The New York herald., 1922-05-11
Willing to Make Sacrifice
for Administration and
Party.
LOWDEN RADIO FIGURES
Senator Spencer Defends st.
Louis Ward Leader as Man
Of High Character.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.

by LOUlS SElbOLDs
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HrRALD
New York Herald Bureau.
washington. d. c.. May 10.
President Harding in response to a
request from Nat Goldstein Of ST.
Louis has withdrawn the Missouri
mans nomination to be Internal Reve-
nue. Collector for the eastern district
of that State. Goldstein's request re-
lieved the Administration from a most
embarrassing position.
Goldstein is a Republican ward
worker of st. Louis. He was one Of
the two Missouri delegates to the last
Republican National Convention. to
whom the agents of Gov. Lowden Of
Illinois paid s2,5o0 for supporting the
Lowden candidacy for President. The
Illinois Governor in renouncing the
support of Goldstein declared the
money was used without his knowl-
edge.
When Missouri was reached on the
roll call of States in the balloting for
President there was moments hesi-
tation before the vote was announced.
"They are counting the cash." bell
lowed man in the gallery. thereby
provoking a roar of laughter.
Effect of senate Inquiry.
Tie scandal over the incident which
first brought Goldstein into the lime
light was the result of the Senate in
vestigation of the Wood campaign
fund. The disclosures undoubtedly
operated against any chances that
either Gen. Wood or Mr. Lowden
might have lad for the nomination
which went to Mr.. Harding.
The nomination of Goldstein for
Collector of Internal Revenue at st.
Louis last week was made at the
earnest solicitation of Senator Spencer
(Mo), who. in attempting to reward
some of his lieutenants, has caused
great deal of embarrassment to the
President. The statement was openly
made in the Senate following the an
nouncement that Goldstein had de-
cided to sacrifice himself on the altar
of public opinion that the influences
which brought about his nomination
had taken advantage of the proverbial
good nature of President Harding in
promoting quests for patronage. This
is the explanation most generally ac-
cepted in political circles.
It is highly probable that at least
one effect of 1t will be to apply to
future recommendations for public Of
flee heavy coat of acid to determine
the moral as we'll as political fitness of
candidates. at least those from Mis-
souri,.
The Senate Finance Committee to
which Goldstein's nomination was re-
ferred took it up on the day that it
was transmitted from the White
House and ordered a favorable report
of it. Before the report could be pre-
sented to the Senate several Republi-
cans and all of the Democratic Sena-
tors dug up Goldstein's recoro in the
last Presidential campaign.
In demanding the recall of the
recommendation for confirmation that
Chairman McCumber was about to
timony submitted to the committee
which investigated the Wood campaign
fund. This revealed the payment Of
money by the managers for Mr.. Low
den to Goldstein. The amount which
Goldstein admitted he received was
part of the $4,000 fund that had been
turned over by unauthorized friends of
Mr.. Lowden to Jake Babler and Liv
Morse, influential Republican losses of
Missouri to bring about the election
of delegation favorable to the Illinois
Governor.
Held Up Pending Inquiry.
In the face of these demands the
Goldstein nomination was feld up
pending further inquiry. Gcldstein.
who came to Washington to connect
with the Government payroll. dis
played no signs of uneasiness and ex-
pressed confidence that the President
would stand by him and that the in
fiuence Of Senator Spencer would
finally land him the coveted Job. In
vestigation of the circumstances under
which the Goldstein nominat.on was
made absolved the President of any
personal responsibility for 1t. 1t was
explained by the Presidents intimates
that he had merely accepted the recon-
mendation of Senator Spencer
Resentment against the Goldstein
appointment. however. developed so
speedily 1t became apparent day or
two ago that he could not be con-
nrmed. The incident that unquestion-
ably influenced Goldstein to withdraw
was the denunciation of him sent by
Mr.. Lowden from an Atlantic liner In
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