Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-27
CANDIDATES FOR THE
PRESIDENCY TOO FREE
WITH MONEY, CLAIMS
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some of them were not giving mon
ey for political activities In bota
parties.
They usually do" Senator Bo-
rah said. Edward l. Doheny, head
of great oil interests in Mexico, is
named here as contributor &c
General Woods funds on the re-
| publican side and he himself is a
candidate for election to the demo
cratic convention as delegate al
large from California. These gen.
tlemen usually look to the protec-
ton of their interests. Mexico is
likely TO bulk large in the next
campaign
II believe this is a national
peril; l intend to get the facts out
even if | have to do it in brutal
or crude way. Candidates who ac-
cept fayors like these are called
upon to return them after they get
elected.
"Now l have a lot Of kilograms
from south Dakota concerning the
primary there this week, whicS Pm
not going to read. They indicate
that for every vote east in that pri-
mary for Wood or Lowden $40 was
spent 1t cost that much.
No Bribery ia South Dakota.
Senator Sterling, republican, of
South Dakota, interrupted.
Il cannot let the inference go
out that the people of south Da-
kOta have yielded to bribery" he
said I'm not denying that mon
ey has been spent Immense sums
can be used for newspaper adver-
Using and printers ink. That there
has been any purchase of votes
do not concede."
Il haven't intended to say that"
Senator Borah returned. Il do say
the effect of this expenditure is to
corrupt the electorate. If the mon
ey had not been spent the results
there would have been different"
Turning to his reports from In
diana, the Idaho senator said that
testimonial advertising indicates
a descent to actual personal cor
ruption" of voters.
Senator BOrah declared that "a
man who will accept money from
great corporations for political
purposes is not fit to be a pre-
cinct official, much less president
of the United States
Senator Moses replied that any
money being spent in the Wood
campaign was being spent "legiti-
mately and necessarily" and said
that if Senator Borah wished to end
the expenditures, he should re-
move the cause which, he said, was
the presidential primary system.
Woods Expenses Legal.
1.-THE Wood campaign is immac-
ulate with regard to expenditures
declared Senator Moses. Il know
that if an investigation were held ii
would be found that the Wood ex-
penditures have all been legal and
nowhere as large as the huge sum
mentioned in the New York
! World"
Senator Moses asserted that il
Senator Borah had his way a can
didate would go out on his front
| porch and cry out, i am a candi-
! date for president, and the people
would flock to him and hand him
: the nomination."
Things can't be done that way
now a days" he said. THE char
acter of my candidate gives refuta-
ton to the implications"
"The senator from New Hamp-
shire says he doesn't know any
thing about these things" replied
Senator Borah. "Mr. Proctor, Mr.
Hitchcock, Mr. King, Mr.. Dohens
and General Wood know about
| them"
Does the senator mean to oc-
| cuse General Wood of being inn
| plicated in a conspiracy to cor
| rupt the American electorate? %
I asked Senator Moses.
II do say that the men who are
managing the Wood campaign
propose to control the republican
convention by the use of money,
replied Senator Borah," and ]
waive my senatorial privilege when
! say that Now let them go to the
! bat if they want to-"
Slush Fund An Outrage.
Senator Borah declared it was q
| complete outrage and an insult
upon the American people that
you've got to spend hundreds and
millions Of dollars to control an
| election"
Senator Moses said it was abso-
| lutely necessary TO conduct a pub.
licity campaign in order to wake
| the public from its lethargy, adding
| this was demonstrated during the
war when large sums of money
spent for that purpose in connec-
ton with he sale of Liberty bonds
The Idaho senator replied that
what he wanted was publicity and
! added:
Let us know who the men are
''Do you know how much money
was spent in South Dakota?" Sena-
tor Borah asked, turning to Sen
ator Moses.
II do not know" was the reply
let somebody who knows then
say" continued Senator Borah
IF you would do your country a
! service you will have Mr.. Proctor
Mr.. Hitchcock or Mr.. King say how
much money you sent into South
Dakota. If you would have COM
pany let MIR. Lowden also answer
| Senator Moses closed the discus.
| sion with the remark that he
thought he was engaged in q
greater public duty in trying IC
elect General Wood"
New York. March 26.-Congress-
man Norman j. Gould and former
CONGRESSMAN Thomas w. Miller
eastern campaign managers fol
Gen. Leonard Wood, in a forma
statement issued tonight replying
to attacks made on General Wood
in the senate today. declared they
were perfectly willing to go tc
the bat on Senator Borah's state.
ment" They classed as "ridicu.
lous" the charge that Genera
Woods managers are trying tC
F'dominate the Chicago convention
l and said they were trying to bring
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