| Show IlliNOIS PRIMARY PROOf PROBE IS IN Man Refusing to Answer Questions r Told old He Will Be Cited to toS S Senate nate GAVE VARE MONEY Senate Authority to Punish Punish Punish Pun Pun- ish in C Contempt Cases Cases' as s' s sIs S Is Now Before Courts S CHICAGO July 29 AP AP True True e bills naming forty two forty two persons and raising the number of persons charged with vote vote frauds and vari van various Otis ous irregularities in the April pr primaries maries manies to tc were voted today by the special grand jury A number of those named were women Thirty eight judges and clerks and three ward workers were charged with misconduct 1 CHIC CHICAGO GO July 29 AP FI AP Flatly AP-Flatly Flatly refusing to answer answel questions today before the senate campaign funds committee Thomas W. W Cunningham of Philadelphia was that he would be cited to the senate for contempt Acting on advice of ot his couns counsel l Ben Golder Colder Cunningham refused to respond to any Inquiries as as' as to the source of a contribution he lie made to the campaign fund of Wilham William William Wil Wil- liam ham S. S Vare Yare who won the Republican can an senatorial nomination tion last May Cunningham contended that this was was was-a a personal matter Before Detore that Golder Colder had chaIl challenged the right of the committee tp to go goo Into the tho Pennsylvania primary at atall atall atall all declaring that this was a matter matter matter mat mat- ter for Cor the commonwealth of oC Pennsylvania to deal with CONTEMPT CHARGE With Cunninghams Cunningham's persistent r re refusal refusal re- re to re respond pond to questions Chairman Chairman Chair- Chair man Reed said he wanted to Inform him that it would be the duty of C. C the to r report port you to the United States senate for con con- t tempt What the result may be will have to be ot determined by bv the senate senate sen sen- ate and the committee Reed Reed add add- ed This Is not a threat the senator senator senator sena sena- tor continued but a statement of facts I I. I ask you now if you a adhere here hereto to th the position you jou ou have taken I 1 do Cunningham replied Very well weIl that's all aU The authority of the senate to punish citizens for cont contempt hi In re refusing refusing re- re fusing to answer questions before an investigating committee is now before the courts courts' in th the case of lit Harry 1 F. F Sinclair oil 01 magnate WIle refused finally to testify In inthe the Teapot Dome inquiry Cunningham testified that on onA A April 5 1926 he gave to Thomas F F. Watson Vatson treasurer of the Vare Yare organization n Where did you ou get this money Reed inquired PRIVATE FUNDS S Out of my own private funds Cunningham replied At that point Ben Colder Golder counsel counsel coun coon sd sel for Cunningham said he lie had advised his client that in his jud judg jud- judgment ment the committee had not jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction juris juris- diction to Inquire into the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania primary and that consequently consequently conse consequently conse he need not answer answer certain questions S Senator Reed then Inquired as to the source of the tion I 1 refuse to answer that question that Is a personal matter Cunningham Cunninham Cun Curt ham nin-ham replied Where did you ou Keep that mone money Reed need asked That is n a-n ther personal question question ques ques- tion Lion and 1 I refuse to answer Did you gi gie Il e it in cash or by bv Continued on page 4 ILLINOIS PRiMARY PRIMARY PROBE WITNESS IS IN CONTEMPT Continued from page e 1 check i In cash What is s your salar salary as clerk o of general sessions sessions se Eight thousand dollars Was this savings from your our salary another personal question which I refuse to answer Is Is there anything wrong or wicked or crooked about the source of that money Reed asked UNFAIR QUESTION Thata an unfair question broke in Golder Colder and I advise Mr 11 Cunningham to disregard i ft Senator Reed and rind Golder Colder got into a wrangle with the upshot that the chairman warned the attorney that I if he did not maintain a respectful respectful respect respect- ful lul attitude toward the committee he would not be permitted to sit at the hearing table Golder Colder protested the senators senator's questions were unfair Did you OU give any of ot the money moner J Jin in the campaign Reed asked Yes Cunningham replied On April 16 I gave Reed develop the source of ot that money mone- but ut Cunningham on the advice of his counsel refus refused d to answer answel CHICAGO July 20 29 AP Dis AP Dis Disclosed closed expenditures in Illinois' Illinois bitterly bitterly bitterly bit bit- terly contested primary in April had mounted today almost to the mark marl Of the total of ot thus far revealed e the senate campaign campaign cam cam- funds was spent directly in the Republican can senatorial contest which Frank Brank BrankL L. L Smith chairman of the Illinois commerce commission won from Senator William B. B l Samuel Insull Chicago public utilities executive is known to have contributed 19 to 10 the campaign including directly direct direct- ly to Colonel organization org Having developed these contributions contributions contributions by Insull Chairman Reed Heed has sought to emphasize through several several several sev sev- eral witnesses the control which the commerce commission of which Smith still is chairman ex exercises over public utilities in which Insull has large holdings The Chicago power magnate has been notified to appear again today before belore the committee e to tv give his decision as to whether he would tell of the campaign contributions which he made other than those to the Smith fund and that of ot George GeorgeE E E. E Brennan who won the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic sen senatorial fight tight Demo I PROBE TO GO DEEPER Since Insull's first appearance at atthe atthe atthe the opening of the investigation Monday the committee has received testimony that he donated to the Crowe-Barrett Crowe group and to the Deneen faction which fought for tor control of Cook county in the primary Senator Reed wants to find out whether the sum total of Insull's gift for political purposes has been brought ht to light Allen F. F Moore 1 manager of ot the Smith campaign also was on to today's today's today's to- to days day's list of ot witnesses H He was to inform the committee whether he had finally det determined to question its authority to compel him to disclose disclose disclose dis dis- dis- dis close n names mes of ot sev several ral of ot the tle larger larget contributors to the Smith political fund Moore had been given until yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- to make up his mind but the time was extended l for fora r g. g day at his request OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Collection of by the Crowe Crowe-Barrett Crowe Barrett organization and the expenditure o of of 2000 of his own money on behalf of Senator McKinley McKinley McKinley Mc- Mc Kinley by Andrew Russell Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jackson Jackson- ville Ill III banker was testified to yesterday by the committee In addition to the given by Insult Insull Charles V. V Barrett treasurer of ot the Crowe-Barrett Crowe group told the committee that John Hertz president of ot the Yellow Cab company gave and Albert 1 D D. Lasker former chairman of ot the shipping board 2000 Barrett testified that his faction as such had not supported Smith for tor the senatorial nomination but Chairman Reed pointed out that the Crowe-Barrett Crowe group and Smith coincided in their opposition to the world court INQUIRY PROLONGED With a long list of ot witnesses either summoned or in prospect ItIs it itIs itis Is now certain that the inquiry willbe willbe will will- be extended at least well into next week Since both Chairman Reed and Senator LaFollette Republican an of Wisconsin are obliged to leave Chicago over the week end the In Inquiry inquiry inquiry in- in probably will be adjourned 1 from Friday to next Tuesday |
