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...dozen lashing tongues. Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Democrat, told of a Republican dinner in Chicago in 1920 where Vice President Coolidge made "a rip snorting speech" before "the big fat fellows from all over the country, who had more money than they knew what to do with." Senator Borah made another plea for his Republican retribution fund:* "I believe the [Sinclair] conspiracy was formed in the city of Chicago at the convention in 1920 by a few men unbeknown to the party itself, unbeknown to the rank and file, but by men who under cover of party protection were consummating...
...Senate, Mr. Hays was flayed as a "fence" (purveyor of stolen goods). Mr. Butler, as present chairman of the Republican National Committee, was asked by Senator Borah if the party might not at once pay back to Harry Ford Sinclair the sums it had taken from...
...Senator Borah thereupon announced that, as he saw it, the G. O. P. is a continuing institution. A change of management is not a change of entity. Senator Borah called for conscience money from Republicans ashamed for their party...
Money began trickling in slowly, and Senator Borah was variously applauded and deplored. Many observers credited him as of old with having "Honor," "political decency," "civic conscience." In Boston, where Chairman Butler lives, the Transcript sneered at "The Puritan first-page virtue of Hon. William E. Borah of Idaho...
Many citizens, realizing that the President of the U. S. is traditionally regarded as the head of the party which puts him in power, wondered if President Coolidge would make any comment on Senator Borah's "shame fund" and Chairman Butler's refusal to accept it for the party. Chairman Butler visited the White House, staying quite a while. But when he came out, he said nothing and President Coolidge, too, held his peace...