The Caucasian., 1897-01-07

Only $4,000 Lo It Out of tho Vast Cam
paign Fund-Twenty Millions Raised
From Now York Trusts and Banks-Cost
100000 For Postage Alone.
Philadelphia Item.I
Now that the election is over, the
people have begun to figure on how
Hanna spent the money that rolled
so generously into his Golfers, and
through that how much it cost to
elect Major Mckinley. People have
realized that an immense amount of
money was used.
1t may surprise most of them,
however, to know that the cost of
the campaign to the Republican
party was many times the amount
required to keep the whole English
royal establishment for q year,
The Republican National Commit
tee spent upwards of $50, 900, 900 in
few months. The civil list of
Queen Victoria, together with the
annuities paid to the royal family,
amounts yearly to only s., ,742 ,S45.
The comparison of figures is easily
made, and citizens can readily see
how much it costs to "educate" them
how to vote properly on a fnancia
national issue.
Money flowed into Hanna's bar
rels from every section; but New
York, the home and hotbed of trusts
and blood sucking corporations, out
stripped the rest of the country 2 to
l. More than 500, ,0OO, 900 was raised
in that city alone from banking in
stitutions, trusts and importers.
These latter contributed enormous
sums, Mckinley through Hanna
having pledged himself to all that
no tariff bill is passed.
This city raised about S., 900, 900
from banks and trusts, while the re-
naming $5,O00,000 was collected
from similar institutions throughout
the country.
Within the past week about all the
accounts of the National Committee
have been settled, and Treasurer
Cornelius n. Bliss finds himself in
possession of a surplus. This was
somewhat q different experience
than Mr.. Bliss had in 1892, when
the National Committee closed up
its Fifth avenue headquarters the
Saturday after the election q little
above $67, 900 short. OF this sum
Mr.. Bliss had to pay nearly $4,000
and carry the account over until
this year. It is hard to find out just
how much money Messrs. Hanna
and Bliss have on hand. Neithe,
will tell, but Mr.. Bliss denied q
couple of days ago that it was about
100000. A we'll known Republi
can leader, who has been close t
the National Committee during thu
campaign. told reporter that tn.
balance on hand after all expense.
were paid would be between $75, ,OO(
and 100000.
This will be used to carry on tn.
permanent organization ndprepar'
for the battle of 1900.
"No National Committee b,
said, lever had such an erormou
financial resources at its disposal
and never before has there been 81
much money spent in campaigning
in the way of speakers, campaig1
literature, ETC."
The dissemination of literatur
was the greatest amount of trouble
This was practically alcdone througl
the Chicago bureau, presided owe
by Perry Heath.
, Through this bureau there wa
. sent out in one of the biggest week
of the campaign 10000, 900 docu
ments by mail, each piece covere
with a 2-cent stamp. This mean
an expenditure of $50, 900 for post
, age alone.
These are large figures, but the
are not worrying some Republican
nearly as much as the question Q
, what will become of the balanc
| on hand in the National Committe
, Golfers.
If reports are true there was
: National Committee which solved
l similar problem not many years ae
q by dividing up some 100000 anon
, the headquarter leaders the day b
q fore election, and that:was why II
: committee had to carry . small del
: for four years more.
Q That cannot happen this time. u
0 Hanna saw to it from the start thi
It every dollar received went to whel
Il it could not be spent without b
l. knowledge.
It No banking house or mercanti
business Was done on closer bu: