The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-27
REPUBLICANS IN
VERY bad b I SHAPE s {:
Many Dangers Now Beset the
Path of#the Donli1,ant
Party.
THE LIFE INsURAN CT SCANDAL
Uttcranccs off Parker Dur.
ing His Campaign Are
Sustained. 5si

X %( From Our Regular Consequently IA
WESTINGHOUSE Sept 26.---The Republic
cans are walking the floor these nights.
tits the deliberate opinion OF those who
arc In best position 70 cast UP the cond,l-
sLcn pad snape since the fall Of lave, when
i ian D0 SWEPT the coSn,t ~ TRls hot
simply partisan boasting ny, y ta s.
headed men III the Republican party with
whom have talked recently. From one
q these game shs. statement that t e
Is Tin d very bad shape He realizes
clearly, It Is said,s the dangers that
threaten the Rpeublicans, but. as ye g i ~
has oe IN nds ac tRs ne Fesa
lief for tho G.S %. +. Its in a bay way
Life Insurance Scandal.
THE disclosures made in the course OF
the investigation now In progress ,of tho
life insurance companies BY a legislative
committee Of New York, nave hurt the
occurred in this country In a. decade. lie
testimony OF officials Of the New York
,L!fe, under oath, that 1t was the practice
OF his company to contribute about a6 f.,
thousand dollars every four years to. elect
a Republican President OF the, United
states, has done more to reveal to the
country tho exact attitude OF that party
anything insthe memory otlman. It Is not
sure that tho President, who was elected
with tho help Of this corruption fund last
year. can holl his peace; Is not :, co z !
has not tried. as lis reported, 10. make the
treasurer Of tho Republican National Com
nlttee refund to the INSURANCE colnpa-
they paid to secure his election. It Is
regarded as likely that he will 90 so, Of
that he will take some action which Will
have the efeft q bringing bgf9re s, the
contributions for political purposes the
latter course ts the more likely, IN view
of the fact that the money which. the cor,
psra.ons 70 roe eleft Mn
Parker INDICATED.
Ana e has I5Hsr Z kn my ns fo tne
country generally 5now3 acknowledges nat
5ho spoke the truth when he charged that
the corporations were putting up the q.
Whether the further charge that Mr.
icortelyou; Us national chairman, was
USING the informatlon,he nag EreG Sa, dal
Poi Poi ga. caaSinpslgn eontrlbuti ons, S another
thing It may be that time will also !. az 2
.yelop the truth Of that charge also " IS
icunlentary proof Of the 4 truth OF 4, this
charge when he made, It, and that those
who gave him the proof forwards went
back on him and refused TO I. allow him to
II Il is not believed x:,at had Judge Parker
succeeded lnEo establish hin g rbo thu charges
no would have been elects g but had
they been blished MI H99ssya.s
duced. and tho Democrats \ would have
elected twenty-f FIVE or thirty more me1l--
bers Of the house than they did.t itfi}%5
Kentucky Campaign
The campaign In progress IN Kentucky
5for;the United States senatorship attracts
great attention In W'ashlngt on. Natural
sator Blackburn, who is one OF the best
known members OF the Senate hndils uni
versally popular. a report got abroad
several days ago that there Tas aan ts.o
ago the Kentuckian, who was circu-
other to the effect that latest advices
were to the effect that Judge ~ Ra INTER
would have q safe. majority OF the Leg.
islature. Kentuckians ~ In Washington.
who are wishing for the re election OF
Senator Blackburn appear to b g, mere mere
ernor Beckham's candidate. Judge Payn-
ter, than for the reelection OF the sena-
4 story has got abroad that certain
have espolsed the cause Of Judge Payn;;
ter as against Senator Blackburn, and
have contributed heavily to the, campaign
hat one ne railroad Of Kentucky, with Zen.
feral offices outside the State. has given
ten thousand dollars to secure the do
feat OF Senator Blackburn. Tho friends
vs he sfnesG f tha liz h ee1
Kentucky are doing likewise. II this be
true, they realize that their man has
a8tougher proposition than would appear
from surface Indications.
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