The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11

SHIPPING IS
SENSATION
Democrats Are Frankly Glee-
full Over Screed Sent Out
by Daugherty
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

lSlAFF CORRESPONDENT |. N. SERvicEI
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE in
termittent political sniping that mas
been carried on almost daily in the
Senate for the past month, turned
today to a steady rat-tat-tat of po-
litical warfare. with deep laid STRAIT
egy and tactical planning.
The Democrats are frankly glee-
full over the letter which Attorney
General Daugherty wrote to Senator
Pomerene CD of Ohio. expressing
the opinion that. because of the
Supreme court decision in the New
berry case. senators need no longer
file an accounting OF their expendi-
lures in primaries and elections
with the clerk of the Senate. The
Democrats are frank in stating tney
are going to make politicar capital
out OF it.
Senator Pomerene served notice
today that he. with the solid back
ing OF his party. is going to press
for immediate consideration of his
almost forgotten resolution, which
not only would require a financial
account from candidates. but a poll
tical one as well.
The Pomerene resolution goes fur
ther than the corrupt practices act
ever dreamed of going 1t provides:
Every such candidate (senato-
riaD shall include therein a state
ment Of every promise or pledge
made by him, or by onyone for him.
relative to the appointment or rec
ommendation for appointment of
any person 10 any position of trust.
honor or profit, either in county,
state or nation. or in any private or
corporate employment. ETC.. with
names. dates and places"
1t also provides that campaign
expenditures should be limited to a
maximum of $4,000.
Senator Pomerene's resolution is
now buried in the rules COMMITTEES.
of which Senator Curtis is chairman.
and the Democrats are planning to
wait reasonable time" for its be-
ing reported out, and If 1t isn't
forthcoming, they are going 70
move to discharge the committee
from further consideration OF 1t.
This would open up a savage po-
litical fight on the floor. during
which the Democrats plan to rake
up the Newoerry skeleton and pa
rade it up and down the floor in all
its political aspects
Any way the cat jumps. the Demo-
Gratis privately declare they are 60
ing to- keep the Newberry case be-
fore the public from now until No
vember
Charges were made today in Re
publican quarters that Henry Ford
is the master mind" behind the agi-
tation to keep the Ncwberry case
alive.
This charge was made directly
concerning a campaign novelty that
has made it appearance in many sec
tions Of the country. particularly in
Pennsylvania. This novelty consists
Of a lapel contrivance in the form
of a little green leaf. on which is
superimposed a lemon shaped and
lemon colored berry.
Printed on the berry IL a black
dollar sign. II is Labelled:
The G. o, P.-Newberry.'
Republicans accuse Henry Ford
of financing the manufacture of this
novelty on a nation wide scale and
directing it's distribution.
The Democrats are also planning
to break loose" on the case of SEN
ator Cameron. Republican of Ari-
zona, who is under charges in his
state of concealing contributions to
his election campaign in 1920. Sem
ator Cameron is now in Arizo fight
ing the case and the Democrats
here have collected a huge quantity
of material supplied by Arizona
Democrats TO bring national atten-
tion TO the matter.