Show I GOL COL SMITH OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS WILL BEARD SOLONS IN THEIR LAIR Armed With Credentials Hes He's Ready to Demand Seat K KNOWS SITUATION Questions Right to Ex Ex- Exclude dude clude Him Without CHICAGO Jan B 14 14 By The Associated Press Colonel Press Colonel Frank FrankL L Smith has accepted appoint apPoint- apPointment appoIntment appointment ment by Governor Len Small to complete the term of ot the tho late VII Wil Wil- Wil William liam B McKInley and will wilt demand the oath of a II United States een- een sen senator ator In recognition ot of his own constitutional rights and the soy soy- sovereignty sov ot of the state of ot Illinois and conscientiously unafraid despite the th tur- tur turmoil tur turmoil moil mol over his hi seating the Republican Republican lican senator designate and sea sen- sen elect ator-elect for tho the following following- long term announced last night that he will go co to WashIngton early next week eek eck and carry the th tight fight to the tho senate Subsequently to taking the er oath I shall conform to whatever I Inquiry procedure is prescribed by bythe bythe tho the usual practice of ot the tho senate in such cases asking only a full fulland fulland fulland and Impartial hea said Colonel Smith who Is beIng op- op opposed op opposed posed on the basis of ot contributions to his primary campaIgn funds front from the th public utility heads over whom he has haa served as chairman ot of the state commerce commis commis- commission commission sion slon QUESTION TED STATED The Tho whole question he h declared Is whether the tho senate senat shall act act act- act lug Ing as a court decide arbitrarily and without hearing hearIng to set aside both the tho constitutional rights of of a duly elected senator and of a soy soy- soy soy state Colonel Smith holds two sets set ot of credentials to the senat l senat senate but he ie the thc point that those d at this time ar are not not predicated upon election but are aro by b vIrtue ot of the tho constitutional authority vested in the governor of ot a sovereIgn elga eIgn state Ho said that precedents cuts of ot years ears affirm his right to a seat under the th circumstances and he ho recalled that as early u as uthe the constitutional convention over which George Georgo Washington pre pre- presided presided pre presided sided proposals to pass on the tho of ot members of ot congress prior to their taking oath was rejected as dangerous UNDERSTANDS SITUATION TIO The designate was not unmindful ful CuI UI of ot the situation at Washington with Its conditions so extreme as to be almost unbelievable and ho he assailed those who taking ad- ad advantage ad vantage of ot time tim and apparently apparently gloried In the thought ht that the one assailed was to be b do- do deprived de deprived of ot constitutional rights and the opportunity to defend them Colonel Smiths Smith's acceptance here hereof of the gO appointment came three thre weeks after aner he h was wall notified of ot the designation during which time tim he has haa been warned from without and counselled from within his party varty not to attempt to complete completo the short term Col- Col Colonel Col Colonel onel onet Smith said he felt however that delay was unwarranted and ami unfair to the th people pe le of ot Illinois |