Show Pinchot Hints At Frauds in Prim Primary ry Vote Defeated Candidate Says Returns Returns Returns Re Re- turns Held Up by y Board Fa Favorable to P Pep Pepper jer WASHING rON WASHINGTON Ju June 9 AP AP P- P Recounting the thc story tory of ot his defeat in the Pennsylvania senat senatorial prImary mary pary Governor Pinchot Pinchot t told id i'd the sen senate te campaign funds co committee today loday that primary returns returns' In hi Allegheny Alle- Alle Allegheny Alle Aile- county had been held up p pLy by Ly an e election commission ri favorable favorable favor favor- able le to his tits op opponent Senator Senator Pepper Pepper Pep per and that he had heard reports reports re rp ports of false re registration and fraud The governor and his managers listed lifted the contributions cOl to his campaign cam cana- paI n at something over with Ith with his his O n own oun wife as as one of the thelie tIC lie and denied IIi In e to questioning that the Saloon Anti league cague and Wayne Wane U 11 i Wheeler had been active in his be be- be half halt lIe He had no Information that any ny ny election i returns had been changed Mr sa said I and no direct evidence evi evi- vIence vI- vI dence ence of frauds Vh When n th the witness declared the I returns turns in Allegheny county Pitt Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg had been held up he was asked by S Senator Goff Gott R Republican West est Virginia whether he had any knowledge that the returns were changed No was the reply I 1 base It only on reports that came carne to me and those pu published in the news news- papers He recalled that Edward E E. Bel- Bel dieman def defeated aled candidate for tor the gubernatorial nomination had filed fileda d a a. contest on the basis of ot the e re reports re- re ports What became of ot the contest asked Goff Gorr 1 I It t was dismissed but whether by mutual consent I 1 cannot cannot cannot can c'an- can can- not say The governor said the mine mineworkers mineworkers' mineworkers mineworkers' mineworkers mineworkers' workers' workers organizations organisations In his state had not contributed fo to o his campaign campaign cam cam cam- so fa fa- fa faas faa's as a's h he knew Did you contribute anything to he miners' miners organization n. n asked Senator King Democrat Utah No 1 10 0 sir sw |