| Show BOTH MONTANA AND NEVADA ON HOPEFUL LIST OF WET GROUP Sums Set Aside for Referendums In Those Two States PROBE GOES ON Phil Philadelphia phia Judge Denies Statements Made By Reporters WASHINGTON July 1 By l The Associated Press Press taking another glimpse Into the affairs of the association against the prohibition amendment th tha senate campaign funds committee today again turned Its attention to the senatorial primary in Penn Penn- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania sylvania and heard Frank X 0 Conner a south Philadelphia snag snag- magIstrate mae mae-Istrate Istrate deny that he had accused William s 's S are Vare of ot trying to pur- pur purchase purchase pur purchase chase his support for the senator senator- ship senator ship Under examination cross-examination b by Chairman Reed and in tho the face fac or of testimony to the contrary by the three Philadelphia newspapermen OConner Insisted that he hI had never said Vare Yare offered him 75 75 tad nd then for his all aid allIn aidIn aidin In Vares Vare's senatorial campaign against Senator Pepper and Gov Gov- Governor GovI Governor Gov- Gov Governor Pinchot It was second appear appear- I once tore the committee and on onI onha I the ha first occasion he h mad a elm sim- 1 liar d denial bu n rl the tho three t I I t h had s had a ch-a ch elate n t to them When he took the stand stand today Senator Reed read him his previous testimony and asked himI I him him whether he wanted to modify It It STICKS T TO DENIAL DEXA J I 1 want to Stilt still sav say I did not make that statement to newspapermen on election night said the magistrate Did you make noke It on election day I did not Did Dit you ou mak make t at any time I I did not The chairman then took the witness over details ot of the of-the the testimony testimony mony given elven by the th three reporters but he be h stuck to his denial During the th committees committee's brief excursion Into the th affairs of the th association against the prohibition amendment the witness stand was occupied by CharUs S Wood or of Pennsylvania campaign manager or of the th wet vet organization He H die dis- disclosed dis disclosed closed that 1200 had been eel sel aside by the association to work toward the hoi ling of or prohibition referendums in Montana and Ne- Ne Nevada Ne Nevada vada but said sald uno une of the 1400 or 1600 1500 raise raised recently by a vol- vol volunteer volunteer vol volunteer committee In 11 Pennsylvania was spent In the ne Keystone state Tho The witness corroborated yester yester- yesterday's yesterday's yesterday's days day's testimony by William II 11 StIrton Stayton head of the association that was sent Into Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania vania by the rational organization to pay for mats mass meetings In the interest of Vare who ran on a modification platform REPORTER AND JUDGE During the examination of 0 Connor 0 Connor Chairman need fled took look the witness through a long course cours of questioning In Ir Ills relations ith Philadelphia newspaper men Asked whether he saw any re- re reporters reporters re reporters porters on on on election night OCon O'Connor nor OCon nor replied in the negative Did you ou see IKC any on 01 election 7 pursued the chairman Yes I think there were vere several around during the th da day Do you OU know Herman lIerman II If An- An Anderson Anderson d An-d derson r on a re reporter orter on the th Public Ledger I know a newspaper man named Anderson but I cannot say that I know mow him by that name nam ame you ou known him DIm ann ana talked with him frequently for tor four or five rive years I 1 saw V in th the newspapers where he sald he hal known m rae me for that of or time Did DI i you not talk to a newspaper per per man at your our headquarters on election day da I did not you talk talle to him and didn't he ho makes notes In your lie He did not Did you ou tell anyone any one at your headquarters In sUb substance tance and ef- ef ef effect fed that Vares Vare's or- or or organization had offered you to withdraw from the th race for tor con con- congress con congress gress gross I I did not |
