Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

In the light Of recent developments.
the prospect Of a Senate recount of
the entire vote cast in Pennsylvania
last year in the Vare.Wilson sena-
torial contest Is none too good, anu
the possibility Of the Senate ever seat
ing Mr.. Wilson Is corespondingly
remote. Both sides profess the keen
est desire to have every ballot box In
every county Of Pennsylvania brought
to Washington and their contents
counted. Mr.. Wilson and Wares rep
resentatives had another conference
this week at the Capitol with the Sen
ate sergeant-at-arms, David S. Barry,
to consider how this could be accom-.
plished in view Of the pretty general
refusal Of the Pennsylvania judges 10
accede to an informal request from
the sergeant-at.arms that all the PAL
lot boxes be impounded. Under tne
be emptied and their contents de-
stroyed after September 20 In order
that the boxes themselves may be
available for use in local October eiec-
tions in the State. Mr. wilson re-
tected q suggestion that under the CIR
cumstances the. courts be asked u
ncrn,it the immediate opening or the
boxes and the transfer of the con,
tents to mail pouches to be piaceu
under Senate seal. He insisted Una.
the boxes and their seals be KEPT iu.
tact. The upshot Of the meeting was
an agreement that wilson ana var
unite in formal petition to every one
of the flfty.odd Pennsylvania county
courts for orders impounding the
boxes. Whether the formal petltlons
meet a different reception from the
INFORMAL request from Mr.. Barry re-
mains to be seen. 1t appears unhKeiy
that II will be unanimously acceded 10.
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The United States Chamber OF
Commerce. has called a special con-
| ference of its national councillors VINO
number 1900 and comprise the rep
resentatives of individual chambers,
| trade associations and other BUSINESS
| organizations, to meet with tho VI.
rectors and all Of the committees Oh
the national chamber at West badell
| Springs, Ind, on OCTOBER 10: ~ VIZ
range Of current problems OF business
and government are on the program.
| These include Federal Reserve banK'
ing. farm relief, Mississippi flood con-
troll. the relation of government TO
nuhlic utilities, Federal taxation
merchant marine and postal rates.
| The topic likely to loom the largest
| when the conference meets IS the
| farm relief question. The chamber
| orra nized last year q Business Men
| Agricultural Commission, headed py
| Charles Nagel of st. Louis, Secretary
| Of Commerce and Labor IN the IaIt
| cabinet. Mr.. Nagel and his assocl'
ates have been steadily engaged 1or
| the past six months In carrying on
an investigation and survey, and In
| formulating a report with "construc'
tive" remedies for which the adoption
and Endorsement Of the nations bust
ness representatives will be sought.
| The Nagel report Is scheduled FOR
publication in advance OF the confer
ence date.
The second of the series Of booklets
being issued by the Republican ma:
tional committee In its "educatlonal
campaign" to propagate Republican
gospel is Just off the press. The first
booklet, issued earlier in the Summer,
dealt with the achievements of the
Sixty-ninth Congress. The new one
is entitled Lifting the Burden From
the Taxpayer" The operation of the
budget Bureau and Secretary Mel
Ions fiscal policy are eulogized. and
the six years Of economy" under
Republican rule is summed up as fol
lows: Reduction Of $5.799.000. 900 In
interest bearing public debt; reduction
of $3.50 100000 In annual interest
charges; reduction Of $4,000 100000 In
the annual routine expenditures OF
the Government; three tax-reduction
measures and a surplus every year.
| II
It Is a foregone conclusion that with
the retirement from the House of FINS
J. Garrett, who is a candidate in Ten
nessse for the Senate seat now held by
Kenneth Mcclellan. John N. Garner OF