New-York tribune., 1922-05-06
Senate Committee
Posipones Action
In Goldsiein Case
Vote on Confirmation Of
Nissourian for Revenue
Job Put Over for inquiry:
Harrison Assails Nominee

FROM Jfe Trfbpues 3 Washington 5Erfd-l
WASH1NGTON, May 6-Senstor Har-
rison, Of Mississippi. on the floor Of the
Senate to-day denounced the appoint
ment Of Nat Goldstein, of ST. Louis, a.
Collector % Internal Revenue for the
/ lst Missouri District. and served notice
that when the nomination came before
the Senate for confirmation be would
do all in his power to have II consid-
Of the men who, according to his own
testimony before Senate committee
took check for $500 part of the Low
den campaign fund. from National
Committeeman Jacob Baber
Prior 30 the denunciation of Gold
stein on the floor OF the Senate the
Finance Committee decided to hold up
action on his confirm alton, for further
investigation.
President Harrison never boasts Of or
apologies for his nominations. 1t was
said to-day at the White House when
a question was asked regarding the
nomination OF Goldstein. Thai was all
the comment, it was said. the Execu-
In reply to Senator Harrison, Sena ator
Watson, of Indiana, said the Finance
Committee had not yet acted on the
nomination and that it would have been
more within the proprletes If Senator
Harrison had deferred comment until
the committee acted He added that If
the committee did not report the nomi-
nation favorab bly,, there would be no
obstacle raised 10 consideration in the
open.
Senator Harrison read at lsngth from
the record Of the testimony Of the Sen
ate committe that investig gated cam
paign funds In 1920 TO snow that Gold
stein by his own admission received
the check from Baber; that he at first
denied it and then admitted il, and
that he deposited it in his own check
ing account, but said he did not use it.
Don't you think re ought TO make q
good collector?" asked Senator Cara
way. OF Arkansas.
"a splendid collector" replied Sena-
tor Harrison. But this ia not the
appointments made in Missouri" He
went on TO say that when Lowden
money was free in Missouri Harding
money also was plentiful. He then re-
ferred to L, L. Morse, who received
s32 900 o. Lowden campaign money. and
said Morse got no office. hut he added
that Morse who was a "humanitarian.
had leased his home to the Veterans
Bureau for a hospital.
Mr.. Harrison named Roy r. Davis,
who got $500 LowGcn Money, as hav-
ing been appointed Minister 50 Costa
Rica; W H. Allen, who received S4O0
Lowden money and to-day is Prohibit
ton Director for Missouri, and W /.
Cole. who got $500 Lowden money and
later $3.50 from II. NJ. Daugherty, now
Attorney General, IN behalf Of the
Harding candidacy. He said Cole is
now special assistant to the Attorney
General. living here in Washington.
who paid him 1ast?' asked Senator
Caraway.
Harding paid him last and dnally
he voted for Harding said Senator
Harrison.
$50 that's the way they do things out
in Missouri among the Republicans ."
added Senator Harrison He then
served notice that he would endeavor
to have the nomination of Golsten
considered in the open and let the
American people know how Senators
vote on it,
This matter is before the Finance
Comm ittee,' said Senator Watson. Of
Indiana. The committee has made no
report. knew nothing about this un-
til the nomination came before the
committee. The Senator from Missouri
made his statement TO the committee
as to the character and standing of this
man. Until the committee has made
its report on the nomination it is hard
ly proper TO discuss it here