Arizona republican., 1920-06-06
CANP PAIGN PROBE WILL CON TINUE UNTIL ELECTION
Senate Orders Continuation of Expense Investigation to Include Presidential and Congressional Cam paigns After Party Con- ventions
IRepuhIlcan A. 2. Leased WIrel

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Investiga- tion of expenditures in the presidential and congressional campaigns, which will end with the November elections. was ordered today by the senate.
 The inquiry will be conducted by the same committee which has been hear ing evidence as to convention polit- icaI financing. The committee heard one witness in that phase of the inves- tigation today and then adjourned un- til July 9, when it will complete this work in preparation for the later irl- quiry.
 Forces Immediate Vote
 Senate action today was on the reso- lution of Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, member of the investigating com mittee and was taken in the closing moments of the session after a brief but spirited debate. Senator Pomerene attacked the contingent expense com mittee for delaying its report and asked immediate consideration. Senator Smoot, republican, Utah, objected, de- claring that under the rules, the reso- Iution would have to lie over one day. 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 other men or par ties He declared that democrats would not, an6 the republicans dared not, say % the people that it was none of their business where campaign funds came from or how they were expended.
 Senator Borah. republican, Idaho, author of the resolution under which the present inquiry is being conducted also supported the Pomerene proposal Referring to Senator Shoots objection to immediate action, he said he feared i hi fer7t 7aa hx- NnvnF1 n be an "error of judgment.' The feeling l against excessive expenditures was not confined to any one party. he declared, and warned the republicans ito clean house between now and next Saturday, or some other party might be selected ito protect the American flag and American institutions"
 Charging that men of wealth were seeking to control the political parties. 1 Senator Borah asked if the party once | led by Abraham Lincoln could afford ! to object to the consideration of such a resolution sc they won't be under ] surveillance between now and next No vember."
 Claims Press Unfair Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa, chairman of the Investigating commit i tee, presented table giving contribu- tions which, hc said, were made in the l last campaign by those supporting ] President Wilson and declared that a number of contributors later were ap- pointed to diplomatic posts. Senator i Smoot withdrew his objection to in- mediate consideration of the Pomerene | resolution.
 If we had public press that did
 not magnify every statement made
 there would be no objection to q fan
 investigation" Senator Shoot said. T
 would not object 10 a law that would
 require every political donation for
 campaign purposes to be made public
 Senator Robinson, democrat, ArSan- q sas. asked why Senator Shoot inti
 mated such an investigation would be
 unfair when the republicans had a ma
 jority on the committee.
 "I only meaI't that the press was un-
 fair replied the Utah senator