The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24

Questions buzz in the minds of men all
over the United States. prompted by the
testimony of President Mccall. OF the
New York Life. That his company not
only gave about $4,000 TO one particu-
lar campaign fund. but also contributed
TO every other campaign fund which. in
the judgment OF the company's officers.
seemed likely to serve the interests of
its stockholders. is the sensation.
So public confirmation Of charges
which have hitherto been vague has
given form TO widespread desire to
prohibit By law contributors for cam
paign purposes from corporations. and
this desire coupled with these questions,
gives a particular interest to any
specific and accurate information which
can be had as 10 the uses of campaign
funds
A Republican of national distinction,
man who has taken an extremely ac-
tive part in the administrative affairs
OF the last three Presidential campaigns.
was interviewed by a Times reporter on
this subject yesterday. He could not
he said. permit himself to be quoted.
But he did divulge much information as
to campaign expenses.
.-Only two men knew" he began,
how much money was raised in be-
half OF Mr.. McKinley's campaigns.
Those two men were Cornelius Bliss.
treasurer. and Marcus Hanna. chair
man. OF the Republican National Com
rnittee. MIR. Hanna gathered in almost
as much as Mr. Bliss. and the two were
in constant communication in their mu-
tUai desire to raise abundant funds
What the total was for either campaign
no one has ever told. In 1886 it was
probably a little more than 4.D0.ooo.
Amazing Sums Contributed.
II do not know-and l doubt If any
one else knows--how much OF this cam.
from corporations. The sums given by
individual Republicans would amaze
you l know personally OF men in
terested only In the most general wa!
in Mr. McKinley's success, men wh'
realized no direct advantage from
whatever. who gave $4,000 apiece for hi
first election and almost as much 70
his second. From that figure persona
subscriptions ran down to 50.
..I-o 20 this time the collections q
carnDaien funds and their disbursement
had been kept entirely separate. Eve
A1r Hanna did not attempt 10 do NOR
than cooperate with Mr.. Bliss. And 5
no one hut the treasurer himself eve
had any knowledge of any contribution
except those which passed through hi
own hands. If there We're many COZ
porations as actively interested as tn
New York Life Insurance Company.
did not know OF IL
Mr. Hanna had in mind a fund G
the most generous proportions when h
first outlined his scheme for the Mckir
ley campaign. Every Presidential cor
test since 1885 has been conducted on tn
line he then set down. and IL is Interest
ing just now TO consider how practics
and comprehensive his organization wa
Incidentally. IT was ali-f-ed expensive
MIR. Hanna's Purpose.
Briefly. Mr. Hanna purposed I
educate every American voter h
could get hts hands on. To that en-
he organized twenty-three natiors
bureaus, each one as comprehensiy
and as compact as any wholesale {
jobb!nz business. The chief of the,
was his literary bureau and IL did
business for a time Ike that of I'll
Government Printing Office. Anon
the other twenty-five were a speaker
bureau a foreign bureau. a woman
bureau, ii bureau Of Republican club
bicyclers' bureau. commercial tr;
velers' bureau, colored bureau,
first voters bureau. and an organic,
tion bureau.
There were good many othel
but l forget what they were calle
'Of course. some OF these suboffic,
were larger than others. The mo-
numerous and the most expensive Wa
the one first named. That cost NJ
Hanna considerably more than 81 00G
900. Through IL he distributed ov,
120.o0o,00O documents. not incIIdir
weekly circulation OF J,500,O
= newspaper supplements In Il
shipping room alone were over II
clerks. The business Office looked Iii
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