Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-19


Revell G. Co.; John M. Smythe, owner
of a department store and one of Chi
cago's richest men; F. d. Meachum, a
rich member of the Board of Assessors;
d. E. Sunny. wealthy piano manufac-
turer, and William Lorimer, ex-street
car driver, present Congressman and
Republican boss Of Cook county.
These gentlemen, representing them
selves and others, are understood to
have guaranteed campaign fund of five
hundred thousand dollars. A telegraph
ic story of the affair recites that:
Senator Hanna told his guests that
the danger which confronted the Re-
PUBLICAN party was apathy, aud both
National Committeeman stewart and
Congressman Lorimer explained the
situation in Illinois and Cook county.
He went over in detail his analysis OF
the Senatorial situation, and attempted
to show that if Bryan was elected a
sufficient number of States not repre-
scented by the gold standard Senators
. would be carried to change the COM
plexion of the Senate.
"Mr. Hanna made no effort to gloss
over what he said of the situation. and
some Of the Republicans left the
! luncheon almost believing that Bryan
| would be elected President. He told
his guests that New York was in dan
ger; that Indiana was decidedly doubt
| full and that the Democrats were work
| ing energetically in West Virginia.
Delaware and New Jersey.
GA few weeks ago 1 thought there
was no danger in New YORK State,
said Senator Hanna, but now | re-
gard the situation as dangerous. The
Democrats are alert and working hard.
The Republicans are apathetic. Gro
ker is really working for Bryan. There
is contract by which Bryan is to turn
over to him The Federal patronage OF
New York, and Croker is ambitious. ="
This Is all very interesting.
There is no doubt but that Hanna is
worried about New York, West Vir-
ginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Connect
cut, Indiana, Illinois, and even about
| Ohio. He needs Doodle to save those
States and others, and he Is putting
the screws on wherever he can, but
there is a marked reluctance on the
part of the contributors of four years
ago to cough up" a new corruption
fund. This is shown in Pittsburg. The
Post says:
agents of Senator M A. Hanna, the
| Republican National chairman, are at
work again on the National banks Oh
| the country to collect money for the
reelection of President Mckinley. The
young man who has charge of the
| business in Pittsburg has been putting
! in some full days, but he is not meet
| ing with the degree OF success he ex-
pected. 1t was easy four years ago,
some of the National banks hardly
I waiting TO Zoe asked to contribute. Ihey
| sent in their checks then freely, but
now they have suspicion that they
were using stockholders money with
| a recklessness that was remarkable,
considering the carefulness that should
! be the chief characteristic OF custod-
| ians of other peoples money Direc-
| tors met and voted thousand or flye
| thousand dollars with more freedom
| than they would have shown in in
| creasing a book-keeper's salary. THIS
year these same boards have seen q
light, and many of them are refusing
point blank to be levied upon, while
others are putting off the collector.
Besides this, stockholders who four
years ago objected in vain against this
high-handed use of their money, this
year propose to do something more
ic a1
action on the part of directors - use
the banks funds for political purposes.
| The law is specific on this point. NO
doubt Mr.. Hanna needs the money
| quite as much as he did four years ago,
| but he will not get as much from Pitts
| burg as he did on the former occasion.
He may send out alarming interviews
until he is black in the face, but Ma
tional banks have no right to pour
| their dollars into his lap.
There is a feeling that if during the
past four years the Mckinley admin
/ istration has not gained the confidence
| of the public, has not fulfilled its
| pledges, has not done enough to
| strengthen itself and it's party, has not
subdued the bugaboos it raised four
years ago then it has not the right
| to demand an Endorsement this year.
1t has not the right now and never did
have to take money out of National
banks"
And in this same general connection
the following telegram from Washing
ton may be printed with propriety:
Republicans In Washington are be-
| coming anxious over West Virginia. 1t
| is being ,ascertained by them that the
| Democrats are making a thorough cam
vass in that State and are making in
roads into the Republican ranks. Be-
sides gaining converts the Democratic
leaders are disooncerting the Republi-
can plans by inducing the Gold DEM
ocrats in West Virginia who bolted
| Mr. Bryan in 1896 to enroll themselves
under the Bryan banner in this cam
| palgn.
while the Republicans are far from
abandoning hope of carrying the State
| they frankly admit that only the hard
est kind OF work from now until cleo
| ton day will place it in the RepubH-
| can column Senators Elkins and
/ Scott. two prominent workers in Ma
tional politics are eXerting themselves
| to arouse the Republican voters of
West Virginia, not only because their
State may be needed to assure the re-
election of Mr. Mckinley. but also to