Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-27

Borah declared that porn. republican
and democratic candidates were spending
money "unconscionably," though not
illegally, because there is no law
against St"
He introduced a bill to limit such ex-
penditures to $4,000 to a state on the
preconvention campaigns.
TIME TO CLEAN
AUGEAN STABLES"
Borah said that with "a senator just
convicted by jury" in connection with
the use of money in campaigns, ''the time
has come to clean the Augean stables.
''The spending of money has become a
national PERIL he declared.
Borah declared that only an innocent"
would believe that President Wilson does
not intend to seek third term, and In
response to Senator Moses, Woods man
ager, he said that il Wood 'pursues his
present tactics much longer Wilson will
be elected for a third term ''if he wants
to be-"
He promised in due time to name the
democratic candidates who, he said, are
spending money as lavishly as the re-
publieans.
Hurting his charge at the Wood men,
Borah challenged them with:
Now let them go to bat on that, If
they ike"
Borahs bill provides full publicity for
campaign contributions and expendi
lures
vioIators would be subject to a maxi
mum penalty OF $4,000 fine and two
years Imprisonment.
"PERFECT sATURNALIA
or CORRUPTION"
ing of money in campaigns has been in
creasing.
"Indieations are that this year there
will be perfect saturnalia OF corruption
through the use of money in the cam
paign.
Developments thus far seem to me to
make it necessary for congress to take
some notice. @@ - ~
'There is no reason why this bill should
not pass in time to be effective thirty
days before the Chicago and San Fran
cisco conventions"
Senator Kenyon, at this point, said that
In view of the slowness of congress to act
on a bill, a resolution OF investigation
should be introduced and adopted.
I'm in favor Of such resolution"
said Borah, but I think congress win
hesitate before daring to sidetrack this
BILL
Senator Ashurst, Arizona, called on
Borah to give names.
I'll name them" said Borah You
must name the democrats you know
about"
IF knew of any democrats who were
spending money improperly I'd name
them" said Ashurst.
'If ! knew Of any democrat who was
trying to get a third term I'd be quick
to tell the senate 1 am opposed to it."
IF you don't know about a democrat
who wants third term, you are blessed
with more innocence than I supposed
anybody from Arizona had" retorted
Borah.
do you know of any?" asked
Ashurst.
IF you'd seen a letter just saw.
you'd know it." said Borah
Ashurst said he'd like TO have the let
ter read TO the senate.
QUOTES STORY PRINTED
BY THE TIMES YESTERDAY
Continuing, Borah said that scandal
Gus stories are being printed" about
huge sums Of money being spent.
He read a published statement that
workers for Leonard Wood were told to
get the nomination no matter what 1t
costs"
(The story Senator Borah refers
TO have was printed Thursday by
The Indiana Daily Times.)
He said Gov. Lowden's managers had
spent their money with "more adroitness"
than Woods.
He added that two of the democratic
candidates had been as lavish in their
expenditures
Ashurst demanded that Borah name
the democrats, promising if he did so,
TO see that they don't get some of the
delegates they might otherwise procure"
WILL GIVE ALL FACTS
BEFORE HE'S THROUGH"
Borah said he'd give all the facts be-
fore he got through
Borah then took up a recently pub
lished story naming a group of men said
to have underwritten Woods campaign
for 100000 or more.
Dan r. Hanna, Cleveland (Ohio) capt.
talist, was one of those named.
Edward L. Doheny, an oil man, and
another of those named as an under
writer of the Wood campaign, BOrah
said, was a heavy contributor to the
democratic funds for years
And he is now a candidate for dele
gate to the democratic convention from
the state of California" said Borah.
Borah declared that If the men named
wished to they could "deny this charge
in forty eight hours"
WANTS TO KNOW WHERE
) MONEY COMES FROM.
ANY candidate for president who ac-
cepts such stupendous favors from any
interests will, if elected, have to return
those favors in some way" Borah said.
Wood and Lowden and all other can
didates owe it to the American people to
come out and tell the country where the
money they are spending is coming from
and how 1t is being spent"
Borah offered telegnams he received
from South Dakota referring to the use
of money there by Wood and Lowden.
Those kilograms told me that for
every vote cast there an average of $40
was spent" Borah asserted.
Borah said he was not attacking the
people of any state, but "as evidence
that there are people who can be bought,
let senator's read what happened some
years ago in an Ohio county when prae-
tically a majority of the people pleaded
guilty to taking brides"
Borah declared that If charges being
~ideiy circulated are true Certain Per-