The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-24
COMMITTEES
ARE HARD UP
Lawson's Sensation About "Fi-
nancing" by Morgan and Rookie
-. Teller a Pipe Dream.
~
cAM4> veN PURSES ON
ROTH SIDES LEAN
Republicans and Democrats Alike
Have Slender Funds for
Their Work.
BY w. w. Jermane,

Chicago, Oct. "a .-Thomas Lawson 8
sensational story in yesterdays papers
to the effect that j. Pierpont Morgan
is financing the republican national
campaign, and that John D. Rockefel-
Ter is performing a similar service for
isfying nor convincing The campaign
will close two weeks from today, and
if there has been thus far any heavy
financing on either side, the managers,
both here and in New York, know
nothing about it. What Messrs. Nor
gan and Rockefeller may be planning
to do in the next two weeks, time alone
can disclose. Thus far their contribu-
tlons have not been large enough to
some very -perilous and protracted
financial difficulties.
1t is noteworthy that on both sides
the campaign purses are very lean,
when compared with what was gener-
ally expected early in the summer. In
fact, Chairman Cortelyou, whose funds
are 50 slender as to prevent any de-
tailed work in the intermountain states,
Notwithstanding there is great need for
it, has been for weeks running a gaunt-
let of criticism and abuse from the
New York democratic papers because
he has been endeavoring, according to
their story, to replenish his funds with
solicited contributions from the New
York and Philadelphia trusts.
AS indicating something of the con-
ditions of the republican exchequer
this year, L may say that Representa-
tive James A. Tawney of Minnesota,
In charge OF the western speakers bu-
reau. for the republican committee, is
getting along as best he can with a
fund Of $4,000, as compared with five
times that sum expended for similar
in hn rrrf 70,
years ago. In all the other depart
ments Of the republican committee sim
liar economy is being practiced from
dire necessity. Mr.. Cortelyou has been
barely able, after doing all he could,
to get together 40 per cent Of the
amount that Senator Hanna had in
lar state Of affairs prevails. Less than
a month ago, at national headquarters
in New York, more. than. $50 clerks
were dismissed, solely because there
was no money with which to pay them.
At the beginning of the campaign
August Belmont advanced $250,000 to
the committee, taking its not e. He has
amount. Meanwhile, the committee has
been trying, without success, to collect
enough money to take up these notes
What few thousands have been col
lected in cash have gone after the Bel,
mont 100000 into the general cam
paign pot. Tom Taggart, chairman of
the national committee, delayed his
present, tr p to Indiana almost a week
trying to force fund of 100000, which
he said was necessary to make Indiana
safe # for Parker, :, He finally got about
fifty thousand dollars, I am told, and
it was very grudgingly given.
Mr.. Lawson will find nothing in the
financing, of the campaign thus far, on
either side, that will tend to make his
latest story good: Not only that, but
it is now we'll nigh too late for even
large corruption funds in charge Of re-
suit. These funds are always used
in IN the great eenters Of population, and
New York, Chicago, Indianapolis and
all the 9th er large cities. This regis,
tration, as is generally known, has run
strongly in favor Of the republicans.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Lawson has
g more convincing basis of probable
fact for his feverish articles on "Fren-
zied Finance than he seems to have
for his story in the Sunday newspapers