The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-07
MONEY FOR THE KoLB CROWD.
Doodle to Be Sent to Them From Mr. Car
ter's Safes.

Doodle to BE Sent to Them FROM MF. Oar"
ter's Safes.
New YORK. Oct. 6--The prayer Of tho
Kelb crowd in Alabama to Chairman Car
ter of the national republican committee that
Doodle might be sent them in abundant
quantities is likely TO be answered. Posi-
bly, it may not be dealt out with that liber-
ality which the Kolb crowd wishes, but still
Doodle will go to Alabama.
The amount which goes TO Alabama is
vsriously estimated-$100.0 600. which, it IL
said, is the least with which any desirable
transactions could be consummated. up TO
S4OO. 900. which is said to be the upset
price which MIR. Harrison's lieutenants
were willing to pay for the electoral vote OF
that state.
The committee had fresh information as
to situation in Alabama yests day. Chris
topher l.. MaRee, of Pittsburg, who has
been making some personal Investigations
in Alabama, was at the headquarters. lie
had an extended conference with Mr.. Car
ter and is supposed to have produced arRu-
ments to show why the trade he had made
with the Kolb faction and the miscellaneous
rabble that is joined to this faction. was a
GOOD one. II was on account of the infor-
nation received by the committee from Mr..
MsRee and its correspondents IN Alabama
tpat it was determined to spend money
there.
| Such money as goes to Alabama is to be
| used wholly in the interests OF the harrison
electors. Under the trade which Mr.. Magee
negotiated during HIS recent visit to that
| state the kolb congressional ticket 10 to re-
celvs the support of the national commit
tee in exchange for votes for electors. 1t ls
also understood to be part of the dlcker
| that the attorney general of the United
States shall arrange to have marshals ap-
pointed for work at the polls who shall see
that the third party gets at least falr
show in the handling of ballot boxes and
the counting of votes. In other words, the
entire administration, counting both ITS
Doodle and it's official influence, ID TO be
placed at the disposal of the crowd which
is trying to defest. by fair politics or foul.
the regular democratic electors.
The most commonly accepted estimate OF
the amount which the committee is to
spend in Alabama is $lUO0Ou. This amount,
it il said, is admitted bv some OF the kolb
leaders to be all that can be profitably used.
They believe that beyond certain limit
there is no use in irving to deliver votes IN
that state 80 Harrison. Some OF them
think, it ia said, that even less than 500,
600 would be enough. but IN view OF tht
fact that the Kolb PARTY has just been
called on for all tho contributions 1t car
easily raise. il 10 thought best by these peo-
pls to throw the burden of larger share OF
the campaign work upon the national com
I mittee. Members of the national commit
tee Del1eV0 tuat tueV nave, hS WIG coSiSioh
to use such money as can be sparec
practically secured mortgage upon th'
electoral vote of Alabama.
1t ia IN interesting and somewhat ditnoui
problem which rsssnts itself to the com
mittee even now. How shall this mone,
: be spent? Who shall handle it? Th
: crowd which has gathered itself togethe
and is known as the "kolb faction is al
Indefinite thing when ii comes to distribut
+. ing a campaign fund of such proportions a
!, the national committee is Wiling to use II
4 Alabama. There are in it renegade demo
Gratis, out-and-out republicans, both whit
!. and black, Farmers alliance men, and n
end of riff-iatf So long as these peopl
we're without campaign noodle there was n
= trouble, but now that they are about to b
q enriched, some republicans here fear tina
they may get to quarrelinR over the distrl
, button of the funds.
!. The committee believes, however, tha
d some way of distributing the money may b
o reached which will not result In any sei
!. ious attempts on the part OF any OF the fao
: tions to enrich themselves or build up ma
q chimes for future use. The committee als
A thinks that the call for funds is somethin
x more than the usual hungry cry for green
10 backs, which has been heard from certai
10 southern states at every national campaig
since reconstruction days. 10 Will ma
wsy to distribute the fund at all hazzar d
it is said, even If Dave" Martin has to /
a sent down to do the work.