Evening star., 1920-03-26
WOOD AND LOWDEN
ASSAlED
fah's Bill Limits Pre-.
sention Costs to
900 Per State.

nd expenditures Of hundreds Of
thS3us&04S Of dollars in the campaigns
odEen. Leonard Wood and Gov. Low
ID of Illinois for the republican NOM
inkAion for President were attacked In
IN Senate today by Senator Borah
o4hdaho, a champion Of the nomina-
tiSh of Senator Hiram Johnson
he introduced bill to limit to $10,-
odd the amount which might be ex-
pS9ded for a candidate in the pre-
cdAvention primary elections IN each
Henator Rorah advocated full pub
li9tty of pre-convention campaign eX-
p4hditures. He said there seemed to
b4t no law covering expenditures OF
pA convention campaigns.
s$enator Kenyon of Iowa asked "
q .hnore effective way of dealing with
th& situation would not be the adop-
tibh of a resolution for an investiga-
titii of charges of excessive expendi-
tufes. and added that it takes Con-
gffss so long to put through a law
that the conventions might be held
before the proposed law could be eff
fd@tive.
sSnnator Borah replied that he ia
vored such an investigation. but that
he thought Congress would not hesi-
ta-e to act promptly in view of the
charges which have been made
A=suggestion was made by Senator
Thomas of Colorado that the bill be
made broad enough to cover any eX-
pshdftures made by labor unions in
thshe pre-conv nvention campaigns. He
C4lted attention to the fact that the
AMERICAN Federation of Labor had
Announced that it would work for
Candidates who are friendly to it
lI..;;i Rumor of Two Huge Funds.
t,iThe use of money in elections in
this country in recent years has
Senator Borah.
HsIt is apparent that unless some
thing be don" to check this there will
b& . veritable saturnalia of expendi-
tufHs on both sides in this coming cam
He said that it had been reported
thhf the democrats proposed to raise
$1g,o00. 900 as a campaign fund to elect
a.Efesident. and that he had no doubt
I tAKlrepublicans would seek to do like
BEenator Harrison of Mississippi re-
caSled that a denial of this statement
h&a been issued by the chairman of
tHh democratic national committee.
HNho is spending this money:
WAat I want to know is the name of
titH democrat or republican candidate
wAo is responsible" interrupted Sem
TINT to make general charges achieves
htthing. Lets say who Is spending
tft4 money. Name the man."
i6enator Borah replied that he in
tsHned to give his name and that he
h4hed the Arizona senator would do
liktwise.
III do not know of any one seeking
thk democratic nomination" said
Senator Ashurst. who is spending
ns&hey improperly. If ] did would
net hesitate to name him.
ntf I thought any democrat was try
iHlit to get third term. / would not
helsitate to denounce the attempt,
a44ed Senator Ashurst.
Ai:.. Senator Borah's Retort.
HThe senator from Arizona Is bless
e1,,,with more innocence than had
thru hit" said Senator Borah. IT have
jtt6t read a letter which would con-
vfHce any one that a democrat Will
SEX third term" &.
enator Borah said that some Of the
Charged with expending vast sums.
and with having turned over the
nianagement Of their campaigns to
man of great wealth He said that II
h3f been charged that these men were
deliberately attempting to control
thin republican convention and nomina-
tihn through the use Of money.
mai I ask is that the candidates
ashbunce the names Of the sub
sapjbers to their campaign funds:
what the amounts Of the subscrip-
I iR3as are. and how the money is being
uSGd." said Senator Borah. u will be
satisfied with their statements. II
1 thsS remain silent. however. there 10
cfil3 one inference, and that is that
thjel charges are true"
ii Reads Newspaper Charge.
knator Borah read newspaper ac-
c5tjhts to the effect that Gen. Woods
stbporters= were out to obtain the
dGkgates in Indiana "at any cost"
hflertainly Gen. Wood would not in
hu1ke in any such practice" said
SX}3htor Borah. "But he is responsible
idi{je accepts the benefits of the acts
o4Ikthers. Woods managers say that
I AQiLow6en people are spending more
n3pNey eJ4n they. / am inclined to
tt3s3lk tfl74 is true. But 1t Is shame
i sta tSnof affairs. when that is the
GUY refdy that can be made to a
c11Xfge 5that excessive expenditures
aR9IybeiHg made.
HIM predict that in less than ten days
ftIlS8ill Be equally true that excessive
eRHienditures will be made in the in
1 NXl1sts of two candidates on the other