Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

The beginning of the senate’s presidential campaign expenditure investigation disclosed, today that more than $400,000 has been spent in Governor Lowden’s campaign, most of it contributed by the governor and Mrs. Lowden and brought charges from a Democratic source that expenditures of the West and Harding forces in Ohio were a “scandal.” Today’s testimony disclosed that funds had been raised as follows: Senator Poindexter of Washington, $75,000; Senator Johnson of California, $70,000; Gov. Cox of Ohio, $22,000. —o— President Wilson today appealed to congress to grant him authority to accept a mandate for Armenia', urging it in “accordance with the wishes of the greatest of Christian peoples.” —o — More than a hundred organizations' and special interest groups maintain publicity headquarters in Washington, from which they bombard the press and members of congress with propaganda intended to influence public opinion and effect legislations. Despite assertions of house leaders that the soldiers’ bonus bill will be brought up Thursday for consideration there are well defined rumors the bill may be sidetracked this session.