The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-27
.CARTER'S FIRST BLUNDER
He Takes q Friend Of Senator Hill
Into Close Republican
Confidence.
His Plans SO Far Matured II
tho Possession of the
Democrats
Not Thought to Have Plans Of any Con
sequsAoe, Howevsr-sIespy-HsaA
Men In Charge.

NAW AOHAS hOKs lOs uOGO ~ q W0AA ~
thsnticated report abroad in political
orioles that Senator Hill and Lieut.. Gov.
Sheshan have been able to possess them-
selves Of the ''insids'' secrets OF Chairman
Carter and the national republican COM
mittee.
II was all done through too much conf
dsnce being repossd by Mr.. Carter and MI.
McComas in . gentleman who passes 90 .
republican but who ID recognized 40 close
political and personal friend Of Senator
Hill.
This fact was mot known during the ssv-
sral visits Of this gentleman at hsadquar-
tiers, and the story now ID that whom the
managers Of the national campaign we're
told OF his political affiliations they stood
aRhast. II is not thought that Chairman
Carter has many inside plans % yet which
the democracy would care to know, but II
he has it is believed that they can very
readily be placed at the disposal of Chair
man Harrity any day that he and Senator
Hill get into close and confidential rela-
tlons.
This event was much talked about yes
terday as another evidence Of the fact that
the gentlemen who are running the oam-
psien are doing it in way to call forth
continued criticism. Nearly every repub-
lican Of prominence mot officially connected
with the committee who has been at the
Headquarters has come away hopping
mad" The criticisms do not come from
ono or two men, but from dozens. They
say there il . lack Of system and energy
about the whole building, shat Clarkson is
the only national practical politician in the
committee, and that he has besn buried be-
meath what one statesman yesterday called
"this internal club fiddle faddle."
Senator HansbrouRh, Senator Petit
grew, Collector Cooper, of Pennsylvania; J.
p. Sanborn. of Michigan; William j: Camp
bell, national committeeman from Illinois,
and SCORE Of others have spoken to their
| friends in bitter terms of tho way things
are going. Chairman Carter and Mr.. Mo
Comas are both most courteous gentlemen
and do not want to hurt the feelings of
any caller. So they see them all, whether
| they have . congressional district OF
! doubtful state to talk about, or whether
they have campaign legRlngs to sell or onm-
pniRn song books TO gst an Endorsements for.
Iyf''The fact of tke matter is," said one OF
these critics yesterday, ''that these gentle
men seem to think they have several years
in which to conduct this campaign instead
OF several weeks. Look at Cornelius N.
Bliss. He has bsen treasurer nearly two
months and his plans for raising money are
not yet complete. Well. We go mp there to
see some ono in the morning, and no one ia
there. Along about IL O'Clock they begin
to stroll in from the sea shore, where they
are having q sort of summer vacation.
Clarkson gets in about half past ten from
Long Branch; Carter gets in from the coun-
try or the seaside about the same time. lr.
McCOmas ID up from the Oriental hotel by
half past eleven, and noon may or may not
bring Mr.. Bliss to headquarters. l saw
member of the national committee wait two
hours over q ridiculous and tritling matter
which should have been intrusted to sub
ordinate and disposed Of in two minutes,
and l have known men who came from
doubtful states on urgent business wait for
hearing four days before they got il.
These are the things that make me tired.
The republicans have tho battle won to-day
but they are losing tho fight from day to
day. II is getting away from them. In
another month they will find themselves
stalled and calling for Quay to pull them
out"