Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-15
ACCOUNING
G.. f. Rinehart Insists Demo-
cratic State Committee Re
port Its Expenditures
CAMPAIGN WAS EXPENSIVE
Committee Charged With Using More
Funds Than in Any Preceding Cam
paisn - Wants to Know About the
Railroad Cash Rox-Rinehart Says
Butler Was Decoy Duck.
Special 10 Times RepubIican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 15.-George F.
Rinehart, who is leading factional
movement for a new deal In democrat
lie politics in Iowa, is making it very
uncomfortable for the members OF the
state committee and for w. w. Marsh
Those in a position to watch from the
side lines the controversy going on
Within the democratic ranks are of
the opinion that Rinehart is right and
that he has got the old machine politi-
clans on the run.
Mr.. Rinehart has demanded an ac-
counting from w. w. Marsh Of the
money he says was contributed to the
democratic campaign OF this year by
railroad corporation headquarters in
Chicago and expended by Mr.. Marsh
and Chairman Charles w. Miller, OF the
democratic state committee.
Mr.. Rinehart says that the money
spent by the democrats this year ex-
ceeded the fund expended in any for
mer campaign in the state and he de-
marlds an accounting. He represents
the Bryan democrats OF Iowa in MAX
ing the demand. He says, in part:
wv. w Marsh. with credentials from
Chairman Miller, collected the largest
campaign fund ever known in state
campaign and handled It all himself.
Let Mr.. Marsh at once publish de-
tailed statement of the amount of mon
ey turned over to him at Chicago, the
names of the individuals and corpora
tions contributing to the fund, and the
objects sought to be gained by the con-
tributers, together with details con-
Ecerning the expenditure and the
amount Of money yet on hand.
Two or three radical democrats have
been RECALLING us with accounts Of the
generosity of w. w. Marsh, and 1t is
right that the democrats of Iowa
should know whether or not he is the
"angel'' of the Iowa democrats or
whether he is playing angel on some
other money than his own.
Mr.. Marsh cannot afford to rest
supinely under the credit OF being 9TH
er than what he d. He has won over
two or three radicals by his peculiar
methods, and it is right that the DEM
ocracy of Iowa should know the exact
truth.
"One radical argued with us that
Marsh had paid the expenses of the
Porter meeting at Des Moines out OF
his own pocket and that he was lib
eral with his money in the campaign
and Hhat, therefore, he had a claim on
the party for the Walsh succession
'Aa1other radical who had been en-
ployed in the campaign at the sugges
ton of Marsh insisted that since he
had known Marsh the better he had
changed his mind about him and that
he was 'eminently superior to SatO
Sells"
Mr.. Rinehart says that IL Marsh
were using his own money yet 1t
would be suspicious, because he was
a candidate for committeeman; and
If 1t were contributed by railroad COR
porations, 1T would be still much diff
ferent
Now Mr.. Rinehart goes farther and
insists that Mr.. Miller knew all about
the railroad fund. He says Of this
phase of the senation which he has un-
covered:
aChairman Miller, Marsh's man Fri
day, knew all about this secret fund.
why did he give out the information
that the committee was practically
So, 900 In the hole" and that Marsh had
paid the bills and taken Miller's note
for the amount?
Did Miller, as well as Marsh, wish
to take credit for doing the democracy
something in the line Of a marvellous
to take credit for doing for the DEM
ocracy something in the line OF mar
velous stunt? as,
'sWas there not enough left in the Sc
cret fund to have paid half a dozen
such bills?
Where did the money come from
that paid $1,000 to the county chairman
of Dubuque county?
did other county chairmen get a
similar amount 81
Mr.. Rinehart asks some mighty en-
barrassing questions. He wants to
know, for Instance:
where did the $1,000 come from that
went to certain member Of the state
committee?
|, did other members Of the state
committee get like amount?
Where did the $1,000 come from that
went to help certain congressional
candidate in northwestern Iowa?
Where did the 1000 come from thas
went to help a certain. congressional
candidate in south central Iowa?
Where did the money come from
that went to help in the local campaign
in Black Hawk county without showing
up to any great extent in the returns?
Where did the money come from
that went to help Chairman Miller get