Evening star., 1926-04-16
WHEELERSCORES
/ BROOKHART VOTE
Montana Senator's Backers
Praise His Record at TeSti-
moniaI Dinner.

Calling on all fair.minded Americans
To repudiate the action of the Senate
In unseating former Senator Smith
W. Brookhart of Iowa by nominal
ing him and sending him back to the
senate second time, Senator Burton
X. Wheeler last night blamed the ac-
tivities of the corrupt crowd in
Washington for the vote which led
up to the seating of Senator Steck
Senator Wheeler's declaration was
made at a dinner given in his honor
AZ the City Club last night by the
Wheeler defense committee, a group
of citizens from every State in the
Union who contributed time and
money to the defense of the Montana
Senator when he was under indict-
ment.
Senator Wheeler said that Blair
/ Coan the man whom the corrupt
Washington crowd" sent to Montana
Ito get me and smirch Senator
{ Walsh" went to Iowa and succeeded
in getting Brookhart" Mr.. Wheeler
blamed the activities of Coan in Iowa
. for the fact that some of the bal
+ lots cast in Iowa did not reach Wash
tnGton." Abiding to the unSeating
of Senator Brookhart as one of the
greatest crimes ever committed by
the Senate, Senator Wheeler said
J the former Iowa Senator disregarded
party lines, even though he was chair
man of the Daugherty investigating
committee, and refused to aid in the
prosecution of Wheeler. II am sure
the American people want to see jus
tice done to this man, who has been
sent back to Iowa pennileSs," Sen
ator Wheeler said. He added that
. whatever money IS left over from the
$4,000 raised for the Wheeler defense
fund should be spent to re-elect Brook
hart to the Senate.
Did No Wrong Act.
Charles a. Douglas. Washington at
torney. associated with Senator Walsh
and Arthur Garfield Hayes in the de.
fense OF Senator Wheeler. said the
Montana Senator did no wrong. civil
or criminal. legal or moral" He was
never guilty of an imprudent or an
improvident act
Representative Carew, Democrat. Of
New York deplored the attack on Sen
ator Wheeler. Never since Pontius
PLATE has there been so foul an at.
tack on justice as in this case he
said
Representative Huddleston, Demo
crat. of Alabama said the Wheeler
case is merely a symptom of the dis
ease which affects present-day govern
ment. The most hopeful thing Of the
last few years." he said, lis that
Wheeler. running for Vice President.
polled four and a half million votes"
Senator Walsh said he was entitled
TO no credit for his part in the defense
Of Senator Wheeler, and paid tribute
10 the courage and fidelity Of his col
league from Montana. Mrs. Wheeler
made a short address thanking mem
hers Of the committee and friends
of the Wheeler family" for their as.
sistance in the hour Of trial. She told
Of her recollection of the events lead
ing up to the trial of her husband and
how she had shattered the testimony
Of Government witness in the Mon
tana trial.
Justice VS.. Department.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota
said the Wheeler committee met TO
celebrate the triumphant victory of
Justice over the Department of
Justice"
The business of the Department
of Justice is to send criminals to
Jail. 1t tried to send Wheeler to
Jail because he tried to help them
to send criminals to Jail. Among
the things they accused Senator
Wheeler of was the crime of not
using nice tools when he started TO
clean the Augean stables. AS
matter of fact. he used the tools
he found in the stable. What other
tools could be used -
Norman Hapgood. toastmaster at
the dinner, said that in politics the
Nation is passing through a time
of stagnation.
Teapot Dome and the little green
house on K street ruled in cheer
full normalcy. The Attorney Gen.
eral in name and the Attorney Gen.
eral in fact have tried to cover their
shame in a manner so disresputabie
that our executive committee may
decide to remain in existence to see
what further We can do to complete
the education of the Nation on the
most disgraceful event that in my
acquaintance with politics has ever
stained the administra ton of JUS
tice"
Watches were presented to Sen
ator Walsh and Mr.. Douglas hear
ing inscriptions commemorating
their part in the defense of Senator
Wheeler. Basil NJ. Manly vice
chairman Of the committee. made the
presenta tion.