“A SLUSH FUND.”

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 October 1924, Page 5

“A SLUSH FUND.”

BUYING AN ELECTION. CASH VERSUS~CONSCIENCE. „ BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT NEW YORK, Oct. 16. The Presidential campaign entered into its familiar phase when Senator R. M. La Follette charged the Republicans with having collected what he called a “campaign slush fund” of from 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 dollars in order to buy the election, and Senator Borah (chairman of the special senatorial committee) to-day began an inquiry into the campaign contributions. The financial managers of the two candidates testified, revealing that the Republicans to date had received 1,714,000 dollars and Senator La Follette 100,000 dollars, while the Democratic receipts are still unrevealed. It is interesting to note that a chewinggum manufacturer contributed 25,000 dollars, and Brigadier-General C. G. Dawes (the Republican nominee for Vice-President) 10,000 dollars to the Republican funds..

Other interesting phased of the campaign are the nomination of two women for State Governorships, namely, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson (Texas) and Mrs. Nellie Ross (Wyoming). President Coolidge maintains a genera] aloofness, declining engageaddress meetings in other cities, but making occasional speeches before visiting bodies in Washington. Senator La Follette and Mr. John i ' %L avi< : the Democratic nominee for the Presidency) continue their tours through the country. Senator La Follette is stressing the debacle of agriculture, the iniquities of Wall Street, and the urgency of Government ownership of the railways,, mines, etc.