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    "ocrText": "1929 18\n1929 18\nHer-ex\n11-2-28\n1929 18\n11/4/28\nCRICASO nl\nFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928.\nASKS PROBE OF\nL'ENDSAY GAVE\nBOOZE PARTY' IN\ned eight different and definite accu-\nJURORS LIQUOR,\nBOTH SWANSON\nSWANSON PLEADS\nsations against Judge Lindsay, for\nwhich I have the evidence. He has\nLINDSAY'S COURT\ndodged, ducked and stuttered out de-\nAND LINDSAY USE\nFOR HEAVY VOTE\nnials, in few instances, and in\nothers either has remained silent or\nAVERS BRUNKER\nturned on me with weak counter\nCROWE AS TARPOT\nverbal assaults, on United States\nBrunker Wants Hearing\nSenator Charles S. Deneen, Harry\nUrges Citizens to Break\nEugene Kelly, United States District\nAttorney George E. Q. Johnson, Judge\nHilarious Party' in Chambers\nby Bar Association.\nCrime Strangle Hold;\nDaniel P. Trude, A. B. Brunker and\nothers. that the people of\nalleged; Charges Fly; Call\nEach Accuses Other of\nFinal Fight.\nCook county are getting weary of this\nSwanson Racketeers' Ally\neffort to blacken my name. My friends\nThe Chicago Bar association was\ntell me to pay no attention to it, and\nI would not now dignify his utter-\nCharges loosed yesterday whipped\ncalled upon yesterday to consider the\nMachine Alliance.\nWith three days left of the\nances with recognition save that I\nthe fight for the office of state's\ncharge that Judge William J. Lindsay,\ncampaign, Judge John A. Swanson,\nknow they have gone into many\nattorney of Cook County into a\nDemocratic candidate for state's attor-\nrepublican candidate for state's attor-\nhomes over the radio.\"\nney, went into his campaign with re-\nscrambling start for_a hectic finish.\nney, was host at a birthday party in\nWins New Indorsements.\nJudge William J. Lindsay, the\nChicago echoed again last night with\nnewed vigor, speaking at several meet-\nhis chambers at which jurors in his\nings. and at each one urging voters to\nJulius Rosenwald, Rush C. Butler,\nDemocratic contender, was, charged\ncourt were served with whisky.\nthe battle over the state's attorney-\nbreak the grip crime had upon Chi-\npresident of the Illinois Association\nwith being master of ceremonies \"at\nAlbert R. Brunker, chairman of the\nship. The rival candidates, Judge John\ncago.\nfor the Administration of Criminal\nGhilarious drinking party in his\nSwanson Business Men's organization,\nA. Swanson, Republican, and Judge\nThis, he pointed out, can be done\nJustice, and James E. MacMurray,\nCounty Building ourt room'' in cele-\nwho made the charge publicly on\nWilliam J. Lindsay, Democrat, accused\nonly if the voters march to the polls\nformer state senator and now an of-\ngration of his last birthday anniver-\nVednesday, followed it up yesterday\nby filing formal charges against\neach other of having hookups with\nnext Tuesday with the same deter-\nficial of the Acme Steel company, to-\n9, 1927.\nthe Thompson-Crowe-Sma machine\nmination that they displayed last\nday added their indorsements of\nJil's accuser was Albert R. Brunker,\nJudge Lindsay before the board of\nspring when they snowed Robert E,\nJudge Swanson.\nmanagers of the bar association.\nof the Judge John CA\nwhich the voters pushed into the ditch\nCrowe under an avalanche of votes.\nam in entire accord with the\nBrunker has been a leader in the cam-\nSwanson Business Men' S Committee.\nin the April primaries.\n\"Finish the task that was so well\npolicies outlined by Judge Swanson,\npaign of Judge Lindsay' Republican\nJudge Swanson accused Judge Lind-\nsaid Mr. Rosenwald. \"There is no\nMembers of the jury sitting before\nbegun last spring,\" Judge Swanson\nopponent, Judge Swanson.\nsay of being the crown prince of the\nurged the voters, 'and defeat the\nneed to predict the governmental fu-\njudge Lindsay, Mr. Brunker further\nMeet This Afternoon.