New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
SCENT GIGANTIC FRAUDS
4 WARNING SOUNDED.
Repetition of Flozcer Campaig"
Feared by Up State Leaders.
LnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrSE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1
Albany, Oct 1O-Republican leaders through
out the rural districts unanimous IN the
opinion that the Democratic State campaign is
being directed with the purpose OF repeating the
gigantic frauds of 1891. which resulted in the
election Of Roswell P. Flower as Governor. In
that year more than 81. 100000 was expended
by the State campaign committee. thousands OF
up State voters were kept away by the use OF
this corruption fund and in the face OF re-
duced Tammany majority in New-York City ].
Sloat Fassett the Republican candidate. was
defeated by 10000 That this programme is TO
be repeated is the belief of many who have
watched the silent and mysterious methods en-
ployed by the Democratic managers this year
Already the Republican leaders are warning
their district workers to prepare for this at
tempt at wholesale bribery
The Democratic plan was discussed by j. b
Fl. Mongin, of Seneca County, Deputy Secretary
Of State, to-day. He said:
The situation as I md it. reflected not merely
in my own county but through the UP state
regions generally. convinces me that the Demo
Gratis are getting ready to pour money into the
rural districts in the last week OF the cam
detection, they can swing about 4OOUO votes
and II is the only play that car see tnat Is
left To them. They know, every one OF tneH'
men Of Hills political experience that the game
Is up as far as Parker is concerned Ihelr
fight is for the state uckeI It's theH OiIS
Sow what are they doing2 No one knows.
Down in my county, State Democrats have come
and gone and the local Democrats have az.
sorts OF explanations for their visit They are
not spending a dollar No meetings no organl-
cations. activity. but II is clear tnat tney are
waiting for something. Take my own county.
Every one is busy. The farmers have big crops
and lots of work. Suppose they should send the
right people In, with $40 heaa: 10 one OF wv. tWO
families and the hired men in an election
district 10 stay away from the polls. what would
II mean? Ten votes to an election district Woulo
nsan over 10000 votes in the state IN the
Flower campaign. they did this. Now they have
been quietly going around. and believe they
have been picking out the men who could
handle this fund
REPUBLICANS SHOULD BE WARNED.
lam preparing letters 10 send to every worker
In nv county warning them of this Democratic
ruse and 1 believe every Republican worker in
the state should be warned that Just this kind
of tactics is the only hope Of Democrats This
Democratic quetness that you meet everywhere
cannot mean that the Democrats have aban-
doned the campaign. II was just as quiet IN
the Flower year. Ihen the DemocFatS Is IN Inns tnls
State are able to get the money 1t IS the New
York people that have control of the national
funds They have recognized long ago that
Parker has no chance. Now believe they VIII
lust pack Taggart back to Indianapolis and
put the larger share OF the national campaign
funds right into this State They must save
something out of the wreck and New-YOrk
State for Herrick is the only thing that Is left.
I hear this same apprehension expressed on all
sides. IL is the only tnlng Jnat Is 10 De reared
from Republican standpoint now,
II is Just the play that would naturally follow
a quiet campaign. The talk OF Odellism is all
a blind. and is having no effect Down IN my
county find more Republican enthusiasm. more
evidences OF support for the whole ticket. than
ever before. All the talk about disaffection on
the State ticket the Southern tier Is absurd
The vote down there will surprise the Demo-
Gratis when il is counted. Parker will be worse
beaten in this State than Bryan vas Bryan
carried my county. but II will give Roose-
Welt a bigger majority this time Only the use
of a great corruption fund will make the election
OF Herrck even possibility. and believe that
even This with little care can be stopped But
II is clear enough that this Is the Democratic
plan. and it ought to be carefully guarded
against.
ONE OF MANY OPINIONS.
This opinion is only one Of many. The
silent campaign is beginning 70 show signs OF
its true import. In the Flower year II was es-
timated that s1.50O.O0O the contribution OF
Tammany. OF Wall Street interests related TO
that campaign as the Belmont interests are TO
this and of the candidate, was used AT the
end of this silent campaign the press of the
State remarked significantly. Money talks.
The upstate papers. after election. went so far
as TO announce, in not a few instances. just how
much money was sent into various districts.
There was q decided falling Off Of the Repub-
Ican upstate vote, the direct result OF the
use of this money to pay stay-at-homes, and
for many campaigns this experience was re-
The silent campaign this year. under the di-
has been conducted up to the, present time on
lines that would indicate just this sort OF
programme In Albany County. where the
Judge Boss now the Democratic nominee for
Governor once ruled the Democrats have for
the first time in their history started out on a
canvass When the Herrick machine was IN
fuII swing 40 canvass was necessary. but now
lists are being prepared of every doubtful voter
in the county. The same tactics are being fol-
lowed all over the State. Up 70 the present time
the Democrats have done nothing else here.
No money has come from the State committee
as vet and the local Democrats friends OF the
candidate paid for this canvass out OF their
ov.n pockets; but there is everywhere apparent
the feeling that there will be plenty of money
and preparations for it's judicious use are indi-
Gated in this preliminary canvass.
Moreover the upstate campaign will be run
nv the Judge-Bo He has informed every
leader where he is to sneak that they must re-
mort to him. Those who remember the local
noIitics of Albany County when the district lead
ers reported TO him will realize what praCdSed
hands will dispose of the fund that Belmont
cord Never and others are expected TO con-
tribute for the."legitimate expenses OF the cam
naten" So far these legitimate expenses have
not included even the distribution of campaign
literature in scores OF districts
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