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inquiry into CAMPAIGN
/ FUNDS WILL CONTINUE
Senate Upholds Pomcrcne's Demand
Despite Committees tnfavor-
cable Report on Proceedings.
INVESTIGATORS TAKE REST
WI! Rcconvcnc July % TO Complete
Work in Preparation for Novcm-
Der ElcctiOns-Borah Charges
Wealth With Attempting Control.
lBy Associated Pressl

IBy Associated lFessi
WASHINGTON, June 5.-lnvcsti-
cations OF expenditures in the pres
idential and congressional campaigns
which will end in the November
elections, was ordered today by the
Senate
The inquiry will be conducted by
tho. same committee which has been
hearing evidence as to prcconvcniion
political financing. The committee
heard one witness in that phase OF
Its Investigation today and then adj
journcd until July Q, when it Will
complete This work in preparation
for the larger inquiry.
Senate action today was on the
resolution OF Senator romerenc.
Democrat. Ohio, member OF the in
vestigating committee. and WAS
taken in the closing moments OF the
session after a brief but spirited de-
Date. Senator Pomerene attacked
tho contingent expense committee
for! delaying it's report on the meas
ure and asked for its immediate con-
sideration. Senator Smoct. Rcpubli-
can. Utah, objected. declaring that
under the rules the resolution would
have to lie over one day.
Declares lie LIZ Not Deceived.
Senator Pomerene. in attacking the
committee. declared that he was not
deceived by these methods of pro-
cedure" and said the Senate could
not play favorites with either men
or-part!es." He added that the Dem
ocrats were not going TO say 10 the
people that it was none of their bus
mess where campaign funds came
from or how they were expended,
and that the Republicans dared no.
do.so.
Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho
author OF the resolution under which
tho, present inquiry is being con-
Quoted. also supported the Pomercne
proposal Referring TO Senator
Shoots objection to immediate ac-
ton, he said he feared this might
be found by November TO he an err
ror. of judgment" The feeling
against excessive expenditures was
not confined to any one party. he de-
clarcd, and warned the Republicans
to clean house between now and
next Saturday" or some other party
ihlhHl bt seitCNtu " IipNtCl NHc
American flag and American instl-
tuttons."
Charging that men OF wealth were
seeking 10 control the political par
ties. Senator Borah asked If the
party once led by Abraham Lincoln
could afford 10 object 10 the consid-
eration OF such a resolution so they
won't be under surveillance between
now md next November"
Senator Smoot withdrew his OBJ
lection.
Senator Kenyon, Republican. Iowa.
chairman OF the Investigating com.
mittee. presented IA table giving con-
tributions. which he sad were made
in the last campaign bv those sup
porting President Wilson. and d..
clarcd that a number cf the con-
frioutors later were appointed to
Committee Adjourns.
After hearing Colonel L. II. r.
Green, OF Texas, son OF the late Mrs.
Hetty Green, the senate committee
tnvt stisa;inE nreconven;ion political
financing Adjourned its sessions to-
DAY until Juiy ..
Chairman Kenyon, after consul
tauon with members OF the commit
tee. said that al! witnesses still IN
heard would be called nj that time.
IT was tile decision of the commit
tes:that no more work could be done
until arer the Republican and Dem
ocsstic National Conventions
Colone! Green was calle,l.. 20 tell
what he knew about tho SELECTION OF
delegates from Texas to the Repub
lcan National Convention lie said
he. had contributed money 10 tn,
mixed" faction OF black and white
Republicans in Texas. but denied he
was working for General Wood o.
any other presidential candidate.
!. Loeb Fails 10 Respond.
Chairman kenyon announced tina
william Loeb. Jr., who co!lectc,
s225.ooo for the Wood campaign
Alfred J. Greenbaum. treasurer Of tn
Hiram Johnson campaign organiza
tion in California, and several wit
nesses from Missouri had not re
spondcd TO committee summons.
Cblonel Green told the committee
he had gotten interested In n ngh
between what We called the rcgula
Republicans and the lily whit
group
Il was regular" he said. IAN
was elected as a delegate TO the ma
tioHal convention
DECLARING that three sets of Tcxa
delegates were in Chicago. the wi,
ness said that II they had ha
mote time they would have sp,l
some more"