SEYMOUR WILL FACE ARREST FOR PERJURY
SEYMOUR WILL FACE ARREST FOR PERJURY Sen. Nye Says Man Who Was Behind Political Trick Against Norris Will Be Tried (Special To The Progressive) LINCOLN. Nebr. — The sensational Investigation of...
...The serial number of the bond is being traced in an effort to determine its source...
...Other witnesses at the hearing testified that the grocer's candidacy was not of his own choosing...
...E, Livingston...
...The announcement of the Vice President came as a response to request made by party leaders that he' take the stump in behalf of various congressional candidates who are facing difficult fights in the November contests...
...On his return to Washington, Senator Nye is reported to have also declared that perjury proceedings would also be instituted against Norris, the grocer, who testified at the hearings that he had not been prompted by others to file as a candidate...
...Commenting on the evidence that has been brought to light in the Nebraska investigation, Sen...
...It was also discovered that a $500 bond had been sent to grocer Norris supposedly from Seymour as payment for his filing as a primary candidate against Sen...
...Probably the most important development of the probe is the sudden resignation of Victor Seymour as western manager of the Republican senatorial campaigns and the announcement of Chairman Nye of the Senate committee investigating campaign expenditures that he will be arrested and prosecuted for perjury for false evidence given to the Senate committee...
...Although denied by Seymour, testimony brought out at the committee hearings here disclosed that Seymour was involved in the political plot against Sen...
...22']—-The Progressive is a wonderful little paper and would not desire to evade paying my subscription to it...
...The Investigation of the Nye committee in the Nebraska campaign included hearings at which testimony was taken from the second George W. Norris...
...Curtis expects to begin his speaking trip at Wilmington...
...George W. Ncrris to defeat him in the recent primarj by the attempt to place the name of a second George W. Norris...
...The primary was a glorious victory for The Progressive cause and I hope will carry on the great aiiaslonary work.—S...
...The Nye committee has adjourned further hearings until Oct...
...Delaware on October 6th...
...Seymour did not appear before the committee, but wired his denials and stated that he was "too busy to testify until after the November elections...
...a chain store employee, on the ballot and so confuse voters as to secure the election of the Republican machine candidate, William M. Stebbins...
...In addition, investigation into bank records was made and it was discovered that $7,000 in campaign checks were received by Seymour from some mysterious source which...
...and stated that he would not be surprised to find that the bond had come from the Continental Oil corporation, which gave Will Hays Liberty bonds several years ago when Hays was national chairman of the Republican party...
...14, and in the meantime investigators have been sent to West Virginia...
...Nye announced that United States District Attorney Sandall of Omaha was prepared to start perjury proceedings against Seymour on behalf of the committee...
...Curtis to Make Speaking Tour For Republicans Will Stump States to Aid Congressional Candidates Facing Hard Fights washington, d. c—Vice President Charles Curtis has just announced that he will undertake an extensive speaking tour in behalf of Republican candidates in the fall elections within the next few days...
...Nye said, "This is the biggest scandal the committee has uncovered and the surface has only been scratched...
...Broken Bow attorney who handled the filing of the grocer's nomination papers, and Ester M. Alton, former stenographer in the employ of Seymour...
...From there he will go to Springfield...
...from Paul Johnson...
...Wis., Sept...
...Nye charges, were used by Seymour in backing the candidacy of grocer Norris...
...Ohio, where Ik- is scheduled to dedicate a memorial to John Rogers Clark, explorer and hero-soidier of the Revolutionary war, on October 9. Other speaking engagements of the Vice President have not as yet been announced...
...North Carolina, and Massachusetts to inquire into complaints of excessive expenditures in state primary campaigns in those states...
...While we have only found that Seymovr received seven checks from January to July from New York amounting to $1,000 and a S500 Liberty bond, we are satisfied that a vast sum was poured into Nebraska by the interests to defeat Senator Norris...
...Nye has expressed the opinion that the source of this bond and other contributions is the power trust interests of the nation, who bitterly opposed the candidacy of Sen...
...The investigation showed that this money was sent over a period of seven months in checks of $1,000 each...
...The sensational Investigation of the Republican primary campaigns in this state by the Nye Senate committee came to a close here this week, and political Nebraska remains in a statement of excitement and speculation over the developments and revelations that have followed...
...a oreat Victory [Arkansaw...
Vol. 1 • October 1930 • No. 44
