The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-27


Much-Penalty of $4,000 Fine and
Three Years Imprisonment Pro-
posed.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Candi
dates for the nominations for President
would be brought within the scope of
the corrupt practices act by bill in
troduced in the senate by Senator Borah,
of idaho
The bill was the result, Mr.. Borah
said of evidence that great sums of
money were being expended by aspir
ants for the nomination in both parties.
The senator expected, he added, to make
speech in which more light might be
thrown up on the expenditures of va
which their campaign funds were drawn,
with particular attention to the expen-
| ditures and contributions in behalf of
| General Leonard Wood.
| Information laid before Senator
! Borah since he issued a statement re-
Gently concerning the Wood campaign
fund, he said, had led him to believe
that the campaign expenditures in the
pre-convention presidential efforts to
| corral delegates probably totalled $780,
| 600 daily in both parties For cam
paign lasting approximately two months
| that would represent total expendi-
! ture Of $6,000,000.
Senator Borah 5 bill would allow any
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion to receive and spend $4,000 in
all his efforts to obtain the nomination.
| Reports from South Dakota have been
/ that at least one of the candidates in
| the Republican presidential primary
there spent that much or more in that
state
The bin includes the following pro
| visions:
''That no candidate for President
shall give, contribute, expcnd, use or
/ promise or cause to be given, contrib
uted. used or promised in procuring his
nomination for the presidency any sum
in the aggregate in excess of $l0,-
600. for any one state.
Provided that money expended by
any such candidate for his necessary
personal expenses incurred for himself
alone for travelling and subsistence,
stationery and postage. writing and
printing (other than the newspapers
and distributing letters, circulars and
posters and for telegraph and telephone
!. service shall not be regarded as an eX-
penditure within the meaning of this
section and shall not be considered any
part of the sum herein fixed as the
limit of expense and need not be
shown in the statements herein required
to be filed.
''The expenditures made or caused
to be made by any individual, committee
or association or corporation in behalf
of candidate of which the candidate
. has knowledge shall be included in the
amount provided for in the foregoing
section. provided that the candidate
) shall not be criminallv responsible TO
expenditures under this section afte
he shall have publicly made protes
: against such expenditures.
Every such candidate for the nomi
nation for President shall within L
days prior to the nominating convention
and within 80 DAYS after such nomi
mating convention file with the attor
:, : ney general of the United States ful
: and correct itemized statement of al
2 moneys and things of value received b
him or by any one for him, with hi
knowledge and consent, from any SQUIRE
in aid or support of his candidacy fo
nomination, together with the names Q
d those who have furnished the same
d whole or in part, and such statemen
Is shall contain 4 true and itemized az
e count of all money and things of valu
al given, contributed, used or promised b
such candidate or by his agent, rel
resentative or other person for and
N his behalf, with his knowledge and COZ
he sent, up to and for the last day of sue
ir NOMINATING convention. together with q
he the names of those TO whom any of sue
lo gifts, contributions, payments or prom
ises were made for the purpose of pr