Congressman Edward Denison, a supporter of strict enforcement of Prohibition laws, was indicted for possession of alcohol when authorities found a suitcase bearing his address that was leaking liquor. Denison, who came to the House in 1915, did not win reelection in 1929 after the scandal broke.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Edward Everett Denison,” https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2009/2009-016-003/ (November 19, 2019)
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