The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-09
EASl<S GIVE $40, ,UGr.
Bo'S Hanna X, ,pisrishrs Ills Huu Among
tho National IaukS OF Baltimore
baltimore Sun. J


In illustration Of tho methods b,
which Marcus \. llama hopes tt
carry this country for Mckinley ant
tn" Republican party WAS developed
in Beliimoro last week ut special,
called meeting Of the Baltimore Clear
ing House Association, which in,
cludcs in its membership nil tho ma
honal bank presidents in tho city, us
we'll as other bankers and mon OF
largo means.
Just prior to tho meeting, accord
ing to tho statement of ono Of the
most prominent bank presidents in
tho city, individual tips straight from
Al:' lannn were received hy certain
woll-known gentlemen in Baltimore
who have niliciatcu with tho NIckin-
l"y cause to the effect that $4,000
was expected from thcnational banks
OF Baltimore as their contribution to
the campaign fund Of tho Hopubli-
can party. Th" tip was not exactly
a welcome one, but it WAS thought
Wise not to pass il by, and almost
'mmcdlatcl y tho call for the mccting
OF tn" clearing house. association was
issued.
VOTED TO GIVE TIE MONEY.
At that meeting tho request Of Sen
ator Hanna was laid boGorntho mem
DnrS Of the association for their con
Slderntion. Considerable difference
of opinion was manifested in regard
to Il full compliance with tho wishes
OF tho national ehairAsn, ana for Il
while muttcrs locked asNally. 1t was
urged that this was a necessary con
trlbution, and tiiat for tho welfare Of
the financial Institutions which it
represented the association should
raise the money. 1t wns sso, it is
said, made very plain that tho ma
tional bnnks being repositories for
the funds Of the government, wore
looked to for support by Tho admin
lstratlon because Of that fact.
Tho financial result Of tho meoting
was tho passng" Of II resolution by
tho association deciding to raise the
SSo,0O0 for tho purpose Of aiding in
the election Of MIR. Mckinley. The
amount which each bank was
expected to contribute WAS appor.
toned and completo arrangements
for raising the fund wcrc made.
WHAT A DIRECTOR wANrE' To KNOW.
On the day after tho meeting the
resolution passed by tho clearing
house association camo up before the
board Of directors Of the various ma
tion"l banks in t'io city, when each
board was expected to appropriate
tho amount allotted to it TO RAISE.
At somo Of tho board meetings. mat
ters wcro even less harmonious than
attho meeting Of tho clearing house
association.
The president # one of tho wealth.
lost and strongest banks in tho city
is tho authority for tho story OF the
manner in which the clearing house
association resolution was received
ut one Of the banks included in the
list. llo says that when tho matter
WAS brought up and it was proposed
that tho board Of directors nppropri-
alto the sum assigned TO it n Demo-
cratic member OF the board arose and
desired to know what this money
was to be used for and whore it was
going.
"l= it," he asked, "to be divided
equally bciwccn tho Democratic and
Rcpublr;an pnrt!">'"
1t was explained to him that the
money was to z" entirely to the Re-
publican national committee and to
he used exclusively for the purpose
of elccting William Mckinley and
insuring tho dsssat Of Mr.. R4ysn and
tho Democratic ticket, which, it was
declared, was against tho money ~
tcrcsts Of tho country,
HIS PROYEST EFFECTIVE.
When tho Democratic dirccto OF
fully took in tho situation he began
to object and hc did 80 with such
vigor and persistence that affairs in
| tho hoard roo,, hnrnmo yory l;vo11