The Washington times., 1924-03-26
CONvEN TONS
To Be MARKED
BY VENOM
G. O. p. National Committee
Statement Sets New Record
for Heat.
BY GEORGE II. HOLMES,
International News Service.

International News Service.
The political campaign Of 1924 that
will get under way with a whoop as
soon as falling gavels mark the close
Of the two great nominating con-
ventions probably will set new high
records in American politics for bit
terness, intensity, mud-slinging and
partisanship.
The shouting and pickering, charge
and counter charge, which for
months has kept Washington in a
turbulent state, constitute merely
the prelude to the full chorus that
will swing into action in July, &C.
cording to all indications here today.
Both the Republican and Demo
cratic national committees, upon
which devolve the task Of informing
the electorate concerning the merits
Of their respective parties and the
dement's Of the opposition, are in
the full swing Of spring training for
the session. with pencils poised and
dripping harsh words.
Hot Statement.
Typical of the war OF phrases
that already Is we'll under way is
O. scathing statement issued by tho
Republican national committee 20
day, which for sheer force and
warmth of feeling outclassed any
thing that has yet emanated from
the headquarters Of either commit
tee. It was In reply to a number
NJ Tlnrnn0naffO OF q 4.
issued, which had for their moral
Throw the rascals out"
1t assailed with vitriolic bitter
ness the oil and Daugherty investi-
cations, and their guiding spirits,
the two Democratic Senators from
Montana, Walsh and Wheeler.
Under the heading Of THE Senate's
Rogue's Galleries." it commented on
the Jealous rivalry" between the
two committees, and said:
1.-THE Walsh committee held the
boards for quite a while, counting
that day lost which did not see
some new SANDER broadcast from
its committee room.
THE Wheeler committee got a
late start in the free -fOrall slime
singing contest, but with the very
valuable aid Of two bIaCkrnailers.
a couple Of self.confessel boodlePs,
1t spurted ahead Of the Walsh com
mittee.
Young Wheeler put it all over
his political godfather, Walsh Of
Montana. IN grabbing the first page
Of the newspapers. But as soon
as the tactics of the Wheeler con.
mittee became evident, the Walsh
committee came right back, and at
this writing is one train rob6er
ahead in the contest. IL jennings
contribution is 81 opos'd TO lie
political gossip he obtained from a
politician who was kil!e1 IL, a
drunken quarrel with his paramoI:.
"CutthrOats Died Too SOOn."
''If the innovation Of proving
honest men and public officials
guilty of high crimes by introducing
testimony Of convicts and ex-con'
victs. forgers, bride takers, muir
derers. train robbers, and other
criminals is to be followed, then
there is no end in sight Of the
present Investigations until all the
inmates Of our penitentiaries have
been put on the stand.
Jesse James and Calamity Jane
and all the other cutthroatS OF a
generation died too soon. Some
assembled the gallows and met a
felon's death, when, had they lived
in these times, they might have
taken a de luxe trip to Washington
at the expense Of the taxpayers paid
| out Of Senate funds.
Arriving in the nations Capital
they would have become the center
Of attraction, shown Difference, pho
tographed in all poses, taken joy
riding in Senatorial automobiles
and brought their careers to a
climax by ascending the witness
chair before some committee to spill
their venom and their SANDER to the
profit and glory Of the Democratic
party, and the personal gratifica'
ton of the political blackguards who
have made the United States Senate
cesspool Of political filth over
which floats the scum Of their own
putrid motives"