New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-28
CRY OF CORRUPTION RAISED.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN A FLUTTER
OVER AN ALLEGED REPU BLICAN
FTND TO BUY VOTES.

The roorback season has arrived at both stats
and National Democratic headquarters Ex-Gov-
ernor Stone. In charge of the Eastern headquarters
Of the Democrats National Committee and Bryans
campaign manager in the East, James K MCGUIRE
chairman Of the Executive Committee OF the state
Committee. Senator P. II. McCarrcn and Richard
Croker set up a simultaneous howl Yesterday about
a huge corruption fund raised By the Republicans
to buy Democratic votes and 70 persuade other
Democratic voters TO keep away from the polls
This is a roorback old politics Nobody paid
much attention % the vail and u was taken
simply indication that the Democratic cam
paign had collapsed and that the managers were
trying TO get out from under as gracefully
possible Mr.. Stone opened fire with his corruption
cry by saying.
While I have no. personal knowledge OF ths
has come Vet n is we'll known mat tbe Fs11,tiy
cans have raised huge corruption fund This
from he Dolls n Is awful no contempIst- fty
conditions in this country to-day are parallehnx
those when the Pretorian Guards were sold N
Rome. II the Presidency could be bought William
j. Bryan would not contribute one dollar toward
the purchase OF that great once: and ne would
on guard against this effort OF the Republicans and
Will try to Illustrate H.
Mr.. Croker seen at the Democratic Club last
night and asked about this alleged corruption fund
Il am not talking" said Mr.. Croker.
But 1t was suggested. Mr.. OdeIl says that
Tammany is preparing for huge colonization OF
voters in this city
"He says that does he?" said Croker We'll all
can say is that there isn't going 70 be any colo
MIXING. Tammany Will look after that O5eU q,
just raising this hue and cry TO detract attention
from his dirty work and corruption up the state
1t won't 60"
Il see" said Mayor Mcclure. that our Repu.
lican friends have despaired o. converting anv
great number OF the voters in New-York stare and
are now trying to keep them from going to the
polls on Election Day. I received more than one
hundred letters yesterday from up the State citing
instances OF this kind. I to-day sending ths
following telegram to each OF the sixty county
chairmen in the State:
Republicans reported to b. starting IN 70 cor
county. One hundred dollars reward for the dstsr-
ton OF each offender.
II am surprised at their holiness in this natter
continued Mr. Mcguire. and are going % prose-
cute every case that comes 20 notice to the full
extent of the law"
Senator ?. II. MCCarren, who was IN the room
at the time. also spoke OF the matter They must
- IN d otl Way indeed ~nen they nave % resort
70 such measures as this, he exclaimed To
attempt to corrupt a voter deter him from
going 70 the polls is felony and going
70 make some or them sweat for d.. We will show
them TIA money IS not paramount IN this country
MI Mcguire announced that he had received
Word that Mr. Stevenson, the Ni~e-PTesdeuJal can
Bryan meeting in Madison Square Garden on Ocro-
Der 10 at Watertown on October l., At LoWvtlla
on october Is. at Utica on October 70 and Troy on
October 20 John J. Delaney has been selected
accompany Mr.. Bryan on his trip through the state
Referring TO trusts Mr.. MCGUIRE said. so Ear
he StoCEboI1ers Trusts are -oDcs-Ds1
about equally divided between Democrats and Re
publicans, but 10 is Republican laws which make
however. there will be no chance for them 10 ho1r-
ish under Democratic rule