The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1924-03-08
WIRES SENT TO
M'LEAN ARE READ
COOLIDGE TELEGRAMS TO Nc
LEAN AT PALM BEACH DIS
CLOSED BY SENATE
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS
ADVICE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SOUGHT is ANSWER TO
CRITICS

Washington.-Two kilograms sent
by President Coolidge to Edward b.
Mclean in Florida We're read into the
records of the oil committee. Imme-
dIately afterward the President issued
statement saying that the matters re-
ferred to in one message related to
questions of local government in the
District of Columbia, and that the 9TH
er was merely an Acknowledgement of
complimentary message from Nc
Lean.
The first telegram from President
Coolidge to Mclean, sent on Jan. II,
said: Prescott is away. Advise
Slemp with whom 1 shall confer.
(Signed) Calvin Coolidge"
Slemp was then in Palm Beach.
Members of the committee said they
did not know who Prescott was.
AS to this message, President Cool
idge issued this statement.
1.-The telegram related to the district
commissionership. Samuel j. Prescott
is the Republican city chairman and
the President desired to confer with
him regarding district matters"
President Coolidge telegraphed Nc
Lean at Palm Beach again on Feb. II,
according to the committees tele-
grams.
THANK you for your message" the
second Coolidge telegram read, you
have always been most considerate.
Mrs. Coolidge joins me in sending
kindest regards to Mrs. Mclean"
mi,
sent after Mclean had testified that
the 100000 loan he previously had
paid was made to Fall on a note, was
in reality in the form of checks which
were returned to him uncashed.
The second was dated two days be-
fore Mclean was summoned here by
the committee to explain.
President Coolidge later made this
statement relative to the second tele-
gram to Mclean:
"The telegram sent to Mr.. Mclean
On Feb. u was in regard to a message
from Mr.. Mclean congratulating the
President on his Lincoln birthday adj
dress in New York. The kilograms
exchanged were similar to, others re
ceived and sent out in that connec-
ton. 1t amounted simply to an ex-
change of amenities"
C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge, later issued a
statement correcting the previous
White House announcement with re-
spect to the Mclean telegram of
Feb. -.
The statement said:
1.-The telegram sent to Mr.. Mclean
under date of Feb. - was in answer
to Il telegram received from Mclean
congratulating the President on his
statement with respect to the Senate
resolution calling for the resignation
OF Edwin DENLY, as secretary of the
navy. Owing to the date of the tee-
gram it was at first thought it re-
lated to the Presidents Lincoln day
address at New York. An eXamina-
,tion of the White House files after
issuance by the President of his state
ment disclosed, however, that the Nc
Lean message related to the DENLY
matter. A number of cOngratuatory
messages were received in connection
with both the statements on the Robin
son resolution and the New York
speech.
Impelled by the disclosures that he
had sent two kilograms to Edward b.
Mclean while the oil inquiry was Mt
its height, half dozen Democratic
senators turned upon the President
the same implements of attack they
have employed so often recently
against members Of his cabinet. He
was defended with an equal favor by
Henry Cabot Lodge, the venerable
Republican Senate leader from his
own state.