Show WITNESS TELLS TOWNSEND DEAL Says ys Leaders Offered Offer dl t to Back Merr Merriam am LOS ANGELES April 30 0 UP UP- UP Pierre Tomlinson a witness in th the Townsend plan bearing hearing told today of ot a deal be between heads of tho the Townsend organization am and Governor Frank Merriam's representatives representatives sent through which he said laid the tho voting strength of the group waito was wai to have been thrown on the side sido o of Merriam in the 1934 gubernatorial race Tomlinson testified before a congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional subcommittee investigating inv ing the Townsend plan He said the deal w was made by Dr Townsend and R. R E. E Clements former fonner treasurer secretary-treasurer of the organization with the governors governor's election representatives But the money he be said was never paid Tomlinson also produced a a. letter to A. A R. R White of dated July 14 1934 and signed by Dr Townsend which expressed Townsend's Townsends Townsends Townsend's Townsends Townsend's Town- Town sends send's disfavor of Upton Sinclair E EPIC PIC P I C candidate |