The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-27
BORAH FLAYS CANDIDATES Who
HE SAYS Are SEEKING TO CONTROL
CONVENTIONS BY use OF MONEY,
In Presenting Bill to Limit Pre-
Convention Expense He AS
sails Wood and Lowden.
TESTIMONIALS BOUGHT
Borah's Denunciation Starts
Heated Political Debate on
Saturnalia of Corruption

IHdL war proflteerS" had combined
TO control the Republican and Demo-
cratic national conventions, Senator
Borah, Idaho. told the senate today
that the pre-convention expenditures
or some Of the presidential candidates
presented a shameless situation
promising a saturnalia of corruption
unless congress called a halt
Senator Borah's charges. which werc
made in presenting his bill for limit
alton of re-convention expenditures.
started a political debate in which
senator's on both sides of the chamber
Joined and which gave an airing to
many of the pre- convention issues of
the two great parties.
Reading published story that ties
timonials" endorsing Major General
Wood were being purchased in Indiana
at the rate of $3.50 apiece. senator
Borah said he had been advised that
plenty of affidavits to the same eff
feet were on file in neighboring
state"
II these men who have supposed
that you can purchase the nomination
are beginning by paying $3.50 for tes-
lmonlals, Senator Borah asked.
what will they pay for votes?'
General Woods managers state
that the managers for Governor Low
den are spending more money than
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.
Certain candidates are charged with
having made enormous expenditures
and they apparently have turned
themselves over to a coterie of men
of vast wealth and are permitting
those men to conduct t1rcir cafr1pafg11s.
To the man in the street ii has everv
appearance of an attempt to delib-
erately control with money the
national convention
If these gentlemen will frankly re,,
us where the money is coming from.
l would willingly accept their explana-
tion. But when they remain silent.
there is only one Inference to be drawn
and chat is that the charges are
true"
Senators Thomas, Colorado. and
Ashurst of Arizona, Democrats. asked
Senator Borah to give the names of |
Democrats who are spending large
sums of money, and .ne speaker said |
he would do so at the proper time. |
III L knew any Democrat who is |
spending money excessively" said /
Senator Ashurst Il would feel it nv
duty TO see that he didn't get some |
delegates he might otherwise get. |
And IL | thought any Democrat was
trying to get a third term, 1 would not /
hesitate to tell the people that that
was wrong"
"lf 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
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.
Republican, of New Hampshire. Who'll
Is manager of General Woods Wash
ington office.
IF the senator from New Hampshire
keeps up his practices and Wood is
it will be a third term
Senator Borah replied.
Senator Borah quoted a newspaper
report that the Democratic national II
committee was raising ten million
dollar campaign fund, and added that
there were evidences of a like fund
IN the Republican campaign.
But Chairman Cummings of the
Democratic national committee has
denied that story" interjected Sena-
Tor Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi
Senator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa,
suggested that in view of the prob
aoie delay in securing legislation to
unit ire convention expenditures a
Iesoiaton OF investigation would be
better.
Senator Borah replied that he would
such a resolution also, and
euuo, those who have been
eAaf gea with these expenditures does
- report TO the public voluntarily.
e 9uusnent which will be passed
sans mem win be quite as effective
a. legal penalty wonld he
senator Borah also rafarrea "a the
Newberry election so..,ss, :; sr,,ni-
gan, saying it was sr,-s-
ON political virtue vvhs., i 49,,
- sa .'ao oeen expelled, another
1rieo ior corruption and that now
a third jury trial. 'iii Id 'ioA
Senator Chamberiai,
Oregon, interrupted sena..- ,iel rats.sl
reading of a list of naroas Doi 81
contributors to Genera,
Woods campaign fund. Leouai
some Of them were not giv,n
for political activities in bosh MONEY
They usually do Senator '41.les'
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