Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
Senator-EIect Refuses to
Acknowledge Jurisdiction of
Campaign Committee.
ACTION ON PROCEEDINGS
WILL BE TAKEN MONDAY
Friends of Illinoisan Say He Will
Not Resign His
Seat.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Denied the oath of Office by the
Senate because Of his primary CAM
paign expenditures. Frank l.. Smith
of Illinois fired back yesterday by re-
fusing to submit himself to the juris-
diction OF it's special campaign funds
committee.
His voice vibrating with emotion.
the Senator-elect told the committee
he must insist first upon "the sover-
eign rights" of his state to have
seated in the Senate the candidate of
her choice"
when that right is granted" he
said. then / shall freely. gladly and
unafraid meet any and all charges
respecting my moral or other fitness
TO continue member Of this d.stin
guished body.
Committee 20 Report.
Not. unless and until the right of
my State to such full, equal and con-
tinuous representation is first accord.
ed. cannot become a party to an un-
Warranted precedent. nor to any pro-
tended inquiry as to my personal 1T.
ness for association with the dis
tinguished men now composing the
Senate OF the United States
With this declaration BY Smith.
Senator Reed, Democrat. Missouri.
the chairman. announced that the
committee. which in 1926 inQuir ed ex.
haustively into Smiths primary cam
paign. would make a report to the
Senate when II reronvenes Monday.
This report is expected to consist
OF the transcript OF the statements
made by the Senator-elect and Attor-
ney General Oscar E. Carlstrom of
Illinois and John Daley. chairman OF
the special committee OF the Illinois
Legislature appointed TO urge that
the Senate seat Smith.
Several courses of action are open
to the Senate. In denying Smith the
oath OF Office last month. IS 10 g, and
referring his case 10 the special com
mittee, it granted him the privilege of
the Hear and IL may be that hs viii be
invited TO appear in the chamber TO
present q statement
Then again there may be a resoi,a-
ton to declare his seat vacant with
out further hearings, The general be-
lief at the Capitol is that such reso-
luton would be adopted. That would
leave Illinois with but one Senator
unless Gov. Small cancels Smiths
credentials and appoints his sue
cessor.
Not Expected to Resign.
Friends OF Smith said he would
await the action OF the committee be-
fore deciding upon his future course
IL was Indicated. however. that he
would not resign even IL the Senate
declared his seat vacant. and IL Was
not expected that Gov. Small would
appoint a successor unless he did ten
der his resignation.
When the Illinois Senator elect was
denied n seat at the last session OF
Congress on his appointment by the
governor to till out the term Of the
late Senator William R. Mckinley 1t
Was seated on his behalf that he would
not resign and would present his
credentials at each succeeding session
of the Senate until hts term of SIX
years expired on March I. 1888,
Before Smith appeared the con-
mittee heard Samuel Insult. Chicago
public utilities otficial. and his per
Sonal attorney. Daniel ], Schuyler.
who undertook TO purge themselves
of contempt charges by disclosing .r-
formation hitherto withheld concern
ing contributions 10 the 1885 lllincss
primary campaign.
lnsall Gave SsSs.sss.
insult stated frankly that he had
Sivsn a total ~ Sss;,ssS in that cam.
psign. S,ss,aae cf which went 10
Smi,h,s fand lie added that the
sac 600 about which he previously
had refused a. testify was divided
| eoua,ly between the Snlaltt.uudla
faction and the campaign tund M
George =. Harding, candidate fS1
treasurer in Cook .County,