Washington, Oct. 31.
Dr. James M. Doran, Commis-ioner of Prohibition, revealed to-Way. that he had placed an "under-over" prohibition agent in the Fenate Office Building several months ago to conduct, there.
'This action, he said, followed a request from the Vice-President, Mr. (Charles Curtis, who desired to' preent the sale of liquor to members of the Senate.
Dx, Doran declared that he did that intend to inaugurate any system of spying upon Senators, but pointed out that he was required. to send an agent when requested by such responsible official as the Vice-Present, He declined to discuss the matter forther except to say that the purpose of the action was to arrest George Cassidy, the famous "man in the green hat" who had acted as a high-class type of bootlegger selling Yquor to Senators and delivering it their offices.
'Coming an it did on top of the: controversy between Senator Nye and Mrs, Ruth Hanna MeCormick, candidate for the Senate from' Minois, who set spies on one fother, the Doran revelation is expected to stir a hornet's-nest possibly bring something of a showdown" in the matter of spying upon Government officials and aspirants] for political office.
'Senators indicated that the Doran ction would be thoroughly investi-fated in view of the grave danger of a situation where, under the guise of prohibition enforcement work, the Administration could set wpies' upon individual Senators and perhaps seri interfere with their duties 15 made clear that Ahere was no feeling that such action Bad taken place in the present me attanee, but such a course was deem-ted possible if a precedent were to Be cotablished.
At was declared that if the Sena-fors submitted without protest to spying in the present instance, they mould have no ground for objection, AE dhere were subsequent syping for less laudable purpose—United
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