The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
CAMPAIGN QUIET
SURPRISES PRESS
New York Newspapers Find Fault
Because Headquarters Are So
Newsless. -., -. i.
BY w. w. Jermane.


New York, Sept. 1O.-The great daily
good deal Of fault because news IS 50
scarce at the headquarters of the polltl-
cal parties. The respective chalrmen
and their subordinates are secretlVe,
and there is studied air of suppression
and repression everywhere. A rev
licensed rainbow chasers are attached to
each headquarters, but the polltlca! re-
porters have learned that their views
are not convincing. 1t is not easy TO
see Chairman Cortelyou and Chairman
to induce them to say, anything that IS
worth publication. so, a wall goes up
from newspaper row.. :, go =: .,::a-;., =,
New York has not been the real head
qga5ters Of nationhd Gamp pa grin
for the metropolitan press then are no
longer in evidence. It is new brood
that is on the scene, and it can It accom-,
modate itself to the fact that polltlcal
campaign, with the. presidency as the
or Bowery raid.
As a matter of fact, there~isn It much
that either chairman could tell, + ne NJ,
were disposed to talk freely. Each
suance Of the formal letters Of accept,
ance of the respective candidates. That
of President Roosevelt is to be pub
lished next. Monday morning. ~, 1T IS
10000 words long, and will fill about
nal. That Of Judge Parker will fol
low shortly. These, letters will discuss
in detail the leading issues of the cam
paign, and will start things off along
the lines they will probably follow up to
election dav,
Neither headquarters is in possession
of any accurate information regarding
conditions in any of the doubtful states.
There are impressions and beliefs
enough, but these do not constitute
news, There will probably: not be any IN
latter part of SeDtember, and the most
reliable information will not be avalla-
BILE until towards the middle Of October
cortelyou Takes Well.
New York is beginning to take Chair
man !Cortelyou seriously, and. to give
him credit for being a good, deal of a
man. At first it was rather inclined to
poke fun at him. but the more it sees. of
him, the more abiding is it's conviction
It is now said that a more dignifed ma
ti6nal campaign, so far as the. head
quarters offices are concerned, was
never conducted in this countr,, than
the one now being conducted by Mr.
prise to all the old-timers-men like
chairman Of the eastern speakers bu-
sreal, and host Of others. He is quiet,
forceful, orderly, unremitting, in toll,
of detail. In short, he is about every
thing that his opponents several months
ago said he was not. He is not given to
Dragging, and he has not been quoted for
single line in any newspaper since the
opGHtsa His ka9wle age b
acquaintance with politicians ,excites
continual comment He is the sole head
Of the national committee. Everybody
is working under his orders, and he has
the work of the campaign so we'll III
hand that he knows not only the minute
details of what Is going on here, but al
the Chicago headquarters also. Every
body under him is working to some pur
pose, and nobody is posing; The ,repub
GUS. From the New York Sun the fol
lowing clipping is taken, as expressive
of general New York sentiment on the
subject of republican Headquarters:
Practically the entire campaign. from
sea to- sea, from the great lakes to tn
$gulf, is being conducted from these Of
sfces, yet a casual observer, dropping II
sof' a morning or afternoon. would motto
mo. unusual excitement, certainly no vas
amount Of noise-scarcely as much hub
hub as he would find in any wellcon
kducted office where the force has bee1
working together for long time.
Belmont Is ''It.''
There are half dozen "chairmen
sat the democratic national headquar
tiers, but August Belmont is the onl,
freal thing. Chairman Taggart of tn
snational committee, Chairman Sheeha1
iof the executive committee, and all tn
5other "chairmen,' are merely subordi
mates of Belmont s. 1t is his ambition
sto be known as the single controlling
factor in this years democratic cam
epaign. He is willing to assume full
Responsibility for the outcome, and a
sthe purveyor of campaign funds, hi
sdesires are not easily thwarted. Tag
sgart, on the other hand, is engaged i
sfeels that he has something at stake
tTheir disgust, and that of their friend
lhas resulted in condition of. paralysi
(which is seriously hampering the wor
fof the party.
yachting pell-mell and made himse]
sknown all over the world. Yachtin
sgrew monotonous and he turned t
lhorseracing. In few seasons eve
this form of amusement became tam
and the force Of his enthusiasm bow
everybody over who comes near hin
He has not as great political sagacit
as Hill, Sheehan or Taggart, nor is
a master of detail. His acquaintanc
with politics is of the most casual sor
sH anu 80 IL HdppeuS IHdG uo PROPOSE
many things that are foolish and III
necessary. But as long as he contro
the purse he must have his way.
Parker should be elected, Belmont wi
be the largest figure in the backgroun
If Parker should be defeated, Belmol
will turn to something else for anus
ment for year or two.
The Campaign Funds.
Stories are being published about tt
size Of the respective campaign fund
ubt none Of them is based on accura
information. Nobody yet knows no
much money will be available for cal
ipaign purposes. Chairman Cortelyt
knows that he has enough in sight f
legitimate expenditures, and Mr.. b
mont has promised that he will see
the financing Of the democratic cal
paign, but neither side knows he
much money will be needed. The a
nouncement that Morgan, or Rocket,
Ter, or the Vanderbilts, or the Goult
or anybody else, has come to the fro
with million, half a million, or al
other amount, is the merest inventic
The money devil hasn't put in an a
pearance at either headquarters y,