The Washington times., 1920-06-06
PROBE
TO CONTINUE
Democrats Force Extension OF
Senate investigation Until
Presidential Elections.

A hlibuster by a group OF RePub-
licsn Senators led by Smoot, Republl-
can, OF Utah. against the PomeFehe
resolution calling for an extension OF
the inquiry into Presidential CAM
psign expenditures up TO the cleo
tIons In November, was broken down
late yesterday under terrible tongue
iashing by Senators Pomercn.. Demo
crat of Ohio. and Borah, ilepubl'oan,
OF idaho. author of the original Tes0-
luton calling for the invest! CATION. =
The resolution was the lass measure
to be passed by this Cons'css. It's
passage was announced Just as tie
Presidents gsvel fell and nc an
nounced ia adjournment which was
scheduled at 4 o'clock.
The result is thaC the senate Com
mittee. after convening July o, VIII
continue to investigate the campaigns
OF various Presidential sspirants until
the November elections.
Pemerene Warns Republicans.
~ warn the Senator from Utah"
said Pomerene, "that we had better
parliamentary snat, while we swallow
the camel of corrupt practices that
have been brought out in these in
vestiGstions.
"Will you Republicans dare to go
before the American people next No
vember after telling them that 1t is
none Of their business how much
money is spent to nominate or elect
your candidate. or from what source
II comes. The day OF such high hand
ed practices is past.
That eminent politician, Deacon
Hays. has been gumshoeing about the
country for two years. Pdrhaps he
knows that this investigation has al
ready disclosed the most gigantic
siush fund ever raised before to NOM
mate Presidential candidates in this
country. Will he object to this inves-
tigation? viii the incorruptible Wood
object. VIII I.owden. Harding, John
son. or any other candidate? l tell
you they will not dare
Scores Woods Fund.
Pomercne dwelt at length on dis
closures concerning the Wood cam
paign.
witnesses for the 'incorruptible'
Gen. Leonard Wood. hopeful heir OF
the Roosevelt toSa, told this commit
tee that it was necessary to spend
well over million dollars TO
acquaint the voters with the virtues
of their candidate.
"Iis faithful angel. OF Ivory Soap
fame. Col. William Cooper Proctor,
raised over 100000 in my State
alone. I tell you it will take strong
or disinfcctant than Ivory soap to
clear the. political atmosphere of your
camp IL YOU defeat this measure.
II will say frankly to the Utah
Senator. said Borah. that ! dread
the ides of November IL VIC do not
pursue this investigation. There Is
no use trying to make partisan mat
ter of this. The man who does so is
stronger partisan than he is pa
triot ] have been shocked and dis
susted by the attempt that has been
made by some OF the strongest Re
publican newspapers to glass over
the startling revelations that have
been made OF expenditures on the
part OF some Republican candidates.
Parfy Needs House-clennins.
81 warn the Republican party that
II it does not clean house, the Amer
lean people will find another means
OF protecting their interests.
'If the Senator from Utah does not
withdraw his objection, j know that
hte things that Will be charged
arainst the Republican campaign Will
be ten times worse than the things
that are actually true
"I have never used money in a cam
paign," Smoot declared, land sec no
funda mental disadvantage to this in
quiry. The trouble is that there are
many newspapers which distort facts
in shameful way, and the matter
ha an1lC6 nv the
corrupt practices acts OF the several
States. will, however, withdraw
the objection"
Senator Kenyon. Republican, of
Iowa. a member of the investigating
committee. declared that "evil con-
ditions'' had been discovered in the
Republican camp, but that investiga-
tion Of the Democratic campaign
probably would reveal similar con-
dition.
Cites Foreign Service.
"In this connection" he said, 81
wish to direct the attention of the
country to the notorious purchase of
foreign ambassadorships. which de-
bsuches our whole foreign service.
James w. Gerard. former ambassador
to Germany, contributed $13,50O to the
Wilson campaign in 1912. William @.
McAdoo contributed over $4,000; Nc
Comb. ambassador to Peru, con
tributed $1,000; Frank c. Penfeld,
former ambassador to Austria, SO 600;
Joseph Il. willard, ambassador to
Spain, $1,000; Charles II. Crane, min
lister to China a total of $4,000. and
John Barton Payne, Secretary OF the
Interior, $4,000"
Senator Knox, Republican. of Penn
sylvania, intcrjected tho statement
that Thomas Nelson Page, former am.
bassador to italy. had contributed be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to the VIII
son campaigns, and that he had
rented his Washington home to the
Italian ambassador.
81 mention these things" Kenyon
added, "to show the need for house.
cleaning in our foreign service and
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