Show CANDIDATES ASKED WHO HO FINANCES CAMPAIGN Railway Br Brotherhoods Send Questionnaire to Aspirants W WASHINGTON March 2 23 Another Another questionnaire for presidential aspirants this time relating relating- to campaign expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures has been made public publio by Labor a weekly paper published by the fourteen recognized railroad labor organizations Reports that some candidates were spending large sums mims were given as the reason for submission of the questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire question question- which was as in the form of a letter to a dozen Democrats and Republicans mentioned for tor the nomination Pointing out that the president is by bythe bythe bythe the constitution with the appointment ol oX the federal Judiciary and that he is becoming becoming becoming be coming more and more influential in shaping legislation the letter declared that the gravity of charges concerning improper expenditures could not be ex ex- ex LAW LACKS SAFEGUARD Apparently th there re is no adequate provision provision pro pro- vision in the law the letter continued to safeguard the selection of delegates to national party conventions candidates for the presidency and their friends may so far as federal statutes are concerned expend as much money as they see fit tit titto to affect tho the result WHO SUPPLIES MONEY MONEY MONY In view of these self evident facts Labor respectfully asks you jou to answer the following questions First How First How is your campaign financed How much have you expend expended ex ex- pend d to date and how much do you expect to expend before the national convention of your party meets Will wm you be good enough to furnish the na names es of contributors u to your c campaign g fund k ni or to any fund d which is to be used in your behalf and the amounts of contributions contributions contributions' contributions contri contri- Will vm you before your national convention meets make a 8 further sworn statement of expenditure together with lists of contributors and furnish same to the press press press' URGE PUBLICITY S Second Second Are Are ond-Are Are you willing to Join in Sn an appeal to congress to immediately enact legislation which will wm compel alt all candidates candidates candi candi- dates for the tho presidency to make sworn returns to some mme official of the national government showing showing- all moneys expended expended ex ex- cx- cx by the candidates or an anyone one act inc in their e behalf b l together h with the names nain of all l contributors lb to t the candidates candidates' candidates candidates' candi candi- an dates' dates campaign fund or to any fund which may be raised In in their behalf We Wc want to assure you that this letter letteris is not to be bo construed as an indictment of the methods of any candidate |