Evening star., 1926-12-09
Would Keep Them OFF Rolls.


Under these conditions, Senator Ash
urst said, Ware and Smith would be-
come de facto Senators after March 4.
Senator Dill insisted that the pres
ent Senate has the right and power
to declare Ware and Smith disqualified,
and to prevent the receipt of their
credentials. In this way. he said. 1t
would be possible to prevent their be-
ing placed on the rolls of the Senate.
Senator Dill pointed out that the
hearings before the Senate slush fund
committee, headed by Senator Reed
of Missouri, had revealed the fact that
upward Of $500, 900 was expended TO
procure the nomination of Mr.. ware
for the Senate and more than $400,000
was expended to nominate Col. Smith
In Illinois.
In addition. he said, it had been re-
vealed that Samuel insult, traction
magnate, had contributed $125,000 to
the Smith campaign while Smith was
chairman of the Public utilities COM
mission Of the State.
Senator Dill declared the credentials
Of Mr.. Ware are tainted with political
corruption and are sticky with
money.
so far as 1 have been able to
learn" said Senator Dill, there is
/. no precedent tor the presentation OF
resolutions such as these. l pre-
sented these resolutions in regard tC
MIR. Ware and Mr.. Smith because their
cases are unusual and different. The
Senate appointed Il committee to In
vestigate the expenditures in the pr1-
mary election by which they were
nominated. That committee has held
hearings and the evidence is undiS-
puted.
Early Action Demanded.
The violations of the spirit of free
government are so fragrant and, If not
rebuked. SO dangerous to the per-
petuity of our free institutions that
IL seems to me the Senate should take
action at an early date and by a de-
Cisivc vote close the doors of the Sen
ate against these men before they ever
arrive here
The introduction of these reSOlu-
tions, unless they are Sidetracked, will
eventually precipitate the contest over
the Ware and Smith seats in the pres
ent session of Congress. although they
cannot present themselves until the
Seventeen Congress meets.
The Reed slush fund investigation
committee got under way again today.
Called together by its chairman,
the committee considered requests for
investigation from several States, in
Guiding Massachusetts.
Senator Reed sad after the meeting
that no decision had been reached and
that the committee would meet again
tomorrow morning to so further into
the matters before it.
There was some discussion of the
request of Conrad w. CrOoker of Bos-
ton for an inquiry by the committee
into the expenditures made i'll behalf
of former Senator William Butler,
chairman of the Republican national
committee. in his race for the Senate
against Senator David 1. Walsh,
Democrat.
Four Members Present.
Four of the five members of the
committee were present, Senators
Reed. MCNary of Oregon: King of
. Utah and Goff Of West Virginia. The
fifth. member, Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin. on account of illness mas
not yet returned to Washington.
In reply TO a question as to whether
he would fight the seating of Senator
elect Smith of Illinois. should he be
appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Mckinley.
Senator Reed said he did not wish to
make any statement at this time.
Smith, he pointed out. has not been
of seating him would not come before
the Senate at the present session.
The Reed committee investigated
the Illinois Republican primary thor
oughly. The committee, II is ex-
pected. will reach some determination
regarding it's course toward Samuel
insult of Chicago, traction magnate.
who contributed more than 100000
to the campaign of Senator-elect
Smith and who refused to answer
some of the questions put 10 him by
the committee during the inveStlga-
ton in Illinois.
O'Connor Action Also Likely.
It will also consider the refusal of
Francis y. O'Connor of Philadelphia
TO testify in the investigation OF the
election of Senator-elect Ware, and
the cases of other witnesses who de-
clined TO answer questions.
The appointment of Col. Smith by
Gov. Len Small of Illinois to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Mckinley would pre-
cipitate, in all probability. a struggle
over the seating of Smith. The strug-
gle might last long enough to prevent
The passage of some of the appropria.
tion bills before March and force a
snecial session of the new Congress
next Spring This would run counter
10 the wishes of Republican leaders. =.
Word has been sent to Gov. Small
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