\ndethroned King Bob Crowe.\" Judge\nLindsay charged Judge Swanson with\ndemocratic nominee who is now re-\nture of Cook county. Judge Swanson's\nalleged, accepted invitations at-\ntend the party, \"and thereupon\nAfter Brunker notified newspapers\nbeing \" the tool of Deneen, who helped\nceiving the support of the same class\nopponents are defeated now.\"\nlast night of his action, it was stated\nbuild the mall-Thompson machine.\nwhich fought to renominate Crowe.\nAttorney Butler declared that \"it\naccepted drinks of whisky poured by\nat the bar association that a special\nDemocrats See Victory.\nNominees Luncheon Guests.\noften has been proved that at heart\nJudge Lindsay. or others; at Judge\nLindsay's suggestion.3\nmeeting of the board of managers had\nJudge Swanson and Louis L. Em\nthe criminal is a coward. That is why\nJudge Lindsay denied the accusa\nbeen called to take place this after-\nMeanwhile the Democrats held\na\nmerson, republican candidate for gov-\nthe crooks will run as soon as Judge\ntions.\nnoon at 4:30 o'clock to discuss the\nsoiree of precinct battlers at the Sher-\nTas charges are absolutely false\ncharges.\nernor, were guests of honor at\nSwanson is elected state's attorney.\nman hotel, which filled three ball-\nluncheon in the Hamilton club today\n\"The fact that the criminal gangs\nabsolutely untrue,\" he said.\nThe special meeting was called after\nrooms, with meetings in the\nClarence P. Denning, executive sec-\ngalleries and corridors, the largest\nattended by many state and national\nare fighting Judge Swanson is suf-\nHURLS CHARGES AT SWANSON.\nparty leaders. President Will J. Bell\nficient evidence that the crooks fear\n1. Then he himself made some\nretary of the bar association, had\nand noisiest political gathering of its\nconsulted with Francis X. Busch, act-\nof the Hamilton club presided and\nhim. The public may rely on Judge\ncharges against his opponent, Judge\nsort within the memory of the local\nJohn A. Swanson.\nDemocratic historians, so they af-\npledged the support of that organiza-\nSwanson's pledge to smash the crim-\ning president, in the absence from the\n- He charged Judge Swansom is\ncity of the president, Sidney S. Gor-\nfirmed. More than 8.000 party workers\ntion to the Swanson-Emmerson cam-\ninal political ring in this city and\nbeing supported by gangsters, hood\nfums, racketeers and wealthy busi\nham, and with Herbert M. Lautmann,\nwere estimated to be present, and the\npaign.\ncounty.\"\nness men who are the \"biggest tax\nsecretary of the association,\nIn speeches made at republican\n\"There is no doubt in the minds of\ntext taken by all the speakers was\ndodgers in the county\nBrunker declared he was prepared\n\"\nVictory is in the air.\"\nrallies last night Judge Swanson de-\nthe majority of the voters in Chicago\nNot least in the deliberate and\nto prove his booze party charges\nDemocratic war horses roused the\ncried \"the last minute frenzied at-\nand Cook county that Judge Swanson\ncorrupt paralyzing of the agencies\nagainst Judge Lindsay by competent\ngatherings with declarations that\ntacks upon me by Judge Lindsay\nwill do just what he has said he\nof the*law has been the Deneen-\nevidence. He had eleven members of\nSmith will carry Chicago and Cook\nwho is resorting to billingsgate and\nwould do-destroy the combination of\nSwanson political organization which\nthe jury in the case interviewed,\ncounty by 100,000 to 200,000.\nvituparation of a most malicious na-\ncrime and politics,' declared Former\nis today levying tribute on violators\nBrunker said, and of these, eight\nor the prohibition laws, on racketeer-\nJudge Swanson, in reviewing the\nture to injure my chance for success.