Evening star., 1926-11-09
ware FIGHT LINES
| GROWING TAUTER
Blease, Democrat, to Vote to
Seat PennsyIvanian-Nor-
rlS Probes Election.
NJ The Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
senatorial lines were forming today
for a potential contest over the seat
ing in the .Seventieth Congress of
Senator-elect, William S. Ware. Repub-
lican, Pennsylvania. whose primary
election expenditures have been in
vestigated by the Senate campaign
fund committee.
A personal inquiry into the Penn
syIvania situation is under way by
Senator Norris. Republican, Nebras-
ka, who campaigned prior to the cleo
ton on behalf of William B. Wilson,
the Democratic candidate.
Meanwhile Senator Blease. Demo
crst, South Carolina, announced that
he would vote to seat both Senator's
elect Ware and Smith, Republican.
Illinois. unless il could be shown that
their election had been effected by
fraud or corruption. and Senator
David Reed, Republican, Pennsylva-
MIA, reiterated his intention to vote
to seat his colleague on the ground
that Republican expenditures In the
keystone State had been legal. honest
and necessary.
Probe In Philadelphia.
IN Philadelphia the entire election
hnard of one division and the Demo
cratic inspector of another. where no
votes had been credited to Mr.. Wilson
In the unofficial returns. were ordered
to appear today in the election court
to explain discrepancies.
On the heels of the opinion of Sena-
tor Borah. Republican, Idaho, tnat
the seventeenth constitutional amend
men empowered Congress to control
congressional primaries as well as
general elections ito purge" them OF
"corruption," came an announcement
from the Missouri home OF Senator
James A. Reed, Democrat and chair
man Of the Senate campaign funds
committee, that his committee can pe
called, under the Senate resolution
which resulted in it's Appointment. 10
investigate the Pennsylvania general
eIecttons "if II can be shown that
hAcause of moneys contributed or
promises made, the ballots were mis-
counted or fraudulent ballots were
permitted to be cast, or votes were
bought"
In announcing his personal inquiry
into the Pennsylvania elections. Sena-
tor Norris said that he would not hesl-
tate to request the Reed committee 10
investigate the elections II Facts were
found to warrant such action. he
reiterated his charge that the returns
in Philadelphia disclosed that macnlne-
control methods had been USED there
and that the record disclosed that no
honest election had been held or that
the honest results had been withheld.
Reed FavOrs Senate Contest.
In liew of a committee investigation,
however, Senator James Reed sug-
gested that the proper and more effec-
tive method of getting the facts In the
case would be contest in the Senate,
disputing Mr.. Wares right to his seat
By this method, Mr.. Wilson. the de-
feated candidate, would f1le a protest
and a committee would be appointed
from the Senate to investigate all
charges.
Senator Blease said his intention to
vote to seat Sena tors elect ware ana
Smith. in the absence Of showing OF
fraud, was based upon his adherence
to the doctrine Of States rights. He
contended that a State has the 1ndls-
putable right to send to the Senate
any one 1t chooses. and that the Senate
may not go beyond the authenticity OF
the certificate Of election issued by the
governor of a State.
His announcement was contraSted
with previous statements. Of Senator
Ashurst, Arizona, and other Demo
Gratis that they would challenge the
right Of Ware and Smith to their seats
because Of the extent Of the eXpendi-
lures In their primary campaigns.
The official count Of the ballots in
Philadelphia, where Mr.. Wilson was
credited with no votes in A election
divisions and only one each In 81