Evening star., 1927-03-26
GOFF RESIGNATION
PUTS SLUSH CASE
IN DAWES HANDS
Vice President May Decide
Status of Reed Probers,
With Vacancy.
WEST VIRGINIAN QUITS
TO SAIL FOR EUROPE
Campaign Committee Will Have
Increased Support in Con-
gress in December.

Vice President Dawes may be called
upon to pass judgment at an early
date on the life or lack of life of the
Reed slush fund committee, which has
been a matter of keen controversy for
several weeks.
Senator Golf of West Virginia, one
of the Republican members of the
Reed committee, has sent his resigna-
ton to the Vice President. Under
the resolution creating the committee
the Vice President was empowered to
appoint its members. with certain re-
strictions. This resolution, 1t is be
lieved, also gives him power to fill
vacancies.
If The Vice President fills the Goff
vacancy. obviously it will be because
he believes that the Reed committee
continues to live, Notwithstanding the
claim by it's opponents that it passed
out of existence with the ending OF the
last Congress, March 4.
Dawes in Panama.
The Vice President is at present in
Panama, taking a vacation. 1t
scarcely seems likely he will act in
this matter before his return to the
United states and to Washington.
Senator Goff resigned from the
Reed campaign investigating commit
tee for personal rather than political
reasons, it was said today. He is going
to Europe for two months or possibly
much longer. He has been engaged
for many months in handling elees
ton cases. both as member OF the
Reed committee and as a member of
the privileges and elections commit
- 1A l. lxoN I'D ese.
chairman OF a subcommittee of the
latter committee, was the contest
against Senator Gould of Maine. It
was rumored some time ago that Mr..
Golf would tender his resignation
from the Reed committee to the Vice
President. But he held on until yes
terday.
Goff Backs Probe.
Mr. Goff has upheld the activities
of the committee from Its inception.
One of his last acts as a member was
to write a legal opinion that the COM
mittee continues in fun power, al
though 1t is a special committee ap-
pointed during the last Congress, and
;its opponents have insisted it died
with the Congress. He voted with
other members of committee to send
q representative of the committee,
Jerry South, to Pennsylvania to i'm
pound the ballots in four counties
cast in the Ware-W Wilson senatorial
election last Fall.
Who will be appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr.
GoR lis problematical The suggestion
has been made that Senator Short
ridge Of California, Republican, and
slated to be chairman of the privileges
and elections committee when the Sen
ate meets again. will be named. The
resolution creating the committee
called for the appointment of two reg
ular Republicans, two Democrats and
one Progressive Republican. Senator
La Toilette is the Progressive Repub
Gcan.
VIII Revive Later.
Should the Vice President hold that
the committee died with the last Con
gress, he will not make an appoint
ment to fill the Golf vacancy.
Whatever the Vice President de.
cides. 1t appears certain that the Reed
committee will be given full powers
when the Senate meets in December.
The makeup of the new Senate is
expected to increase the strength of
the Reed committee In that body.
The Vice Presidents S decision in this
matter win be received with no little
interest here, particularly In view OF
the opinion Of Senator Keyes, chair
man of the committee on audit and
control of the contingent fund of the
Senate. Mr.. Keyes held that the com.
nittee was dead and said he would
not approve further expenditures of
money from the contingent fund by
the committee.