Senator Brookhart first described his now famous *Wall Street liquor party" something over a month ago, during the course of a speech by Senator Robert Beecher Howell of Nebraska, Senator Howell was to-vealing what he said vas "common knowledge" concerning wet spots the District of Colum for Reed Smoot of U! to reply in defence when So Brookhart suddenly remarked:
would like to ask the Senator from Utah if he ever saw any signs of bootleggers around any Wail Street convention at any of the queried Senator Smoot.
mean dinners given by Wail Street gentlemen for the purpose of greeting newly-elected Senators.'
Senator Smoot declared that he knew nothing of this and asked what place or places were indicated, whereupon the Senator from Tow: described a Willard Hotel dinner given by Mr. Walter J. Fahey, a broker of Manhattan, in 1927. was not there," Senator Smoot quickly cried, whereupon Senator Brookhart countered, "Oh yes, the Senator was there.'
do not recall it," said Senator 'Smoot,. bat Senator' Brookhart insisted, "I saw the Senator there.
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