The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
From the Corporations.

voted s25, 900 ITO protect their deposltor:s
from loss Of their savings. 5 2. 2 IA.
From the Corporations.
This fact brings us to the source OF
most of the campaign funds OF recent.
years-the great corporal ions. The So
called business interests contribute
most freely to the party tha Is in pc wer,
for they wish no chang q i'm the conduct
Of affairs; but many large concerns con 4
tribute to both sides to have TRENDS 1 a. az
court III any event. Ofic holders are g N n
other certain source of revenue v to the
national committee of the party In power i,
and a third source Is a considerable class
Of men who, anxious to secure political ltlcsa
prominence or to occupy b igh positions
give lavlshly us a means of U advancing IN
their personal nterests. Finally U comes
the aggregate on small Iopu lar sulbscr1p-
tons which especially In contests OF uns7
usual enthusiasm, is q large sum.
There lss$alWays a sum, large OF. small.
spent In secret work, i w hich is charged
on the books Of the ma t onal acomImlttee s
to some general account, where II could
never be traced, Just as &theScontrlputloin ls
of GO are charged on me oo p0nks
Teme eoud
never find It. There are many uses = 8. 81 =
campaign money that the managers th M =
prudent o keep secret which are not lis,
at last in vot on election r Y lay
may have been properly charged onnt r.
books Of "a national committee as iss sn,
Innate expenditure, and u may nave be ~
last day by the last man who received II,
or 1t may have come from some 5"secTet$i3
fund which had in the beginning oeen PFC
Xded for y, not DHarbl nying
votes can never be guessed Buta s 81 e
the secret ballot law went into effect IN
many States. bribery has been lessen 'sS
olling D oubtful States.
Il * very important ana costly piece sof
work is the polling OF doubtful States,
From the first the ational COMMITTEES u, :, s,
keeps I'M close and L consta touch WIN y, =.
the several State ooIlie ga
require 4 no attention from the national
managers, but1sfor STRAIT eglc reasons T., y
sham campaign Is som times nlaue ~ y
tia doubtful States. The national. COM
mttee, at an early stage Of the Gn !. a6n
causes to be prepared as neuriy Z ., coi, 1,
rect and complete list 81 ne =
Most of the men who make y hese CIV ctt' Z
vases have to be paid and the a AZ e e E
cost Is, Of course, en- orInous. ioul = " =
money that is regarded as vel. ~
campaign work Is redoubled where y Y Is +
most needed. Meetings are organized a al
short notice an army Of workers 4 y en-
where they may change votes. Thus the
most expensive work OF q national GO g m n
paign is done during the last three weeks Y.
before the election. Every doubtful state
and city is closely watched by men !!
prompt to discover every change In the Y,
political tide, and money Is transmitted
LIN large sums to the localities In which
II is believed 1t will produce the best re-
suits. ST., Il Ss8s s.
Political parties are now SO thoroughly
organized and national campaigns are so
skllfulIy conducted that they OF every
State can be foretold with reasonable &C,
cl,racy al least ten days before election,
Int the loss Of PREFERENTIAL election rtie by
beset the pathway OF the weariest poll
teal strategist Reckoning all the ex-
pcnse8 In All the States. 1t may be rougll-
liz estimated that a Presidential cam
paign. Including also Congressional,
Gut4rr.Atioaai and .eaSer campaigns,
cau4e4s tsss total expenditure Of perhaps
s-g[tJyfytg. 7.sig
RrFtrs ROCKWELL WILSON.