Evening star., 1924-11-02
WHEELER CLOSES
NEW YORK FIGHT
AssaiIs G. 0. p. Donations in
Speect-To End Tour
in Baltimore.
By the Assoeia ted Press.


NEW YORK. November LIN a
hurried t-minute skfrmish for
votes, Senator Wheeler, Independent
vice presidential candidate. got In
three speeches In the New York area
He invaded New Jersey at Hoboken
early in the evening. but returned in
time to make the final talk of the day
In New York City itself
1t was his third appearance in New
York, but $4,000 miles of western
travel and seven weeks of time had
intervened between his former ap-
pearance, and he declared that obser-
vations made during the interim had
convinced him that west Of the Mis-
sissippi the La Toilette fight had been
won. He claimed likewise, that the
electoral struggles in Central States
OF Illinois, Michigan and Ohio were
giving himself and his principle a
chance for straight out election re-
gardless of deadlock possibilities in
Congress.
In platform, plays rehearsed during
scores of western appearances. Sem
ator Wheeler asked his audiences to
consider President Coolidge seated in
an empty chair, which he jerked to
position beside him. To the imaginary
occupant of the seat he fired a series
of campaign questions, as to conduct
of the NatioRSi Government, bank de.
posits OF State funds in Massachusetts,
and declared that the answers wers
the usual silence emanating from tb
White House."
Raps G. o. r. Donations.
Here in the City Of New York there
are men who believe they have al
ready written your election story for
you, with the check they have writ
a
checks, their $4,000 checks" he de-
clared. They believe their money has
determined the results of the cleo
tion, and they believe their money
will come back to them many times
increased, during the next four years.
1t remains for you to say, your pencil
stubs in the voting booths against
their fountain pens in their bank
Offices.
I'm the past the political intelli-
gence of the private interests has
been greater than the political in
telligence of the plain people. The
people have been Republicans, Demo-
Gratis, Socialists, even voting as Bap-
lists and Catholics and Ku Klux
Klansmen, but the bankers have
voted as bankers; the steel manufac-
turers as manufacturers; the railroad
operators as railroad operators. The
~cdAtn OF your NatlOn mas drawn
ever into fewer and fewer hands.
Sees People Aroused.
IF I thought for one moment that
you were not strong enough to throw
OF this habit in this enlightened
year. l should not be here tonight.
But this year, in my opinion, the peo-
pie are reused and ready. There has
been shameful chapter of national
shame written by the Republican ad-
ministration in the past three years,
and 1t has been my steadfast purpose
to see that the people shall not forget
it,"
He renewed charges OF corruption
he has brought against the Republi-
cation administration, based on testi-
mony taken at the Senate hearings
last winter in Investigations of the
Department Of Justice and Teapot
Dome. He named in alphabetical or
der former Attorney General Daugh-
erty, Secretary Fall and score of
others connected with the matter
Senator Wheeler will go to Balti-
more tomorrow, where he will con-
clude his campaign Monday.