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...John Goff, 83, the juvenile member howbeit the most infirm, interrupted his indignant thoughts, by retorting through his white moustaches and militant beard: "Yes, and the whole bunch of us may be alive and kicking around for years. We'd better trust to luck and see how the weather is." And he jedked forward suddenly, impatient with his greyhaired unsoldierlike companions...
...least silent men in the upper house. Young Senator LaFollette, Progressive Republican from Wisconsin, not inclined to be forward, has yet shown in the Tariff Commission investigation that he is not the type to sit back dumbly during cross-examining. The Republican side of the committee has Senator Goff of West Virginia, a so-called hard-boiled Republican of the genus bred in West Virgina, and Senator McNary of Oregon, known in the Senate as an able cloakroom politician...
...Senate Judiciary Committee, directed by recent resolution of the Senate to investigate the legality of the President's order for the appointment of local officers as Federal prohibition agents (TIME, May 31), had voted 4 to 1 that the order was legal. Senators Borah, Walsh, Cummins, Goff will report its legality. Senator King will dissent...
There followed a few minor eruptions in the press and then more and more vigorous ebullitions in Congress. Not only did such men as Senator Bruce (Wet and Democratic) of Maryland denounce the order as an invasion of state rights, but such men as Senator Goff (Dry and Republican) of West Virginia inveighed against it. Democrats such as Robinson of Arkansas, King of Utah, George of Georgia, turned upon the order. So did Wadsworth, Republican, of New York...
Within a few minutes Vice President appointed the investigating committee: Reed of Missouri and Bayard (Democrats), LaFollette (Progressive Republican), Reed of Pennsylvania and Deneen (Republicans). But three of these promptly withdrew?Reed of Pennsylvania, Deneen and Bayard. In their places were appointed Fernald, Goff and King. Fernald withdrew and Mr. Dawes named McNary. The reason for the numerous withdrawals were chiefly connected with the coming campaign...