St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-21
THE SPEAKERS FUND.
A Detailed Statement of the Use
Made OF the Money

Central Committee, st. Paul, Aug. H.
lS93-Io the subscribers to the st. Paul
GLOBES Speakers Fund of the Cam
paign of 1892: When, during the late
presidential campaign, the St. Paul
DAILY GLOBE solicited contributions to
its speakers Fund.-" so-calIed "a fund
raised for the purpose of assisting the
Democratic state central committee to
provide Demo cratic speakers during
that campaign it was promised that,
after the election, the GLOBE would
publish a statement showing for what
speakers and in what amounts tleEfnnd
so raised had been expended. Dur
ing the months Immediately sue
ceeding the election of 1892, Hon.
Lewis Baker, who WAS then chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee, as well as editor OF the
GLOBE, was overwhelmed with bust
ness and personal cares, and. in conSe-
quence, l presume, Of the pressure of
such matters, omitted, prior to his de-
parture for Nicaragua some three
months ago, to publish Statementisuch
as had been promised. The secretary
OF the committee recently called my
attention to the fact that the promised
statement had not been rendered. /
have therefore caused the subJouted
list OF disbursements to be prepared
from such receipts and vouchers as are
In the office OF the committee, audlnOw
submit IL for the Information of SUBJ
scribers to the Speakers Fund"
The contributions to that fund-as
fast as they were received 10y the GLOBE
were turned over to the state central
committee and held in separate ac-
count by the treasurer of the committee.
All drafts to pay the expenses, or for
the services, of speakers were drawn
against this account. These drafts
oyerdreW the account many hundred
dollars. The deficit was made up from
the general fund of the committee. The
annexed statement, prepared by p j.
Snalley, Esq, the secretary of the COM
mittee, shows the name of every person
in whose favor or for whose benefit
draft upon the Speakers Fund" was
drawn, and the aggregate amount so
paid to each person.
desire. on behalf of the state central
committee, 10 acknowledge the obliga-
ton Of the committee, as well as of the
candidates upon the state ticket of the
Democratic party during the campaign
of 1892, TO ali subscribers TO the Speak
ers' Fund" Without the assistance de-
rived from that fund it would have been
impossible to have carried on the ener-
getlc campaign of last fall, which, while
failing of more tangible success, in
spired the party in this state with a
feeling, aggressive and hopeful, that
goes tar to assure victory in the inme-
date futu re. Respectfully yours,
T. w. Nj. CUTCHEON,
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee.
GLOBE SPE AKERs' FUND.
Amount received as per statements
published in the GLOBE, S2,46O. 40.
Itemized statement of disbursements:
Catl. Hauser, expenses and mile
dSe-'.... '''..-.'....'. S67 III
Andrew Sew. rSon, expenses and
mileage Observation-Disclosures. 20 90
W. +. Dreber, expenses and mile
age: Observation-Disclosures. IS 90
A. w. Biakely, expenses and
mileage :..:................. ISL 90
DR.. lord Nelson, expenses aud
ulilea86 ........ % so
C.. j. Buell., expenses and serv-
ices 32l IS
Frank Holman, of New York, ex-
penseS ..:................. 81 90
c. ?. Maginnis. expenses and
Pr 1afle W. NJ. Peterson. exnsn.. : 40 90
and services - ............. 1ef 10
l.. y. scott, OH posting .......... 80 90
Mels U. GranDerg, services. go. 100 90
Thomas Capek, of Omaha. ex-.
penses and services. ..-.... Is 90
*. X. Odell, expenses. 70 10
Z. d. BJorn, expenses and sery-i z
ices. ..-...... ................... 50 %
Globe Publishing company, mile. :
age books bought for speakers. 100 90
c. Wellington, expenses. Is O0
A. Passayant, rent of hall so 90
Louis K. Larson. services. .33l As.
IL. ii. Gillen, expenses. 81 81
). W: Willis, expenses. 81 50
W. nj. Campbell, expenses. 40 Ga !
j. Milton Turner. of st. Louis, ex-,
penses and services. 40 90 |
George ii. Benton, expenses. -. % sd |
John A. Johnson. expenses q 30 |
w. II. Michael, expenses 10 "a |
j. Z. Blanchard, of Michigan,
SerFlcoS. $50 90 |
- =; Ryan, services .............. 40 90 |
D. d. ives. expenses, 20 90 !
j. Adam Bede, expenses. 1890. Is % |
LOUIS oIerh, expenses ......... IL 20 |
John RustGard. expenses and
services. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 90 |
II. Stryker, expenses. 20 90 |
ID. j. GEannis. expenses. . Q 65 !
Alfred Jaques, expenses 10 O5 |
Henry George, of New York, ex-
pense New York anu return to
OAiiSaSO'. 10 w !
R. @. Mills, of Texas. expenses. 50 ~
One-haf rent of Lifts opera
mouse. $50 90
"a. H. smith. EXPENSES. 90
howard Ia. Smith, EXPENSES. -. % 50
Z. ii. Benedict, expenses. IA ";
VIC. Ewing,of Chicago, expenses s 25
Merchants hotel. board furnished
speakers. 49,. -. IA % +
j. II. tiitsele, expenses Ia
john r. White. of Chicago, rx-
perises ALI services. ~ ~
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