Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-24
Chicago Newspaper Prints a
Somewhat Startling Story
From Its Special Correspond
ent at Washington.
ACCUSED. STATESMEN
ARE CONSERVATIVES
They are Penrose, DUPONT and
Warren, Republicans, and
Chiffon and Watson, Demo-
Gratis,
rs, Morning journal Special LEASED Wire |

us, Morning journal Special Ir"scd Wire. |
/ Chicago. oct. 2S. - John ,allan
4 iO'Laughlin. in a dispatch to the Chi
cago Record-Hcrald from Washington.
1 says.
AS a result of recent developments,
+ it has become apparent that the next
session of congress will be devoted
largely to Investigations ~ the right
of certain senators to occupy seats IN
the senate.
Five senator's, according to all ac-
counts, Will have to defend them
Selves against charges that their seats
were procured by bribery and corrup-
tion or that thcN are unfit to serve
as the representatives of their states
They are Boies Pcnrose, Of Penn
sylvania; Henry \. Dupont of pela-
ware; Francis T.. Warren, of Wyom-
ing. William T.. Chiffon, of West Vir-
ainin: Clarence W. Watson. Of West
Virginia.
"Three Of these senators. Pcnrose.
Dupont and Warren are republicans
of the most conservative type while
two. Chiffon and Watson. are demo-
Gratis equally conservative.
''Pcnrose will be investigated first
on the charges that he obtained his
seat bv bribery and corruption, which
is being circulated by the philadelphia
North American, and second, that he
Is unfit, as the result of his associa-
ton with the Standard Oil Company
TO enjoy membership in the senate.
Senator Reed. Of Missouri made Il
Sltpsth n In fInnr pf the de.
nouncing the methods whereby Du
Pont procured his election.
warren has been made the sub
iect Of allegations touching his moral
fitness to retain his office. These
allegations have not yet been filed
with the senate
"That body declined 10 receive last
charges affecting the mcth-
ods by which Chiffon and Watson were
elected. but it is stated that another
effort Will be made TO present them
with a view to action.
"It is unqucstionably true that the
character Of the senate today ls not
to the liking Of men of the type Of
Dupont and Penrose There is alto
gcther too great disregard of what !
III Ailt PeiEl IlatS Dttlt klltN II as Sfli- !
atorial courtesy
Ten years ago. yes, five years ago I
no senator would have thought Of
rising from his scat ana attacking 4
colleague Now there are men in the I
body who are positively 'discourtcousi
and who do not hesitate to bare the
shame of member
such procedure is denounced as
and the man who is
working for 4 clean senate is looked |
upon as a villain uf he deepest dye. |
worthy Of Whatever punishment can
he inflicted. such. for example, as OBJ |
lection to the passage nf his bills. to I
of appointments made
upon his recommendation, ana the I
Ike
"Fhc principal battle Of The senate.
however, will take place over Pcnrosc.
There Is no question bat the progress
'ivcs will seek to carry out the view
expressed by Theodore Roosevelt when
he testified before the committee in
'cstigatine campaign expenditures:
when | was police commissioner
If New York city. and member Of
he force did in connection with the
enforcement of the law against liquor
'elllns what Mr.. Pcnrose says he did
II tins case, should have thrown him
iif the force. And hold that the sen
tie OF the United states ought to
hrow Mr.. Penrosc out Tor the adinis-
sion he made before this commit
ce
'Penrosc will be fortunate In having
committee friendly to him and op-
,osed to Roosevelt The committee
8 now made up of eight republicans
nd six democrats.
All of the republicans with the ex-
eption OF Clapp. OF Minnesota. and
>efson. of Iowa. are members of the
enate ring of which Penrose is the
lead. At least three of the democrats {
lso belong To this ring k