Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-08
IMMENSE CAMPAIGN FUND
Republicans Say il viii be Needed
to Garry This State.
POLITICIANS HOLD MEETING
Washington Conference Shows Tia, The
Available Sum Is Short Many
Thousand Dollars.

A series of earnest conferences on
ways and III ans have been held In
Washington by the leading republic
cans OF West Virginia. The two Sem
ators. w. NJ. o. Daweon, candidate
for the governorship: Chairman FL.
lott Northeott, United States Fish
Commissioner George NJ. Bowers aud
G. w. swisher were in the meetings,
which were held at the New Willard.
The conclusion Of the conferees was
that about $3.50, 900 will be needed to
assure the state both for the state and
national tickets. The fact that there
Is more danger of losing the governor
and legislature than OF defeat OF the
electoral ticket was looked squarely
In the face when the facts sent up by
the chairman OF the So county con-
mittees were taken up for discussion.
That is the report from every county.
OF the big sum needed little less
than two-thirds is In sight. Those
who insisted upon close figures satd
the sum needed, after deducting all
that can be counted upon, is $51, 900,
and that in sight 500, 900.
An astonishing tale was told rs to
why the Vest virginians are not get
ting the money they need. It is that
Chairman Cortelyou beat them into
Pittsbnrg. the field Ito which thew
have been accustomed tn going when
they needed money. The national
chairman il represented rs having In
duced Pittsburgers to give up between
1926. 900 and $3.50. 600.
1t developed at the meeting tha4,
outside of the $4,000 the national
committee has already contributed and
which offsets the amount necessary Il
run the state headquarters in Parkers
burg, the republican leaders can see
500, 600 in sight. That inclu des tue
additional 800 expected from thu
national committee. Under the pres
sure of the situation promises were
made of an effort by certain indi
viduals 10 pay little more More
over. it has been decided, unless some
one is able TO raise the wind, to cur
tail the allotments to county chair
man.
CAMPAIGNS ARE EXPENSIVE.
West Virginia campaions.are amonl
the most expensive Of any in the
Union. Four wears ago republicans ex
pended in this state. then with onls
six electoral votes, about $lS6. 900
The West Virginia republican cam
paign in 1896 cost approximately $3.50.
600. and in 1892 about two-thirds Of
that sum.
So soon as the republicans began Il
settle down TO serious work a few
weeks ago they called for estimates Of
what would be needed this wear t.
keep the state republican. Warnings
were given to scale the estimates dowr
to conservative figure. But the tota
amounted M to $4,000.
A little more than half that sum hal
i been realized To start $50. 600 was
the estimate for running state head
quarters ut Parkersburg and for all
expenses incident thereto. That
amount was secured aud accordingly
reduced the total required to about
$4,000 Whence was the balance IL
come? The Republican National Com
mittee promised $4,000, hut TO date
has paid only $4,000. If the worst
comes Chairman Cortelyou will
probably increase the sum to $50. 600.
That attitude on the part of the ma
tional committee is not very pleasing
10 the West Virginians. who think,
now that they are facing crisis. the
national committee should give hand
somely.
What perturbs the West Virginia
republicans chiefly is fear that the
democrats may overtop them this year
in campaign funds They have no
very definite line yet on the amount
the democrats will have. The general
estimate for the democratic fund is
$4,000 and possibility of its
reaching $500 There is much I'M
certainty about the floating vote
Those present at the conference ex-
pressed confidence that Roosevelt and
Fairbanks will carry the state. Sena-
tor Elkins was emphatic about that.
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