Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CUTTING BLAMES
LUCAS STATEMENT
ON "HIGHER-UPS"

ON "HIGHER-UPS"
Continued From First Page)
Republican platform of 1928 contained
an anti injunction plank and that
Senator Norris was exerting every effort
| to bring before the Senate a measure
carrying out that campaign promise.
THE trainers of the Constitution"
continued Senator Cutting, intended
that Congress should be the policy
making branch of the Government. The
executive branch was created in order
to carry out the laws passed by Con-
gress. Yet, the gentlemen who die
tated the statement which Mr.. Lucas
signed are serving notice on Republic
can Senators who dare to hold views of
their own, that when they come up for
reelection the Republican National
Committee will support and lend
financial assistance to their Democratic
opponents.
This constitutes political thuggery.
The decent element in the Republican
party believed that this sort of thing
had ended in a hearty regime. No
party organization can survive on such
a basis. If Mr.. Lucas statement Is
not Immediately repudiated by those
Republican organization has ceased to
exist"
Senator Norris of Nebraska, whose
reelection it has now developed was
fought by Mr.. Lucas last October, is
expected to comment on the Lucas
statement also.
What viii be the effect on the or
ganization of the next Senate of the
present row was question today. In
the next Senate the Republicans will
have 48 members, the Democrats Al and
the Farmer-Labor party l. Progressive
Republicans could upset the apple cart
| by voting with the Democrats on Sen
ate organization.
Norris States Position.
Senator Norris was asked today
whether he would follow the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Lucas and vote with the
Democrats on Senate organization.
No." replied Senator Norris. Mr..
Lucas is not my mentor"
Republican leaders in the Senate
pointed out that the question of or
ganization OF the Senate probably will
not come up until year from Deem
Der. Whether any effort will be made
at that time by regular Republicans to
eliminate Senator Norris and other
Progressive Republicans who opposed
organization of the Senate they could
not say. They gave the distinct i'm
| preston, however, that no attempt
would be made to read Mr.. Norris out Of
the party or that If 1t was made 1t
would not succeed.
1t was pointed out that if there had
been any intention on the part CT
regular Republicans of the Senate to
drive Senator Norris out of the party,
| fn 70 VI
when the present Congress first con-
vened after the 1928 election, when
Senator Norris openly supported Alfred
z. Smith, the Democratic nominee for
President.
Questions Timeliness.
Senator Norris has just been re-
elected for six years as a Republican
by the voters of Nebraska" one of the
| regular Republican Senators said to-
day. why bring the issue up now? If
the issue should be raised against Nor
riS, the time TO do so was during the
last campaign, before he was re-
! elected"
Whether the White House was going
to take any part at present in the
| controversy over Mr.. Lucas and Sena-
tor Norris was not revealed today. No
statement was made at the White
| House which would indicate that Mr.
Lucas would be asked to resign his
present position.
Senator Fess of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
continued today his silence with regard
to the Lucas affair.
Some of the regular Republicans ex-
pressed the opinion that II the time
has come when there is not room
enough in the party for the kind of
Republcanism found in Nebraska, Wis
consin, the Dakotas and other Western
States, as well as for the kind of Re-
publicanism in the States of the East,
the G. o. P. was in danger Of disinte-
grafton.
Senator Nye, chairman of the Senate
Campaign Investigating Committee
which turned up the fact that Mr.
Lucas had sent literature into NebraS-
ka in an effort to defeat Norris fol-
reelection last Fall, announced that hC
would hold meeting of his committee
at pm. today, at which time banl
officials are to be examined in con
nection with the loan made to Mr.
Lucas, out of which Mr.. Lucas said III
had paid for the anti-Norris literature
Statement by Lucas.
The statement by Mr.. Lucas follows
In continuation of his determined
drive on President Hoover and al
things Republican, Senator Norris i
distorting the facts with reference II
the support / gave the anti-Norri
: Republican organization of Nebraska.
THE facts are these: / contributed
z to the anti-Norris Republican organiza
ton of Nebraska three pieces of htera
ture. One a pamphlet composed o
! editorial comment from q number O
r newspapers throughout the country
} showing Senator Norris opposition II
= the Republican party and to PreSiden
( Hoover. Another was cartoon portray
!. ing Senator Norris tnsincerity on tn
{ prohibition question. And the third
S reproduction Of a letter which calle
e on Democrats of Nebraska TO supper
a Senator Norris In return for his supper
e of Gov. Alfred z. Smith In 1928.
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