The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14
WHAT a NATIONAL CAMPAIGN COSTS. ~

yearly, the ways of spending them more than keep
pace with the means of raising them.
With the growing use of money in politics it has
been found more and more desirable that the chair
of national committee should be a man Of
large private fortune, with a credit and business
status which inspire confidence and respect. When
subscriptions slow in coming in and he has as
yet only promises in lieu of cash. he must become
responsible for advance the funds needed to meet
current expenses, and these advances often amount
TO several hundred thousand dollars. If there is a
shortage after the campaign is ended he is the one
who is looked to to make it good.
The caution of contributors coupled to the close
watch which one national committee keeps on the
doings and disbursements of the other reduces to
misapproprated Though they are disbuTsed in a
large measure on honor and a final accounting is
as possible by strict business rules and handled
they by of the highest character and in
tegrity instances in which they fail to reach the
channels for which they were intended very rare
indeed It can think, be said with truth that the
funds OF national committee are as carefully
aged as are those of any large business corporation
In 1888 Postmaster General Wanamaker was at the
head OF the finance committee which had in charge
the work OF raising the Republican campaign funds,
and carefully supervised all disbursements for which
he received vouchers. Still, have just said the
disbursement of the party funds is in large meas
ure matter of honor, and the innovation introduced
by Mr.. WanamakeT may not be repeated. The finan-
sia affairs of the Republican national committee are
this year in the hands of Cornelius n. Bliss and his
most admirable Commercial New York he
knows perfectly and he possesses in fun measure the
esteem and confidence of the capitalists and money
kings Under his direction there viii be stress of
finances in the Republican committee The treasurer
of the Democratic committee is August Belmont a
forceful leader of his party and business of
high standing
How is the money raised for campaign funds?
The work has developed shrewd and successful beg
gars Of money. As a collector Of campaign funds
Marshall Jewell who was for several years chair
man Of the Republican national committee, perhaps
never had equal When others failed he sue
eeeded, and it is told Of him that in Boston in a
single day he collected $4,000 President Arthur
was charming beggar. and when he was an active
politician his services as money-getter were al
ways counted of first Importance. He had much
the Republican national committee in 1880 So had
Levi p Morton, who, it is generally believed within
twenty-four hours collected 100000 or thereabouts
for purely technical politics His powers we're again
put TO the test in 1888 He followed method of his
put down opposite their names the sums he thought
words were spoken The business men looked upon
the matter as a business transaction and felt con-
hdent that Mr. Morton had good business reasons for
calling upon them
DO you think ought to put my name down for
so MUCH Mr.. Norton
IF had not thought so I shouldn't have named
that amount"
Most men paid without further ado
Tho fund used 10 elect Mr. Cleveland in 1884 came
in the main, from q dozen men, William L. Scott.