Evening star., 1928-05-01
.SLUSH FUND PROBE !.
MAY ROCKPART|ES.
Observers Recall Effects of
1920 Inquiry on Presi-
dental Campaigns.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Politicians Of both parties make no
cDnceaIment of the possibility that
dynamite is contained IN the Senate's
plan 10 investigate presidential primary
and pre-convention campaign expendi-
t1res. Republican and Democratic lead
era alike. especially partisars Of Sec
retary Hoover and Gov. Smith. Justify
protest they have nothing 70 fear IRON
the most searching survey. On the
contrary. they court such an inquiry.
They are confident they'll emerge from
II with a clean bill Of health.
Hooyer's people point out that when
ne formerly pitched MS hat into the
Yinq. February IL. in the Thad II.
Brox.n letter 20 Ohio, he specifically
demanded that his friends should con-
duct his campaign on lines which flnan-
Sisllv. should be above suspicion
Smiths Gpokegmen point out that no
one bit Smiths arch~foe IN the Senate
Elas ever suggested the existence Of q
Fbagrel." as far IS the New YORKER Is
concerned, and scout the possibility OF
any proof Of It's existence.
1920 Campaign Cited.
vice President Dawes had no sooner
been empowered % name the MEM
begs o. the investigating commit
tee called for by the resolution Of
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, DEM
ts.fatac leader, than Capitol Hill be-
gan 'sgeYlintScgBg" over what happened
exactly eight years ago this month,
waeu the Kenyon committee bryan
looking into 1920 presidential campaign
expenditures. All the world recalls what
Happened. Revelations brought forth
lby tie committee played 81 important
ipzrt, SIX weeks iater ln frustrating the
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Leonard Wood, ~ he nominated al the
Republican national convention Ia Chi
IL Lowden's case. It was not the
amount q money spent Ia behalf 0f
hts candidacy that proved damaging.
II Was the notorious Nat Golasteln epl~
ge,de In hgiasosjrl, relating 10 the brab-
teYY u two delegates. that #as destined
sfFreDaraD3y 70 damage io~den's cause
EPhe governor Was pot directly involved
bsYf bis candidacy Bas intended ~ b.
lie beneficiary u the deal, and o3d not
yeeover from the stigma cast upon IL
Former state Treasurer Lewis l.. I'm
snefson Of Illinois, Wiag was io@oen
qao t3re-egnVentton manager, iHHfeG
,enef5fu08ssY III the Ge.c8teJp AFFAIR
Ffstnersgn recently Won iite ILLINOIS
gs.ssefy isyatin2ta0n fof governor u
glAnolS.
We0d Is Defeated.
Gen. Woods aspirations were VIZ
fYgly shatlhred Dy TIE Kenyon coIn'
g.iliHe'H exposures Disclosure u Ia
ri that several million collars i1at
E-su contributed ~ yiei3 men ~ |aFsou
Da8s of the country on WOODS Dsilal
flf.ed 0al ~ De handicap ne Rsn'
yraI could not Overcome. Wooa, lIE'
BgNdef. 6eyeI0Eed aHd maintained IN
pfeaalye strength through several ~ 10
Ca5oaRo ballots. but the slush ftifi'
451ectef that loomeo BEHIND b0lh can
d.1acies would not doBt, Eut f0f u
ig "a probability WOsd Of i<5Wdeil, aIgs
ioi Harding would have BEADED IN
8scket
Conoitiong ln 1923 are very differen
from shgse tilai produced the Kenyon ~
pea'3gation That year IL BsR being cries
from lie h0gseioDe tnat dollars wef'
rolling heavily ia ali directions 10 Du
oFeY'1 tl3is % thai candidate f0F pfesa
cent It was i1 ihe Republican Gau1l
that lse most cisegnstaniiai eYiaens
s alleaed agia finally produced sens
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