National Affairs: Dredging Slush

Fervent, florid Senator James A. Reed of Missouri and his more or less silent colleagues continued their investigation of campaign expenses. At one point, Senator Reed was at pains to remind people that this dredging, though begun among slushy millions in Pennsylvania, would be extended to "every State in the union." The next state will be Illinois. The committee will repair to Chicago this month to plumb charges made last week by busy-buzzing Senator Thaddeus Caraway that three or more millions were spent on candidates.

Among the witnesses subjected last week to Senator...

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