Show INVOLVES I THE CAUCUS NOMINEE 1 ft Ugly Scandal Concerning Mis Missouri Missouri INVESTIGATION JS IS STARTED 4 KERENS OUT A I CITY Mo Jan ii 11 JEFFERSON J Representative Grace of St Louis introduced a resolution In the lower house of the general as assembly assembly calling for an lIon of the report that St Louis brewers had giVen gien to Thomas K haus chairman of f the state can committee and ana caucus nominee for United to influence leg during the present or of orthe the legislature The resolution created a sensation A motion t to lay the resolution on the table was lost after atter a roll call had been demanded In the house of representatives toda today a resolution was adopted providing for the appointment ment of a committee to Investigate the campaign contribution of Thomas K haus of St Louts Louis the Republican can candidate candidate for tor United States senator to succeed Senator Cockrell The Democratic senate took up the campaIgn fund matter matterand matterand and appointed an investigation corn com committee consisting of Senators McDavid vid McAllister Dowel l Indoe and Frisby The committee consists or of three Democrats and two Republicans Statement by Kerens St Louis Tan Jan nH c Kerens for formerly formerly merly member the Rep Republican corn com committee from Missouri who failed to se secure secure cure the Republican caucus nomination for tor Unit d States senator to succeed Francis M Cockrell made a statement today as to the action of the legisla legislature legislature ture looking to the Inv investIgation or of the campaign contributions or of Thomas K the successful candi candidate candidate date Mr Kerens I 1 have read the proceedings upon the resolution offered by Mr Grace in inthe inthe the house of represent of the Missouri legislature I had riD rib advice or knowledge of that procedure The legislature Is 18 perfectly competent to manage its own sug suggestion from any One ope I have hac not and will not intrude upon their prerogatives tives Touching my candidacy for the sen m my position was stated d in my letter to 0 every Republican senator and To this I have adhered rigorously II I would not accept the office of with the slightest taint upon its title A United States tarnished If secured b by the promise or of federal state offices or other disreputable disreputable table considerations would be a blight upon Its owner th that t would destroy its usefulness to the state the people and the p party ty to which the recipient be belongs belongs longs therefore it should be assumed that the friends Of Mr Ir in the legislature wilt place no ole In the way ot of the inquIry Into the many rumors current and pub involving methods |