Show THAYER VIOLATED THE TUE UW LAW I Supreme Court Decides Against Member of Republican State Committee of Texas Washington March 3 9 That a r quest for a campaign contribution made by letter is equivalent to a request made in person per on where li re the hie letter 18 is t re TP received and rend rood was as J ld by the Ute su iU supreme preme court of the llie United d States State Sta tf in th thease ease case ast of the United States Stales vs no Edward Thayer of or Dallas Dalla Tot Tox which in an a opinion by Justice Holmes Holme was de decided decided deckled in favor of ot the tile government Thayer in is hi a member of ot the Republic Republican an state committee of Texa Texas and he hewa was wa charged with violating viola tin the civil Hil service law Jaw by s sending n a letter lettel to Dop Dep uly uh Internal Interim Revenue Collector Wood during durin the campaign of 1906 1306 in which i he lie urged Wood to contribute a por portion portion portion tion of his luis salary s lary in aid of the th Republican I lican Ilean lI n ticket I The federal district court for tilt northern district of or Texas refused to in hold Thayer guilty because it was not proved that Wood W V od had read the letter in iii a federal building I The decision lon toy today too II reversed that thit find fini finding ing |