New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-30
Repeats
Charges; Asks
Wood to Act
Methods of Managers Will
bring Disgrace Upon
Your Name,'' He. Asserts
in Telegram to General

FROM The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 29-Declarine
that unless the financial methods of
the Wood campaign managers are cor
rected they would "bring disgrace upon
your name, upon your party and upon
your country" Senator Borah tele-
graphed Major General Wood to-day, re.
lterating his charges of excessive ex-
pendltures in the interest of the SOL
d'er's candidacy for the Republican
Presidential nomination.
The Idaho Senator added that in
formation he was receiving convinced
nm ne was modest" in his original
statement. His message was in reply
to the assertion made by General Wood
that the Borah charges were inspired
by a desire to influence the Michigan
preferential primary next Monday.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections will meet tomorrow to
consider holding public hearing on the
borah bill. which would bring candi-
dates for the Presidential nomination
under the corrupt practices act.
Borah's Message to Wood
Senator Borah's message to General
Wood follows:
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 other
tribunal to which to appeal to correct
these practices. But it can only be eff
dnI ko Go
correct. 1t is within your power to
give to the people of Michigan and
other states list of your subscribers,
the amount you are expending, the
amount which you did expend in South
Dakota, the amount which you purpose
to spend in Ohio and Illinois. If YOU
VIII make statement of these facts
over your signature | will correct any
erroneous statement which | have
heretofore made.
"The material which is coming from
South Dakota, Illinois and Ohio con-
vinces me that / was modest in my
statements. General Wood, if YOU are
not familiar with what is going on in
you' behalf for the Presidency l take
leave to assert that unless you faui!-
larlze yourself and correct it you will
bring disgrace upon your name, upon
your party and upon your country. 1t
is up to you as a soldier and man to
come out boldly and meet these facts,
and either show the public that thew
are unfounded or else repudiate the
men who have manifested their de-
termination to control the national con-
vention through the use of money.
McAdoo Favors Investigation
William G. McAdoo, "inactive" cam
dldate for the Democratic Presidential
nomination, in letter received to-day
by Senator Sheppard of Texas, urged
immediate passage of the Borah bill
and the adoption of a resolution au-
thcrizing an investigation Of the expen-
ditures of all Presidential candidates
IN the present campaign. His letter fol-
lows:
III observe that Senator Borah has
introduced bill to limit expenditures
of Presidential candidates in primary
elections and in pre-convention carr.
paigns. | think the principle of this
measure is absolutely right, and l ear
nestly hope that it may be promptly
enacted by the Congress. One of the
greatest perils to the Republic is the
improper use of money in the primary
and general elections. The suggestion
that the Senate appoint committee to
investigate the expenditures of the vari-
GUS candidates and their various COM
mlttees in the campaigns they are con.
Quoting for the Presidential nomination
is highly commendable and ought to b.
a donfed ,,