The Washington times., 1921-03-01
CURB ON ELECTION
COSTS IS PLANNED
Senate Probers Point to Men,
ace-Ten Millions Campaign
Expenses of Two Parties.
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cjpal aspirants for either the Re-
publican or Democratic nomination
for President had a otal OF ,z.9so.-
033 expended In futherins their In
terests, II was also reported by
Senator Kenyon.
or this amount. s1.77s.sos was
credited to Gen. Leonard Wood;
s414.ss4 to Gov. Frank o. Lowden;
sis+.3s to Senator Hiram w. John
son; sl73.5+2 TO Herbert Hoover. and
sils.l09 to Warren q. Harding. In
their efforts to secure the Republican
Presidential nomination. and s59.ei0
to Attorney General A. Mitchell
I'aimer. $4,000 to Gov. James M.
Cox. $4,000 to James w. Gerard. and
$4,000 to Gov. Edward J. Edwards.
In the scramble for the Democratic
nomination for President.
Senator kenyon's report pointed
out that the Senatorial authority
under which his committee de-
veloped the sensational 'slush fund"
charges OF last years campaign did
not provide for recommendations 10
the Senate by the committee
FEEL CHECK NECESSARY.
"NaturaIIy, the members of the
committee discussed remedies 10 limit
the amount of campaign expenditures,
for they feel that the expenditures Of
these vast sums II present and
growing menace to the nation" the
report continued.
I'VE recognize there are constftu-
| uonal difficulties involved In the pas
sage OF laws to regulate expenditures
In Presidential campaigns. but are OF
| the opinion that the Senate Committee
| on Privileges and Elections should In
the next Congress take up the ques-
tion of remedial legislation. and IL a
Constitutional Amendment should be
necessary. that the proper steps should
| be taken to submit the same to the
people, as provided by the Constitu-
| tion.
''The subject is Of such Importance
that the next Congress should give
| early attention thereto"
The committees investigation was
confined to the candidates. of seven
| teen avowed candidates for the Presi-
dental nomination. Senator Kenyon's
report explained.
'In cetrain instances the financial
fnterlocking arrangements OF the va
| rious organizations in the interest of
a candidate were OF such a nature that
1t is difficult to arrive at a specified
sum as representing the total funds
| used" IL was stated.
The compilation made OF the cam
paign expenditures made in behalf of
the seventeen candidates referred to
els, in our Judgment, fair statement
of the approximate amounts of the
campaign funds used"
JOHNsON's SHARE S1S4,3sa
The s1s4,393 credited to Senator
Hiram w. Johnson was divided In
Senator Kenyon's report as follows:
Raised in California, $4,000: in the
| East. $72,230: In Michigan. S7,260: in
Nebraska, 1913. The $173,542 cred
tied to Herbert Hoover was divided
as follows: Hoover Republican Club
| Of California. SS7. .210: Hoover National
Pennsylvania Hoover Club. $4,000.
1--WE insert these illustrations" the
report continued. In citing the John
son and Hoover items, merely to
show how we reached tho sum totals
expended by the various campaign
committees in the pre-convention
campaign. 1t has been difficult to ar
rive at entirely accurate totals, but
we believe our figures show the situa-
ton fairly and as accurately as 1t Is
possible to do.
Undoubtedly. as to some Of the can
didates, more was spent than We have
here indicated"
I'm this connection" the report
continued, I'VE set forth the disburse-
ments Of the national organization of
both the Republican and Democratic
parties from the time of the national
conventions up to the end of the
periods of disbursements in connec-
tion with the Presidential election.
Both the great political parties claim