Arizona republican., 1920-06-03
DENIES FUNDS M|SUSED
 IN CAMP PA|GNING
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CHICAGO, June 2.-Governor Frank O. Lowden tonight, in a formal state ment. disavowed for himself and for his campaign manager. l.. L. Emmer- son, any illegitimate expenditures from his campaign fund, and denounced the two Missouri delegates who testified yesterday before the senate committee as having received contributions and expecting to vote for his nomination
 The payments were made to the men for organization purposes, Governor Lowdents statement declared, before MT. Emmerson knew they would be candidates for delegates, and the gov ernor declared that he would not ac- cept their votes in the convention il cast for him.
 At the same time the governor spoke for legislation to control, limit and give publicity to campaign expenditures His statement follows:
 My injunctions to Mir. Emmerson were to use no money except for legiti- mate purposes of the campaign, and to make no expenditures which could not be made public He has assured me that my wishes in this respect have been absolutely compiled with and I have full faith he has told me the truth
 Personally I knew nothing untn I read his testimony of the payments to Moore and Goldstein. MT. EmmeFson informs me that these contributions were made in January, long before the delegate conventions were held, and that the personnel of the Missouri del- egation was at no time discussed with them; that the contributions were made upon the representations that the ization of their districts; further, he tells me he did not know at the time that either of them would be a candi- date for delegate. However, the testi- mony of Moore and Goldstein before the senate committee, as reported through the press, clearly shows that they are not fit to sit in a national convention and l certainly will not ac- cept their support.
 Disapproves Present System
 ''This goes for any other delegate or delegates, if any, similarly situated. The vice of the whole thing inheres in the present system. Under existing conditions a nation wide campaign for the presidency necessarily requires the expenditure of a great deal of money even for legitimate purposes. l sup pose no system can be devised to avoid some expenditures, but I do think that congress should clearly define the purpose. limit the amount and force an accurate disclosure. under proper penalties. of the source of all contribu- tions, and to whom paid and for what purpose paid.
 of this government is to survive, some method must be devised to pro tect the great presidential office from even a suspicion of cooperation"
 Edgar J. Cook, who has been in charge of Senator Johnson's Chicago headquarters, said: "It may not be bribery to make the payment of S2500 each to Nat Goldstein and Robert Moore of St. Louis. delegates from Missouri who had previously thereto met Governor LOwoen in the state mansion at Springfield, but l charge directly that it was such a use of money by those closely associated with Governor Lowden's campaign as to bring the party into disgrace.
 Missouri had no preferential uresi- dential primary. There was no use to which a candidate for president could expeud money except to thus curry favor with delegates and in this man ner warp their judgment. This is disgrace