The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-03-31
BOHAH LAUNCHES
ATTACK ON WOOD

Idaho Senator Declares Big Interests
frying to Buy National Convention.
mas Heated Debate with Woods
Manager.
washington, March 26.-A direct
charge that big financial interests
were trying to buy the national con-
yentions of both the Republican and
democratic parties was made in the
senate today by Senator Borah. Re-
publican. Idaho, in speech advocat-
ing congressional action to regulate
'he convention expenditures Of
candidates for the presidency.
concentrating his attack on tho
PACKERS of 'Majdr General lLeonard
wood and Governor Frank o. Low
den for the Republican nomination.
senator Borah declared the Wood
managers were attempting "to CON
trol the Republican convention by the
use OF money" while the Lowden or
sanization apparently was spending
even greater sums to gain Support
Tor their candidate. Within ten days.
he predicted, two Democratic aspir-
ants, whom he did not name. would be
iound spending quite as much as any
Republican in the field.
me speech brought on a heated de-
pate during which Senator Moses, Re-
publican, New Hampshire, manager Of
General Wool's Washington head
quarters made general denial that
excessive funds had been used in the
wood candidacy or that any money
mad been spent except "iegltimately
and necessarily"
Calling on all the candidates to
tell the country voluntarily how much
they were spending and where 1t was
coming FROM Senator Borah cited
newspaper reports that the Wood pro-
moters had pledged campaign fund
OF Sl,OO0,000, that testimonials" en-
dorsing General Wood were being
bought in Indiana for $3.50 each and
that every vote cast for the Wood or
Lowdcn candidates in the recent South
Dakota primaries represented an ex-
penditurc OF $40. Such a situation"
said the Senator, forecast Saturn
ALA OF corruptiin' unless congress
acted
In course Of the debate the uucs-
ton Of a third term for President
Wilson was raised by Senator Ashurst,
Democrat, Arizona, who said that "if
any Democrat" were seeking third
term, the people ought to know of It
and oppose it. Senator Borah replied
that he had evidence which convinced
him the President was trying for an
other nomination.
Senator Borah's speech was made
in support of bill he introduced to
limit the pre-convention expenditures
OF any candidate to $4,000 in each
state to compel any person or cor
poration making contribution of
more than 500 to give the donation
publicity through the Attorney Cen
eral and to require each candidate
to make within fifteen days before
the convention and again within
thirty lays after the convention a
complete list and contributions. "A
100000 fine and two years imprison-
ment would bo imposed for violations
Another bill Of the same general
nature, drafted three years ago by
special sub committee but nevea
acted on, was reintriduced by Sena-
tor Pomerene. Democrat, Ohio, and
Senator Kenyon. Republican, Iowa,
suggested that resolution be adopt
ed in the near future for congress
siOnal investigation OF expenditures
this year.
New York, March 26-Congressman
Norman j. Gould and former Congress-
man Thomas w. Miller eastern cam
paign managers for Geenral Leonard
Wood, in formal statement issued
tonight replying to attacks made on
General Wood in the senate today, de-
clarcd they were perfectly willing to
go to the bat an Senator Borah's
statements. They classed as rid
iculous" the charges that General
Woods managers are trying to dom
lnate the Chicago convtntion," anl
said they were trying to bring GEN
eral Woods character. personality and
achievements before the public"
The statement suggested that "Der-