The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30

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 If he did so, did not hear him." was the evasiye reply.
 District Attorney Reese whol was present at the conference was asked the purpose of Mir. McNeilrs visit to Alabama.
 He came here to make some obser. vations as to the Republican situa- tion, said Mir. Reese and he was well satisfied with what he ascertained." | Did he demand or request a sub scription of money from ycu for the Republican campaign fund?" l He did not demand or request money or me-" replied MT. Reese. | Did he discuss the raising of cam paign fund from Alabama ofhcialsr' I do not care to be interviewed on that subject" answered Mir. Reese.
 Julius Stenfeld. Assistant District Attorney at Montgomery. denied that he had been asked to subscribe to a campaign fund. He said Mir. McNeill was here to investigate the political situation for the National Committee. Nice Young Man Saw Buckley. MT. McNeill called at my once this morning" said Postmaster c. w. Buckley. He is a pleasant young man."
 Did he ask you for a subscription to the campaign fundr' T have subscribed to the campaign fund as I have always done." said the Postmaster. suavely. T am a loyal Re- publican.
 Then Capt. Leander J. Bryan. United States Marshal at Montgomery. was seen. / l Yes. met Mir. McNeill this morn- ing" said the Marshal. T had met him | before and he is a nice young man. He didn't tell me his business here" Did he demand or request money of your"
 | He did not. If that was his mission here he had ample opportunity to dis cuss 1t. as I had him to dinner this af- ternoon. Nothing was said of Q cam paign fund"
 Judge A. E. stratton. Referee in Bankruptcy, and Capt. J. W. Dimnick, Clerk of the United States Court, said they had not seen Mir. McNeill, but had heard considerable talk about his visit. No one had suggested to them that they should subscribe to 6 campaign fund
 In the afternoon District Attorney Reese took MT. McNeill in a light buggy for drive about .ne city. They were gone several hours and the Washington lawyer returned just in time to catch train for the East. He expressed great pleasure at his observations of Mont, gomery. saying 1t was one of the most beautiful cities he had ever seen in the South.
 Saw Birmingham People.
 The Birmingham Age Herald yester- day morning narrates the visit of Mir. McNeill to that city as follows:
 The Federal office holders in Ala bama are in a great state of mind over a development of the last two days, whereby they are being officially held an1 An tn 40 ( present years salary into the campaign fund being raised by Chairman Cortel- you of the National Republican Com mittee.
 | This fact came to light in Birming- ham yesterday when R. H. McNeill, who has been private secretary to for mer United States Senator Pritchard of North Carolina, was in the cityA and meeting the Federal ofice holders from the northern portion of the State by summons, 1t Is stated. from Referee Thompson. they were made to under stand that the National Committee was hard pressed for cash. It was suggest ed as imperative that the officials cough up.' the threat being made against the official heads of all those who refused.
 MT. McNeill seems to have arrived in Birmingham unheralded on Tuesday.
 
 assigned to room 97. He immediately summoned some of the highest of the Republican officials for a conference, which resulted in Referee Thompson sending telegrams to the postmasters and other officials throughout North Alabama to come to Birmingham on Wednesday to meet friend from the East During the evening Mir. Mo Neill was the guest of Referee Thomp- son and Postmaster Hughes at the Bijou Theatre.
 Yesterday morning the subpoenaed | officials were very prompt to make | their apparence. Each incoming arain brought one or more until the grand total reached something like couple | of dozen. These met Mir MeNeil In his room at the Hillman. and there, to their surprise. they we're told of the | sad condition of Chairman Cortelyou | and Treasurer Bliss of the National | Committee. We need the money said | the representative of the National | Chairman. and to show his authority | to make the collection he exhibited a 1 letter from MT. Cortelyou introducing him to the public as a courteous gem | tleman."
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