The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-15
MANY INQUIRIES
DUE To POLITICS
STARTED OR PROPOSED IN THE
SENATE BECAUSE THIS Is
A PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

washington writer, IN commenting oH
the Investigating fever of the senate
suggests TINT an inquiry should be
started to fix the responsibility Of tho
Punic wars, and suggests also thar
there are n good many uncovered cir
substances concerning the mystery OF
who hit Billy Patterson"
There are 30 many committees OF
Investigation at work in the senate
that during some of the sessions OF the
greater body the only quorum present
is that of the pages. OF course some
of tho greater investigations are abso-
lutely necessary, but some OF the MI
nor ones probably have been started
for political effect, for neither OF the
great parties has been at all backward
In attempts to force a digging into
affairs which perhaps might inJure
the other party's presidential pros
poets
oaign on this year there probably
would be less investigating activity In
congress- Not all of the demands for
Investigation have been granted. but
q fnvorite method OF senators and rep
resentatives Is to put in a resolution
for an investigation because they think
the mere calling of attention to some
thing or other may arouse suspicion
and perhaps produce votes for the
party to which the resolution-intro-
Queer belongs
Some Asplrants Hurt.
In a way the turmoil over OIL and
some other things seems to have
crowded out the interest in the cam
paigns for the presidential nomina-
lions As a matter of fact the oil
affair has injured the chances for the
nomination of one or two gentlemen
who formerly were well placed and run
ming strong in the race. Just now, espe-
cially In the Democratic party, there
seems to be a casting about for lnfor-
nation concerning the present avail
ability Of some man whose availability
In the past was not doubted.
Opinion here seemingly is that Cal
vim Coolidge will secure the Repub-
lican nomination without doubt.
few weeks ago there was some doubt
about 1t, but now the leaders Of the
Republican party seem convinced not
only that he will De nominated but
that he must be nominated.
The friends of Senator Johnson have
In no wise given up hope that he will
secure the prize. but seemingly they
nre mining their hopes more upon
possfble new developments in legfsia-
ton and In the investigating field to
strengthen their cnuse enough to bring
about the defeat of the President and
the nomination of the senator.
Naturally enough Washington poII-
ticIans.. notably the Democrats were
Intensely Interested in the Chicago
Meeting OF william G.. McAdoo's
friends to determine whether or not
bis connection os an attorney with the
Dobenv oil interests initiated against
bis nomination ambitions sufficiently
to m,ka him unavailable nc n candi-
date II was rother exnected that tho
7(-bJcooo neeting wor,d dacI,ra that
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