The Winslow mail., 1900-09-13
HANNA'S VAIN SEARCH.
Corporations Are Not Yielding as
Freely as They Did in
1896.

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the upper circles of republicans that
creates a chill as it passes.
Imperial Chancellor Hanna dropped
the word during his recent v;0i: to Chi
cago, and it is now filtering downward
through the grades of the captains and
lieutenants.
The corporations have declined to
give up the stuff as freely as Hanna
thought he had right to expect.
1t was this ominous piece of news
dropped by Hanna few days ago that
causes the republican cold chill.
Hanna sent out several foraging par
ties among the big corporations soon
delphia convention, with urgent re-
quests for immediate funds. The re-
sponse is not at all satisfactory.
Big concerns that contributed from
5000 to 100000 four years ago this
year are disposed to think they are
doing the handsome thing by offering
$1,000. The banks that bled freely four
years ago are now very backward
about coming forward"
Some of the conservative. substantial
business men of the east that were in
a panic in 1896 and honOred Hanna S
drafts on presentation are now keep
ing close grip on their pocketbooks
and giving Hanna to understand that
they are out of politics.
1t is no secret among the republican
select that certain sources of cam
paign funds which were tapped with
golden flow have this summer given
Indications of going dry.
The immediate alarm is that it is
likely to necessitate demand upon the
rank and file, the office holders and the
honor men of the party, to come
down" with contributions. In fact
there are grave hints of an assessment.
Four years ago the individual repub-
lican was on Easy street. The corpora
tions, the bankers, the men of great
wealth, put up more money than Han
ma could find use for. 1t was Hanna s
great success as money getter that
made him so powerful in the republican
party-that, in fact, enabled him 10
assume the dictatorship.
1t was the expectation that he could
raise as much money, and from the
same general sources, this year as he
did four years ago, that made the re-
publcans at the Philadelphia conven-
tion so slavishly plant to Hanna's will.
Now the brethren are surprised, star
tied and owling-Hanna's cows won't
milk.
A republican of prominence, former
member of the national committee,
conversing with a representative of the
Chicago American, thus explained the
situation:
"You see," said he, eve have over
done the Bryan scare. We can't get
him up in the same kind of raw-he i'd
d-bloody-bones attire that we did
four years ago. Many of the most lib
eral givers have taken fright at the cry
of imperialism.
"The Philippine business is not pop
ular in many influential quarters. 1t is
the fear that we won't get dividend
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that is making many of our strongest
friends of four years ago held back
now.
"These people accuse the administra.
tion of spending lot of money in the
Philippines, with only slim prospect
of getting anything out of them during
the life of the present generation OF
voters. These men are opposed to wal
and the spirit of war, and they fear
that the Mckinley administration has
a tendency the other way.
''It was a great mistake to nomin a te
Roosevelt for the second place. He has
scared a whole raft of conserva tive
people, who were with us without limit
four years ago, but now refuse to give
a cent"
The democrats have accepted re.
tainer from the people and are collect,
ing campaign fund by popular sub
scription. The money rolls in with reg
ularity. There are not many big con
tributors, but there are thousands o1
small ones. 1t is understood that the
democratic committee has had a
couple of windfalls, with few more in
prospect.
Some men who made big contribu-
tions to Hanna's fund four years ago
are contributing moderate sums to the
Bryan campaign this year. These. in
| the main, are rich men. conservati
believers in the gold standard, but who
love the republic and fear the empire
From present appearances, Roosevelt
will prove to be most successful re-
cruiting agent for the democratic
campaign treasury. Already he has
brought many wandering democrats
home -ChicaoO American