The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-27
"A SHAMELESS
| SITUATION"
Senator Borah Says Demo-
Gratis and Republicans
Buy Conventions
WAR PROFITEERS
SEEK CONTROL
Wood Testimonials at $3.50
Apiece-Moses Tries
to Defend General

the Senate yesterday that the pre-con
vention expenditures of some presiden
tial candidates presented a shameless
situation" promising "saturnalia o
corruption" unless Congress called
halt.
Senator Borah's charges, which wer
made in presenting his bill for limita
tion of pre-conventioH expenditures
started political debate in whicl
senators on both sides of the chambe
joined
Reading published story that ''tes
timonials" endorsing Major Genera
Leonard Wood were being purchased il
Indiana at the rate of $3.50 a piece
Senator Borah said he had been advised
that plenty of afiidavits to the same
effect were on file in a neighborins
| state"
IF these men who have supposed
that you can purchase the nomination
are beginning by paying $3.50 for ties
timonials," Senator Borah asked what
| will they pay for votes :"
/ General Leonard Woods manager:
| state that the managers for Governor
they are. That is their defense.
am inclined to think that that is true
There are some evidences of it.
Here is the shameless situation. Ger
| tain candidates are charged with hay-
| ing made enormous expenditures and
they apparently have turned them
selves over to a coterie of men of vast
wealth and are permitting those men
to conduct their campaign. To the
man in the street it has every appear
ance of anattempt to deliberately con-
troll with money the national eonven-
ton.
'If these gentlemen will frankly tell
us where the money is coming from,
would be willing to accept their expla-
nation, But when they remain silent,
there is only one Inference to be drawn
and that is that the charges are true"
Senators Thomas, Colorado, and Ash
urst, Arizona, Democrats, asked Sen
ator Borah to give the names of Dem
oerats who are spending large sums
of money and the speaker said he
would do so at the proper time.
IF | knew any Democrat who was
spending money excessively" said Sen
ator Ashurst, Il should feel it my duty
TO see that he didn't get some delegates
he might otherwise get. And if /
thought any Democrat was trying to
get third term, | would not hesitate
to tell the people that that was wrong"
"If the senator doesn't know that a
Democrat is seeking a third term re-
joined Senator Borah, then he is
blessed with an innocence of which l
would not suspect him. | think the
president is entitled to a third term,
for who else would lead the fight for
the treaty."
Doesn't the senator mean a third
nomination - asked Senator Moses, Re
publican, New Hampshire, who is man
ager of General Woods Washington
bureau.
''Well, if the candidate OF the sena-
tor of New Hampshire keeps up his
practices and is nominated. it will be |
a third term SenatOf Borah replied |
Senator Borah quoted a newspaper
report that the Democratic national
committee was raising . Sl0,000,0O0 /
fund, and added that there
were evidences OF a like situation in
the Republican organization
But Chairman Cummings of the
national committee has de.
MED that story" interjeeted Senator
Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi.
Senator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa,
suggested that in view of the probable
delay in securing legislation to limit
pre- convention expenditures a resolu-
lion of investigation would be better
Senator Borah replied that he would
favor such resolution also. and added
hat if those who have been charged
With these expenditures do not report
o the public voluntarily the judgment
which will be passed against them will
De quite as effective as a legal penalty
would be-"
Referring to the Newberry trial in
Michigan. Senator Borsh said il was
orry commentary on political virtue
,een expelled. another tried for cor
upton and that now I'VE have suf-
cred the humilia:i ion OF a third jury
rial"
Senator Chamberlain, Democrat, Ore
on, interrupted Senator Borah's read
ng Of a list of names Of alleged con
ributors TO General Woods campaign
und to ask if some Of them were not
living money for political activities !
n both parties.
They usually do" Senator Borah !
aid. Edward T. Doheny. head of the
rest oil interests in Mexico, is named
ere as a contributor to Gen. Woods
unds on the Republican side, and he 4,
imself is candidate for election to
he Democratic convention a. delegate.
t-large from California. These gentle d
hen usually look 10 The protection Of a
heir interests in Mexico; this is like
= 10 bulk large in the next campaign. A
II believe this il national peril: I
itsnd 70 get the facts out even if
ave 70 do il in a brutal or crude way.
a Indicates who accept fsvors like
lese are called upon to return them
fter they get elected 4
Wow I have ,ot Of kilograms from
outh Dakota concerning the primary
lere this week which I'm no; going
, read They Indicate that for every
Dte cast in that primary for Wood or
owdeu $40 vas spent. Il cost that
urh.
How arc Republicans goin 70 defend
~ kind az thing after the nomination
J. been made. Vow is the time 10
ran the Augesa stahir
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