The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-23
cessful candidate for governor to >
Democratic committee In New
York? This thought is merely sug-

York? This thought is merely sug-
gested by your letter.
II only regret that you have seen
tit to give aid and comfort TO every
scoundrel whose infamy has been
exposed, by seeking to undermine
public confidence In the fairness
and impartiality Of the committee,
in the midst Of its investigation.
This 10 the status you now occupy,
in my humble judgment, as the re.
suit OF your unwarranted letter
with whatever public humiliation
It brings to yourself"
In the first part of his letter Sen.
ator Nye took up In detail the dc.
bate leading up to the questioning
OF him by Senator Robinson, Re.
publican, OF Indiana. He said that
the Indiana senator belonged to q
faction Of the Republican party
with which / have never been
charged, until now and NY you, with
identifying myself"
Request Unreasonable
In reply to the suggestion Of Sem
ator Robinson that Governor Smith
be called before the oil committee to
tell Of his relations with Sinclair
% . member Of the New York racing
commission, New recalled that he re-
piled that Robinson had made IAN
unreasonable request"
"This statement" he continued, II
made in good faith without mental
reservation and without any desire
or possible motive to attack, EN-.
barrass or reflect upon you in any
way: u. -. -
which you base an abusive letter,
freely charging me with infamous
insinuations.' 'demagogic Islander, and
reckless and outrageous conduct
"While ! request and repel these
unwarranted misstatements, ! do
not propose to engage with you in
any controversy on that .evel.
"You gratuitously charged me,
however, with being q party to .
plot to enable the Republican party
to escape in some measure the PEN
atty for the disgraceful record Of the
party in connection with these scam
dals.' In other words, you impeach
me as the chairman Of the commit
tee in charge Of the investigation ~
being engaged in an effort to pro-
tect .culprits whose exposure by the
committee would injure the Repub-
lican party. There is ju: . bit Of
hLmor in your charge.
Facts Well known
"Surely you cannot be ignorant
Of the fact that upon my own initia-
tive and responsibility, and without
the suggestion Of any other member
Of the committee, Republican or
Democrat, / appointed an investiga-
tor, on the basis Of information pri-
vately furnished to me. who traced
bonds Of the Continental Trading
company owned by Harry F.. Sin.
clair directly to the Golfer Of the
Republican national COMMITTEES
through the banks Of New Yorl
city:
fact that, following my public m.
uouncement Of this fact on Febru.
AIRY II, recalled VIII Hays, chair.
man Of the Republican national com.
mittee, to the witness stand for fur.
ther examination. You cannot b
ignorant of the fact that the resolu.
tion under which the committee Il
now acting was drafted and intro
duced by Senator Norris, not . Dem.
ocrAt, but = Republican, AMI lesde,
Of the progressive group with which
! have beon identified from the dal
] entered the senate.
/ "You cannot b ignorant Of TIL
fact that the resolution Of April -
1922, which made possible al I'll
revelations now before tho public
was introduced BY the late Senator
i L. rollette Of Wisconsin, . protres
sivo Republican, whom ! suppoetel
/ for PRECEDENT IN 1924 while you wen
supporting John W. Davis ot tn
house Of Morgan after your support
ers had effectively blocked tn uol1
nation in the convention Of 6onetol
Walsh o& Montana - = eompro6atsl
candidate sccesding . my under
|ston4ine e thu analysis Of tn yot!
| IN tho convention made By Mr.. Cal
| lahan Of sc. Louis Who Wa6 . 64Ie
| gate q thes convention.
i II shall 80 on Determined p II
j my duty . ! - 4 n the hope t5a
! I may contribute somothiAg o tn
cause which would end tie fSishtfu