Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-25
Oklahoma Senator Declares Republican Senators Are Trying to Prevent Action Before Elections.
G. .O.P. PEOPLE
 MAKE HOT ANSWERS
Action of Senator May Hold Congress in Session for Months in Order to Pass or Defeat the Measure.
(By Review Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Republi- can senators were accused today by Senator Owen of a deliberate effort to prevent action before the Novem- Der election on his corrupt practices bill, which would put strict limita- tions On campaign contributions. Then the Oklahoma senator annOunc- cd that he would make an insistent fight to bring up the measure at this session of congress regardless of con sequences to early adjournment plans He declared the existing campaign funds law was fraud on the Ameri- can people. charged that the sO-called lumber trust had spent $40, GOO in Ok lahoma to defeat his renomination because he voted to deny Wm. Lori mer a seat in the Senate and preci- pitated a lively debate in which Re nublican and Democratic senators bitterly accused each other of plan ming to buy the approaching election. All the carefully laid plans of Sen ate leaders to make possible an ad- journment of congress late next week were threatened when Senator Owen announced that he was ready to stay here until winter to pass the bill if Republicans attempted filibuster. He said he would make a motion to take it up as soon as the revenue bill was passed. Last week Democratic leaders thought they had enough votes to defeat such motion pledged from senators who desire an adjourn ment. Whether Senator Owens sen sational presentation of his plan for action has changed that situation is prohlematical Should his motion prevail. Republican leaders say a prolonged fight will be made on the measure. which they insist is imprac- ticable of enforcement in its present form
 When the Oklahoma senator de clared the so-called lumber trust had used siO. 900 fund against him. Sen ator Penrose. Republican. interjected
 "It is reported that it cost the Dem ocratic party s1,OO0, 900 to elect Wood row Wilson"
 How about the s2.5OO,OOO spent to elect Wm. Mckinley in 1862" in quired Senator O'Gorman.
 That might have been so," Sena- tor Penrose replied.
 Resuming his speech. Senator Owen said he had figures showing that Mvron T. Herrick. recently nominat- cd for senator by Republicans in Ohio. had personally expended s22. 155 in his primary campaign and that the "Herrick Voters League had spent s29 900"
 "It is not difficult to understand why the Republicans of the senate do not want this bill to pass now" said Senator Stone. interrupting his Democratic colleague. "The reason is that they expect to huv the ap- preaching national election"
 'T have heard it stated that the Democrats are trying to buy it and that they already have raised large fund" Senator Gallinger, the Repub- lican leader. said.
 'I have heard" said Senator Pen rose. "that the Democrats already have an enormous camDaign fund and that they now want to lock the door"
 "The people Of the United States are not going to stand any more the buying of elections" Senator Owen continued. "The people are demand ing this law because the existing statute does not protect them"
 Senator Penrose said the Republi- cans would be willing to stay here until the bill could be perfected, if necessary. but that woulG take long time and would be better to wait until December.
 Resides threatened delay in adjourn mant. another legislative tangle de- veloped today over the revenue bill
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