Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-03
The Coming Political Campaign.


REPUBLICAN SINEWS OF WAR-CONTRIBU-
TIONs COMING IN.
The following dispatch was telegraphed last
night by Mr.. Keim to his journals:
The committee on finances of the republi-
can Congressional committee, consisting of
tive Hubbell of Michigan, though authorized
but a few days ago, are meeting with great
success III the collection of funds 1Or the pur-
poses OF the approaching political campaign.
Every republican Senator has contributed one
hundred dollars, which is the sum fixed by
general acceptance; On the list are also the
ChTistiancy and Dawes, who have supported
the administration in the Senate. In the
House the republicans are contributing with
equal liberality, as far as they have had OppOr-
tunity. Mr.. Hubbell has been absent from the
city for several days, accompanying his family
to their home; but upon his return Repre-
quota will have an opportunity to do so:
The members of the committee have already
had long and eminently satisfactory inter-
VI view WIN secretary sherman on the subject
Secretary spoke quite freely, remarking that
he proposed to subscribe literally, and that he
would ask his chiefs of bureaus to do the same
in the matter. He said that every one must
know that political campaigns, no more than
affairs OF government OF business, cannot be
conducted without means, and he presumed
that the democrats had also ascertained this
fact: That it would be nOvi0lation of the civil
service order for any one in his department to
make voluntary subscriptions.
The committee will call upon the President
for his subscription as soon as Mr. Hubbell
returns. 1t was limited that the President
orally. 1t was suggested that five thousand
dollars would be a handsome recognition of
the true Interpretation OF the civil service Or
der, as set forth in these dispatches in the
interview between the President and General
Campbell. It can be said that the President
has always contributed his full share to the
funds OF the party, and did so in the Ohio cam
paign last year.
The committee will also give Secretary Schurz
a call: Whether he will find his civil service
theories and the success of the republicans in
the coming campaign, as stimulated by active
and aggressive operations all along the line in
sufficient accord to drop his mite into the
party collection box. as remarked a member
OF the committee, is cOnundrum which we
propose to find out from Mr.. Schurz himself
The next on the list to be invited to put his
name on the list will be Postmaster General
Key. 1t is presumed, in the interests of re.
Cancellation and paciticatiOn that he will not
find it too great a stretch of his political con-
science to enrol his name. Secretaries Nc
Devens will also be interviewed in the same
line. 1t is not anticipated that there will be
any opposition to responsible parties going
voluntarily rendered by the employees. it
is proposed, however, to see that the ad
yenturerS and beats who have so often
from dogging employees of the government.
and in whom they never felt the assurance that
tlthe OF their contributions ever reached
their destination, Since the publication of the
Presidents views in these dispatches and their
subsequent dissemination through other
sources, Senators and Representatives have
received numerous letters cOngratulating
them upon proper understanding at last, Of
Mthe M executive order, and assuring them that
the republican party now stood on its feet
again, and would make one of the most glo.
,ious, political campaigns in her history
members OF the collection committee say that
from present indications the Campaign fund
will exceed that of any previous year and that
there win be no lack of the sinews of war for
all legitimate uses. -i "