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IN CAMPAIGN
DENIED
La Toilette TO Call o'connor
Before Borah Committee
for Showdown
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singled put by La Toilette for at
tack.
La Toilette assailed Hughes for
publicly defending Truman H. New.
berry, the man who was guilty of
attempting to buy his way into the
Senate through expenditure of near
" 5000, O00." Mellon was assailed
for trying to block the Senate's in.
yestigation Of charges Of alleged
corruption In the Internal Revenue
Bureau, and for being the author
OF the Mellon tax plan, designed
20 reduce supertax rates on large
incomes"
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the President
. FIOut O'COnnOr Charge.
o'Connor's statement III Buffalo
Wednesday IN which he CHALLENGED
any one in absolute authority" in
the Progressive campaign to deny
that large sum Of money has
been sent through Mexico from
Russia to help the La Follette-
Wheeler ticket was denounced to.
day by Robert M. La Follette. ir..
vice chairman OF his fathers cam.
paign, ag "a wiIlful and malicious
ut il Of a piece with other loose
and Hntruthful statements made
BY desperate Coolidge henchmen, /"
said young La Toilette. "If it
were anything else than q campaign
canard O'Connor would have placed
his alleged evidence before the
Borah committee now In session in
La Toilette said he had instructed
Frank r. Walsh, the Progressives'
counsel before the Borah commit.
tee to subpoena O'Connor and re-
quire him to testify on the follow
ink points:
Vigorous Quiz Planned,
First as to his alleged evi.
dence Of campaign contributions to
the La Follette-Wheeler Campaign
from Russia or from any other
foreign source.
Second, as to o'Connor's nav.
ment Of railroad fares, taxi expenses.
hotel bills. and entertainment Of
the hired audience Of fake Tabor
leaders delivered +. O. b. White
House to listen to President Cool.
idge's Labor Day address. I want
to know from whom he got his
authority to hire the audience and
pay the freight on 1t both way, and
where he got the money to pay the
Young La Toilette announced also
ne had advised Walsh to call Off.
Gals Of the Northwestern Railroad
TO testify regarding the company's
alleged distribution Of anti-La Fol.
lette literature"
Silent On Corruption.
Reviewing Mr.. Coolidge's nliOIic
record Senator La Toilette, in his
minneapolis speeclI Yast night, de.
clared that during all the ORGY OF
corruption which prevailed in " ASH
lngton while Calvin Coolidge was
vice president, he did not raise his
voice in any public protest"
He heard every word OF the
charges and they evidence which
forced the Senate by unanimous
vote to order an Investigation of
the oil leases" said La Toilette.
He cannot deny full knowledge Of
the facts nor evade his responsi-
Dinty. On the other hand he was
the intimate friend and associate
OF those who were later proved to
be most deeply involved in the cor
ruption."
Aid To Vets Refused.
La Toilette further charged that
the President denied Justice to
the soldiers and relief to the farm
ers."
After an address here tonight.
La Toilette will rest for two days
before continuing his campaign in