Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-15

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1889 for help.
Brewster described himself as
"a soft torch" who has never
been able to say no to someo ne
in need" He added that he got
Maloney various racetrack jobs
which Maloney held up to l948
or 40. Since then. Brewster said
he had seen Maloney ION several
occasions and only by chance,
and added:
"One of the characteristics of |
Maloney is that he will use the |
name Of some influential and
responsible person to promote
some scheme OF his own. The
person involved. Of course, does
lot know a thing about it,"
AS for Mclaughlin, Brewster
said he was "only a casual
acquaintance" and he never
.alked to him about the Port
land situation or any racketeer-
ing or other activities in Port
land"
Brewster also denied he even
asked for OF received $4,000 or
any other money from Stan
Terry. Portland pinball operator,
Tor getting Terry a union con-
tract.
Accused by EIkins
This was one of the charges
made by Elkins during the COM
mittee'S three week -old investi-
CATION of the Portland situation.
The committee received testi-
mony that an appointment for
Terry to see Brewster shortly
before he was readmitted to the
union was mace by ny Gold
baum, q Las Vegas New gam
bier.
Goldbaum. witness, &C.
knowledged making the APP
pointment. but both he and
Terry denied any knowledge OF a
p1V,uuV pdJiHCAAt.
ElkinS had testified that Terry
was being squeezed out OF the
lpinball business in Portland be-
cause the Teamster officials and
others had set up a concern
known as the Acme Amusement
Co. to operate the pinball racket.
Brewster said he met Gold
baum in connection with his
interest in horses as the stable
owner and official OF the WASH
ington State HorseracinR Com
mission. He remembered that
Goldbaum had asked him TO
speak to some acquaintance or
friend of his who was having
union troubles in Portland
He said he told Goldbaum TO
have the fellow give him a call
and also spoke about the Terry
matter to Clyde C. Crosby, in
ternational organizer for the
Transfers in Oregon and one
of those named as being in
'volved in the vice conspiracy.
Il believe ! spoke to Crosby
about Terry and told him If
Terry would make and live up
to a union contract l did not
know of any reason why he
should not have one" Brewster
testified. Il told Crosby to get
in touch with Terry. In other
words. / put this matter back
into regular organization cham
nels where it belonged in the
first place"
Brewster denied that he was
himself interested in the 1854
political campaigns in Portland
in which District Attorney
Langley. a Democrat. was elected
with backing Of the Transfers.
The committee has received
testimony from Crosby that he
employed Maloney. the Seattle
gambler. TO run the TeamSter
campaign for Langley after the
Transfers switched their sup
port from another candidate.
always Talking Politics"
, Brewster said his only knowl-
| edge OF the Portland campaign
, involved the late John j. Sweeney
; who was secretary treasurer OF
the ll-State Western Conference
, of Transfers which Mr. Brew
, ster heads. Seventy has beer
named as being involved in the
, alleged conspiracy
Brewster said Sweeney went tC
, Portland in early 1853 as the
Transfers international repre-
sentative and came to Seattle in
; August. 1854. AS acting secretary
OF the Western Conference.
Sweeney was always talkins
/, about politics" Brewster con.
tinued. and | suppose, because
he had recently participated In
the Portland primaries. he hap
) pened TO mention casually ont
: day that Maloney was engaged
/ in some political activity in Port
) land. He did not tell me wha'
! Maloney was doing. as he knew
: l never became involved in loca
politics. p"
I Brewster said the only thinl
4 he recalled about the converse
E ton with Sweeney was that HI
e warned him most emphaticall!
: to beware of Maloney. as ne wa
I irresponsible.