Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-01
A LONG SAD STORY
Democratic National Committee Hard
Up for Money.
MVER MAGNATBS Did NOT PUT UP
A Smaller Fund Than Contributed
Four Years Ago.
| MhGNAPES Did NOT PUT UP
MUCH BITT f r F e E L \ G

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Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. October 81. 1900.
Practically speaking the bottom has drop
ped out of the democratic campaign, at least
50 far as tine financial end is concerned.
From now on until the close of the cam
palgn ii is figured that the democratic man
ayers Will not have money enough to even
buy postage stamps. The funds in the
hands of the ational committee are ex-
hausted some of the campaign speakers
who have been promised money remain I'M
paid and some of the men who have been
doing detailed work under the instructions
of the national committee growing du-
biouS about their chances of receiving their
pay. Viewed from the democratic stand
point. IL is i long story and sad one. and
The campaign. instead of winding up in a
blaze of glory so far the democratic COM
mittee is concerned, is likely to wind up in
an atmosphere of gloom. The only hope
that the democratic managers have is that
Mr.. Bryan will be elected by accident. and
then it is expected they will have money
to burn because of the forward rush of
prospective democratic office holders.
Less Money Than Four Years Ago.
As a matter of fact, strange as it may
seem, the democratic national committee
has had less money in this campaign than
they had four years ago. Four years ago
the democratic national committee handled,
roughly estimated about 1885,, 900, of which
large percentage was contributed by the
silver kings of the west. This year the
committee has received up to the present
time less than One-half that amount and
Chairman Jones and Vice Chairman Stone
in doubt to where the funds COM
ing from to keep the campaign running to
the close even in a half-hearted sort of
way. Chairman Campbell of the New York
state committee, few days ago went to
one of the most ardent BryaniteS in the
city, and told him that if he would contrib
ute Slu toward the expenses of the state
committee he would be regarded one of
the best friends the democratic party has
in the state. The Bryan man Immediately
replied that he would not give the state
committee one cent: that he did not think
that the state committee intended to play
its political games the level: that what
money he expended in the interest OF MIR.
Bryan this year he would spend in his own
way. He said that he had positive evidence
chat several of the electors on the New
York state ticket were pledged TO vote for
Mr.. Mckinley, provided their votes We're
the deciding factors in the electoral college.
Under the circumstances the bitterest feel
ingS exist between the gold wing of the
democratic party and the free silver wing
of the organization, and after the election
it is said that the washing of some dirty
Illl-H Will De lNtu!Seu IN.
Free silver Men Suspicious.
The fact that the democratic national
committee has received less than one-halt
the amount Of money received during the
campaign OF 1876 will probably come as a
revelation and a surprise to republicans and
democrats alike. 1t is said to be due prt-
marty to the fact that the free silver men
OF the west are suspicious of the delega-
tons Of New York state and New jersey
anu o-her eastern states. They say that
even in the event of the election of Mr..
Bryan. with the New Jersey delegation
pledged To oppose the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio of 10 to l;
with the Brooklyn democrats including the
congressional candidates, openly in favor
OF The gold standard: with every democratic
representative in New York city and New
YORK state turning traitor to the principles
OF the chicago platform reaffirmed in
specific terms by the Kansas City cOnven-
ton. 1t Is absolutely useless for them 30
spend one cent in trying to bring about
the election of Mr. Bryan. They say that
even if Bryan is elected President a block
Of gold standard democrats from the east
ern states, al least forty in number, Will
hold the balance OF power in the House OF
RepreSe ntauves; that the United States
Senate IS sure to be opposed to Ii to ! dur
ing Mr. Bryan's administration, admitting
that he Is elected, and that the outlook for
free coinage IS dark and gloomy one. Tn
der these circumstances the mining kings
of the west say that they are doing all they
care TO do and more. 100. if they guarantee
TO hold states like Colorado in the demo-
cratic column. They will only agree to
look after their local elections and see that
members of Congress in the western states
IN which they are directly interested
returned TO the lower house. If they do
this, they assert, they have done their
whole duty and more than should he ex-
pected of them under the circumstances
These facts came out through a call on
the Chicago headquarters made by the men
in charge of the democratic national head
quarters here in New York for few thou
sand dollars.
New Jersey Democrats Appeal
As recently reported the Bryanites of
New Jersey notified the national commit
tee that if they would give back to the
New Jersey democrats the amount of
money raised in that state for Mr. BRYAN
$4,000 TO 10000 in all-that they would
guarantee to carry the state for the demo-
Gratis the New Jersey followers of Mr.
Bryan had already raised these few thou-
sand dollars as that states quota of the
amount 10 be contributed to the national
organization. and instructed the national
committee 20 spend it where it would do
the most good. After Mr.. Bryan finished
his remarkable campaign in the states nf
New York and New Jersey these same
men went 20 the national committeeman
and told them if they would let them have
TINS $l3,Dp or S2o.1D as emergency
fuDd to be expended in September during
the closing days of the campaign that they
would guarantee that New Jerseys eIecto-
raj vote would be registered for Mr. Brv-
an They claim to have received remark
able evidences showing that the farmers
in the southern part of the state the rail
way employees on the trunk lines, the work
ingnen in the factories of Newark Jersey
city and suburban towns were almost a
unit for lie democratic presidential candi-
date. Wat is more they notified the mem
bers OF the national democratic committee
that If they did not put New Jersey in the
Bryan column they would pay a forfeit of
slJ.bp or S2o,bO after the campaign was
over, and thus help lquidate any debts in
CURED by the democratic national commit
tee. This tempting offer which, owing 10
the character of the men Interested prac-
tca!!y amounted 10 a bond, was forwarded
to the national democratic headquarlers nj
Chicago. with the result that kilograms and
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