Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-22
REPUBLICAN, CORRUPTION.

out us COLOSSAL up luna. ii
depends solely upon is ability to
raise and disburse vast sums of
money to continue its lease of power.
At the present tine its managers
boldly hat they need a
million dollars to carry Greater New
York for the ticket
General E. A. McAlpin. treasurer
of the Republican State Committee,
called recently upon the heads of
many big financial institutions and
represented to them that should the
Democrats win IN the coming State
and city elections it might be expect
ed that neither the State o the cit
could be recaptured either next year
or in 1900, when another Presidential
leCtiOns occurs. The General argues
further that this is the skir1nish line
for the next Presidential struggle, |
and that should the Republicans lose
business might suffer a setback quite
as serious as it did in 1898 and 1896.
Before his trips ended General Nc
Alpin succeeded in convincing many
capitalists that generous COntribu-
tons would be essential to protect
them and the corporations with
which they are identified from injur-
ious Legislation, which might be sub
mitted in Albany next winter. 1t is
said at the Fifth Avenue that the
Generals excursions had Melted
many thousands of dollars, and that
he will go after more.
Nearly every chief of a corporation
has already received a note remind
ing him that his yearly assessment to
the Republican campaign fund is due
and that he must pay up or risk the
consequences. Each Republican
candidate for Assembiy-and there
are $50 Of the1n-is expecting at least
$1,000 from the State Committee.
And Chairman Hackett has been
bombarded with kilograms and letters
from all parts of the State asking
why the money had not been distrib-
uted. That partly explains General
Alpin's excursion.
The General acted for the Greater
New York City Committee as well.
It is undertaking to raise the bulk of
the fund needed to insure at least a
respectable showing for General
Tracey, and expects to receive the
first big in~stallment of cash in a few
days. He hopes to have in before
election day a half a million for use
in the burroughs of Manhattan and
the Bronx alone, 5000 600 more fO1
Brooklyn, and from $50, 900 to SIS, ooC
for Queen and Richmond.
General Alpin raised more than a
quarter of a million in the last Presi
dental campaign, and it was pu'
where it would do the most good
This vast amount, so those inside tht
Republican circle say, hal much t.
do with the huge majo-ities cast 70.
Mckinley and Black in 1896.
The quarter of a million wa
donbled if not tripled by contribu
tons from the Republican N~ationa
Committee, which, however, ha'
been squeezed out Of the manufact
urers and other ~expectant beneicia1
les of the Dingley tariff law.
The General thus far has fOun
moneyed men by no means as willin
to put up as in 1896. Some Of thos
he has interviewed have told hir
frankly that they have given all the
intend for political purposes to tn
Low campaign fund. But anon
those who gave him checks for ger
erous sums, was J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan was one of the original Lo7
men. He is said 10 have become sal
isfed recently that Low cannot b
elected, and the only hope of defea'
ing Tammany is through union O
Tracey. The exact size Of Morgan
contribution no one at Republica
headquarters will reveal. The siz
of General Alpin's smile indicates
however, that he has been havin
good luck frying out the fat
Some of the corporations who al
being touched" this year say thu
they supposed that the money cor
tributed to Mckinley last ia