\nSenator MacMurray. \"That is why\ning on gambling and all manner of\nconfirm the liquor party story in all\ncampaign, depicted himself as a sort\n\"He is viciously attempting to iden-\nso many persons are afraid he will\nvice, he said.\nessential details.\nof Robinson Crusoe, finding footprints\ntify me with the very elements which\nbe elected.\n'I do not believe the Republican\nBrunker Takes Responsibility\nin the sand.\nI had most opposed, beer runners and\nnominee will prosecute tax dodging\nIn his statement to the press, Brun-\nLast spring in the primaries,\" said\ndesperadoes whom I not only have\nBacked by Jane Addams.\nany more vigorously than he will\nker called attention to Judge Lind\nJudge Swanson, we exposed the rot-\nnever seen but who fought me in the\nReiterating her belief that Judge\nprosecute the racketeers who have\nlined up in support of his campaign\nsay's charges of disloyalty in his\ntenness of the Crowe administration,\nprimary\nSwanson is the better of the two can-\nMeanwhile, Judge Swanson listed\n(Brunker's) war record, and he said\nwhen we revealed the footprints of\n'My friends will not be deceived by\ndidates for state's attorney, Jane Ad-\nhis campaign questions to Judge\nthat in view of this attack he wished\ntheir bi-partisan alliance with gang\nthis insidious and unscruplous at-\ndams, head of the Hull House, in a\nLindsay, and the answer he said\nto assume responsibility for the form-\nland.\ntack upon my character. Possibly\nnew statement issued today declared\nJudge Lindsay has made. They fol-\nal charge against the Democratic can-\nThe same foot prints exist now,\nsome of the independent voters of\nthat \"if anything is needed most to\nlow\ndidate.\nsave that since primary day they have\nChicago who are still considering the\nbring Chicago and this county to a\n\"1. I accused Judge Lindsay of in-\nJudge Lindsay's reply to my\ngrown more numerous. It was a battle\nquestion of whom to support for\nhigh level\"o of decency it is the cleans-\ndorsing Robert E. Crowe for re-nom-\nination'a state's attorney. He had\ncharges in the press was simply that\nagainst Crowe and his kingdom then;\nstate's attorney, may be misled or\ning of the prosecuting attorney's of-\nto admit the charge because his\nthey were absolutely untrue,' says\nnow it is a war against Crowe's crown\nindorsement had been put into print\nprince, Lindsay, and his underworld\ndazed by Lindsay's falsehoods. When-\nfice,\nthe Brunker statement. Today I\never we find startling evidence asso-\nJudge Swanson is equipped as to\nand circulated by hundreds of thou-\nhave followed up my open letter\ncourt of racketeers.\nciating my democratic opponent with\ncharacter and ability to purge polit-\nsands.\ncharges to Lindsay with a communi-\nLindsay's Counter Blast.\ngangland's leaders, like Joe Saltis,\nical activities here of the perfidy and\nREPLY IS SILENCE.\ncation to the president of the bar as-\n\"2. I accused Judge Lindsay of co-\nsociation, Sidney S. Gorham, reiter-\nJudge Lindsay declared Senator\nLouis Alterie, 'Lovin' Putty' Anixter\ncorruption which have blackened\nating the liquor party charges and\nDeneen is trying to grab the powers\nand their allies Judge Lindsay turns\nthem, especially during the last few\noperating with the trowe-Thompson\nelements in the Second and Third\nasking leave to meet the issue raised\nof the old Crowe-Thompson machine.\nabout and tries to defend himself by\nyears.\nwards in an attempt to defeat me;\nby Judge Lindsay 8 flat dénial.