The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-03
0NESCRIBE'S
'TALESTARTED
SENATE PROBE
Newspaper Story of None.
Spent in Pennsylvania Pri-
mary Is "BOmbshelr'
(BY CHARLES =. STEWARTl

NDI &IANLES l.. EW AMI
Washington. June 8. Leo K. Sack
achieved first page prominence in
ono single wink Of an eye few
days ago. when, on the strength OF
an article he wrote. the Senate adopt.
ed resolution TO Investigate all
expenses involved in the nomination
and election Of candidates for seats
in the upper house AT the next session
OF Congress.
Not that Leo was previously OBJ
scure. As correspondent for the
Scripps- Howard group Of Ohio news
papers he was among the best known
newspaper men in Washington.
But he hadn't started a Senate
investigation and that's good deal
Of trick One is startled occa-
sio~ ~ by miscellaneous newspaper
talk but not often by one spot ar
ticle that you can definitely identify.
In fact. according 10 old timers, this
is only the fourth instance Of it on
record.
Another Case
The first time the stunt was pulled
off. the credit went to Theodore Til
Ter. then Of the Atlanta Journal.
Theodore thought there was some
thing funny about the way President
Wilson's famous peace note of 1916
leaked out, so that Wall street was
enabled to take advantage Of it in
advance. He let out such . roar that
n Senate "probe" ensVed. though it
never got anywhere
Then in 1920. Louis Seibold. at
That time with the New York World.
raised such a. commotion over the
AMOUNT Of money he said was being
spent to promote Gen. Leonard Woods
presidential candidacy that the Sen.
ate looked into that. and the other
candidates expenses. too. with no
particular result.
Third on the list is the name Of
Carl c. Magee of the albuquerque
State Tribune, with his Teapot Dome
Investigation. which. as most folks
probably will agree. certainly did
stir things up.
Now Leo Sack comes to bat. with
his story of s2.O00.OOO to s5,O00,O00
blown into the Republican senatorial
primaries in Pennsylvania.
While Senator Pat Harrison was
reading Leo's account into the Con-
grcssional Record. Senator Reed of
Pennsylvania kicked like everything
1t was just 1.-The usual exaggeration
that follows an extremely excited
campaign" he insisted.
Knew His Stuff
But Senator Harrison said: Sack
evidently knew what he was talking
about. He would not have written
tnat article II he had not known. He
would have been fearful that some
invest - ing committee might call
him h,i,re il and ask him upon what
he ba ed that statement
The subject having been thor
oughiy hashed over. Senator Reed of
Missouri offered his investigation
resolution.
Plus the support of the senators
VINO really wanted il adopted. il also
got the Votes of all those who came
ap for reelection this year. They
eeuidn'. very well oppose il without
implying that their own coming cam
l,ag expenses wouldn't bear too
keen a scrutiny.
Thus the resolution went through.
as slick as grease.
Not RegretfuI
Leo. naturally. exhibits no regret
over the celebrity ne has achieved.
That kind Of ress agenting doesn't !
do anybody any harm
He'll get some more, TOO. Is Wit /
ness before that investigating CON- ,
mittee He'll be called. OF course
Folks like Senator Reed Of Penn :.
sylvania will try 20 ball him up and /
prove that he exaggerates. but if I'm |
acquainted with Leo Sack-which is :
what AMI agree with Senator
Harrison shat he pretty we'll knows !
what he's talking about ,hefore he
talks.