Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-04

- eHS OHOi AOuS SUN that VIII De eX-
pended in electing the next president
OF the United States, says the New
York Herald.
According to the estimates of some
political leaders a much larger sum
will have been spent by the time the
campaign ends. Twenty-Five millions
OF dollars is accounted a conservative
estimate. Upward OF that sum was
used in the campaign of 1896, and more
money will be expended this year.
Both parties are more prosperous
now than they were in 1896
Unless one could get uehind the
scenes and account for the bulk of this
vast sum few probably would believe
that so many millions could be used by
the politicians in so short a time.
With each succeeding presidential
election it has become easier and
easier for the managers on both sides
to use money bounteously. This does
not mean that there is to be a whole
sale debauchery of voters. No one
knows just what proportion of the
$25,OOO,000 will go to purchasable vot-
ers. 1t is known, however, that only
a comparatively small part of the total
will be used in this way.
With the opening of national head
quarters in this city last week by the
republicans the campaign to reflect
President Mckinley was got under
way. The democrats have not yet
formally begun their fight, although
they soon will be doing in Chicago
practically the same thing that the
republicans already are doing in this
city. The republicans, unlike the
democrats, already have decided upon
having two great national headquar-
ters-one in New York and one in Chi
cago. The democrats may open a ma
tional headquarters here later, but they
will start the campaign with Chicago
as the democratic. storm center.
centraIizine the Work.
1t was an old idea of James G.
Blaine that a presidential campaign
points. The plumed knight used to
impress the Importance of this view
upon his republican friends, but the
idea never was formally adopted until
the campaign of 1896. When Marcus
A. Hanna became chairman Of the re-
publican national committee he de-
cided to try Mr. Blaine's plan, and it
was found to work admirably. 1t is
being followed again this year, and
Senator Hanna, as commander in chief
of the republican forces, will divide his
time between the two national head
quarters.
Senator James K Jones, chairman
of the democratic national committee,
has not yet made arrangements for
formal headquarters elsewhere than in
Chicago The managers of William
J. Bryan's canvass four years ago con-
coded the east to Mckinley at the out
set of the fight, and for that reason
were contentto have desk room in the
headquarters of the democratic state
committee. Mr.. Bryan, Senator Jones
and other democratic leaders this year
believe there will be strong tactical ad-
yantages in having headquarters in
New York and conducting stiff fight
in what they used to call 1.-The enemy's
country" This done, the general out
line of the democratic and republican
campaigns will be similar.
1t was repeatedly asserted by Mr..
Bryan's supporters in 1896 that they
had little money with which to conduct
their campaign. Despite this state
ment. well-informed politicians esti-
mate that the Bryan managers had not
less than So, 500, 900 for use in that cam
paign. 1t was conceded on all sides
that the Mckinley managers had as
much and by many they were credited
with possessing a much more substan-
ial campaign fund. All kinds OF
noliticians agree that the two ma
tional committees hat at least s5,OOO'-
600 to spend in the fight OF four years
400 and the same authorities are
unanimous in declaring that the two
committees will have fully as much
This wear. For every dollar that the
national committees spend 1t is a
conservative estimate that the state
committees of the two parties will
snend four and this will make up the
total of s25,OOO,OOO that the election
will cost.
Where the Money Goes.
To show where so much money goes
study of the cost OF campaign
speeches alone is very instructive.
Each national committee spends at
least $500 900 for speeches, and the
state committees spend ten times as
much more. There is one item c.
s11 900 900. The republican national
committee this year will send out
$500 speakers from the New YORK
headquarters and 5000 speakers
from the headquarters in CHI
cago. The democrats will send
out an equal number. These
sneakers cost on the average $40 a
-. z,,, Including salaries TO