The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
PARTY CASH IS SCARCE
DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS BEGUN WORK
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Palmer Is Reaching Out for Contribu
tions, While Terry Will Get
Money From the East.

| SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 12.-Wash
| ington politics are rapidly reaching the
| boiling point. although neither the
democratic nor the republican mana
| gers have yet succeeded in getting any
thing very tangible or satisfactory in
| with which to keep up energy and a
| high temperature under the old kettle.
| Chairman Palmer of the republican
state central committee, is out on a
trip through the static in order to
raise money to defray the expenses of
the committee. Palmer thinks that
$4,000 would be about the right fig
ure. but the republican candidates on
the state ticket, remembering Mr..
Planners predictions that Roosevelt
will carry the state by 10000 ma jority,
think that very moderate sum, say
something less than $4,000 would cover
everything.
On the other hand, the democratic
managers look for good times on
| gold standard basis insthis campaign.
1t is believed that the democratic ma
tional committee will have plenty of
spending money contributed by the
very trusts that have been so roundIy
/
paigns of the past.
! Notices are soon to be sent out by
| Chairman Palmer, of the republican
state committee, asking for a confer
| ence of the members of the executive
| committee and of the candidates to
be held in this city. In fact, tentative
| efforts nave already been made to Sc
candidates. and from corporations and
rich republicans who have heretofore
contributed literally. These efforts
have not met with the flattering sue
cess that warns the heart of the aver
age political manager. This is partly
due to the belief, widespread among
republicans, that the state will give the
Roosevelt electors between $4,000 and
10000 majority.
! The republican campaign manage
ment, in the opinion of many influen-
tial republicans here and elsewhere
| throughout the state. is likely to de-
| generate into one-man affair. with
John l.. Wilson, former United States
! senator, and now an aspirant for the
| toga, we'll to the fore. Senator Palmer
the state chairman, is known through
| out Washington as a devoted follower
of the ex-senator. After the last state
convention the various candidates for
| United States senator surveyed the
field to learn what, if anything, they
had gained from the meeting.
| Wilson named the state chairman in
the person of Palmer. and by general
vote it was agreed that he alone had
| secured the only substantial benefit
resulting from that gathering. Wilson
| did not keep the fact a secret for long,
been closely working together, so that
| the general opinion has gone out that
| only Wilson men will be consulted in
| the management of the campaign.
| Chairman Palmer is regarded as
having considerable executive ability.
| although not possessing either tact or
| diplomacy in dealing with men. He is
bluff to the point of being positively
| brusque, and in several conferences of
| party leaders here he has more than
once been requested to moderate his
| language in discussing men and meas
| ures. In fact, movement was once
started to secure his resignation as
| state chairman, and Palmer soon
found that Napoleonic methods would
| be of no particular value to him in MS
| new position, a position the like of
| result has been that Palmer is now
| trying to smooth the road a bit before
starting on the long campaign.
Because of the Wilson dominance of
| the state committee, several hereto
| fore liberal contributors to the cam
paign funds will not aid the state COM
| mittee. few days ago a well-known
banker. VINO for years has stood very
high in the inner councils of the party
| was delicately approached with the
purpose of learning his attitude on the
financial question this year-ot course
with reference to a contribution. He
| frankly told the emissary of the COM
| mittee that he would content himself
! with voting the ticket straight. This