Jconfirmed the five-year sentence imposed upon Oscar Rowe, Kansas ity Republican precinct captain, who was charged and convicted in a lower court of giving intoxicating Tiquors at a party daring the last national election, Testimony was introduced by the State to show that four of the men present at the party had died short ly afterward. It was contended that they had received bad liquor.
Today's deci that Rowe had issued blanket orders to his Republican precinct workers the day before election to "bring in all the men you can find wearing Al Smith buttons so we can get them drunk and keep them from vot Sixty-five gallons of whiskey were used at Rowe's "election party", according to the state's testimony Police were alleged to have furnished the liquor.
Guests at the party fell to the floor, dead drunk, and were laid out in the basement of the building, it was declared.
On the dawn of election day, 200 Smith workers were bundled into police patrol wagons and held without charges in gaol until the polls were closed, when they were re-eased too late to vote—United Press.
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