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Show GOV. HARDING ISMOREO Iowa Hoise Turns Attention to Attorney-General H. M. Harner. CONSPIRACY CHARGE Governor Claims Plot Will in Time Be Laid Bare to People. DES MOINES. Ia, April IT. Governor Gover-nor W. L. Harding was censured for his action in the Raihbun pnrdon case in a resolution adopted by the Iowa house of representatives earlv tod:" , marking tho defeat of efforts to impeach im-peach him. With the case of the chief executive disposed of. the house turned its attention at-tention tO the DhlLRfl rolMflnfT tn Attr v. ! ney-General H. M. Havner and before 'its forenoon session convened at 9:30 o'clock, it was judicated prompt action ac-tion was likely in his case. Two reports ot the judiciary com mlttee were before the house regard-Ing regard-Ing Havner, the majority recommending recommend-ing his exoneration and the minority recommending his censure. There was 'no Indication which would be ac-l I cepted. The dividing vote on the Harding' case came a few minutes before li a m. The majority report for sen-sure sen-sure of ihe governor was substituted! for the majority report urging im -j peachment seventy voting for and thirty-four against the substitution, with four members absent or not voting. vot-ing. immediately after the subsitutlon! resolution had been adopted, the minority min-ority report--in the guise of the ina-' jorlty report was accepted b acclaim! terminating the legislative inquiry in to Harding's part In the now famous pardon case. Governor Harding, confined to his beri with diabetis. seriously ill. heard', the verdict of the house within i w minutes and almost immediately gave j the following statement to The AjBSO elated Press: "I am pleased over the result of the vote in the house. No man in Iowa has had to submit to more seven.' political po-litical persecution than have I. My enemies are well known Their hand ; is not covered and sooner or later their conspiracy will be laid bare to the people of Iowa." When the record in this alleged spiracy is finally made, the governor continued, the name of a Dcs Moines, newspaper publisher "will stand as J the chiet conspirator " |