WHEELER LOCKED OUT OF ONE OF HIS ROOMS IN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 6, 1925, The Washington Times reports that authorities of the United States Senate on the Rules Committee have "ordered the lock changed on the door of one of Senator Wheeler's offices in the Senate Office Building* in order to keep him out of it."
The committee decided to relieve Senator Burton K. Wheeler** (D-Montana) of one of his three rooms and give it to new South Carolina Senator Coleman L. Blease*** who has been quartered with a friend in the House Office Building.
The third room was originally made available to Wheeler during his investigation into the Department of Justice and Attorney General Daugherty.
*Russell Senate Office Building is the oldest US Senate office building opening in 1909. It was named for Senator Richard Russell of Georgia in 1972.
**Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) was born in Hudson, Massachusetts & served in the U.S. Senate 1923-1947.
***Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) was born in Newberry County, South Carolina . CLB served as SC governor 1911-1915 & in the US Senate 1925-1931.
SOURCE
"Room Locked to Oust Senator Wheeler," by William Hard, The Washington Times, March 6, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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