Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-20
Alleged Election FUNDS.

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Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some gentlemen told me yesterday in
Philadelphia the exact sums ofmoney paid
by several persons on the Republican side
to carry the October states to elect Gar
field. Jay Gould gave his check for &100, =
600. Afterward he gave $4,000 more.
William Vanderbilt inclined toward Han
cock at the beginning, but finally gave
s20.C00 to the Morton committee. Levi
p. Morton gave 81, 900. His partner, Bliss,
gave $1,000. Afterward the firm of Nor
ton, Bliss & Co., gave 1000. This is the
extent as far as known, Of Mr.. Morton's s
subscription.
James keene was put on the financial
committee. He was disposed to appear
and be somebody, but recanted. did not
attend; if he gave money at all, sent it
directly to his object. A Democrat of
general credit with his party gave $4,000
saying: 81 give it as citizen, esarding
his and others business interests, not as a
Democrat nor as Republican" The
Standard oil company made 5000 sub
scriptiOn, through whom DO not know,
although Democrats are more conspicuous
in it than Republicans. They took the
view that q change of party would be pre-
judicial to production aud commerce.
The Republican national committee
raised no money at all. At the sugses.
ton of Dorsey, who wanted no insinua-
tions made against him as the custodian ol
funds, the national committee, made up
of broken-down politicians to some extent,
created a financial board. at the head OF
which was Levi P. Morton. Strong work.
ing members Of this unimpeachable com
mittee were Augustus Koontz, said to
have been the hardest worker upon it
Joseph Selisman, James Bosler, of Penn
sylvania Horace Porter, E. D. Morgan,
Pierpont Morgan, and others now forget
1t was said at the outset that they would
not take individual subscriptions for LEST
than S., 600 and they generally adhered to
it. This committee raised between $500,
600 and 9400, 900. 1t was not subject to
draft from any politician. What went to
Indiana was sent by Mr.. Morton's cashier.
Among willing subscribers We're Dins
more, John Hcey, and the express people
the Drexels, although nominal Democrats
gave, as they do to all political subscrip
tions where they approved the object
Don Cameron went to the committee, and
asked them to give him personally s1O,.
600 to take to Delaware for the purpose oil
beating Tom Bayard with it. The con,
mittee refused. Finally about that sum
went to Delaware. Harry Oliver of Pitts
burgh, iron worker, raised $40, 900 to SIS,
600 in Pittsburgh by asking subscription.
and giving himself.
George ". Childs gave nothing.
When Gould's friend, G.. NJ. Dodge, W.,
approached by the financial committee, he
is reported to have said eve (that i.
Gould) shall give nothing. We CAV,
s25, 900 in 1876 to Chandler's committee
and got ourselves kicked for it, He re
ferred to Edmunds's bill against tn,
| Pacific railroad "We have taken care o.
individual friends of ours running for Con
gress, but VIC do not feel under any obi
cation to give you dollar.' Afterward
becoming more interested in the campaign
and seeing an influence Garfield's defea
| would have on certain iron and car COZ
tracts, Dodge spoke more chcerfully. TIL.
committee then tod Dorsey to 90 and SET
Gould personally-Dorscy having beer
friendly to Gould, and vice versa, in th,
Kansas Pacific railroad. Gould felt b,
this time that general interests were al
| stake. and gave his check for 800, 600
probably the largest political subscription
ever made. He said, it is reported, II de
not want my name to be used. 1t would
probably iniure Garfield