The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-03
INDIANA POLITICS IN TURMOIL AF TER. 'CRAY CHARGES
Former Governor Goodrich Denies He InStigated
 Call For Meeting

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 2.7zRe- publican politics in Indiana were thrown into turmoil today as re- suit of charges and counter charges concerning the republican state cen tral committee meeting here Monday to consider Gov Warren T. McCrays 8 financial affairs. A declaration by John Moorman, Knox, Ind. political adviser to Governor McCray, that yesterdays meeting was-ordered by President Coolidge at the instigation of former Gov. James r. Goodrich was followed by a subsequent denial by Mir. Goodrich. MT. Goodrich in turn asserted that charges by promi- nent men that Mir. McCray had been guilty of actions involving the most serious consequences alone led to the meeting.
 Both men issued statements, and MT. Moorman declared that the nub of the whole effort to remove Gov ernor McCray from office is the fear of republican leaders that they will be held responsible for the depres- sion in the value of farms and farm products and they are alarmed over the effects that may follow in the wake of such a notable example as the collapse of the gocernor's for tune.
 Snys Statement False.
 MT. Goodrich termed MT. Moorman's statement as being absolutely false" He denied discussing Mir. McRay's af- fairs with President Coolidge and charged MT. Moorman and the gov ernor in their public statements of trying to throw dust in the eyes of the people of this state and create the impression that the meeting of the committee was simply an effort on the part of certain machine poli- n Oh a n n r1- mittee."
 MT. Moorman also charged that Postmaster General Harry S. New came to Indiana at the direct request of President Coolidge to look into the affairs. The Postmaster General who was in MT. Goodrichs office at the time the former was preparing his statement, also entered a denial MT. Moormans statement is utterly reck less and absolutely devoid of truth" he said.
 MT. Moorman also asserted that they plan unquestionably to attrib- ute Governor McRays troubles to his own vicious and unlawful acts rather than economic depressions. In other words. Mir Mckay was to be removed from office, to be branded as a crimi- nal if possible in order to show the whole country that he was not a vic tim of agricultural depression which Alle Tt DS lIdCcdDle lO the 6uHnlIiS- tration in power at Washington"
 Charges have been made by men thoroughly familiar with his affairs and highly responsible in every way that the governor had been guilty of actions involving the most serious consequences" MT. Goodrich declared in a signed statement to the Associ- ated Press. When these matters came to the ears of the state commit tee, responsible as they were to the party, Mir. Walb conceived it to be his duty as chairman of the state committee to call the committee and lay the entire situation before them.
 T spent nearly three months in trying to untangle the governors af- fairs and finally raised s350,000 to save him and some of his associates from the most serious personali con sequences a s the result of his own acts, and l deeply resent the effort of MT. Moorman or the governor or anyone else to reflect upon the mo : tives and good faith of the men re- sponsible for the conduct of the af- fairs of the party in this state"