Show BORAH'S CHARGES ARE UNWARRANTED I SAYS GEN WOOD Attack r Was as Made l to Influence Pr Votes r Is ence otes Alleged Chicago March farch 23 S- S Gen Leonard Wood candidate to for or the tho Republican presidential nomination In a a. statement tonight declared that charges made by hY Senator Borah Dorah conc concerning the campaign methods of tho the Wood Woo national committee commit commit- tee wore were unwarranted and anti that ho lie was convinced the they were for the purpose of oC Influencing adversely ersel tho the primary vote Yote in Michigan next Monday fonda The Tho statement follows follows- I lI am convinced that Senator Borah's attack at this time Is 01 for the purpose of oC Influencing adversely ad the thc primary vote ote In Michigan an next Monday April 5 A similar attack was reported in the press a a. few Cow da days s 's before the tho South Dakota Da Da- kota kot primary and was used throughout that state I 1 believe for a similar pur pus pose I Now Tori York March S William G. G McAdoo again has expressed sc himself as 8 opposed personally n to being a candidate can can- didato dl ato in a presidential primary andas andas and as advocating ad that thal dole delegates to the next Democratic convention con should go 10 uninstructed Ho lIo made mulo public a n telegram tele tele- gram grani ram to George A A. A L Lo- Lo o ejoy jo of oC Portland Or Ore Opo which In lid part saidI said said- I have havo our telegram advising mo roe that the tho McAdoo club of oC Oregon has secured ono one thousand tho signatures to place my 10 name n before Democratic electors elec tors in tho the Oregon on presidential primary election eJectIon to be held heM May 21 n. and expressing express cx InS InS' tho the hope that I will grunt grant rant permission slon zion sion to file tho the petition I r deeply appreciate this generous en offer of or support from my friends In Oregon but I earnestly be beg them not notto notto notto to enter mo me as a candidate in this primar mar mary I publicly stated in J February last In t that I believe co the next Democratic Ic convention should be composed ot oi unInstructed uninstructed un- un Instructed delegates who should be free trec freeto to exorcise exercise their unfettered judgment nt as to platform and candidate I also stated that I am an not seeking and will not seek tho the nomination al although although nl- nl I though I should regard it as lie tho dUl duty I of or any man to accept a a. nomination If It tendered to him unsolicited by the tho free froe action of or a convention compo composed cd of free men and arid women The grave grae gra e Issues ls confronting the country maVe mn e this a 0 p Inappropriate inappropriate map map- tIme for self seeking an ami exploitation self a peculiarly Impressive impressive si sive time lime or 01 the thc subordination of or In IndivIdual Individual In- In ambitions to high principle and tho tue common good a peculiarly exacting ex ex- acting time for clean politics and for purity of tho the ballot in III primary and general elections and a n. Limo for strong repression of oC the improper use of or monc money to Influence tho the nomination and election of or candidates to lo office Scarborough I K Ky March Frank S.- S. Frank FrankA A. A A former president of ih the llau First t National hank of oC Now Nn uw York CIr City todaY on tho the eve of or starting starting- for a a. trip to Lo Japan announced positively that bitt ho would not ho bo a candidate for tor tho Ildo Republican Re lie- publican nor nomination aa at United Slat States Sl s Senator In opposition to Senator ads Wads worth orth S |