The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-23

of carry that State without making an active campaign. That is to say, 1t was felt that the stalwarts would naturally vote for Peck. the Democratic candidate for Governor, and that in that way there would be a tendency to split on on the electoral ticket as we'll. which would be stopped if the Democrats carried on an active cam paign and thus aroused partisan preju- dices on the national ticket
 That is understood to be the plan suggested by former Senator Villas, who believed shat the stalwarts in their anxiety to kill off La Toilette would take enough votes away from the Roosevelt electoral ticket to give Par ker the State provided the Democrats did not make an aggressive national campaign there.
 Eyes on westers votes.
 Nevada was pronounced to be a pocket borough. which Senator New lands pledged outright to Parker. The Shoot fight in Utah. the Mormon ques- tion generally in Idaho. the Heinze- Clark sduabble in Montana, and the fight on Warren in Wyoming were cited as local causes to make 1t probable that majority of these States would go for Parker. while Colorado was definitely depended upon for five Demo- cratic electors on account of the labor troubles there.
 Having sketched out this plan of campaign. which received the indorse- ment of Belmont. Sheehan. Delaney Nicoll. and John R. Mclean. 1t became necessary to secure real help from cor ance of funds. not in campaign pledges, but in hard cash. which could be dis tributed promptly and secretly.
 Finding the Money.
 One of the first steps, my informant says, was to induce John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to visit Esopus. He did so, and what he reported to his father is said to have convinced the Standard oil crowd that 1t would pay to make a heavy contribution to Parker's cam paign fund.
 Tn the second place. Gibbs of the Pennsylvania Railroad. who is the con- fidentiaf man of President Cassatt is said to have met Sheehan in extreme privacy in New Pork Cassatt is a Democrat. and. while his railroad is in- timately associated with Repubncan politics in Pennsylvania, it has always been free lance in other States. The result of this conference is said to be that Gibbs agreed to use the Pennsyl- vania Influence to carry New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Indiana. The, Pennsylvania, of course. includes the Baltimore and Ohio influence, as the two roads are now run on the community of interests plan.
 Fixing Wall Street. 7 The third step in the program was a conference held by Delancey Nicoll two or three weeks ago with 1s0 influential Democratic business men in New York. To tRem the plan was unfolded, and the statement made that in case of the election of a Democratic. President a secretary Of tho Treasury would surely be appointed at least from the Eastern States. and probably from New York city, so that the business interests at stake there would be able to control indirectly the financial policy of, the na- tion. which would be particularly de- sirable in case the. threat of tariff re- form under free trade auspices should unsettle the market
 Parker Easy ta InfIneace.
 Then forty lawyers were. called to- gether in New York and asked to in vestigate the legal and personal do, fmestic standing of Mir. Parker. They found. 1t Is said, that he has a private fortune of not to exceed $50, ,0Oo to- gether. with fair amount of life in- surance for his family. It was the opinion of this conference that Parker, if elected would become. arnenable to the same influences which were used to control Cleveland. That Is to say. while no one has ever suspected either of these distinguished men of being personally venal 1t was felt that in the case of MT. Parker, as was supposed to have been the case with Grover Cleveland. being a poor man., although an honest one, he would naturally lean for support upon the clements which provided the money to secure his cleo ton. and would in the long run permit them to dictate the financial policy of his administration in everything which touched. even remotely upon the com plicated money interests of New York State.
 Money in Separate Fund.
 My friend assured me that all these conferences had actually been held, and he even produced typewritten reports summarizing tho result of each talk. As to the outcome, he declared that the necessary funds had been pledged to finance tho Parker campaign, and that this was separate treasury account from the regular campaign fund dis bursed through the ordinary channels.
 According to this story. Mayor liar rison of Chicago, was one of those summoned to New York In harmony with his general campaign of going after every doubtful State with an abundance of money and with the belief that Parker can be landed in the Pres idency owing to the fortunate overcon- f1dence of the Republicanss The Chi cago Mayor. I was told, assured Judge Parker and Billy Sheehan that it would be money thrown away to con- duct any forlorn hope campaign in H. linois. He told them the State was overwhelmingly Republican, and 1t was this as much as anything else which induced them to concentrate their ef- forts on Indiana.
 Working in New York.
 So far as regards New York State, the Democratic kitchen cabinet had their work cut out for them in advance. They found deep seated hostility in the Re- publican ranks to Governor Odell as q boss. They have felt confident from the outset they can elect Judge Her rick Governor. It was thought this alone would justify the expenditure of an enormous sum of money in New York State, because. even if Parker is not elected, the control of the State by the Democrats would be likely to go a long way toward insuring the election of New York man fin 1908.
 After the Floating Vote.
 Events seem to confirm the story given above. In Indiana Bryan has been appealing to the silver and Popu listic element, while Dave HIll has heen