Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-08
DANIELS INSISTS
BEFORE SENATORS
RASKOB SHOULD co
Declares Editorial Urging
Chairman'S Resignation
Based on Facts.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The dry wing of the Democratic party,
represented by Josephus Daniels, Secre-
tary of the Navy IN the Wilson admins
tration, had its innings before the Sen
ate lobby committee today.
Mr.. Daniels, after listening to the
reading of an editorial clipped from his
own newspaper, the Raleigh News and
Observer, demanding that John J. Ras-
kob of the Democratic national COM
mittee should pay his debt and resign
as chairman" declared that he believed
the facts set forth in the editorial were
true"
The drys, who were in force in the
committee room, applauded. They ap-
plauded, too, when Mr.. Daniels was
called to the stand by Senator Arthur
Robinson of Indiana, a member of the
lobby committee. Apparently they took
their cue from the VETS" who gave Mr.
Raskob hand when he appeared before
the committee last week.
The editorial from the Raleigh News
and Observer asserted that Mr.. Raskob
had contributed 100000 last year and
$1,000 this year to the Association
Against the Eighteenth Amendment. 1t
once vice president of that association
and is now a member of the board of
directors.
Editorials Criticism.
I'm the public mind" said the edi-
torial, 'aS long as Mr.. Raskob remains
chairman. the Democratic committee Is
believed to be hand and glove with
the propaganda against prohibition. 1t
is evident that Mr.. Raskob is more in
terested in destroying prohibition than
in the Democratic party. He gives TO
the anti-prohibition crusade. He lends
to the Democratic committee"
At the outset of his testimony, Mr..
Daniels told the committee that he him
self has been 20 years member OF the
Democratic national committee Tor
North Carolina-from 1896 to 1916. He
said he had served as member OF the
cabinet under President Wilson and
that he is now editor of the News and
Observer.
Senator Robinson then read the en-
tire editorial which appeared under date
of March 90, 1880, in the News and OBJ
server, attacking Raskob and urging his
resignation. The editorial criticised Mr..
Raskob because of the heavy expendl-
lures made during the Smith campaign
by Mr.. Raskob, leaving the Democratic
national committee heavily IN debt.
"It is humiliating spectacle to the
Democratic party" continued the edi-
torial. ito have it periodically adver--
tised that it owes big debt, incurred
by Mr.. Raskob and his wet friends,
who are putting up money against pro-
hibition, and particularly so since
periodically it is published that Mr..
Raskob is advancing $4,000, or some
other amount, to the debt. It is now
broadcasted that the Democratic COM
mittee owes $485, 900, of which $375,000
is due the Bankers Trust Co. and
$1,000 is due Raskob for advances
to the committee
Asks About Club.
Senator Robinson asked Mr.. Daniels
if it were not fact that Mr.. Raskob
was a member of the Union League OF
Philadelphia, a Republican club, ana
whether it was not also true that MI.
Raskob has never resigned.
"I do not know" was the reply OF
Mr.. Daniels.
When he had concluded reading the
editorial. Senator Robinson asked Mr..
Daniels:
''That expresses your view?"
"I, object" said Senator Walsh OF
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