The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-09
Wife of Charles P Taft Stands
Ready With a Fortune
in Cash.
FOR USE LATER ON.
Followingthe Tactics of Hanna
and Quay in Previous
Campaigns.

A woman with vast wealth stands
readr TO finance the political campaign
Of Judge Taft In the last days before
election IL the question of victory or de
feat rests on a million dollars.
Democratic managers have heard that
Mrs. Charles p. Taft. of Cincinnati, sis
ter-in-law OF the candidate. whose in
herited fortune amounts to perhaps two
score OF millions. is the financial power
that may decide the election. In case OF
necessity.
The persons most RESPONSE for
Judge Tast's candidacy are two women
and one man-Mrs. Taft. Mrs c. P
TAFT and President Roosevelt, The
women's part was perhaps. the more
important They induced him TO turn
aside from a denomination for judicial
life ana TO enter the Presidential lists.
President Roosevelt applied his polit!-
cal power TO bringing about the nominal
ton and turthering the campaign. but It
has been one woman's Inspiration and
arother's enthusiasm and wealth that
have pushed the man along.
Money Counts More at the End.
Many a Presidential election has been
decided in the last two weeks. when
dollar properly expended gives far
greater practical results than earlier in
the campaign. It was the late Senator
Hanna's plan TO throw the weight OF
money into the battle al the critical
moment. Just as a general would con-
centrate tho forces OF his army In final
overpowering assault
| In the campaign OF 1926 a million dol
! lars OF Republican money were expend-
/ ed in the last two weeks. and the re-
! suit was instantly felt in half a dozen
/ doubtful States. Even Nebraska was
swept out from under Bryan in the last
seven days by outpouring OF cash.
Senator NJ. S. Quay carried the cleo
/ ton OF 1855 for Harrison by the use OF
| money during the last week. He APP
/ piled thousands of dollars of contributed
funds to public betting TO gain the ben
eft OF manufactured public sentiment.
BY enormous plunges his commissioners
changed adverse odds into favorable
( odds for the Republican candidate and
had considerable effect on the crucial
| State of New York.
Atrophy or Lack Of Coin.
In the present campaign scarcity OF
funds has atrophied many of the arteries
OF practical politics. Organization has
been neglected: enthusiasm lies dormant.
Indifference Is so dominant that the
/ Taft managers are inclined to revert to
old methods TO insure victory
These require money. which the treas
ury does not afford. This Is where Mrs.
c. y. Taft's wealth may come In.
II is believed in Democratic circles
that the Taft family intend 10 let the
regular campaign managers exert their
best endcavors first in the financial
line. II enough money Is raised to
carry along the campaign fairly well,
and the prospects OF victory are encour-
aging, there will be no need of private
assistance. But " a cry for help goes
Up, If the contest assumes a critics
aspect, # there is danger of Judge TAFT
going down 10 defeat. then the family
pulse will open and the wealth that old
David Sinton boarded will be poured
out In n golden stream.
A million dollars would be q small ex-
penditure to put the family name in
history.