
Bushfield and the other eight new
Republican Senators elected last
fall were Henderson electees" ano
could thank former Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson for theil
seats.
At that point, Senator LANCER
Republican, of North Dakota, en-
tered the debate. Senator Guffey
said he had been talking about South
Dakota, not North Dakota, anc
added:
I'VE had the evidence with re-
spect to the corruption in North Da-
kota when the question of seating
the Senator came up in the Senate.
Senator LANCER was elected in
1910, but a group of citizens filed
charge of morale turpitude. He
was seated without prejudice in jan
uary. 1941, and finally. exonerated
by the Senate March q, 1912.
Senator Guffey continued, Il Woulo
not be surprised if today some Sen
ators who voted in favor of seating
the Senator would. If they had the
opportunity, reconsider the vote they
cast to seat the Senator"
Senator LANCER Rose, his face
flushed. Grabbing an envelope, he
told Senator Guffy:
'"I have sent for some checks which
I wish to show to the Senator anc
other Senators. I will show the
distinguished Senator from Penn
sylvania, who talks about graft ano
corruption, who finances the cam.
paigns for Democrats in North Da-
kota. I am now speaking of the
year 1886"
Striding to the Democratic side
of the chamber, Senator Lange1
stopped beside Senator Guffey'!
desk and slapped down a check. HI
said it was for $40. was made ou
to the Democrats treasurer II
North Dakota and was signed by
Chris Flugga, "a poor postmaster
receiving about 500 a month"
Mr., Flugga, he declared, sent
check after check to the part,
until he felt he could not pay any
more. Later, he said, Mr.. Fluggs
was fired
Asks Proof of Solicitation.
Senator Guffey said there was
nothing illegal about a postmaster
making a voluntary contribution
and asked if Senator LANCER coule
prove Mr.. Flugga was solicited.
L am making this speech" re.
torted the North Dakotan.
Senator Lucas, Democrat. of IL
linois, raised a point of order, ex.
pressing belief Senators should b,
at least 20 feet apart when the,
are engaged in such debate as this.
Senator LANCER said he certainl,
had no objection to being 20 fee
from Senator Guffey and movee
back to Republican territory.
In view of the fact that the dis
tinguished Senator from Pennsyl
vania has seen fit to charge MT
with misdemeanors and crimes,
want to tell the Senate that 1 hav,
got more charity in my heart thar
he has" Senator LANCER asserted.
Always Demanded Jury.
II am not going to charge hin
with being crook; I am not goins
to charge him with not paying hi
income tax: I am not going tt
charge him with not doing a gooe
job and an honest job when HI
was custodian of the State O.
Pennsylvania *'*
why, MI. fTeSlQenl, nave peer
arrested or sued Is times. In ever,
single case, without exception,
demanded a jury of my peers tt
hear the evidence"
II never sneaked into the Burea,
of Internal Revenue and paid s436
900 in my life. I demanded a jury,
he shouted with reference as % .-ov
Senator Guffey settled an income
tax matter.