The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-21
Political Finances.

Republicans just now are greatly
worried over the question of cash. An
instance Of their feeling is afforded by
conversation which took place on
Thursday afternoon between Harry
McCallum, president of the Oqufrrh
club, an obscure judicial candidate
named E. D. R. Thompson, and the
ever present third person.
''They tell me that the Democrats
have a campaign fund of $50,000," re-
marked Thompson.
well, [ have it dead straight" said
! the third person. that they have $780,
900 in the treasury. My information
comes from such a source that there
is no room for doubt"
rs that SOP asked Thompson with
sigh Then it's all UP with US
Harry McCallum was feeling very
confident just at that time. He was
even more supremely cheerful than
usual
''Well, I guess it amt all up with U.s.
Pat Lannan and 1 have got together
again and fixed it all up between US.
The Tribune's all right now. There
won't be any more trouble between US
Pats come off his high horse. We've
arranged that as soon as Powers has
let off a few fireworks and red fire
we'll raise the cry of Doodle in every
schoolhouse in the territory That's
how We'll make the campaign Well
tell the people about the $4,000 and
cry Doodle
Shades of Boss Tweed! What a spec
tacle it will be to see Harry McCallum
delivering an eloquent philippe
agains Doodle. There will be at least
one element of interest in the thing.
People who go to hear him may rest
assured that if there is anything
about Doodle in politics that Harry Nc
Callum does not know it is not his
fault.
Republicans Greatly Interested.
The question of Democratic finances,
is a serious one with the Republicans.
Some of the visitors go to the new
state headquarters and wander around
and as their eyes light upon the sign.
"All bills paid on Saturday." they
heGve great signs. The amount of the
Democratic campaign fund is a sub
ject of deep thought by day and of
nightmare by night. Further than that
| it is ample to carry on a. campaien
they can get no information of; for
Judge Powers is silent as the sphinx
on this proposition.
The Republicans, of course. will en-
deavor to make the people believe that
the Democrats have $4,000 In the
first place they will want to raise the
cry of Doodle in order to distract atten-
ton from the issues of the campaign
which tell against them so heavily. In
the second place they want to use this
| cry as a leverage to force contribu-
tions from unwilling Republicans. In
| the third place they are anxious to
| drive down on the Democratic man
ayers a horde of strikers. with a. vain
hope that these may divert some of the
money from the legitimate expenses
of the campaign.
With the Republicans the financial
question is a very serious one. They
are already out of funds. George M,
Cannon has been using great deal of
his valuable time during the last few
days in an effort to secure some of the
needful. He is putting off payment of
bills and endeaTpring to collect prom
| ised subscriptions, but is everywhere
met with "the marble heart" Renuh-
licans will not give money this YEAR
They are bothered by the state com
mittee. the city committee. the Oouirrh
club and the various precinct commit
tees and refuse 10 be bled in the inter-
est of failing cause.
/ This is indeed Democratic wear