The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
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Realizing that the gnsler Of
scandal ct the OH hearings had
begun to peter out decided to see
how many April fools Senator
Wheeler had caught ii the Daugh.
erty hearing which Is somewhat
like Hamlet without the meIan-
scholy Dane, now that the subject
OFT all has been kicked into pri-
svate life by the President. by the
way. it lis amazing how. much SEN
ator Wheeler resembles the Fresi.s
dent iIsappeara nCe, although, OF
course; tIaeiI. political complexion
Isl different
Wayne Wilson, OF New York, q
\ fat, jolly looking man with nice
jOwls hanging over his collar was
on the stand when arrived.
Senator Wheeler was trying to
convince him that he had been the
''fixer" lin a little matter about
Federal jHdgeship. Mr.. Wilson
not looking quite so jolly kept
denying and denying and denying.
Then when he was hard pressed
he began to admit and admit.
Now we are on the subject Of
legal matters, think an indict-
meIlt is d legal matter. 7 know
getting out Of one Is. was most
Interested to- read that MIR. Sim
clair was not Sworn in the day
he refused to testify. The papers
said his lawyers would make q
great point Of that and expect to
fight on that point. This isn't
the first time. IL remember cor
rectly. q witness wasn't sworn.
How can you expect those poor
Senator'S to remember everything.
Ny suggestion would be that the
Senate appropriate SO cents an
hour for an official to remind
the committees abuut swearing
in the witnesses. Then, Il any
Senator of an economical frame
Of mind objected to this as over
payment, the holder Of the. job
could be given additional duties.
1t wouldn't hurt any witness
have heard SO far to be reminded
every fifteen minutes that ne Tor
shel is there for the sole purpose
OF telling the truth, the whole
turth, and nothing but the truth.
The nerve-racking moral effect Of
jumping on q witness every fif-
teen minutes might change his
answers considerably and save
the Government thousands of dol
lars worth of Investigation.
That was good advice PA"
Coolidge gave to his distinguished
son in the White House when
the only living father of living
President celebrated his seventy
ninth birthday In Vermont. He
said work and do not worry
and proceeded to- saw a large
amount OF wood. Son ''Cal'' is
doing the same thing, saying
little and saving wood. That
reminds me of a good story
heard the other day. showing
that the President is nothing IL
not lacOnic. One of the Misses
Patten was his dinner, partner
once while he was Vice President.
When they were seated she turned
J To him and SAID made a wager
y could make you talk tonight e
You lose, was the terse reply
On my way home from the com.
mittee hearings j stopped in at
the headquarters of the Republi
can and Democratic women's COM
mittees. and held - long consulta-
ton with. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton, national head OF Republican
women, and Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair. national head of Democratic
women. They certainly know a
whole lot, these two. about women
voters, and made me proud and
happy to realize that women were,
to be allowed to nibble at the
cheese during this campaign /,
am just little bit worried, though
because i spoke of "our party" to
both OF them. OF course, IL there
is any embarrassment about this
in the future, can say ! meant
the letter "R" for the right party.
At the Democratic headquarters
I learned that women at the Re
publican convention were to be
scarce as oysters in the Friday
night stew in my college commons,
and that the followers Of McAdoo
and Oscar Underwood were max.
ing way for lovely women" at
the Democratic convention.
/ was somewhat puzzled when,
at the Republican headquarters,
/ was told that the Democratic
women delegates and alternates
were only one-half of a quarter
OF person, while the Republican
woman delegate or alternate would
be a. whole person. have never
seen fraction Of a woman, so /
am looking forward to the Demo
cratic convention with even
greater interest than before. could
believe Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton that Republican women were
whole women, for the dear
motherly soul must tip the scales
around two hundred, and then,
on the other hand. as / left the
Democratic headquarters in came
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, whose
husband. the former skipper OF
the Navy, bids fair to be one Of