Evening star., 1938-07-29
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IN TAT FT-DAY RACE
Ohio Democrats GIeefu| as
Republican Judge Charges
Effort to Buy Seat.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 29-Wlth
bitterness almost unbelievable,
Judge Arthur H. Day of the Ohio
Supreme Court, has accused his op-
ponent for the Republican senatorial
nomination, Robert H. Taft. of trying
to buy his way into the United States
Senate"
On top of that Judge Day, in a
Cleveland speech, pictured Taft, son
Of the late President and Chief Justice
of the United States, as the tax
''fixer'' for the huge Taft family estate
The Taft family, Judge Day insisted,
wants Robert Taft in the Senate to
see that its millions are protected
when the time comes to pay of the
national debt that President Roosevelt.
has rolled up.
What started off to be a nice, gen.
tlemanly contest between two dis
tinguished lawyers, one Judge on the
Ohio Supreme Bench and the other a
successful attorney in Cincinnati, has
degenerated into a mud throwing bat
tie. Not all the mud is being thrown
by Judge Day-Although the Taft
managers insist that their candidate
has refrained from personalities.
Charge Day Unethical.
As a matter of fact, the Taft cam
paigners have pointed a finger of
scorn at Judge Day. calling him un-
ethical because he has declined to
resign from the bench while he cam
paigned for the senatorial nomina-
ton. The charge is plastered all over
the Taft-for-senator literature. And
in addition, it is said that Taft and
his supporters have passed the word
that Judge Day, after all, is rather
dumb
Discussing his charge that Taft is
seeking to buy" his way into the
Senate, Judge Day said This is
something for which you need not take
my word All you need to do is to
60 into any county of Ohio and ask
the Republican organization leaders.
Many of them will tell you that the
Taft money being circulated is fast
becoming public scandal.
Some Of the leaders, having the
best interests of the party at heart,
are beginning to express fear that the
United States Senate, as in the cases of
Newberry of Michigan, Ware of Penn
sylvania, Smith of Illinois and others.
would find it necessary to deny seat
to Mr.. Taft if he should be elected.
We do not want Ohio to be smeared
with Newberryism
Taft Aides See Desperation.
This is pretty strong language for
a "gentlemanly' contest. The Taft
people reply that Judge Day, seeing
the great gains which Taft has made
during the campaign. has seized upon
the charge of money spending in a
last desperate effort to stave off defeat
for himself on August 8. primary day.
Furthermore, they insist that Mr..
Taft's expenditures are being carefully
kept and will be made public and
that the amount will not be large
The Day charges, however, are
going over the State and people are
being led to believe that the Taft
campaign will cost something like
00,000-and that the Taft family,
with huge resources, is digging down
into its jeans to pay the, bills. The
Day outfit is trying to scare the Re-
publican county leaders and others
into believing that if Taft is nomi-
mated, the Senate Campaign Investi-
eating Committee, headed by Senator
Morris Sheppard, will come into the
State and discredit the G. o. P. can
didate. The speeches that Candidate
Day is making will certainly point
the way to Senate investigation, If
anything can.
Both Names Widely Known.
Taft and Day are two widely known
Ohio names. An Ohio Day was for
many years a distinguished member
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, although no near relative-if
any-to the present senatorial candi-
date. Many Of the Republicans look
askance at the bitterness Of the con-
test, feeling that it will be more diff
cult for either Taft or Day to win
against the Democratic candidate in
November.
Judge Day was off to an early start
in the campaign for the Republican
senatorial nomination. Indeed, 1t Is
said that he had been going over the
State for more than a year making
speeches and friends in preparation
for the race. He and his friends did
not relish the entrance Of Taft into
(see LINCOLN, Page A-4.l