The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
WADE ELLIS ON The PAYROLL
noe SE DEBiTE on POLITICS
IND OFFICE HOLDING.
Democrats Intimate mat EiIis'S OhlS
PsIiaieaI .ISh Hns % 10 Win Cana-
paigR Vat fTyIRG RgpSsbltcan I.~asi-
rrs shut On Debate IN On lretlOas.

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PsIIsiesI .Ish HAS % 10 win Can'-
paign Vat FrylaG Rrpssbltsan Is~asi-
rrs shut OU Debate IN On lrctlOas.
WASHINGTON. March u.s. Representa-
tive Champ Clark of Missouri. the minor
ity leader. and Representative Fitzgerald
OF New York. who loves a row. criticised
the Taft adpinistration IN the House
to-day for permitting Wade Pills To hold
a trust busting job under the Govern
ment and a fat frying political job IN
Ohio AZ the same time.
Mr.. Fitzgerald insintIAted that SIR. Ellis
had bcen sent out TO Ohio to relieve pred
atory wealth Of a little &C it, surplus
campaign cash Champ Clark felt the
same way about u. He referred To Frank
II. Hitchcock. who he said was now
serving IN the dual capacity Of Post
nsa-ter-jeneral and chairman OG the R.-
publican national COMMITTEES.
All this moved Chairman Tawney Of
the Appropriations Committee to suggest
that hs didn't believe that Wade Elhs
was now connected with the Department
1T Justice. Representative weiSse oI
Wisconsin bounced ont Of has seat with
a Nat statement that Ellis was still on
the payroll. Mr. Tswney didn't seem
sure about il and kept qule'. hut Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longwor1h came tn
the rescue. He was SURE that Fills had
no association whatever with the Denart-
ment OF JustIc" and h. Said 80 in loud
and indignant tones
As most of the OHIO members wer.
bobhing up To pu' IN . word Representa-
tive Cox of the Buckeye state waited
hrs turn to say that the President and
Trends were planning To- destroy th,
besi adnInlstration that Ohio had had IN
IN" last nifty years. that ~ Gov Harmon.
NJ this conspiracy To knox things end
wise ia Ohio. Mr.. CoN said had h-A~n
Matched at tea party NJ tn" White Ho,Iss
Meantime MIR We'ssa VIM had lift the
chamber came husiling hack with the
statement that he had iusi called up At
torner q neral wickcrShans private
secretary to ash II Wa,i.. Ellis was SIN ON
the payroll aud that the private secretary
had Said that l,s was
THIS was the signal for another out.
burst from Minority Leader Clark. who en-
tered an objection to a hiRh Official OF the
legal deiHTtment Of the Government b.-
ing designated TO an important Republi-
car POLITICAL posi- in ONO H.. thought
" was an admission by the Ad'ninistra-
ton ~ the desperate straits VA which tho
Republican party nov ind itself IN ONO.
Al this uolnt Chairman Tawncy who mad
been growing gloomier and gioomier.
iumped To his feet and complained hot
terry To Representative nalzell IN the.
chair. that the members were not conlin-
INK the'r remarks to that paragraph OF
th,' legislative hill which was under con-
alteration Mr. Dalzell somewhat tartly
replied that ~ was in the power Of the gen
ti"men ~ charge Of the legislative bill and
not ~ the power Of the presiding officer
Ia stop the objectionable debate by max
ing points OF OrSt@r
Taking the cue Mr. Tawney objected
when Representative BARTLETT Of Georgia
tried 10 continue the discussion aioug TO-
liiiCal lines
That's the wav you Away do. yelled
Nr Bartlett To Chairman Tawnev Won
don ike Ia hear the truth
Nhereupon Mr. Bartlett with q red face
and an aggTeved expression. at down
Ia a Statement tonight Mr. Elhs -a.d.
The Settlements mace with reference.
90 m" by Democratic members ~ the
ness hut excitement resigned nv Office.
- ass slant 10 tine Attorney General on
March o. accept the che irIna shin 81
the Republican state executive committed
~ Ohio ! eNp~cted a. th. time H.. -.
immediately relieved "l my duties 10
There was q d-l.v however. 10 sarr,.-
lng my 81. r"SSDT. amt ina~n.I,H .Stf wa-
necessary for some one e. continue -
d. has IN" duties Of "a" pp~t which No
I -inp"rPrv 'ssI-tani could Hii lawfully.
aid since tine Attorney -G-prruI WIS h,m-
-s'.i obliged - b" dissent from the De
r'nsnt IA his work IN the Standard
OIL ca" he rapi'~ted m. e. sItv. until
my sHr'"~-nr was appointed / have.
d"n" - entirely tor 20" convenience. II
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turne"- GsE"rai md bec5 U.s.. It ms duty
90 The Government
:" TAR a ''a'npatgn contributions
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laws If OH" forbid any corr ort.'iup
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poses " fUa Ohio Campo. IN To- 800 my
charge J snail mother -ol's'ir nor s.,-..
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