Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-25
Enemies in House Feared to
Push Custer Resolution For
Curious Reason
LlLLEy STRONG At HOME
is a Formidable Candidate for Cover
nor Of Connecticut and Expulsion
From House Would Have insured
His Election = Would Be Slap at the
House Of Representatives.

Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, May 25.-There was
considerable demand that the house
pass resolution expelling Representa-
tive Lilley of Connecticut from mem
bership in the house. There is a
most curious reason why no such reso-
luton passed.
Mr.. Lilley is candidate for the re-
publicanl nomination for governor of
Connecticut. He became one about the
time he made his famous charges re-
lating to grating in connection with
the submarine boat contracts. 1t has
developed that his activity in that
matter has served to strengthen him
in Connecticut. From the time when 1t
became apparent that the investigation
of his charges was TO be really an IN
vestigation of Lilley, he has gained
strength on account of the manifestly
hostile attitude Of the house. Reports
from Connecticut indicate that every
move in the direction Of condelnning
him for daring to make such charges,
and precipitate such an inquiry, has
added to his popularity in Connecticut.
~ 1t happens that there are some mem
bers of the house who don't like to con-
template the possibility of Connecticut
nominating Lilley for governor in the
face of his expulsion for making the
charges. A good many members feel
that the house doesn't stand any too
well in the country's confidence, at
best; and they opine that some diff
f1cult questions would be asked dur
ing the coming campaign, of gentlemen
who voted for the expulsion resolution,
as to the reasons why Lilley was ca
PEELED, instead of a real investigation
of his charges being made:
Representative Hepburn of Iowa was
one of the republicans who in loud,
firm voice voted against the adoption
of the committee report, which Sc
verely condemned Lilley. He is one of
those who would be certain to light,
with all his power, resolution of ex-
pulsion. Mr.. Hepburn has had no hes
itation about saying that the treat
ment of Mr.. Lilley was most eNtraor-
binary and unusual He talked
about the matter with the most de-
lightful frankness at the White House,
after call on the president.
"Mr. Lilley made certain charges" he
said I'm the natural course they
Would have been referred to commit
tee of the house, and Mr.. Lilley would
have been chairman of the committee,
to investigate. Instead, a committee
was named of which he was not a
member. He was not permitted to go
about the inquiry in his own way; he
found Immediately that he, rather than
his charges, was the object of investi-
cation.
THE committee made report, which
represented that it has taken great
volume of testimony, from which it
drew / believe twenty-three conclu :
sions. They may have been entirely
justified; don't know but / didn't
have chance to examine the testi-
mony, and l am assured that the inves-
tigation was rather of Mr.. Lilley than
Of his charges"
The impression is strong that If the
Connecticut republicans nominate Lit
ley for governor, it. will be the most
embarrassing, lining that c,u'd happen
to good many republicans, especially
to gentlemen who were in any wise re-
flected upon by the Lilley charges, or
who were members of the naval affairs
committee. The investigation has never