East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

an organizations How much these
have amounted to up to date is not
accurately known. II Is privately ad-
mltted that there is not In sight for
the entire Democratic national cam
palgn more than 100000 which will
not go far toward an aggressive fight.
Much Of the money gathered is be-
ing used in Chicago for the Western
campaign Eastern headquarters In
the Hoffman House was expected not
only to finance itself with contribu-
tlons from this part Of the country,
but also to send remittances west
ward
But hard times have fallen on the
Hoffman House political managers.
Contributions are few and small. The
most noticeable absentees are the rich
democrats who financed the cam
paign Of 1904 to the extent Of $780,
900. So far as is known, not one Of
them has contributed a cent, and
most OF them are still in Europe.
"Fingy' COnners Has Troubles.
Chairman "Fingy" Corners Of the
state committee, is also having his
troubles. Nobody cared to contribute
to his campaign fund until after the
state convention Is held, and the iden-
tlty Of the candidates established.
Under these circumstances the demo-
cratic campalgners here are simply
marking time. No literature is being
sent out, no meetings arranged, no
speakers engaged. Everything was in
allegiance pending the nominations.
on the republican side there Is one
great advantage-namely, credit.
Possession OF that valuable asset, bred
OF rich funds and prompt payments
in the past, has enabled both nation
al and state managers to go ahead
with active work almost regardless of
the diminished contributions. All the
machinery of party organization is
kept up from year to year by regu-
larly employed staffs of workers.
The democrats have been obliged
to built up everything afresh out of
the debris of past disasters. The re-
pubicans had a machine in perfect
repair ready to start the instant
steam was turned on. National head
quarters I'm the metropolitan tower
resembles a business establishment,
with each department running regu-
uar hours and filling in daily its as
pto 80 90 ha Vp1tffnal mo
There is no confusion. no losa motion
and no uncertainty of action.
Every branch of the service save
one is free from trouble. The room
Of gloom" is the treasurers office.
for the obligations are piling up. Ex-
perts figure that 1t costs twice as
much to finance a republican cam
paign as IL does a democratic one.
The latter have been accustomed to
practice economy. and TO secure vol
unteers whose only remuneration is
political glory But the late Senator
Hanna, with his rich campaign chests
Of the past. and his lavish expendi-
lures, put the republican machine on a
different basis.
Longed for Bryan Scare.
There was talk of the necessity of
a Bryan scare to make Wall street
wake up and take notice. but the
Maine election seems to have had
that sort of effect Men who had
been solicited for funds took refuge
behind objections to the law compell-
ing publicity, and its forbidding con-
tributions. Some of them went fur
ther than this and professed an ac-
tual Indifference as TO the result of
the campaign. Today there is adif-
ference.
The Hearst campaigners are also
suffering from the pangs of poverty.
Candidate Hisgen who is "A wealthy
man, is paying his own expenses in
the tour of the United States which
is now under way. He has made a
contribution to the fund in his home
state (Massachusetts) but has clear
ly indicated that he has no intention
of being an "easy mark"