The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-24
MONEY IN ELECTIONS.
Senator Chandler Discusses tho
Growth of the Practice
IN THESTATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

| lures For Nominations and Elections
! Manchester. N. H., Dec. Ex-senator
| William f. Chandler has addressed a
letter to The Onion upon the growth
and use Of money in politics in New
Hampshire-shall 1t increase or stop?"
The first portion of the letter is printed
in today's issue. In this letter MI,
+! Chandler says in part:
Recent events make an examina-
I tion of this subject appropriate. and
| doubtless not improbable. In the days
of the old Whig and Democratic par
ties, as a rule, very little money was
used by either side"
Then he tells of the presidential cam
paign Of 1852, when Colonel John Fl.
George wished to raise 5000 to pay the
expenses of a meeting at Illlsborough,
the birthplace of the party ""ndidate.
Colonel George wrote letters to in
dividual Democrats, s5 being the usual
sum named. and when the money came
in it paid the expenses and S40o went
to the party state committee. which
paid all the expenses of the committee
in the canvass when son of New
Hampshire was elected president of the
United States.
Continuing Mr.. Chandler says:
-Four years later, In 1856, when the
Republican party was organized. no
money was used, although the state
~wasrevolutiapized,g giving General Fre-
mont 5,29l majority, as against the
SITS majority given for General Pierce,
and becoming staunch Republican
state from that time forward."'
This Fremont campaign was the most
enthusiastic ever known in New Hamp-
shire. The same condition, substan-
italy, prevailed in 1860. at Mr.. Lin
coins first election. The wideawakes
took care Of themselves and paid their
own bills, Mr.. Lincon's plurality being
II 639
Dt:.ng the war of the rebellion the
state h2car!e q closely contested field,
partly because it held the first election
in each year. The most critical and
dangerous contest was that Of 1863 but
the expenses of the Republican state
committee that year We're not more
than $4,000.
In the two canvasses of 1864 consid-
cradle money was expended, but as
the result Of Mr.. Lincoln's second cleo
tion and the success of the war for
the Union New Hampshire took its
place permanently in the Republican
column. and very little money from
that tire on to 1882 was used by the
Republican party.
During this reriod to 1882 the ma
tional committee of the Republican
party raised and expended moneys, but
to no considerable amount. except in
the presidential canvass of 1864 when
Mr.. Lincoln's second election in war
time was in danger In the first Grant
election of 1865, when Governor Will
lam Clafin, of Massachusetts,. was
chairman. and in the second Grant |
election of 1872, when Governor Edwin |
D. Morgan was chairman, some money |
was raised, and it was mainly ex-
pended by donations to the state COM
mittees in the states where fall elec-
tions were held prior to the presidential
election. In neither of these years did
the national committee expenditures
for all purposes exceed s., 100000.
But in 1882 new system of politics
came into existence In New Hampshire.
For the first time in the history of the
Republican party large sums of money
We're expended by rival candidates in
the struggle for the party nomination
for governor.
Hon. Samuel w. Hale, of Keene, car
ried his money canvass through an ex-
ceedingly competent and energetic
employed for the purpose.
The expenditures are believed to have !
been equaled by those of the rival can
didates. although Mr.. Hale became
the party nominee for governor. The
evil feeling created by this lamentabla
struggle for the nomination made the
contest before the people doubtful
one. and further large sums of money
were disbursed under the charge of Mr.
Hale's manager, who had become the
chairman of the Republican state COM
nittee, with the result that Mr.. Hale
was elected by the small majority of
517
From and after these notable events
n the notorious contest for the nomi-
nation and election in 1882 the system
If large money expenditures in poll
les in New Hampshire took its rise
md became permanent. AS the state
became close one the Democrats be-
gan to make large expenditures of
AioiiEs III poiltlto NHdllcS -. oIlcldlT |
appearing upon the stage and directing
he expenditures, especially in 1890,
when he drew on Nov. S57,0 from
he Maverick National bank. Of Bos- ,
on. and made lavish expenditures,
loping to defeat Hiram A. Tuttle for
Governor. and also becoming a Demo-
ratio candidate for the United States
enate. I
The rival railroads of the state also l
egan to expend enormous sums of G
money In their contests in the legisla-
ures, particularly in 1882 and 1887. In :
he latter year, in the famous contest
etween the Concord railroad and the i
'oston and Maine, the chairman Of the n
republican state committee became the 2
upreme legislative agent for the Con- d
ord railroad and superintended its
isbursements while Charles A. Sim s
lair performed similar service for !
le Boston and Maine. When Governor =
awyer vetoed the HaZen bill, which v
he Boston and Maine had passed, ha y
ave as his reason corrupt eXpendi- t
Tres of the Boston and Maine, and
aid that the Concord members were II
equally guilty" These immense sums !.
money expended by the contending !
,iroads in their efforts to corrupt 4
embers of the Legislature had a most I
arked effect in increasing the ex- Il
'nditure of money in the political con-
SITS for nominations and elections. p
But fortunate change of system at "
st seemed to approach The de- " "
oraliZing contests between the two ~
ilroads ceased. In 1895 the Boston ir
Id Maine railroad absorbed the Con- W
rd railroad. In 1896 very little money b.
as expended by the state committee, h
I'd since then the state committee a.
sely conducted the canvasses accord y.
6 to reformed methods. ! =
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