The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-08
DEMOCRATIC AIDES
As MONEY POWER
Millions on Millions Represented
on National Executive Com
mittee.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Aug. 8.-Republican poll
ticians in Washington chuckled when they
read the names of the democratic execu-
tive committee, an
Antlmonopoly and nounced at Indianapolis
W. n e S d ay. They
Its "SWorn Foes" looked at the various
antitrust and antimo-
of the Democracy. nopolist declarations in
the democratic plat
FORMS Then they figured out the aggre-
gate of the millions Of dollars represented
by the personal holdings of the members
of the committee and the corporations
with which they are closely affiliated. And
the total was enormous. They said Chair
man Taggart had evidently determined
that the sinews of war should not be lack
ing this year, and that every man Of prom
inence who figured in the movement to
elect Parker and who could be depended
on to pull dollars into the democratic war
chest should go on the executive COM
mittee to the limit Of It's authorized num-
ber
Delaney Nicoll, the vice chairman, is
counsel to several Of the largest corpora
tons in New York city, including the
metropolitan Railroad company and the
Consolidated Gas company. He ought to
be able to fry out some fat for the demo-
cratic committee.
August Belmont is member Of the
banking firm Of August Belmont & Co.,
and is president Of the PETERBOROUGH rail-
way. His clearinghouse represents the
Rothschilds in the United States.
| Colonel James M. Guffey of Pennsyl-
vania owns coal mines a-plenty, and is
one of the largest independent oil pro-
ducers in the country
James Smith, Jr., former senator from
New Jersey, made fortune in patent
leather and Is now banker.
n -l~olx 49, L.x-o
is member of the Wall street firm OF
Spencer, Trask & Co., and was a Palmer
and Buckner democrat.
John r. McLean-everybody in Wash
|ington knows him-for everybody pays
tribute to him every month in the shape
of gas bills. Mclean owns the Washing
ton Gas company and part Of a street
railroad, besides the Cincinnati Enquirer
which is a good revenue-producer in it.
self The other members don't count
much on the score Of wealth, but they
are in position to help get the money.
Senator Nathan B. Scott of West V1r'
gtnia, who Is to have charge Of the east
ern headquarters Of the national repub
lican committee, an(
Scott Confident whose political fortune
depends upon thu
OF Carrying coming election, ha!
made q careful ana1y
West Virginia. sis Of the vote Of hi
state IN the past, AM
the probabilities this year. and predict
that the republicans will carry the state
It will be by reduced majority, however
-Four years ago. says Senator Scott
4 .'the republican national ticket carrie,
the state by $1,000 majority. We hav
! made polls of the state for many years
\ and our polls of 1900 showed that 500
! gold democrats voted with us. If thes
4 men go back to their party that wi
I make a difference Of 10, 900 votes. EST
4 mating that the nomination Of Mr.. Dav1
| will add 1000 votes to the Democrat
ticket by reason of his personal pOpularit
and I greatly doubt that he will add SO
a votes to the ticket, inasmuch as he has
"A somewhat bad record the labor ques
II tion-that will make $4,000 votes, leavin
u us a majority of 1000 votes at least nc
a counting a number Of silver republican
a who went to the democrats eight and fOu
"A years ago, and who will come back to Vi
q and a number Of gold democrats WI
a voted with us and will stay with us.
n can't see a change Of over 10000 vote
4 at the outside, and this gives us at lea'
5000 majority In the state"
= Politicians who come to Washingtc
81 after consultation with Chairman Corte
81 you, at New York and Chicago, all agrt
that the republics
Cortelyou Runs end Of the campaign
to be run on busine
His Campaign lines. There is to
no scattering Of fore
on Business Lines. and no delegation
authority among
dozen different persons, as has been tt
custom in past campaigns. Senator Hal
ma, when he was in charge Of the can
paign four years ago, started a reform
the direction of business principles In tt
conduct Of the affairs of the cornnitte
but Chairman Cortelyou will go even fu
Their.
It has been the custom In the past
delegate men to take charge of the wo
of organizing and rallying the labor me
the travelling men, and the voters of di
ferent nationalities, each in separa
line. Under the new plan, the membe
of the executive committee will be e