Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-05 | Page 7 | Political Leader Cleared in Probe

T POLITICAL LEADER tEADER CLEARED IN PROBE NEW NE YORK Oct 5 ff JP gP A report reporting lug ing to find evidence to substantiate te charges Jesse R R. Salmon veteran Republican Re- Re publican leader of at Essex cx county received received re- re from brewery rewery interests to o influence beer legislation a legis- legis committee closed its investigation tion ion today with the summation influence It is true that political was sought but there is no proof that it t was bought Richards Richards Rich- Rich Senate President Emerson President Emerson L L. ards charged August 22 that brewery interests entrusted entrust d a prominent poll poll- with a large sum of ni money money ney reputedly to jo defeat a permanent perma- perma nent ent beer act Called upon by the sen zen ate te a week later to explain hi his charges barges Richards said money according accord ing jug to o the story of an alleged eye cye witness was turned over to Salmon Saimon at t a conference ce attended by representatives of the Kreuger r Brewing company