Cole moves to reassure GOP members.

COLE, Tom; CAMPAIGN funds; FUNDRAISING; REPUBLICAN Party (U.S. : 1854- ); GOVERNMENTAL investigations; WARD, Christopher J.; UNITED States legislators

The article reports on the effort of Representative Tom Cole (R-Okla.) to assure members of the Republican Party that a federal probe of financial irregularities at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) will not affect fundraising in the U.S. Cole is confident that the problem will not keep the party from competing in the fall election. The move is a response of Cole to a controversy involving Christopher J. Ward as treasurer of campaign accounts of Republican House members.