The Winslow mail., 1920-04-09
BORAH CHARGES CANDIDATES
WITH VAST EXPENDJTUREs

WITH VAST EXPENDITURES
/ Washington.-Th charges of Sena-
tor William E. Borah, Republican of
Idaho, that at least two of the Rep
Iubl1can candidates for the Presidency
are spending vast sums of money in
their campaigns and that an attempt
| is being made to- control the party
| convention by the use of monev. has
created panicky situation in the G
~. p. ranks. Unless the differences
! IN the party can be smoothed down
Republicans fear that the Borah char
I'ses will react against the party in the
campaign next fall, no matter who is
nominated.
Senator Borah's latest telegram tc
FGeneral Leonard Wood demands that
The make public a list of his contri
buttons and expenditures and inform
that candidate that unless he familiar
ICES himself with what is going on in
bis behalf and corrects conditions
I''you will bring disgrace upon youl
name, upon your party and your coun-
try
The Idaho Senator has also called
for a showdown on the amount of
money being spent by the Lowden
campaign managers. Governor Low
den has agreed to submit to an audit
Of his books and Senator Borah is en-
deayoring to arrange for an inspect
ion early in April.
SO far the replies made by Gener-
Il Wood to the Borah charges have
not satisfied Senator Borah This is
shown by the caustfc telegram sent
General Wood by Senator Borah read
ing:
Press dispatches state you claim
the attack upon you was to sway the
voters Of Michigan. You are in part
correct. 1t was intended to sway the
voters not only in Michigan but in
the United States. | know of no 9TH
er tribunal to which to appeal to cor
rect these practices. But it can only
be effective provided the facts 1 stat
ed are correct.
1t is within your power to give to
the people of Michigan and other Sta
| tes list of your subscribers, the
amount you are expending, the amount
which you did expend in South Da-
kota the amount which you propos-
ed to spend in Ohio and Illinois.
eff you will make a statement Of
these facts over your signature I will
correct any erroneous statements
have heretofore made. The material
which is coming from South Dakota,
Illinois and Ohio convinces me that
| was modest in my statements
General Wood, if you are not fam
'iliar with what is going on in your be-
half for the Presidency, take leave
to assert that unless you familiarize
yourself and correct it, it will bring
disgrace to your name, upon your par
ty and 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 public
that they are unfounded, or else re
pudiate the men who have manifested
their determination to control the ma
tional convention through the use of
money"
This telegram from one Republi-
can to another reveals the bitterness
now prevailing in the G. o. P. ranks.
Practically politicians of the party
fear the effect upon the morale of the
organization and it is exceedingly dis
tasteful to them to have a money
: scandal" injected into the campaign
. SO early.
Chairman Durbin, of the Ohio State
Democratic Committee, charged as
early as last November that the Re-
publicans were preparing to raise a
great "slush fund for use in the gen
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