The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22
MONEY FOR CAMPAIGN PUR.
POSES.
The Contributions. of tias pr >fdcnt
and Members ~ s;.e Cabiuet. An
Interesting interview with Com
gresham Charles Foster.
IConepondcnce Of 7ae Cripple ]

gresham Charles Foster.
ICor,espondcnoe Of 7Ae Gr-phicI
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Represen;a-
tive Charles Foster Is here as the Acting
Secretary OF the Republican Congressional
Committee, in the absence OF Mr.. Coz ham,
who has gone 10 the mountains for few
weeks Test. Mr.. Foster is one of the
warmest and most intimate friends Presi-
dent Hayes has in Congress and Was y
member Of the Committee on Finance who
called upon the President for subscrip
ton 10 the campaign fund, ~ thought !
would interview him in regard TO the mat
ter. At first he declined to talk about the
subject, saving:
II don't want TO be interviewed about
this matters but ! will say this much, that
the President, when Senator Dorsey, Mr..
Hubbell and myself called upon him, Two
or three months ago, said that he was not
only willing but anxious to contribute, and
thought that most OF the Office holders
throughout the country felt the same way.
He has encouraged subscriptions although
you know he Ia down On political assess
ments. ! don't suppose he has made a
regular ubscription-writing his name
down in the book, i mean-but he has
given or will give as much as any of his
predecessors"
How has he done this ?" said l. elias
he given il to certain of his friends, who
are running for Congress, or has his con-
tribution gone into the committee treasury
like the contributions Of Others"
who do You mean by his friends who
are running for Congress - asked Mr.. Eos
ter in reply.
Governor Young, Mckinley or Keiffer."
'Oh' ] shouldn't think he had sent any
money to Tom Young. | don't believe he
has done that, and as for Keifier, he has
q 900 ms jority in his district, and | don't
think he needs any help" and Mr.. Foster
paused.
''IIow about Mckinley"
"Well, Mckinley is great friend OF the
President and has close district He will
have hard fight to make it. l shouldn't
wonder if the President tried to help him
out"
"But you do not say positively that the
President has contributed anything"
Il do not know positively whether he has
or not, but / know that he promised he
would, and he will"
as it true that Secretary Schnrz sub
scribed? ?"
"Yes."
elias Postmaster General Key given
anything to the Republican campaign
fund"
at was understood that he would and
believe he has. Some Of the members of
the Cabinet have paid in their subscriptions.
but don't know which Of them. All OF
them promised us something, and both
Schurz and Key have Contributed, or will.
There is nothing in reason why they should
not There is nothing in the Constitution
or the laws to prevent anybody iron giving
financial aid TO political parties. A man
came in here the other day, and. asking
how We were off for campaign funds,
handed in 500. He has no office, never
had one, and will probably never want
one"
'Returning To the President, you remem-
Der that il was understood that President
Grant subscribed 5000 to the Republican
campaign fund in 1871"
IL have heard so, but don't believe it.
don't believe he made formal subscrip-
ton OF that amount. He may have given
that towards the success of the party gener-
ally in the campaign, distributing it among
his friends, but tell you, President Hayes
will do as much As his predecessor, you may
rely upon that"
Joining in a general talk, Mr. Foster ex-
pressed hearty opinion that everything
looked very favorable Tor Republican
msjority in the next House of Representa-
tiyeS