The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14

William c. Whitney and Oliver II. Payne each gave
it is believed quite 100000 It is thought that Ed
ward Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt each contributed
equal amount Senator BENJAMIN F. Jones was
that year, and with the aid of Senator Stephen B.
Ekns he collected in round figures $500 000 But this
sum did not pay all the bills. and. there was de-
heieney at the end of the campaign of $4,000. This
Jones made good out of his own pocket.
Nor was he the only heavy loser Mr.. Blaine at
the outset of the campaign drew his check for s25
GOO, and sent it to the national committee his
share of the campaign expenses In the last days of
October, his managers became seriously alarmed at
the situation in New York, New Jersey and Con-
nectieut, and decided, last expedient, to raise
S300O0O for in those states Only $50 900 could be
got from the usual sources, all which had already
been freely drawn upon by the committee. Mr..
Blaine was informed of the difficulty, and on the
assurance that the money would be collected and
paid him later, he advanced 100000 But after the
campaign the national committee was unable to
make any collections, and Mr.. Blaines loan was not
repaid 1t is thought that it mainly to retrieve
this loss that he wrote his Twenty Years in Con-
gress."
William L. SCOTS contribution to the Democratic
campaign fund in 1888 S2500O0. Other generous
contributors were Christopher c., Baldwin, E. G.
Benedict and William c. Whitney, who added per-
haps another quarter million to the fund. A large
sum, it has been said, 100000, of the Republican
campaign fund of 1888 was collected by John Wanna
maker. An equal amount raised in New York
City through the efforts of Cornelius N Bliss and
Levi P. Morton Four days before the election, Sen
atOr quay VINO managed the Republican campaign.
felt the urgent need of an additional 100000 and
appealed to Senator T. C. Plat Senator Plat at first
protested that in the brief time the task was an i'm
possible one but he finally accomplished it by dis
counting note which, according to common belief
bore the Endorsement of Coils P. Huntington. The
largest contributions to the Democratic campaign
funds in 1896 made by the silver interests
the owners of silver mines.
Campaign managers say that it is under most
conditions easier to raise money for the party which
is out of power than for the party that is in office
Be this il may, it is certain that the Democratic
managers in 1892 had larger fund ar their disposal
than the Republicans. And in 1895, when the Re
pubcans were out of Office, the committee headed by
Chairman Hanna collected a fund almost twice as
large as the fund of the managers IF the Bryan
vas 1t is open secret that the largest subscriber
to this fund William K Vanderbilt, who sent his
check for S150000. 1t not sent in To any
appeal, but deliberate and voluntary gift late
in the campaign. The largest subscription from a
corporation from purely savings and beneyol-
ent association, whose directors voted $4,000 TO
protect their depositors from loss OF their savings
This fact brings US to the source of NEST of the
campaign funds in recent years-the great corpora
tons The sO-called business interests contribute
most freely 10 the party that is in power. for they
wish change in the conduct OF affairs, but many
large concerns contribute to both sides. to have
friends al court in any event Oiee-holders are an
other certain of revenue to the national COM
mittee of the party in power and third is a
considerable class of men who, anious to secure
political prominence OF TO OCCUPY high positions,
give aFishly a means Of advancing their personal
interests Finally comes the aggregate of small