The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-17
CARTER AFTER DOODLE.
FAT TO BE FRIED OUT OF THE
OFFICE HOLDERS.
The Chairman Pays a Flying Visit to

The Chairman Pays Flying Visit to
Washington-r. H. Mckee to Be in
| Charge of the Collection of the Fund.
Anywhere From $4,000 to $4,000
to Be Collected.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Chairman Carter
Of the republican national committee was
strikingly reminded Of the footprints Of
| time" to-day, when, upon revisiting the gen.
eral land Office his former subordinates
presented him with gold watch and chain.
| 1t is probably not true that the campaign
contributions OF the officers aud clerks of the
land office in the form Of o draft on New
York for 81, 900 were. as reported, concealed
In the oass Of the watch. But Chairman
Carter expects to get larger sum out OF his
former subordinates than that for the cam
paign chest. He also expects to get similar
large contributions from the other bureaus
In the interior department and
| other depar tments. His visit here at this
| time is chiefly on this business. Secretary
| Elkins, Private Secretary Halford, Col
Kitchener, and all the others whom be said
he came to see were out of town to-day,
| although Secretary Halford came back this
| evening. But Mr.. Carter did not seem dis
appointed at not sesing them. He visited
his branch office of the national committee,
| adjacent to the war department. and went
| over with 7. h. Mckee, who represents the
national committee here, the details of the
plan he has adopted for evading the political
! assessments law.
NATURE OF THE PLAN.
| Under this plan, 1t is stated, Mr.. Mckee
| who is not now himself In the government
service, with the confidential cooperation
OF republicans In the different departments,
is to secure the residence address of the de-
! partment employees and address the COM
miJtee's circulars to them at their houses.
| The name of no government officer or en-
ploye will appear In the circular. The
| voluntary contributions" will be received
| by Mckee at the branch office of the ma
tlonal committee on g street, which is in
! private building, rented by the repu blican
| congressional committee, but Is convenient
to the treasury, state, war aud navy
departments and the department of
| justice. Another office may be
opened near the downtown departments
temporarily. Voluntary con .rIbutions
Of at least 5000 are expected,
and possibly $4,000 may be secured in
| spite of the civil service commissions warn
ing circular. Subsequently Chairman
Carter made prospecting tour Of several
! OF the departments With view to securing
the men whose cooperation is desired. No
| obstacles are expected by Chairman Carter
from any nemOer OF bhe CABINET TO the at
| tempt at making their subordinates initiate
their example Of generous contributions 10
the campaign fund.
A CALL ON DUDLEY.
Col. W. W. Dudley, who Is about the
only prominent republican In town, gave
| Chairman Carter the benefit of
his experience in some timely
advice when Chairman Carter called at
the offices Of Dudley and Kitchener, rather
to see the latter member of the firm. To-
night he had long talk with Private Sec,
rotary Halford about the Presidents letter
of acceptance and the Presidents attitude
toward Boss Platt, among other things in
Guiding the campaign fund, to which, by
the way, Private Secretary Halford is said
to have subscribed $1,000 Chairman
Carter still believes that Boss Plat must
be, and should be, placated, and that PraSl-
dent Harrison will do we'll to stop in New
York to do IL.