\n'Deneen helped put Small in the gov-\nsaying it is John Swanson and not\n\"The lawlessness, the contempt for\nalso of personally linking himself\nLindsay's liquor drinking, when\nernor's chair,' he said. He helped\nLindsay who is the pal of these des-\nlaw in this city and county have been\nwith the worst elements in the\nconfined to his private life and the\nelect Big Bill Thompson. He has the\nperadoes. We have recorded evidence\nand are now caused\\ by the deep, al-\nCrowe-Thompson grang. His reply\nprivacy of his home or intimate circle\nfederal patronage in Chicago. Now he\nof Lindsay's questionable associates.\nmost popular belief that if certain\nwas complete and utter silence.\n3.  charged Judge Lindsay with\nof friends, is his own business, per-\nwants the state's attorneyship, and he\nwhile Lindsay has no real evidence\noffice holders, politicians and organ-\nhaps; but when he makes of his Su-\nwants you to give him that office by\nactively aiding in the escape of Joe\nelecting his henchman, John A. Swan-\nsupporting his charges against me.\nized criminals can get away with it\nSaltis, beer runner, quoting records\nperior court chambers a drinking\nson.\"\n\"In the last day or two I have list-\nso can others.\"\nto prove this. Judge Lindsay's reply\nplace, to which jurors serving in a\nwas the weak one that Joe Saltis is\ncase on hearing in his court are in-\nThe charge filed by Albert R. Brun-\na friend of mine.\nvited and induced to drink intoxicants\nker of the Swanson forces with the\nI accused Judge Lindsay of\nliberating gunman Louis Alterie. No\n--his actions cease to be his own pri-\nChicago Bar association that Judge\ndefinite, detailed reply.\nvate concern.\"\nLindsay had a party in his chambers\n\"5. I charged Judge Lindsay with\nJudge Swanson, in his speech yester-\nin which jurors were served whisky\npermitting the waiver of 700 felonies\nday at the Four Cohan's theater,\nwas turned over to the judiciary com-\nin his own court. His reply was that\ncharged that Judge Lindsay last Sun-\nmittee of the association yesterday\n\"Johnnie' Swanson was a friend of\nday was the guest of honor at a polit-\nDeneen.\nical meeting and parade which was\nJudge Lindsay, again\nfrom_the records, of failing to direct\nmanaged and arranged by three no-\ngrand juries to look into vote frauds\ntorious racketeers.\"\nand crime while he was chief justice\nSays Green Presided.\nof the Criminal Court. He replied\nthat he had named Charles Center\n\"The meeting was held Sunday noon\nCase to pursue a fraud inquiry. But\nin the Herzl public school, in the 24th\nhe did not say he had so limited the\nward, and was presided over by A1\nspecial state's attorney's authority\nGreen, notorious labor slugger who\nthat to go ahead with the inquiry\nhas been indicted five times in five\nwould have been farcical.\nyears for offenses ranging from mur-\nFAILS TO ANSWER CHARGES.\nder to perjury and conspiracy.\" Judge\nI accused Judge Lindsay of\nSwanson\nsaid.\nseriously obstructing justice in the\nThe parade preceding the meeting\nRondout mail robbery case, and he\nhasn't replied to the charge.\nwas led by Abe Braverman, notori-\n\"8. In season and out of season\nous racketeer now under indictment\nI have accused Judge Lindsay of\nin one of the cases being tried be-\nsecret understanding with the bi-\nfore Judge John M. O'Connor. [The\npartisan grang of criminals and poli-\ntrial of Eller hoodlums for conspiracy. ]\nticians that is undermining Chicago.\nAnother who joined in the staging\nHe replied by asking the church peo-\nof this meeting for my opponent was\nChicago to appoint a special\nday of prayer.\nMaxie Eisen, slugger and racketeer.\nJudge Swanson concluded with the\nJudge Lindsay pledged himself to\nstatement he regretted that \"the\ndrive beer flats out of business at\nbeen as they are.\nhis noonday meeting at the Princess\ntheater.\nshall see to it that soft drink\nparlors disobeying the law are closed\nup.\" Judge Lindsay said. Many of\nthese dens cause the downfall of the"
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