Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-27
LAUNCHES ATTACK
ON CANDIDATES
Idaho Senator Challenges Them
to Show List of Con-
tributors.
CONGRESS MAY INVESTIGATE
Senator Kenyon Preparing Reso-
luton to Probe Pre-Convcn-
ton Campaign Expenditures.

uon Campaign expenditures.
WASliINGToN. March 2d--Imycs,i-
cation by congressional committee
Or TIA. expenditures made b.: certain
pvcsidcut!ai S.ndidates was promised
today as a result or q rcu.wa! by
'Scnatog Borah. o: charges that The
rhinpa isi disbursements oy the Leon
era Wood .-r.i i.a"Gcu forces, have 2r-
come - national sCaUda3.
senator Kenyon ut iowa. announced
h"i ne would offer "a resolution TO
n.tNc the caInpuig5 funds lhvcStis gated.
HeNatol BoraA said ho believed such an
inNea,isI tiOu wpu!h serve a uscfu!
purpose. and added.
-; those PERSONS who arc charged
with pryrouVontion expenditures gc-
tus. TO publish me facts regarding
them. III, puhi!c's verdict VIII br one
OF condrnuatipn.
CoHcenirIting MS attack on the
bnchcrs O.! Aitjor-Gsneral Wood ana
Goycrnor Lpwden for In" Republican
nomination, Senator Eor;lh declared
10 coaigol the Republican con.cnt!on
by tn. use ~ money" while tn. Low
den organization apparently Was
spending sven greater sums 70 gain
lrI days. lie predicted tru Democratic
1sprauts, wnom ie did not name.
would be found SPENDING lG!te IS mucn
any Republican ~ tE. ned.
Wood. Manager Makes Denial.
The speech brought on Il heated dc
bate. iunnS which Senator Moses. Re
General Moods Washington mead
Quarters. made = genera! denial ;tat
.AcesSivc fuud. had been used IN the
Wood candidacy.
senator Bordh declared that "a ma n
who VII! accept inoncy from great cor-
.'orat!ons for political purposes is not
NJ 20 Sc "a prrr!ncL D!tC!sl. much less
Ires!dcu. o: ile United states"
senator Moses replied that amy money
being spent in the Wood campaign was
9eIn= spsn; 3SGittinaitely and nses;. n..: :
ssss sass a. 'ES.,s Z, ,@hlsIs asI,'I1 I
The wood campaign is immaculate
WIN regard :" expenditures declared
senator Moses.
SAYS nc doesn't Snow anything about
these th;ng.- replied senator Eorah.
MIR. Proctor. Mr.. iiithcnck. Mr k.ng.
Mr. Doher"E ANA General Wood know
,3out them
Docs the senator mean to accuse
General Wood OF hcing implicated in
ronsp!r"@y 20 @,orrnpt inY american
,!-C;nratc," asked senator Moses.
Invites Them Ia 80" Ia the i,at."
i DO say that ;ne men wao arc man
aging ,hc Wood campaign propose TO
He use OF money, replied scnat Tor
lorIh. "anh waive my senatorial
privilege When J say that Now Lei
them 60 10 th. bat Ii tucy want to-"
senator Bora! declared Il is Il CON
itctc outrage and an insul, 20 the
American people that you've got 20
spend hundreds and millions Of dollars
20 COntrol .,n ci.ci .on'
DO YOU know now much money was
spent ~ SoutI baNciH: asked Scna-
TOY BaruG. turuiu. 10 senator Noses.
II don't know" came the reply.
Let somebody Who knows then say
continued senator Borah. IF you would
hsvG Mr. I:oc,ot. Mr. Hitchcock or Mr
King say how much money YOU sent
INTO south Dakota> 1f YOU would have
'''" '.Tc.,imonials" nt $3.50 r:nrh.
Ecading Il published story that "tes-
tjmonials" Endorsing Major-oiencral
dana a, the rat. Of $50 apiece scna
tor Eorah said h" bad been advised
HAT plenty ot aidavitS to the sumo
'iic": were on lille in ne!ghborinG
III these men who have supposed
TIA, YOU, can purchase the nom mn :
'wha; win they pay for votes?
",;rneral Woods manas"rs state tMha; M
workers Tor Governor i.owdcn aye
+pen,iing more mou"y than they are.
Tina; is their de rnse. | am inclined
10 think that ;ha; Is true. There are
''Ucre is the shameless situation.
Certain candidates are charged with
having made enormous expenditure
and thcy apparently have turned them
selves over to Il cotcri" Of mon Of vast
wealth and are permitting thos. men
70 conduct their .eampaiEn TO The
ancc of au attcmr; 10 deliberately con-
troll With money the national convcu-
tiOf.
silence Is ConJrmninr.
II: these gentlemen Will frankly tel
would Willingly accept thcir axplana.
l,n h,N Ian.
,icrc is only oae Inference TO bc drawn
and that is that tho charges are trut.
Senators Thomas. Colorado. and As
hurst Arizona. Democrats. asked soma
tor Borah ia give the names OF Demo
Gratis who. were spending large sums OF
mony ~ m ,o f1d rroper nG speF nc said he would do
IF knew any Democrat who was
spending money cXccssivcly.", said
duty 20 Sec that he didn't get some
delegates IA" might otherwise get And
T. thourht any Democrat was trying
to get a th'ri term. would not hest
:atc TO tell the people that vas wrong
IF the Senator doesn't know that a
Democrat is seek ,ng :, third term" re-
would not suspect him. J think tho
President Is entitled 10 a third term.
for who else would lead the fight for
the treaty."
Doesn't tho Senator mean third
nominations" asked Senator Moses. Re-
nuOlictU, New tlHulDSHlTe. W no lS MA n3
ger Of General Woods Washington
Headquarters.
Think Wilson wonId Defeat Wood.
Well. If the candidate OF the Sena-
tor of New HAMPSHIRE keeps up his
practices and is nominated. 1T will he
u third torn" Senator T'orah ron'ird.
Senator Rorah quoted a newsnaper
report that the Democratic national
committee was raising n $4,000 600
campaign fund, and added that there
were evidences of like situation in
tho Republican organization.
"I'ut Chairman Cummings. OF the
Democratic National Conrnittee," In
(continuel on Second Pnge.)