ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18843, 18 October 1924, Page 11

ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.

. —— — , u.w- ■■■ , (PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN. FUNDS INQUIRY OPENS. ?.-?/'« : -V/.v .. •,.■ ,-. ■ :. . 'V-' i;-'£ : ,i:.,;t : J7 .• ALOOFNESS. OF COOUDGE. > ../:; i;.,:-.v--.-. .:• • ' .v. -vfr*~-{ --3 : ■ V'f-a. ', I ,-i.t- '.-.'wT, . By Tekgrnph—rPrcss ■ Association—Copyritfet. .' , (Received 11.5 p.m.) A. and -VZ. NEW, YORK. Oct. 18. The. Presidential campaign .has entered a familiar ; phase. Senator % La Follette has ■ charged • ' the Republicans with having collected a to-called "..Campaign Slosh ' Fund '* of 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 dollars in order to buy the election.. Senator.: Borah,' as chairman of the Special ; Senator sal £ Committee, whose duty it is to examine candidates' election expenditure) to-day began an inquiry into campaign contributions. • The financial managers" of two of the candidates gaye evidence.; This revealed that' the Republicans to date -have received 1,714,000 - dollars 1 and the La Follette- party 190,000 dollifl. ""The Democrats* contributions arenas .yet tnrevealed. i;; f ■ 7 It i$ interesting to note that a chew* ing-gum "manufacturer contributed 25.000 ,doUw*,fb General ; Republican candidate ' for the •and iOftOO dollars to the : 'gmt»X»wsub« lican funds.

Other interesting phases of'the campaign are. the nomination of 'two women candidates, for State Governorships, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson ;; jo."*. Texas and Mrs. Nellie Ross ;in ' Wyoming. Both are Democrats, " V, - •• \ , v;Mr. C. E. Hughes, Secretary of State, has actively entered tha lists "on"behalf of President Cooiidge. Ho baslraade many forceful sp'wh® v * outlining his chief's administrative accomplishments and declaring .that Mr. : Coolidge alone can say® the •'< country * frem• Ridicaljs&.Y * * '£% } President Coolidge maintains gentry! aloofness, declining engagements, tii address gatherings otherjtkanlf^oiaMqSthft cities, He js' miking,' speeches before bodies visiting pWiiMngton. These deal chiefly with abstract- subjects,. such as the value of ; religion, the necessity - for .businm •• honour, the], advisability "of v : maintaining • America's constitutional traditions, ■ the unwisdom" of interfering with private' enterprises, and the benefits of healthy- recreation#. ?T : ; Mr. La; Follette and Mr. J; WJ" 3rfavis Cdntinne ;jtpu%i". in' the ; Country districts. Mr. Follette is jewing the debaclei in, agriculture, f iniquities of Wall? Street, the- -(^ermnent ownership, ; of; the ;; iwnes, . etc. Mr. Davis r 'is ; 'kfeeply watching the speeches of other " candidates, and is everywhere i making replies and f- challenging 'attacks':- P+'ty :¥Vv'rrIt is' ... Worth while ' to" note, however, that observers ■ traVelling ■ ■ through ti the political I battle areas now ■ vary extremely in their opinions of the relative? strength of the, contenders. ' '* "7 \* - \