Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-27
BORAH CHARGES BIG
 MONEY SEEKS CONTROL G OF TWO CONVENTIONS
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 hesitate to tell the people that that was wrong"
 If the senator doesn't know that democrat is seeking third term" rejoined Senator Borah, "then he is blessed with an innocence of which would not suspect him. think the president is entitled to a third term as he has led the fight for the treaty.
 Doesn't the president mean third nomination ?" askal Senator Nose, republican, New Hampshire, who is manager of General Woods Washing ton bureau.
 Well, if the candidate of the sen ator of New Hampshire keeps up his practices and is nominated, it would be third term," Senator Borah re- piled.
 Senator Borah quoted a newspa- per report that the democratic na- tional committee was raising ten million dollar campaign fund, and added that there were evidences of a like situation in the republican or ganization.
 But Chairman Cummns of the democrat national committee has de- nied that story" interjected Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi.
 Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa, suggested that in view of the proba- bic delay in securing legislation to limit pre-convention expenses, a res olution of investigation would be bet 4n,, Tyrs.r e he would favor such a resolution also and added that if 'sthose who have been charged with these expendi- lures do not report to the public voluntarily the judgment which was passed against them will be quiet as effective as legal penalty would be-"
 Referring to the Newberry trial, in Michigan, Senator Borah said it was sorry commentary on political vir tue when in recent years one senator had been expelled, another tried for corruption and that now "we have suffered the humiliation of third jury trial"
 Senator Chamberlain, democrat, Oregon, interrupted Senator Borah's reading of list of names of alleged contributors to General Woods cam paign fund to ask if some of them were not giving money for political activities in both parties.
 Play Both Parties.
 "They usually do," Senator Borah said. Edward l. Doheny, head of great oil interests in Mexico, is nam- ed here as contributor to General Woods funds on the republican side and he himself is a candidate for election to the democrat convention as delegate at large from California. These gentlemen usually look to the protection of their interests. Mexi- co is likely to bulk large in the next campaign.
 T believe this is q national peril; intend to get the facts out even if have to do it in brutal or crude way. Candidates who accept favorsi like these are called upon to return them after they get elected.
 Now I have a lot of telegrams from South Dakota concerning the primary there this week which I'm npt going to read. They indicate that for every vote cast in that pri- mary for Wood or Lowden $1O was spent. It cost that much.
 How arc republicans going to de- fcnd this kind of thing after the has been made? Now is the time to clean the Augean stables"
 Senator Sterling. republican, South Dakota. interrupted:
 T cannot let the influence 20 out that the people of South Dakota have yielded to bribery" he said. "I'm not denying that money has been spent. Immense sums can be used for newspaper advertising and print CTS ink. That there has been any purchase of votes do not concede"
 T haven't intended to say that Senator Borah returned, "I do say the effect of this expenditure is to corrupt the elecorate. If the money had not been spent the results there would have been different"
 Turning to his reports from Indi- ana the Idaho senator said "testi- nionial advertisements indicates descent to actual personal corruption of voters''
 Senator Borah declared "a man who will accept money from great corporations for political proposes is not fit to be q precinct official, much legs president of the United States"
 Senator Sterling replied that any money being spent in the Wood cam paign was being "legitimately" and said that if Senator Borah wished he would have the expenditures looked into. Senator Moses closed the discussion with the remarks that he thought he was engaged in greater public du- ty in trying to elect General Wood"