Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — Evidence Bares That Lee Worked For the Democrats. [ARTICLE]

Evidence Bares That Lee Worked For the Democrats.

Indianapolis, Jab. 12.—1 n order to permit of the preparation of legal briefs on the question of Gov. James P. Goodrich’s legal right to remove Edwin M. Lee from the IndiahaWublic Utilities commission, the hearing on the charges filed against Lee by Bernard TPGonnor, an Ihdianapolis merchant, was continued until next Thursday mourning. Attorney Thomas A. Dailey, who with Joseph Henley, of Bloomington •appeared as - counsel for Lee, asked also the privilege of presenting in form of affidavit certain evidence intended to refute the testimony of (Miss Bertha Greenberg, a stenographer in the headquarters of the state democratic committee in the last cam* paign, who related that “about one thousand letters” wen-6 sent outxby the democrats over Jose’s signature. Miss Greenberg also testified that Dan Bechtol, director of publicity for the democrats, had called Mr. Lee on the telephone “an average of once a day" during the campaign. Mr. Lee was closely examined as to his technical information and knowledge of the utility law, bv Attorney John F. Robbins, appearing for the prosecution. On the order of Governor Goodrich, the inquiry did not go into the private affairs of Mr. Lee beyond his record as a business man and politician# /