The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-18
The Montana Man Is Posing as 4
Martyr for Resigning
$4,000 Job.
But He Will Make Several Times
That Sum In a Few
Months.
Republican Corruption Fund Of u $780,
900 to Be Hsised-The Pirates who
Will Secure II.

tional campaign committee will have fat
barrel. Raising the funds ID left in the
hands Of an advisory committed ap-
pointed by the chairman Of the national
| committee. and the names are never given
out for publication. Five IL the usual mum.
ber of the committee. bst this year IL will
be increased TO seven, of which Psnnsyl-
vania will have two--one from the western
end Of the state and one from the east.
Ex-National Chairman B. +. Jones will
fry the iron manufacturers west Of the AlIe-
ghsaiss. Hamilton Disston. the million
aire saw manufacturer of Philadelphia,
will do the work that Wanamaksr did in '8S
in the east II he will accept the burden.
Four hundred thousand dollars is the pile
expected from these two gentlemen from
Pennsylvania with the privilege of passing
the hat around the second time II necessary.
The plan of the advisory com mittee il to
have one member from New England, one
from New York, two from Psnnsylvania,
one from Chicago, one from the northwest,
and one from wherever it will do the most
good. Uncle Philetus Sawyer. Of Wisoon-
sin, who is multi-millionaire and an 'oasy
mark" himself, has been put on from the
northwest with the expressed expectation
that he will raise 100000.
The New England man is Senator Nelson
b. Aldrioh, of Rhode Island. He is expected
to gather at least $3OO, 600 from the pro-
tected manufacturers. In New York some
man is wanted who can touch" the Union
league. The treasurer of the national COM
mittse. Cornelius N. Bliss, 10 expected to
raise considerable money here. but there are
q good many wealthy republicans who have
become estranged from Mr.. Bliss, whose
dry goods counter training 10 not pleasing
to a good many business men. The New
York man has not been selected yet.
It is safe to say that it will not be Platt.
who hasn't yet got over wondering why he
was turned down, nor A. G. Cheney, presi-
dent OF the Garfield National bank, who ad-
vanced the national committee 100000 at
a critical period in the campaign Of 's8 and
tion.
Jesse spauldinR and George w. Pullman,
OF Chicago, are in conference with Carter.
and hopes are entertained that one or the
other Of them will accept the position OF
"puller. in" for the windy city. Both are .
little shy up to date, but Mr.. Carter still
has hopes.
There has beer great deal of grumbling
| in the last three republican campaigns over
the niRgardlinsss of tho Chicago rel ubli-
cans in the matter OF putting up. and Carter
will try the plan Of setting q Chicago man
should be squeezed out Of that locality.
In round numbers it is expected that the
'advisoty committee will be able to raise
81. 5OO. GOO without touching the office hold
ers. Secretary Elkins and Charlie Foster
will look after this delicate piece Of work.
Considerable speculation has been in
dulRed in as to what Whitelaw Reid's con-
tribution to the campaign fund would be.
! have it from pretty authentic source that
be proposes to give just what Levi p. Nor
ton did in 1883. that is. $4,000. Whether
Father-in-law D. .. Eiils will add to this
or let it stand as the family contribution is
not known. Altogether, however. if the re-
publican campaign committee gets what il
expects the campaign managers will be liv-
ing on Easy street ss far as money 10 con-
cerned.
The situation in New York 10 still COM
plioated SO far as Plat and tho adminissra-
tion is concerned. The ex-senator has not
come into line, and is a. far from being
placated % he was at. Minneapolis. The
story about his having had q conference
truth, circulated by emissaries Of the vice.
presidential candidate to cover his chagrin
at having failed to arrange things satisfao-
torily. Reid did not see Platt, the sx-sena-
tor having LETT his desk for Manhattan
beach an hour earlier than usual TO avoid
even tu0 appearance OK Il CO0Iex9099e And
through all this the entire state machine
with the exception Of few office holders
stand solidly with Plat and Miller. Both
sides are now telling that they can get
along without the opposition. but there il
noticeable lack Of heart in the utteranoes
of the friends of the administration.
A meeting of the republican national sx-
ecutive committee will be held this week. at
which the salaries Of tho officials will be
fixed. Chairman Carter, who has taken
great praise to himself for his self-sacritics
in giving up 5000 job a. land office COM
missioner, is to get $25,OO0 for his services
and Clnrkson. Fessenden and Manley will
all get ON the pay roll for comfortable
sum. Hence the solioitude for tho barrel
committee, while the committee on har-
mony goes harefooted and hungry. The
psign with thrifty weather eys toward
getting what's coming TO them before The
chilling frosts Of Noxember hRYa fallan.