New Britain herald., 1920-06-24
Former Governor Says Convention
 Delegates Were Fixed"
WOULD BANISH THE GUILTY
Statement Made That in 1908, 1912 and Also in 1916 the Same Poli- ticians Arranged Crooked Deals to Ghc Votes to Candidates.


 Sedalia. Mo, June c4.-Assertions that alleged efforts of certin Missouri Republican leaders 10 threw support of the states delegation to presiden- tial candidate from whose campaign fund they had received money, were not new, and that similar attempts had been made in 1908, 1912 and 1916 were made by Herbert S. Hadley. former governor, read at a meeting of Missouri Republicans today.
 Letter Is Received.
 The meeting was called to consider testimony given in Washington re- gently before the senate committee in- vestigating presidential expenditures that Jacob Babler, St. Louis, national committeeman from Missouri; w. L.. Cole, chairman of the state commit tee. and E.. l.. Morse, Excelsior Springs. q well-known party worker, received money received from the campaign funds Of those seeking the presidential nomination at Chicago.
 MT. Hadley's letter said in part:
 "I am surprised that anyone should have been surprised at the disclosure of the fact that money was secured by the leaders of the Morse Babier crowd for which they were to deliver the Missouri delegation at the ma tional convention. Many of these men have been engaged in these same practices for years. In 1908 they received money q was told that the amount was s15,000) to deliver the delegation to Senator Fairbanks and then when they found the sentiment was strong for Taft they laid down on Fairbanks. but they kept the money.
 The 1912 Scandal.
 'In 1912 they made the fight for the Taft delegates against Colonel Roose- welt and I understand that at the time they secured from the Taft or ganization s5O.00O for this purpose. In 1916 they tried to organize and sell the Missouri delegation to Senator Weeks, as this year they tried to sell the delegation to Governor Lowden. It was common Knowledge in political circles that they were handling Weeks money. My friends opposed and de- feated this crowd in the state conven- ton and afterward publicly de- nounced their purpose to huckster the delegation to Senator Weeks. Through the publicity thus inaugurated a num- Der of delegates who had received and been elected through Weeks money, refused to vote for him and he re- ceived only slight support from the delegation.
 Tt has been very evident to any one at all familiar with Missouri pol itics that from 1914. when J. l.. Bab- Ter was elected chairman of the state committee that he and F.. l.. Morse have worked together on all party matters and that they have endeav- ored to insure their control of the party organization by use of money"
 Would Force Them Out.
 The letter concludes:
 ''I am therefore much in hopes that you can force the resignation of such men from your party organization and secure for your leaders as well as your candidates men of proven ability and integrity who will regard politi- cal service as public service and the sale of a vote in a convention as the acceptance of bribe by a public of ficial.'
 Mir. Hadley now is professor of law at the University of Colorado.