New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Robinson sought to show that Sin.

Robinson sought to show that Sin. clair contributed heavily to Smiths gubernatorial campaign in 1920 and afterward became a member Of the New York state racing commission. holding that post until after the first oil revelations. Chairman Nye said the oil committee had been inform ed that such was the case. but added he saw no reason for calling the New York governor. Governor Smith de- clined to comment when informed in New York of this development
 Senator Reed. democrat, Missouri. candidate for the presidential nonli- nation. defended Smith against what he termed an unwarranted insinu- ation. Previously, he had scored Sin clair's Sl60,000 contribution and de clared complete rectuication could be had only by the resignation of re- sponsible party leaders, especially Secretary Mellon. He also condemned the silence of President Coolidge.
 During the entire three hours of debate. which revolved largely around the attempt of Senator Borah. republican. Idaho. to collect from individual republicans a Ire pudiation" fund to return to Sin- clair. not voice was raised in de- fense of the administration or the party's acceptance of the Sinclair donation.
 Raps Nye
 Senator Harrison, democrat. Mis- sissippi. who started the row with a review of Will II. Hays manage mont of the Harding campaign. cri- ticized Chairman Nye for his Balti- more speech attacking Borah. Sye defended himself and Borah also got into the fray defending his own course. declaring that If the repub- licans nominate q man at Kansas City whose clothes smell of smut, 1t will go to defeat"
 Harrison. as we'll as Senator La Toilette. republican. Wisconsin, brought the name of Herbert Hoov- CT. candidate for the republican presidential nomination. into the argument. the former declaring the commerce secretary was one of three cabinet members who attended q meeting called by Harding to plan how the 1920 deficit would be raised.
 La Toilette Speaks
 La Toilette. a republican irregular said both Hoover and Charles l. Hughes. were in the cabinet when the Sinclair contribution was made and neither had condemned it. He also criticized the continued silence of President Coolidge. who. he said was the chief beneficiary Of the Sin clair gift because if ''cleared the decks for the 1924 campaign.
 : Robinson injected the namc of the late Franklin k. Lane, secretary of interior during q part of the Will son administration. who. he said, approved some of the first leases in the Naval Oil Reserves and became identified with the Doheny interests after leaving the cabinet
 i Senator's Johnson. republican. Cal i iiornia. and Glass, democrat, Eir. ginia. the latter a cabinet associate of Lanc,thc deceased cabinet officer Glass termed the Robinson attack q "dastardly insinuat!on" and said Lane left the cabinet poor man.
 When Nye demanded an exanlina- ton from the democrats of the re- cen, contribution of 5o.00Q to their campaign chests by Thomas Fortune Ryan, of New York. and Virginia with the statement that had the democrats been successful in the 1920 election the oil reserve leases would have fared just as we'll as they did with the election going the way 1t did, Senators Glass. Harrison