New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
A HUGE CORRUPTION FUND.
DEMOCRATS WILL POUR OCI MONEl

THEY THINK NOW THAT THEIR ONLY CHANCE
Is TO BUY THE ELECTION AT THE POLLS
Tn. Republican state Committee obtained yes'eruaS
accurate Information Of the amount OF none! ta' y"
Democrats intend to spend on Election Day IN e'c"
county in this state. II is sum much larger una"
any ever spent before in an election outside OF 'he
money poured ont a year ago by Roswell T. Flower
and Ills friends, in the fist place Leut"nah'uoVeilo
dhcehan from Erie County, intends to have not less
than 100000 FOR that county alone. for "o"i'o
County which has large manufacturing interests M"
where the Republicans are conslueraois III te
the Democratic National Committee has allowed $oo
600 Th. Democrats expect to make some gains in
this connv owing to various causes, and the unusually
hrre sum of money which has been set aside ior IL
,s the chief means through which they expect 10
make the gains which have been promised.
Tho next largest sum will be used in Albany County
where a stiff fight between the friends OF D. Cacy
HerI1ck supreme Court Judge for that district on
one side. and Edward Murphy, IT, and D. B. I'LL, on
the other has made the National managers fearful
that I'm spite OF all the colonzlng that Is going on
there the vote for Mr.. Cleveland would fall or con
.ideabiy from what It four years ago The money
will go to the antilerrick men. Not less than S4oooo
will be sent there, and II is 70 be spent manly III
getting votes for the antHeTlck candidates for As
sembIv who have been nominated In each Assembly
district in the county The Democratic National Com
mttee which is more for Cleveland than 1t Is for Hi
by odds. send some money quietly to AlOanN
County to Judge Herlck but If II docs, Lieutenant
Governor sheehar and Edward Murphy, jr., viii not
be- supposed to know anything about II. In all
therefore, there is likely TO be not less than So"oo
Of Democratic money in Albany County on Election
DAY. to be- used by the two Democratic factions in
getting votes for the National Democratic ticket ana
for the candidates for III" Assembly.
Rensselaer, County tho home OF the chairman OF the
Democratic state Committee is probably the most cor
rupt county In the slate outside OF Albany There IS
not much difference in this regard between the TWO
counties Mr. Murphy Is one Of THOSE Democrats WI"
from experience know the potency of money when
practical politics is being played. and he Knows no"
70 use It, Not less than 10000 will be spent in The
civ ~ Troy alone between sunrise and sunset on
Election Day For the rest OF Rensselaer, County about
$4,000 Will be used.
These are the three counties in which the largest
sums of money will be used by the Democrats 10 pur
chase votes In the other counties in the country dis
ricts the Democrats will have Oh the average ABOUT
$4,000 each. Iammany Hall has promised to LOOK
ont for The votebuyng fol this city and will not call
u,on the National or state Committee for n penny for
election usos This however Is owing to the fact that
Tammunv has so large salary list in the city that
assessment OF 10 per cent % s s W nrch re
able vote with enough money left over T. InV"st
such would produce tho small n sun mo. oi
In cash on election IN rnng not less than 10000
one reason why TIE Democrats have raised thI, large
snn, Of money for use in purchasing votes Is the
have become sick and tired OF the Democratic parry
that they are going TO leave it. and the only hope
nav high prices for the goods.
G hrman Iackett OF the Executive Commute ol
Tho Republican state Committee, when told OF these
facts Yesterday, said that he dd not care how much
money the Democrats had raised for the Repqb'ams,
the Democrats Will have to spend their money to
keep their own vOte.' he added.