The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-30
FORMS NEW BLOC
TO BEAT COMBINE:
Illinois Victor in Primary
Won on "People's
Bloc Platform
OPPOSING INTERESTS
Names Chandler of Oklahoma
as One of al Rich Men
Who Rule in Washington
nv RASCOM y. TlMMONS.
World'a Washington Correspondent

nv RAStOM y, IlMMbNS.
Worid'a Washington Correspondent.
WASuuNGTON,--Just when the
farmers bloc. the rivers and har-
bors bloc. the big navy bloc, tn
/ tariff bloc and the bonus bloc were
| beginning 10 function at their best
| In congress. news has come to
Washington that a brand new bloc
( Is mnctloniug out in the middle
west and threatens 10 spread In tn"
| four directions. sending "a band of
I senators ana representative here to
| represent IT, The new bloc Is the
peoples bloc"
The biggest upset In the primaries
| Just now starting was the defeat
| of Representative Ira e. topley.
republican. Illinois. In the primaries
! lust held thcro Copcly TX n veteran
and is member Of the ways and
/ means committee. He TX the man
given credit for defeating the tnritt
| on petroleum In the house last sum
mcr.
How CopIcy Lost.
Frank Il. Reid, the successful rc-
publican opponent of Coplcy. has
| lust explained that he won on a
peoples bloc" platform. Regard
/ ing the campaign Reid said
THE campaign was waged against
/ the system by which n dozen mon of
/ great wealth dominate the action Of
! congress on matters OF tariff and
/ taxation and use their great power
| TO secure legislative protection OF
/ their own special Interests.
Il showed the financial and husl-
ness interests of the II republican
members of the ways and means
/ committee, OF which II, including
/ Copley, are millionalros or mult'-
milionaircs, and urged the ncCcs-
/ slty OF having peoples bloc" to
/ oppose this "millionaires' bloc" to
return the power of government to
| the people.
81 pledged myself TO uphold the
policy OF progressive, independent
1 men in congress who believe that
! the interests Of the mass or the
/ people deserve first confederation.
campa igned against the present
certificate form Of bonus bin In
favor OF cash bonus to be paid
out Of excess profits tax and surtnN
or from foreign loans. Condemned
Copley's action supporting tho
reduction OF the surtax on In
comes. also the action of Coplry
una IHf why's anu ''illlHi'
tee on the dye embargo"
Some Of His Literature.
The following Ia an extract from
| Reds campaign literature:
"Who are the men who frame
the revenue and lmpost laws OF the
nation which vitality affect the In
tcrests OF every business man who
has something To sell or manufac'
ture, every farmer who produces Il
bushel OF grain or pound OF beer
or hogs, and every wage Garner III
the Eleventh district?
The committee In composed ol
II republicans and democrats. the
republicans, Of course, control th'
committee under the present ad
ministration In fact, n bare hal
dozen of the leading members dom
mate the proceedings of the com
mittee and determine Its action II
respect TO legislation on taxation
tariff and other vital subjects
The Eleven Rich Men.
lie gave this list OF the II rici
men:
Chairman Joseph w, Fordney
Michigan, millionaire lumberman.
Nicholas Longworth. ohio, n mil
llonaire by inheritance, interested
In various banking and industrla
enterprises. including an Interest II
dye and chemical companies.
Ira G.. Copley. Illinois. multlmil
llOnlaire, controlling gas compnnic
and three newspapers OF tn
Eleveth district, Interested also II
mining and other properties.
Luther W. Mott, New York
| wealthy banker. former president o
the New York State Bankers as
: sOCiatiOn.
Isaac Bacharach. New Jersey
millionaire real estate broker. FRS
4 vice president and director OF tn,
Second National bank and Also di
} rector OF Atlantic Safe Deposit a
Trust co. at Atlantic city
Allen T. Trcadway, Massachu
| setts, millionaire hotel owner ant
magnate,
. Charles B. Tlmberlake, Colorado
, wealthy banker and stock-ralser
b George NJ, Bowers, West virginia
. millionaire banker and orchards
! president Of I'euples Trust company
Martinsburg, W. Va.
b Henry W. watson. pennsylyauia
wealthy retired business man. VIII
? made his fortune In various com
crcial and manufacturing enter
prises
: Alanson y. Houghton, New Yor
. (n member during the special scs
sion but recently resigned 20 be
! come Ambassador to Germany,
multimillionairc glass manutac
tuTcr.
Thomas A. Chandler, Oklahoma
millionaire oil magnnte,
Mr.. Reid, who is ~. has figure
!, ns counsel In some noted Casca. II
: was retained by the federal govern
: ment In the standard OIL case an
:, other litigation. He was assistar