The Washington times., 1908-10-10
Elmer Dover and Pearl
Wight Assure President
Outlook Is Bright.
CRISIS is NOW PAST,
DECLARE LEADERS
Interviews Indicate They Had a
Bad Scare Not So Very Long
Ago-New York Claimed.

The timidity and backwardness which
until a short time ago characterized the
Republican national campaign is now
being dispeIIed, and a healthy forward
movement is In progress, according TO a
statement made at the White House to-
day by Elmer Dover, secretary Of the
advisory committee of the Republican
national committee.
Mr.. Dover came to Washington for the
express purpose of acquainting the
President with the developments in the
compaign. Following so closely on the
heels OF Representative Herbert Par
sons and James b. Reynolds, both OF
whom are attached to the New York
headquarters, the visit of Dover is
looked upon as an indication that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is extremely DESTROYS OF
getting into closer touch with the situa-
ton than he has been able to do hereto
fore by means Of correspondence with
the leaders.
Mr. Dover said he had informed the
President that the Republican outlook
was beginning to brighten UP percept-
ably The collection Of campaign funds
has been a great source OF worry, and
the lack Of money has been the primary
reason for the lack OF energy In the
Republican camp
Getting OOI0e money NO".
This difficulty is now rapidly being
dissipated. according to Mr.. Dover. The
letter sent out a few days ago solicit
ing individual contributions Of so is
already reaping a harvest. About 1900
of these letters were put in the mails,
the last of them being sent out last
Wednesday night. Within forty-eight
hours. Mr.. Dover said. 100 replies were
a ~
Asked as to the probable size of the
campaign fund this year, Mr.. Dover
said that in his opinion it would com
pare very favorably with the fund or
1904 barring, Of course. contributions
from sources which are now excluded
The fund will necessarily be smaller in
the aggregate because of the limited
source of supply. but individual cOntrl-
buttons would in many cases be much
greater than in previous campaigns
Mr. Dover disclosed the interesting in
formation that the Republican cam
paign committee gets nearly all It's
York, Philadelphia, Ptttsburg, and Bos-
ton. he said, almost invariably supplied
so per cent OF the total fund
Reports from Ohio within the last few
DAYS are TO the effect that the situation
IN Secretary Tafts home State are
very much brighter, according to Mr..
Dover, and he said that the same was
true of New York. He could give no
line on the prospects for a reelection
for Governor Hughes, he having de-
voted himself entirely to the national
campaign
Wight Also Calls.
Pearl Wight, of Louisiana, q men,
Der of the Republican national commit
tee. was another caller on the President
who brought from New York more en-
CouTaging reports than have emanated
from that city in many days
Must Have Been Critical.
In fact. judging from the manner in
which these several euissaries from
New York headquarters refer to the
present as compared with the immediate
past there must have been critical days
which caused the party leaders much
worry. Mr.. Wight himself said that
two weeks ago the New York situation
was in had shape. but that today II is
on the mend, so to speak. The per
sonaI correspondence which he had had
with business men in the West assured
him. said MI Wight, that Secretary
Taft would poll q heavy vote in that
section. In many Of the States which
are generally classified as doubtful by
Eastern papers not in close touch, Mr.
Wight said, there was no doubt at all
and they will surely go Republican