Show W WASHINGTON LETTER Q i 5 IF SMITH S WANTS W OLT I OUT G TI EX IS rJ CE Pl ACETO LO 0 I IT lly By nOD RODNEY EY E Erl r l c Writer WASHINGTON Doc Dc Col 31 Frank L L Smith will find himself as welcome In Washington as a porcupine at u II petting party The senator elect from Illinois s h hits refused to 10 climb Into a ey- ey cyclone cy-clon cy lone clone cellar pending such lIuch time tim as the tornado which threaten threatens him himml might ht subside to zephyr proportions tons This has baa served senell only to tn In In creaso the resentment of the tho ma- ma ma portly of Republican senators whO have decided that Smiths Smith's malY campaign fund record Is too odoriferous to bo be b condemned Insurgents Insurgent and Democrats unanimously lined d up against al- al allowing al lowing Smith to f become ft II Sena sanator tor are arc Inclined to welcome hIs derision decision Il It will III give gho them op- op opportunity op opportunity for tor sonic very ery high high- powered oratory At this It appears that tar far lass laM las than z majority x will vole voto to allow Smith to 10 remain In the senate There Therl I is to bu be a II tight flint on all whether whether er Smith will kill ho allowed to taKo to o ohis hIs seat and then expelled from It or whether tho th senate will refuse re rc refuse fuse to allow hint Im to come como in One school of tailors lavore the tho former course If it only on the theory of or orderliness and dignity But whether the thc unwanted guest guestIs guestis Is backed down n the tho front step steps stepas ns as soon us as ho rings tune the doorbell or 01 whether h ho ha Is allowed to enter time Iho parlor a and id 1111 then given eiven the hums bums rush the lie result apparently apparently will bo th tutu the same am Tho Th U contribution made to Smiths Smith's primary campaign fund by Samuel Insult Insull the Chicago public pUblio utilities magnate represents represents the bar sinister which hils ha led many of t the tc ne most mot rock ribbed rock members member of hI his party In the sen- sen senate at ate ato to turn against him hint In Ms his hou hour r of need Smith was the head of the th Illi- Illi Illinois Illi Illinois nois I public utilities commissIon and the question of favoritism Is inevitable It seems likely that the tho senate will wiil refer his case caso to Senator James Jamos A needs need's slush alush fund tn- tn In committee which tint first brought out the te 1 charges against Smith Senator t of Ari- Ari Arizona sono Ari-sono zona aona is fathering a II resolution to that end I Smith seems much more surely loomed doomed than Senator-elect Senator Wil William liam Ilam S Varo oro of Pennsylvania Al- Al Although Al though the tho th Varo Yare fight l ht Is VII I not nOl scheduled until he ha h comes c mes to the senate next December It Is barely possible that Smith will wilt force hIm face to 10 taco face with it by hy March lIS as fares fare's term will officially begin In case caso of ot an un extra self session lon ot of congress i iOn One On of ct the I pleas picas leas urged urgil on by senators was wae thAt If he precipitated a tight fight by seeking v to the senate duro dur during ing this session an extra session s probably would be bl needed to o fin fin- finIsh fin finIsh lab Ish up lip necessary business for or which tho the fight over his admission admission admission sion would o cave no time Smiths Smith's firm on drag drag- Cine ging his skeleton into the banquet room probably indicates indicate that he heIs hefa hI Is fa ready for tor 1 a out drat onn den g gOut out fight ti II He has said aal l that he hc cant can't see ace e any difference between the Insult girt gift and contribution I mode made by corporation heads to campaign fuls fu J with which the party elects electa presidents and other other- official If the tho senate Is forced to draw a distinction between 1 campaign contributions which are arl disinter disinter- disinterested disinterested ested and thoo which l are arc not not It would seem Im to be in for tor a period of deep and in III need of or prayer pra r for tor guidance |