Searching for Waterville Man Lost in Big Woods
Resuming its inquiry in Chicago after a recess of nearly three months, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Magill, of Chicago, an Independent candidate in the Illinois senatorial campaign. Two Anti-Saloon League leaders quoted a Chicago minister on the proposed spending, Senator Reed questioned the league's endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy, and Magill and the minister were summoned to appear the next day.
Chicago, Oct. 18. - (AP) - Delving into Illinois' bitterly contested senatorial campaign, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a $300,000 or $400,000 campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, Independent candidate.
Two dry leaders, F. Scott McBride, national superintendent, and George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, quoted a Methodist minister, the Rev. Robert O'- Brien, of Chicago, as saying that it was proposed to expend that amount of money for Magill and that there were enough "holes" in the corrupt practices act to get by on a big campaign program.
Both Magill and the Rev. Mr. O'- Brien were summoned to appear before the committee tomorrow for questioning as to the genesis of the Ma-gill candidacy and the financing that has been done to date.
Resuming its inquiry here after a recess of nearly three months, the committee, in the person of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, took no steps looking toward an inquiry into the political situation in Indiana, where there have been charges of Ku Klux Klan domination through United States senators. Senator Reed stated that he had not decided whether he would go into that subject.
Safford and McBride were the principal witnesses of the day and the former was questioned somewhat sharply by Reed as to Anti-Saloon League endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy in view of the revelations here last summer that $250,-000 had been spent in behalf of that candidate in the primary and that half of this sum came from officials of public utilities.
Condemning the expenditure of such sums for political purposes, Safford said his organization realized the futility of supporting an Independent candidate and consequently had to pick out the dry candidate nominated by the two major political parties.
"So that you would support a man who had raised a corruption fund so great as to shock your conscience provided that man agreed with you on the prohibition question?" asked Senator Reed.
"No; that is not a fair statement," Safford protested. "We did not create the situation. The people have created it. We reach into this situation and take the best we can out of it."
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Searching for Waterville Man Lost in Big Woods
Resuming its inquiry in Chicago after a recess of nearly three months, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Magill, of Chicago, an Independent candidate in the Illinois senatorial campaign. Two Anti-Saloon League leaders quoted a Chicago minister on the proposed spending, Senator Reed questioned the league's endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy, and Magill and the minister were summoned to appear the next day.
Chicago, Oct. 18. - (AP) - Delving into Illinois' bitterly contested senatorial campaign, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a $300,000 or $400,000 campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, Independent candidate.
Two dry leaders, F. Scott McBride, national superintendent, and George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, quoted a Methodist minister, the Rev. Robert O'- Brien, of Chicago, as saying that it was proposed to expend that amount of money for Magill and that there were enough "holes" in the corrupt practices act to get by on a big campaign program.
Both Magill and the Rev. Mr. O'- Brien were summoned to appear before the committee tomorrow for questioning as to the genesis of the Ma-gill candidacy and the financing that has been done to date.
Resuming its inquiry here after a recess of nearly three months, the committee, in the person of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, took no steps looking toward an inquiry into the political situation in Indiana, where there have been charges of Ku Klux Klan domination through United States senators. Senator Reed stated that he had not decided whether he would go into that subject.
Safford and McBride were the principal witnesses of the day and the former was questioned somewhat sharply by Reed as to Anti-Saloon League endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy in view of the revelations here last summer that $250,-000 had been spent in behalf of that candidate in the primary and that half of this sum came from officials of public utilities.
Condemning the expenditure of such sums for political purposes, Safford said his organization realized the futility of supporting an Independent candidate and consequently had to pick out the dry candidate nominated by the two major political parties.
"So that you would support a man who had raised a corruption fund so great as to shock your conscience provided that man agreed with you on the prohibition question?" asked Senator Reed.
"No; that is not a fair statement," Safford protested. "We did not create the situation. The people have created it. We reach into this situation and take the best we can out of it."
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Searching for Waterville Man Lost in Big Woods
Resuming its inquiry in Chicago after a recess of nearly three months, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Magill, of Chicago, an Independent candidate in the Illinois senatorial campaign. Two Anti-Saloon League leaders quoted a Chicago minister on the proposed spending, Senator Reed questioned the league's endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy, and Magill and the minister were summoned to appear the next day.
Chicago, Oct. 18. - (AP) - Delving into Illinois' bitterly contested senatorial campaign, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a $300,000 or $400,000 campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, Independent candidate.
Two dry leaders, F. Scott McBride, national superintendent, and George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, quoted a Methodist minister, the Rev. Robert O'- Brien, of Chicago, as saying that it was proposed to expend that amount of money for Magill and that there were enough "holes" in the corrupt practices act to get by on a big campaign program.
Both Magill and the Rev. Mr. O'- Brien were summoned to appear before the committee tomorrow for questioning as to the genesis of the Ma-gill candidacy and the financing that has been done to date.
