The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
BORAH REVIEWS
FIGHTON WOOD
Senator Reiterates "Slush
Fund Charge IN Mes
sage to General.
M'ADoo URGES PROBE
Former Secretary Of Treas
ury Favors Bill to Limit
Campaign Funds.
.M'ADOO URGES PROBE

Mai. Gen. Leonard Woods reply to
the charged by, Senator Borah Of
Idaho, alleging excessive use Of
money in the pre-convention cam
paigns. yesterday ELECTED from the
Senator a vigorous reiteration Of his
previous statements and a sharp
personal thrust at Gen. Wood.
Mr.. Borah. In a telegram to Wood,
declared that IL the soldier-candi-
date did not famiilarize himself and
correct what is going ON in your
behalf, you will bring disgrace upon
your name, your party and your
&C untry."
Press dispatches state you claim
the attack upon you was to sway
the voters of Michigan, Mr.. Borah
said in his telegram. "You are in
part correct. 1t was, intended to
sway the voters, not only in Mich
igan. but in the United States. 1
know of no other tribunal to which
to appeal to correct these practices.
Offers TO Rctract IL Wrong.
But ii can orly be effective pro-
vided the facts I stated are COR
rect. 1t Is within your power to
give to the people of Michigan. and
all other States. y list OF your sub
scribers, the amount you are ex-
pending. the amount which you did
expend in South Dakota. the amount
uvh fnh 60 D.,
Ohio and Illinois. II you will make
signature l will cor<eet any erro-
neous statement which / have here
tofore made.
The material which Is coming
from South Dakota. Illinois and
Ohio convinces me that / was mod
crate in my statements. Gen. Wood.
IL you are not familiar with what
is going on in your behalf for the
Presidency. I take leave to assert
that unless you familiarize yourself
and correct ii you will bring dis
grace upoE your name. upon your
party and upon your country.
1T is UP to YOU as a soldier and
a man to come out boldly and meet
these facts, and either show the pub
lie that they are unfounded, or else
frepudiate the men who have mani
Tested their determination to con-
troll the einational convention through
the use of money" .
McAdoe Wires Sheppard.
William G. McAdop. regarded as
receptive candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the Presi-
dency. entered the controversy over
alleged excessive use of money in
the campaign by urging Democratic
members of the Senate to support
the Borah corrupt practices bill and
to expedite it's passagein every
way possible. Mr.. McAdoo sent the
following telegram to Senator Nor
ris Sheppard, of Texas:
Il observe that Senator Borah has
introduced a bill to limit expendi-
lures of Presidential candidates in
primary elections and in pre-con-
vention campaigns. think the
principle of this measure is abso-
lutely right, and 1 earnestly hope
that 1t may be promptly enacted by
the Congress. One of the greatest
perils to the republic is the improper
use of money in the primary and
general elections. The suggestion
that the Senate appoint a commit
tee to investigate the expenditures
of the various candidates and their
various committees in the campaign
they are conducting for the Presi-
Dental nomination is highly COM
mendabIe and ought to be promptly
adopted"
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