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[ SUNDAY • AUGUST 27, 1995 • THE HAYS DAILY NEWS • A11. !Dole's return of money from GOP group angers them Dole's lead Shrinks in Time-CNN poll ~ . ba~CINNATI CAP>- A Washington- · Thursday back to the group. serve in the military. That runs counter NEW YORK - Presidential can­ ·shot up from 16 Percent to 25 percent. lD18ware of OlU' involvement i<; dishonest" didate Bob Dole's suwort among paten.. organization of "It's our policy to decline conbibu- to the J..cg cabin Republicans' position, The poll released Friday found that Deb Price, a journalist whose col­ tlal Republican voters has slipped, ~ upset that Sen. Bob Dole has decided tions from political groups that have. and is one example . of why Dole is Sen. Bill Bradley, a l'{ew Jersey umn· about ' and gay tssues according to a poll from giJi Time. return its campaign contribution. an agenda that is not in line with retwning the money, Warfield said. and Dole's presidential campaign said Senator Dole's position on the tssues," appears in The Detroit News and other In choooing affiOOg ,. ~ 'Republican "We are extremely disappointed rlewspapers, found the June 19 contri­ ~~~~w;, it is giving back a $1,1m contri- Warfield said. "We've gotten over over this incident,• said Rich Tafel, cardidates, as percent suwort Dole, the gets a favorable rating from 16 percent of bution in Federal Election Commission majority leader from Kansas; 9 ~on from the UJg Cabin Republicans 200,000 checks, and this one clearly executive director of the group, which senate the 1m adults polled, while 71 percent are reports. In a colwnn prepared for percent back Sen. Phil Gramm of 'Thxas ~use Dole disagrees with their views. slipped through the cracks.• is meeting this weekend in Cincinnati. not familiar enough with him to say. . Nelson WaifJ,eld, a campaign Warfield Dole, an Anny veteran Saturday, she said Dole's ~ and 8 percent favor commentator Pat said "WeWI!'e encouraged by the Dole cam­ In a three-way matchup, 'Sl percent spokesman for the Kansas Republi- who served in World War ll, opposes decided to give the money back two Bucbanan.'A TiJne.CNN poll a morih ago pajp for mootJis l9 SlglOrt _them finan­ would support Presidenl Clinton, 34 can, said the $1,1m was mailed on lifting the ban on allowing gays to days after learning sjle would be writ­ had Dole at 42 percent, Buchanan 11 per­ cially, and any irxtication that they Wl!'e ing about the contribution. pereent Dole and 16 percent Bradley if cert, Gramm 10 pe!'Cel¥. The undecided the election were held today.

Sunday, August 27, 1995 The Kansas City Star -=04. The Salina Jouma t Sunday, August 27, 1995 • I .· ~ e campaigrt scrambles tLog Cabin Republicans' posi­ ·from a. ·gay Re- May 24 that he t:eeeived from John ton-based organization pf gay Re­ tion and is one example of why publican ~up. Moran, Dole's finance director. dublicans is upset that Sen. Bob · Dole is returning the money, · •'.rhe campaign "Per our discussion," · Moran . lj)ole of Kansas has decided to re­ Warfield said. . ll~d -it lu\d ac- wrote, MI am at~ching alist of u.P. turn its campaign contribution. The group immediately criticized ~pled the June coming Dole- for president fund- · : Dole's presidential campaign the senator. · · donation by mis- raiaing events. S(!natOr Dole and I Sen. Bob Dole said Friday it was giving back a "We are extremely disappointed qake, and. woUld . . . wo\lld · appreciate any ~!stance $1,000 ~ontribution from the Log over this incident, 'said Rich Tafel. ... sends back $J;ooo Qever have taken money frOm an • you .colild give us in turning ou (J:abin Republicans because Dole executive director of the group, o~anization that supports -posi- your members at each event. I am disagrees with the group's vjews. couraged its membt:rs to support tiorla, Dole opposes, like allowing forward to worldng with whi£h-is meeting this weekend m any candidate they choose. . l~Jdng I Nelson , Warfield, a camj)'aigrr Cincinnati. homosexuals- ill the milltary. you. • · Deb Price, a journalist whose - .. •. ~ SSX>kesman for.the Kansas Repub- "We were encouraged by the I . llcan, said the $1,000 was sent by column about -lesbian and gay is­ Dole campaign for months to sup. sues appears in' The Detroit News !flail on Thur~day to the gr:oup,­ port them financially, and any indi­ which claims 10,000 members and other newspapers, found the cation that they-were unawate·of June 19 contribution in Federal i(morig 43 cha~ters in 35 states. our involvement is dishonest." : "It's our pohcy to decline contri­ Election Commission reports. In a · Tafel;. whose organizatiQn re­ column prepared for ~aturday, she Hutions. from political grc;>ups that fused to enQorse President George · ' H~ve an agenda that is n~t. in line said Dole's ca mpaign decided to Bush for re-election in ) 992, said give the money back two days after W1th . Senator Dole's posttaon on the group had not endorsed any the issues," Warfield said. "We've learning she would be writing I . . GOP candidate this year and en- about the contribution.