The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-08
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Republican Regulars Find
Little Comfort in Com
Dnittee Membership
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international Nana sarrina.


A Senatorial investigation of
charges that the Republican caln-
paign managers are pouring >
Gslush fund Of four Or five mil
lions Of dollars" into doubtful
States in an eleventh-hour att
tempt to swing the election for
President Coolidge, doomed up to-
day as an enlivening factor If the
driving finish for the presidency.
The charge was made By Sena-
tor Robert M. "a ette, inde-
pendent opponent President
Coolidge, III the openln address
81 his long-heralded drive across
the country. Ia Toilette haclEed
up his charges by exhibiting let
ter circulated by "Joe" Grundy,
one Of the politico-industrial lead
era in Pennsylvania, and chairman
Of the ways and means COMMITTEES
Of the Republican national com
mittee, appealing for funds in
Pennsylvania Ito be used else
where" The sum mentioned as
Pennsylvania's quota was $500 900.
Borah Is Chairman
The chairman Of the Senate COM
nnittee that win have to probe La
Follette,s charges Is Senator VII.
Ham q. Borah Of Idaho.
Borah opened his own campaign
Tor reelection in Idaho last night
with an address in which he con.
epicuously failed to mention Presi-
dent Coolidge by name. declared the
Republican party to be on the de-
fensive. and expressed his heartfelt
thanks to the La Toilette Wheeler
managers for endorsing his Sena-
torial candidacy. BY failing to
mention Coolidge. and by family
praising the Progressives, Borah
virtually served notice on the
q. b. p. managers that Coolidge
and La Toilette can fight It out In
the all.important States west OF the
Mississippi, and they needn't expect
any help from him.
on the committee with Borah are
Senators, who by no stretch Of
imagination can be said to be SYM
vathetic with the Buffers rundy
management of the Republican cam
paign, nor with the Coolidge can
Sidacy. With Borah as chairman,
the committee consists OF Jones
(Rep.) Of Washington, Shipstead
(Farner- Labor) of Minnesota, Cara
way DEM of Arkansas, and Bay.
ard Den.) Of Delaware.
Jones votes as often with the in
ourgents of the Senate as he does
with the Told guard Shipstead is
openly for La Toilette; Caraway
has been one Of the Administration q
harshest critics. and Bayard is a
Democrat from State wherein
there Is d holly contested Senatorial
election this November.
The resolution which created this
COMMITTEES was sponsored and put
through by Senator La Toilette him
self in the closing days OF the last
Congress.
Men Blamed BY Him.
The men named by Senator La
Toilette as the engineers Of this
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whose names are bywords IN the
fields Of industry and finance 3.
4. Stotesbury, head Of the great
Philadelphia banking house and
partner Of y. r.. Morgan; w. 4. Mel
Ion, brother Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury; Joseph r, Grundy, head Of
the Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Association; g. H. warriner. head Of
the anthracite coal operators; Sam
1iel M. Vauclain, president Of the
Baldwin locomotive works. and VIII.
liam M. Butler chairman Of the Re-,
publican national COMMITTEES. and d
large min owner in Massachusetts,.
All OF these he asked be summoned
as Witnesses before the committee.
GYundy suggested, La Toilette
pointd out, that headquarters for
the distribution OF these funds be
established in Denver, with the Pres.
ident's secretary. G. Bascom Slemp.
IN charge.
Denver is the geographical CEN
ter Of much Republican discomfort.
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