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Show CANDIDACY BF IBB CAUSE OF SENATE SCRAP WASHINGTON, May 7. (By the Associated As-sociated Press). Major General Wood's presidential candidacy was the vehicle for another shower of fireworks fire-works in the senate today whon Sen-jator Sen-jator Kenyon, Republican, ot Iowa, charged-that the DuPont interests vir tually had threatened to attack the Wood boom unless Senator Moses of New Hampshire, one of the general's campaign manaegrs, desisted in his opposition op-position to the pending bill to protect the American dyestuff industry. Tho DuPonts are tho largest American Ameri-can manufacturers of dyestuffs, and Senator Kenyon, roading, by permission permis-sion of General Wood and Senator Moses, a letter to the latter signed by by Charles K. Weston, manager of the DuPont publicity bureau, declared it was "certainly in the nature of a threat.'' Bill to Foster American Industry. The bill -which is described by its sponsors as framed.to foster American dyestuff industry and prevent Germany regaining a world control of tho business busi-ness with its potential influence in the production of war munitions, was apparently having a quiet time. Senator Frellnghuysen, Republican of New Jersey, had just finished telling tell-ing tho senate that pro-German Influences Influ-ences were working to defeat the bill, boasting tha they had prevented the United States from entering the dye-stuff dye-stuff field beforo the war and hoped U do it again. ; Senator Thomas, Democrat of ...o-rado, ...o-rado, who followed, was also opposing the measure when Senator Kenyon broke in with: Influences at Work. "We have heard of the influences at work to defeat tnis hill," said Senator Kenyon. "Has tho senator any knowledge knowl-edge of the influeuces at work to secure se-cure its passage? I have in my uand a letter addressed to a certain United States senator who is opposing this bill and is- also one of the managers of the candidacy of a certain gentleman gentle-man for president of tno United estates which letter is certainly in tho nature of a threat to the senator in relation to that candidacy if ho does not cease his opposition to this bill. That letter let-ter is from the publicity bureau of tho DuPont company at Wilmington. Del." There -was a egneral awakening of Interest in the chamber and a piling out of cloakrooms as 8enator Kenyon read the letter. "The letter," resumed Senator Kenyon, Ken-yon, "is used with the full knowledge and consent ot teh senator (Mr. Moses) who resents it and I am sure that I ought to sav that the candidate for presidont whom tho senator is supporting, support-ing, General Leonard Wood, also resents re-sents the letter. It shows the methods that are used to try to pass this bill. We have the remarkable spectacle of , a United States senator who is engaged en-gaged in managing a presidential campaign, cam-paign, practically threatened as to what may happen to that campaign if he does not withdraw his opposition to this bill. "I will say further that in line with the publicity campaign which tho DuPont Du-Pont people are carrying on for thi3 bill there is an article In the Manufacturers' Manufac-turers' Record ot April 22 and bear in mind tho lettor to the senator is dated April 16 an article entitled:. "General Wood Is for proparedness, but his chief backer is strangling the dve bill." Assault On Senator. "And then follows an assault on the senator for his opposition to tho bill' So thore may bo no misunderstanding, and that the presentation of the letter may not be in any way considered as an attack on, General Wood, lot me say I am informed ha xments the lettor as the senator from New Hampshire" resents it and tho senator has given me the liberay to use this remarkable letter in tho senate." Senator Moses was out of the chamber cham-ber and no reply was made to Senator Kenyon. When Senator Lodge asked for a vote, Senator 31 .Jomocrat, of Utah, objected because Senator Moses was not present and the senate adjourned ad-journed without acting. WILMINGTON Del., May 7. "The 33, I. DuPont de Ncmeurs company is not interested in any political candidate," candi-date," was the official answer of the company to charges of an attempt to coerce legislation by threatening to oppose op-pose tho candidacy of Major General Leonard Wood, made by Senator Ktn-yon Ktn-yon at Washington today. The lettor sent to .Senator Moses on wmch Senator Kenyon based -s charges was a personal letter sent by Charles K. Weston, head of the publicity pub-licity department, officials claimed, which in no way could be construed as a threat. Emphasis was placed on tho fact that no attempt to sway legislation was being be-ing made, but -that Mr... Weston was preparing some publicity matter on tho question a,nd desired Information. |