The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-18
Big Corporations Will Put Up In Great Style to Fill
 Empty Pail
DEMOCRATS HUSTUNG
 ID GET EXPENSE MONEY
Publicity of Contributions Will Be Made by Democrats on October 15, But Republicans Will Not
 Until After Election.

Washington. July 7.-(Special.)- The announcement from Lincoln, Neh- that the democratic national commit tee had adopted plan of making cam paign contributions public has brought the question of campaign expenses to the front.
 Treasurer Sheldon of the republican national committee, announces that his committee will make public their list of contributors after the presidential election, and not before.
 The democrats have promised to pun- fish their list on October 15, and daily publication of contributors will be made after that date up to three days before the election, when no more con- trlbutions will be accepted.
 The republican leaders are openly boosting that they will have a cam paign fund of $S.O00.000. and this is not doubted. They will have at least that much and probably a great del. more The big corporations will be made to put up in regulation Cortelyou style. The administration is backing Taft and the bureau of corporations of the department of commerce and labor holds a big stick which will force unwilling corporations to "come across This bureau holds the secre.s of many big corporations which the President can make public any time he may. see fit. All that it will be necessary to do will be for the repub- lican leaders to drop a hint to recall .f4, with contributions, and this will be done.
 Financial Collie.
 The democratic national committee is already suffering from d severe case of financial collie, and the chances are that the Bryan managers will be hard pressed for funds. The national committee re- ceived s1OO,oO0 from Denver but that will not be a drop in the bucket. Thou sands of dollars more will be needed 10 defray legitimate expenses of the eam- paign The national committee will have to pay the railroad fare and hotel bills of public speakers during the campaign, and this will require large sum. The days of railroad passes are over, and nothing but the coin of the realm will purchase railroad tickets. It is safe to predict that the campaign will not be un- der way many weeks before the demo- cratic committee will be appealing for popular subscriptions.
 The publicity plan of the democratic committee is regarded as good politics. but the proposition not to accept any contributions offered three days before money will be needed in the large cities on election day to bring out the vote. 1t is safe to assert that every dollar of- fered up to the opening of the polls on election day will be accepted.
 Hitchcock Secs Sherman.
 After a conference with Representative Sherman candidate fG< the vice presden- c% at Utica. N. Y., Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the republican campaign caommittee returned to Washington to- day. He went immediately to his home. denying himself to all callers, and took up the mass of correspondence which had accumulated. It was said at his office that as yet he has formulated no plans for the future.
 MT. Hitchcock had an extended con ference with MT. Sherman on the ques- tion of MT Shermans retaining the chairmanship of the republican congres- sional committee and the selection of au executive committee for the national campaign He has not yet selected the executive committee