The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-29
Signs Point to Lively
Fight During the
Coming Weeks.
TAGGART NOT TOGO
WEST AFTER ALL
Not Now Likely That Head.
quarters Will be Established
THERE Harrison's Big Con-
tribution-Murphy and
Hill Confer With
Parker.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-There are many
signs that the campaign Is going to be
d very warm ono in the weeks yet inter-
vening, before the election. Both parties
are awakening to the necessity OF earn
est effort in New York State, where many
events have transpired In the last few
weeks tending to compicate the situa-
ton and rendering 1t very difficult to
foretell the outcome with any degree. OF
certainty These same complications will
the result OF the national campaign.
Odell Wants Big Sum.
@5 George B. Cortelyou. chairman OF the
Republican National Committee. return
ed to-day from Washington. where he
Roosevelt about tho situation in New
York State. i;s Il
is It was expected that Governor odell
and Mr.. Cortelyou would have confer
ence this afternoon, but the Governor
has not yet returned from Newburg. s
Governor Odell's scheduled conference
with Mr.. Cortelyou is said to be fore the
purpose Of discussing the contribution
which tho National Committee will
make to & the State campaign fund. It
Is reported that the Governor had asked
Mr.. Cortelyou for a very large sum-
amounting to hundreds OF thousands. and
that It was on this business that MIR.
Cortelyou went to NVashingto to see tho
President. It Is admitted at National
headquarters that the National Com y
,mlttee willfsundDi,btedly rnado a contri-
button TO the State campaign fund and.
tits expected that an instalmenti Of it
will be turned over TO Governor Odell
next week. IL ~
Harrison's Contribution.
It became noised around in political cir
cles to-day that Francis Burton Harri-
son, the Democratic nominee for leu
tenant governor has been called upon i to
pay a. very heavy campaign assessment,
{ 1t was reported that Mr.. Harrison was
asked to contribute $4,000 10 the State
campaign fund and had sent check for:
that amount. This is aIlarger3 assessment
than has ever been made upon a candi-
date for the lieutenant -governorship.
Ii Judge Parker to-day continued the con-
ferences with Democratic leaders begun
yesterday. Els rooms in the Hotel se-;
vile were the objective point OF steady
stream OF callers, who began coming
even before the Judge had taken break.
fast. $t M
Hill and Murphy.
NFI David b. Hill was the flrSt3 caller, ara
he spent the greater part Of an hour with
Judge Parker. What passed between the
Judge and Mr.. Hill Is not known. No
information was given out about their
talk, except that 1t was on matters COM
nccted with the campaign. 1t Is said. !,
however. that Mr.. Hill who is soon TO
start OH stumping trip in West vir-
\ ginia and Indiana. consulted the jude
about the issues, which he will ma O
prominent in his discussions IRON the
stump. 4 ..,4 he@'li5 a
Charles F. Murphy, leader of TanlmanY
Hall, spent ain hour with Judge Par: r
this afternoon. Upon the conclusion of
the conference, Mr.. Murphy declined 10
say anything for: publication. exert that
he had "very pleasant ch1t with tho
judge" Mr.. Murphy was asked { there
was anything new in the Tammany. cam
paign and said that things were moving
along nicely, and that arrangements were
being made for a 5whirlwind campulg i,
In both city and Stale.
What Taggart Says.
Other callers upon Judge Parker We're
Thomas Taggart, chairman o. the Na-,
$tlonal Committee; representative Jeffer,
son NJ. Levy and Samuel ]. Tilden, a
nehpew Of the late presidential candidate.
I Upon leaving Judge Parker, Mr.. Tag sal t