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Committee that did not use the cipher
more or less.

get its funds: 1t depends upon what
kind of a National Committee it IS.
Time was when there was little if any,
concealment about levyinG tribute upGn
office holders; when the collector stood
near by on pay day and took his pei
cent. of the money pad to the office
holder as regularly as the salary was
paid. But that sort Of thing is now
changed, and whatever the office holder
gives must be done in the form Of a
voluntary contribution. OF course,
office holders contribute. President
Cleveland has net scrupled to send his
81 900 check, and other office holders OF
less note do not permit themselves to
forget. It was said that the late Ed
wards Pierrepont gave $4,000 toward
the national campaign fund Of tie
party that made him Minister to Erg-
land and Cabinet Minister. Coed
authority reports that Edward Cooper
and Mayor Hewitt gave 500, 900 apiece
for the first Cleveland campaign,
although it does not appear that they
got any special recognition from the
administration.
The National Committee raises its
own funds. It does not have any
regular contribution from each State,
but collects on its own plan and reports
to nobody. Itmust find it's own ways
and means, and seldom fails to find out
the men who are willing to pony up
quietly, either on account Of favors
received or lively sense of flvors yet
t) come.
Generally the Executive Committee
Of 4 National Committee comprises
some rich men, who are expected to at
least advance money in anticipation of
receipts, and not few officials Of Ma
tional Committees have done this to
their sorrow. August Belmont had
some memorable experiences in this
line when he was chairman of the
Democratic NationalCOmmittee during
the years when the party was strug-
Cling against fearful odds, with no
Custom House, Post office, or navy
yard to appeal to. There was very
widespread notion that the rich banker
could afford to contribute literally, and
he Lad to take as contribution of Others
many promises to pay, which were
never kept. He had to take great
deal of abuse and got little thanks and
no recognition since the party got into
power Somehow the favOrs often did
not 60 to men who furnished substan-
tial aid in time of need. Banker S. Y.
White, the treasurer Of the last Repub-
lican State committee, had so much of
this that he did not care to be reelected
this year.
A very expensive feature Of all Presi-
Dental campaigns is the cost Of great
meetings and parades. 4 big parade,
which means, OF course, a torchlight
parade, in New York costs on the aver
age $500 per election district, or from
$4,000 to $4,000. The music, the flags
and banners; the torches, the fireworks,
the uniforms all cost money, to say
nothing of the pay Of the men who pa
rade. 1t has been alleged that there
are boys who turn out in all process
sions, and figure one night SIS Republi-
cans and the next as Democrats.
\ large public meeting in New York
costs from $1,000 to $4,000. This goes
for rent of hall. music, expenses Of
speakers, decorations, advertising,
printing and ct cetcras.
Conve1sing with we'll informed men
who have for years handled the politi-
cal funds used by the great parties in
this city, and comparing and averaging
statements, we conclude that it costs
about $4,000 an Assembly district to
run a Presidential campaign in New
York city, or about $250,0O0. This is
exclusive of the official election eXpen-
ses, which foot up 1920, 900 for city and
United States officials. Chamberlain
WINS, in his book on the costs of elec-
tons in the city, estimates the total
cost of an average year at 100000,
exclusive Of personal expenses of candi-
dates. 1t is said that Tammany and
the County Democracy spent together
about $1,000 to nominate Cleveland
the first time. 1t is no secret that
Mayor Hewitt gave his whole salary as
Mayor, amounting to $40, 600, and 81 900
more, to the party; and in the Tilden
campaign he gave as much as $40, 900.
There are widely varying ideas us to
the expenses of National Committees.
COL Rob. Ingersoll, when asked, said
he did not know, but he supposed it
would cost party from Sl,0O0,000 to
$2,0OU,W0. Mayer Hewitt said that 4
National Committee, working econo-
nlically, could run presidential CAM
paign for S5O0,000. No National Com
mittee ever published bill of particu-
lars. Taking all the expenses of all tie
States, it may be roughly estimated that
a presidential campaign costs the coun-
try about $20,000,OOo.
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