The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-13
I0WDEN FIGHT
ON COLDSTEIN
asfiH
PARTY ATTACk?
Former Governors Wireless Mes.
sage. G. O. r. Criticism-IIli-
nofsans at Memorial
wasi.ington News Bureau.
Rock Island ArEuz-

less message from the olympic, on
which he has just returned from
Europe, denouncing the nomina-
ton of Nat Goldstein to be Internal
revenue collector for the st. Louis
district, created a sensation this
week which is still agitating Illi-
uois representatives in Washing
ton.
The friends of the former Illinois
governor here Interpreted his cable
gram as a justihabie step toward
completely clearing himself of any
connection with one of the primary
scandals which undoubtedly had
considerable part in losing him the
presidency in 1920.
Democrats in the senate, who
read the Lowden message into the
record, and commented at length
on Goldstein's visit to Springfield
in 1920, declared that the statement
was rap at the Harding admins
tration and could be interpreted in
no other light than a criticism OF
the president for sending the Gold
stein nomination to the senate.
The attack on the Goldstein nom
ination, lead by Senator Harrison,
Democrat, in the senate, centered
about the charge that Goldstein
$4,000 which, it was alleged, Gov
ernor Lowden's campaign manager
: had given in 1920 to ]. l.. Babler
and Liv Morse to secure a delega-
ton in the Republican convention
{ friendly to the Illinois governor.
Senator Harrison read into the
E n~1 wrvtr fr0T
Governor Lowden, commenting on
the Goldstein appointment as fol-
lows:
"If he was unfit to sit as a
delegate in convention, as l in
sisted at the time, it is hard to
be seen how he can be regarded
as a fit candidate for revenue
s collector"
Z Senator Spencer. Republican.
Missouri, vigorously defended
Goldstein, recounting his alleged
conference with Governor. Lowden
{ at Springfield during the campaign.
{ when he went over TO Spring
{ field to meet Mr.. Lowderi," Senator
Spencer said. referring to Cold
stems trip to Illinois, there was
a conversation, pleasant, personal
land not a word about money"
Senator Spencer then declared
that Goldstein had suggested that
he might use money in order to
pay for the registration of voters
and that at another interview he
was handed "a check for $4,000"
by Governor Lowden's managers.
The money was to be returned,
Senator Spencer declared, unless
Governor Lowden was nominated
and the necessity arose for regis
tering voters in his behalf.
He was not nominated, and the
money was promptly returned, and
that is all there is to the incident"
Senator Spencer said, after he had
announced that Goldstein had ask
ed to have his nomination with
drawn.
Illinois Republican members of
the house were inclined to view the
nomination of Goldstein as a po-
litical blunder and welcomed the
announcement that the name had
been withdrawn from the senate.
The suggestion made here that
Governor Lowden is about to re-
ENTER the active political arena, and
that he had seized upon the Cold
stein incident as a means of eff
fecting his entrance upon an issue
which placed him in a position op-
posed to President Harding, was
given no credence by Illinois mem
bers of congress.
Illinois members of house and
senate will attend in a body dedi-
catory services which are TO be
held here on the afternoon Of May
30. when the Lincoln Memorial,
erected on the banks of the Po-
tomac within a mile and a half of
the capitol, is to be thrown open to
the public.
At least two Illinoisans will have
prominent part in the ceremonies.
Robert Todd Lincoln, only living
child of the former president, who
spent his early life in Springfield,
Will have a seat on the speakers
platform. With him will be Uncle
Joe" Cannon, who celebrated his
S6th birthday anniversary here this
week, and who knew Lincoln be-
fore and during the Civil war
A block of 100 seats has been re-
served for veterans of the Civil
"oAs anu II 10 AAhSAy tudt d AuuUSf
of Illinoisans will be found in this
section. Other citizens of the state
are expected to come to Washing
ton to view the exercises from the
unreserved sections where seats
will be provided in abundance for
the general public. An amplifier
Is now being installed which will
carry the voices of the speakers to
q distance of half a mile about the
platform
The exercises are to be short and
exceedingly simple. President
Harding will be the principal
speaker Of the day Chief Justice
Taft will briefly present the me.
mortal. in his capacity as chairman
of the Lincoln Memorial commits
sion. Major Motion, director OF,
Tuskeegee institute, will make a
short address on behalf or the negro
race, and Edwin Markham will read
his poem dedicated to Lincoln. The
exercises will close with a short
ritual by representatives Of the G.
a r.
American Parthenon.
The Lincoln Memorial was erect
ed at cost OF about $1,700, 900 and
lis one of the most beautiful struc-
lures in the vicinity of the capl-
EtoL It is in direct line from the
capitol building with the Grant Me-
mortal, recently dedicated, and the
Washington monument It is con-
rstructed of soft gray Colorado
.marble. and is Grecian in architec-