The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
Democrats Expect to Carry
the Election With Money.
That Is the Story Printed by
the Chicago Tribune.
THE CASH Is ON HAND.
A Million Dollars to Be Devoted
TO New York.
100000 to New Jersey and
Other Sums as Needed.


Chicago, Oct 22.-The Tribune prints
the following from one of its correspon-
dents:
With the betting to l in favor of
Roosevelt, and not much Democratic
money in sight even at those odds. it
seems hard to believe that Alton B.
Parker and the people nearest to him
and deepest in the campaign secrets
actually believe he can be elected. Yet
it seems they do.
had a talk the other day, of a, con-
Adential character, with one of the fore
most men in the Democratic party. He
has a national reputation, is in a posi-
tion which gives him access to the in
ner circle of the party management,
and, while 1t is possible he may have
had some ak to grind. what he said
bore the stamp of intimate knowledge.
I have every reason to believe that he
is loyal to Mr.. Parker, yet 1 know that
II his name were used he would be
charged instantly with treachery. 1 give
his story for what it is worth, without
myself making any comment upon its
probability or the lack of it. All
can do is to guarantee that the source
Of the information is such that if it
were disclosed it would command in
slant and most curious attention.
Betting odds and current public
our plans. You may not believe it, but
/ can assure you that the latest and
most confidential reports presented to
Mr.. Parker and the half dozen men
who are managing his campaign in
dictate a strong proba bility that he may
carry the country. We are quite will
ing that the Republicans should be
lulled into a feeling of overconhdence.
Our best work will be done within a
week of the election, and it will be
done at a time when it will be impossi-
HI frx- he TNIf 1ora to
counteract it.
Our plan of campaign is compare
lively a simple one. 1t is more than a
gamblers chance, and the wisest, most
prudent, and most conservative men in
the Democratic party have come to the
conclusion it is a chance worth taking,
and worth paying big money for. There
are In the solid south ISL votes we do
not even have to fight for. Add to
that the eight votes of Maryland and
we have total of 159, which are as
sure to go for Parker as those of Penn
eylvania will go for Roosevelt.
Now, we have gone back to the con-
ditions OF 1902 as expressing the real
strength of the Democratic party in
the debatable states. At that time Mr..
Cleveland carried New York, New Jer-
sey, Connecticut, Delaware, West Vir-
ginia, and Indiana. There are in those
states under the new apportionment IS
1853 in our impregnable southern nue.
4. leus the total is 242, whereas only 239
is necessary to a choice.
Thus you see, if we can carry the
debatable states which went Demo-
cratic in 1892 we can elect Parker.
Then there are a half dozen of the
Rocky mountain states, Idaho, Nevada,
Colorado Utah, Montana, and WyOm-
ing, which have 20 votes between them.
We are as likely to get some of those
as the Republicans, and they would
make good possible OBJECTIONS in the
Cleveland states of the north, in addi-
ton to which there is Rhode Island
with five electoral votes, which we con-
slider 'get-atable'"
According to my informant, there
have been during the last month a
series of the most important secret con-
ferences held in New York. AS a re-
suit of them. it is said, August Bel
John R. Mclean, David b. Hill, Sena-
tor German, and Tom Taggart con-
WINGED themselves there was a chance
to win provided they could get money
the services and hearty support, first,
of the moneyed men, and, second, of
the leading Democrats in the debatable
states. Representatives from each one
of these states were called secretly to
New York. Some messengers went to
Esopus. but the most of them were
heard by Judge Parker and his adj
visers in his private rooms at the hotel
or in the innermost chamber of the
Democratic national headquarters On
Thirty-fourth street, opposite the Wal
Pursuing the story given 10 me in
good faith, as I have no doubt, although
It does not shake my belief in Roose-
velt's election, plan of operations was
organized involving the expenditure of
large sums of money. An appropria-
ton of an even million was set aside
for New York state. This was to pay
ordinary legitimate campaign expenses,
10 create enthusiasm among the Tam
many men, to silence the dissatisfaction
in Brooklyn by the mere presence of an
abundant campaign fund, and to burn
up" the agricultural section of the state
with campaign oratOry.
New Jersey was to be given 100000
and similar amount was set aside for
Connecticut. Rhode Island was deemed
to be debatable ground, and it's five
electoral votes were estimated to be
worth the expenditure of $150,000 to aid
the campaign Governor Garvin is maxi
ing against the Aldrich machine. 1t
was decided to press to the front in
Connecticut and Rhode Island the reci-
procity with Canada, which has become
SO popular there.
In New Jersey the local campaign for
a reform in the taxation of railroads
was to be utilized to pull the national
ticket through. The plan involved, as
a matter of course, the expenditure of