New Britain herald., 1924-09-08
BUTLER RAISES
 STORM IN MASS.
Endorsement of Gilett in Pri.
 mary Causes Sensation

Boston, Sept. s.-Chairman. Wi. nam M. Butler Of the republican national committee in a telegram sent to Frank W. stearns has come out Tor the nomination at the re- publican primaries Tuesday of Speaker Frederick II. Gillett of the F. mousse of representatives for United States senator and has thereby raIs- ed storm in Massachusetts politics.
 n a statement assailing Chairman Butier's action. and Mir. Stearns as weii' Representative r. W. DaIlinger. enc or the rival candidates for the senatorial nomination. says:
 The telegram from Chairman William M. Butler of the republican national committee to Frank w. Stearns has just been shown to me. For the first time in the history of the republican party a chairman of the national committee has under taken to dominate primary contest. His business is to elect Calvin Cool idge president. He has no right to take part in a state contest within the party.
 The statement is a blow below the belt. It is stab in the back. It IS an attempt to. bolster up the can- didacy of a man who at no time in thls contest has been ready or able to stand on his own two feet. ...a.
 Violated Trust
 First this candidate leans on Frank w. Stearns. But when Mir. stearns found that the electorate of Massachusetts refused to listen to his mandate as self-apponted boss, hr. stearns confessed his defeat by appealing to Mr. Butler in vain .at- tempt to ave the day. Without thought for the president, without regard for the party, ignorant of the temper of the electorate, he has inveigied Chairman Butler into yio- lating the trust reposed in his posi- tion. t,
 Both these men know full well the presidents position in regard to local contests for nominations with Tn the party. He has publicly stated that he was amazed at the mere sug- gestion that he should take part in such contests. The decision must be made by the constituents to whom the candidate offers himself, and by nobody else.
 And then again, in letter over the signature of his secretary, it is stated that the president is taking in t1an tests in his home or any other state. If understand the republican voters of Massachusetts they will not tol- crate being delivered by anybody, whether by close friends of the pres ident or by the chairman of the na- tional republican committee.
 No Tammany Methods Wanted
 "I appeal to the republican voters, men and women, of Massachusetts who hate subterfuge and unfair, un- derhand tactics to repudiate the ac- ton taken by these two men and to detci .iHs for themselves who they shall crDose for their candidate for the United States senate. We want no Tammany methods in the repub- lican party of Massachusetts"
 Asks Coolidge to Intervene
 Mir. DalIinger has sent this tele- gram to President Coolidge:
 Have just been authentically in- formed that William M. Butler. chairman of the republican national committee, has sent the following telegram to Frank W. Stearns, who has authorized its publications:
 "'Your telegram received. Regret that cannot te there to vote in the primaries Tuesday. Hope GiIlett will win. He is splendidly equipped and has such wealth of legislative ex- perience that his services as senator will he of great value to the party and to the state. He will also have in his relations to the senate the greater advantage of his prestige as speaker
 Using Presidents Power
 Tt is obviously meant to use the power of the great office of the pres idency and of the chairmanship of the republican national committee to influence the result of the primary fight in Massachusetts. I sincerely believe that unless you publicly re- pudiate this action on the part of your campaign manager, that the success of the republican party this year, not only in Massachusetts, but throughout the country, will be en- dangered. Republicans in Massa- chusetts demand fair primary fight without intervention by the chair man of the republican national com- mttee. My whole heart is with you in your fight for the presidency. I want no action on the part of any one to destroy your chance of suc- cess. I fear that Mir. Buffers ac- ton will drive hundreds of thous- ands of fair minded people from the republican party if they believe the republican party has become boss ridden"