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C(lLOSTEIN QUITS
UNDER Not FIRE
Asks Harding to Withdraw His
Nomination For Collector.
StaaTE ATTACKS RESUMED
Harrison, of Lii.siss; ppi, Reopens De
bate After Missourian's Letter il
R-ad-Sa;.s inc;Ient is Closed.

WASHINGTON. M! H. Nal Gold
.t::i> Harding la withdraw his n"nil
itl. oh Ia ! . Internal revenue r"ilrrf"
I'll. Ih;. eastern Missouri district. Il
.i,;.,.;n ln'Il which has hern He sub
ia of H!l:t">,l daily :;1ta"hS by sea-
a.. brm"cf;iI lead, :.
The president i expected t. CON,
ply with HE request in i day az I'VE
GnldSlrin'> action WAS mace know
ii thc senate by Senator spencer. Re
publican. Missouri. Who rrr"lt!mradr'
the appointment. within an hour al'le
he had laid before .he president G"l';
STEMS letter announcing his intention
To remove himself as the "">trns!h!t
cal,sc" of partisan efforts nf l'eln"
cratic leaders 10 make "puiilical capi
tai" of his selection for Ihr inIerM;:
revenue posi-. The letter which Wa.
read 10 The senate also explained lh.t
il. writer did NJ ~ 10 realize th'
harm wn,.il t.t.'y iiiii> rr~HI /" tit
Republican parry anh likewise lhA
he h,ii.d hy Withdrawing his maine ''
pre- cat rfr!'arra@> m"nt /" the preSi
dtH.
Presentation Of the letter 10 rh'
S.Eaie was The signal for a politica
I. sr.l.~,; A. With Democratic senators
l:.ti by senator Harrison. of MiSsisSip
D. directing Il new Attack on Gold
stein. who had accepted $500 from
flIr ,.ampa ign fund Of former Governo
I.nN;tt.n. Of Illinois. when he was ,
candidate for the Republican presi
dental Nomination III 1920.
Senator Spencer's defense OF tht
acceptance of The money by Gold
stein was met with a score of ci1a
;:tnS by Senator Harrison from IN,
record of The senate committee iures
rigalion OF the campaig ign expenditures
The Missouri senator said finally tina
he believed the incident was CLOSED
and Senator Harrison returned tina
he desired 10 congratulate him fol
''extricating himself and his part!
from Il Tefy bad SITUATION at the elev
enrh hour.
GoldSIein referred in his letter II
The many condemnatoPy notices
which had appeared in the press AM
t0Id The president that they could no
81. overlooked. though l know In III!
own heart how unfounded and cruelty
unfair they are" He added that ht
wished for way TO confront ever.
man and woman who is brutally. as
sailing me and clamoring for my DO
litiral death. with the plain
and simple record of the truth as i
is and Of my life and pubic service
N HE city in which I I've"
GndStein said in his letter he coulC
NOT overlook the criticism which hi:
nomination had aroused. and desired
10 pravenT ''The slightest embarass
.tent" 10 the president.
Senator Harrison. Democrat, Missis
ippi. who on several occasions hat
called the Senate's attention to Gold
STEMS statement before the senate in
veStlgating committee thar he had &C
copied $500 from the campaign funC
Of former Governor Lowden, declared
in the senate after the reading oil
Gold>tein's letter that he wanted Il
congratulate Senator Spencer for eX
Treating himself and his party at The
eleventh hour from a very bad situa
ion"
Senator Spencer in reply asserted
hat the $500 paid to Goldstein wa:
for a perfectly legitimate purpose.
thar they could see no objection TO II
and called attention that the money
there was no need To use il for cam
paign purposes.