Resuming its inquiry here after a recess of nearly three months, the committee, in the person of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, took no steps looking toward an inquiry into the political situation in Indiana, where there have been charges of Ku Klux Klan domination through United States senators. Senator Reed stated that he had not decided whether he would go into that subject.
Safford and McBride were the principal witnesses of the day and the former was questioned somewhat sharply by Reed as to Anti-Saloon League endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy in view of the revelations here last summer that $250,-000 had been spent in behalf of that candidate in the primary and that half of this sum came from officials of public utilities.
Condemning the expenditure of such sums for political purposes, Safford said his organization realized the futility of supporting an Independent candidate and consequently had to pick out the dry candidate nominated by the two major political parties.
"So that you would support a man who had raised a corruption fund so great as to shock your conscience provided that man agreed with you on the prohibition question?" asked Senator Reed.
"No; that is not a fair statement," Safford protested. "We did not create the situation. The people have created it. We reach into this situation and take the best we can out of it."
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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Searching for Waterville Man Lost in Big Woods
Resuming its inquiry in Chicago after a recess of nearly three months, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Magill, of Chicago, an Independent candidate in the Illinois senatorial campaign. Two Anti-Saloon League leaders quoted a Chicago minister on the proposed spending, Senator Reed questioned the league's endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy, and Magill and the minister were summoned to appear the next day.
Chicago, Oct. 18. - (AP) - Delving into Illinois' bitterly contested senatorial campaign, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a $300,000 or $400,000 campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, Independent candidate.
Two dry leaders, F. Scott McBride, national superintendent, and George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, quoted a Methodist minister, the Rev. Robert O'- Brien, of Chicago, as saying that it was proposed to expend that amount of money for Magill and that there were enough "holes" in the corrupt practices act to get by on a big campaign program.
Both Magill and the Rev. Mr. O'- Brien were summoned to appear before the committee tomorrow for questioning as to the genesis of the Ma-gill candidacy and the financing that has been done to date.
Resuming its inquiry here after a recess of nearly three months, the committee, in the person of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, took no steps looking toward an inquiry into the political situation in Indiana, where there have been charges of Ku Klux Klan domination through United States senators. Senator Reed stated that he had not decided whether he would go into that subject.
Safford and McBride were the principal witnesses of the day and the former was questioned somewhat sharply by Reed as to Anti-Saloon League endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy in view of the revelations here last summer that $250,-000 had been spent in behalf of that candidate in the primary and that half of this sum came from officials of public utilities.
Condemning the expenditure of such sums for political purposes, Safford said his organization realized the futility of supporting an Independent candidate and consequently had to pick out the dry candidate nominated by the two major political parties.
"So that you would support a man who had raised a corruption fund so great as to shock your conscience provided that man agreed with you on the prohibition question?" asked Senator Reed.
"No; that is not a fair statement," Safford protested. "We did not create the situation. The people have created it. We reach into this situation and take the best we can out of it."
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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Searching for Waterville Man Lost in Big Woods
Resuming its inquiry in Chicago after a recess of nearly three months, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Magill, of Chicago, an Independent candidate in the Illinois senatorial campaign. Two Anti-Saloon League leaders quoted a Chicago minister on the proposed spending, Senator Reed questioned the league's endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy, and Magill and the minister were summoned to appear the next day.
Chicago, Oct. 18. - (AP) - Delving into Illinois' bitterly contested senatorial campaign, the senate campaign funds committee heard testimony about a $300,000 or $400,000 campaign fund raised or proposed to be raised in the interest of Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, Independent candidate.
Two dry leaders, F. Scott McBride, national superintendent, and George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, quoted a Methodist minister, the Rev. Robert O'- Brien, of Chicago, as saying that it was proposed to expend that amount of money for Magill and that there were enough "holes" in the corrupt practices act to get by on a big campaign program.
Both Magill and the Rev. Mr. O'- Brien were summoned to appear before the committee tomorrow for questioning as to the genesis of the Ma-gill candidacy and the financing that has been done to date.
Resuming its inquiry here after a recess of nearly three months, the committee, in the person of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, took no steps looking toward an inquiry into the political situation in Indiana, where there have been charges of Ku Klux Klan domination through United States senators. Senator Reed stated that he had not decided whether he would go into that subject.
Safford and McBride were the principal witnesses of the day and the former was questioned somewhat sharply by Reed as to Anti-Saloon League endorsement of the Frank L. Smith candidacy in view of the revelations here last summer that $250,-000 had been spent in behalf of that candidate in the primary and that half of this sum came from officials of public utilities.
Condemning the expenditure of such sums for political purposes, Safford said his organization realized the futility of supporting an Independent candidate and consequently had to pick out the dry candidate nominated by the two major political parties.
"So that you would support a man who had raised a corruption fund so great as to shock your conscience provided that man agreed with you on the prohibition question?" asked Senator Reed.
"No; that is not a fair statement," Safford protested. "We did not create the situation. The people have created it. We reach into this situation and take the best we can out of it."
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 19, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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