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President Sen. J. Thomas Heflin V. Pres Gov. Ed Jackson S of State William Hale Thompson S of War Rev. Norris of Ft. Worthf S of Treas Will Hays** S of Navy Albert E. Fall S of Int Harry F. Sinclair Atty General Geo. Remus Post M General Dr. Frederick Cooktt S of Com Will Rogers S of Labor Emma Goldman S of Agri H. L. Mencken...
...Tossing upon the tide of convulsive charges against Candidate Smith by Senator J. Thomas ("Tom Tom") Heflin, who mortally hates and fears the Roman Pope, was an allegation that scads of money had been spent for the Brown Derby in North Carolina. The Senate's campaign funds investigating committee went to Raleigh, N. C., and asked people-in-a-position-to-know. The total of Smith money exposed...
...Senate stood Alabama's Heflin to defend his allegations. "I have not any proof," he said, "but every citizen of North Carolina that I have talked to has said that we can prove...
...Overman, North Carolina's junior Senator, protested. "The men who testified were responsible and high-toned," he said. But Senator Heflin, who yields to no man for responsibility or "high tone," roared...
Senator Simmons would not accuse the Raleigh witnesses of lying. He did not grow noisy about it like Senator Heflin. But he was convinced that North Carolina was convinced that the Brown Derby was corruptive. Moreover, he said, Smith would be defeated in North Carolina "four or five to one." He paused for breath and then reiterated, that Candidate Smith's "derelictions" would be exposed, by the Republicans...