The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Laird Of Skibo Gives
$50, 900 to democratic
Campaign Fund,
GIFT is SAD BLOW
TO REPUBLICANS
They Had Believed canny Scots.
mans Friendship for Roose-
welt Would Lead Him to
Open Purse to Stimson.
Tide Is Turning
Against Ex-President.

New YORK. OCTOBER S.-AndreW car
negie has given $4,000 to the cam
paign fund or John a. Dix. the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of this
State In contributing this sum in aid
OF the Democratic campaign he does it
because of Roosevelt's sponsorship of
the Republican candidate.
Mr.. Carnegie thinks that Roosevelts
new nationalism" tends toward i'm
perialism, aud his views upon i'm
perialism are we'll known ever since
he opposed the acquisition OF the
Philippines.
Mr.. Carnegie's contribution to the
Democratic campaign fund Is a sad
blow to the Republicans. UP to few
days ago they confidently expected
that his friendship for Roosevelt would
impoverished Republican committee.
Hearst Yields to Necessity.
The much -flcralded Hearst Roosevelt
doal is off; from now on it is to be a
straightaway three-cornered fight, with
the Republican, Democratic and Inde-
pendence League parties as the COM
batants.
The politicians are all laughing at
the failure of the plans of Mr.. Hearst
to indorse Stimson. 1t was no fault
of Mr.. Hearst "Barkis was willing"
But the Independence League showed
real independence and got beyond Mr..
Hearst's control.
1t was thought that the adjourned
meeting of the Independence League
convention might withdraw Hopper
and substitute Stimson. 1t was ex-
pected that most of the delegates
would return to their homes before
last night and that Mr.. Hearst's
bidding would be done. .,ut only
a hn, FJtt rs I..Ia toe 1..ff
town, and those who remained seemed
to include the most yociferously IN
dependent. They wouldn't listen to
deal with Roosevelt and Stimson.
Whan Mr.. hearst. on .-riyjng yes
terday from abroad. learned the tenn
per of his followers and found that
they had taken him seriously In his
~. Ofscourse. after the anathemas he
had cast upon the bosses" OF the
other parties it would never do ~
give such fragrant exhibition of
bossism us to overturn the action of
his own convention, SO. chagrined an
he was. he had to fall in line and take
his medicine with good grace.
The strength OF the independence
League in the State is entirely prob
lematical. and the politicians are at
loss to figure on the effect the third
ticket will have. There Is such n
general shifting of political sentf-
ment In progress that no one can ap-
proximately forecast in figures what
the vote may be.
The Rural Vote
II one estimated the State by the talk
one hears In business circles, Dix will
he elected Observation-Disclosures; but there
is that great big Republican vote up
State which must be accounted for.
And yet right there is a complication
in this respect. Everybody knows that
the rural vote in this State has to DO
seen" to get 1t to the polls That is
to say, the farmers expect candidates
to hire their wagons and teams to
transport voters, and every farmer CAL
culates on getting little help OF th,.
kind on election day. 1t is the custom
of years and accepted as political
condition
Well. the Republican campaign com
mittee will not be able this year to
handle this proposition. The Demo-
Gratis know that, and they are counting
upon large stay-at-home, Republican
vote In the country.
Roosevelt the Issue.
From n business source the informn
ton is brought that there Is change
of sentiment toward Roosevelt In pru.
sress among the small merchants ana
their employees, Big moneyed interests
and business interests have passed the
word down the line that Roosevelt is
behind Stimson; that Roosevelt mem
aces business aud that hard times are
coming,
The clerks are being told not to ex-
pect any raises of salary If Roose-
Telt wins. 1t Is reported that this
kind of talk is having its effect on
the East Side Many of the promi-
nent merchants are against Roosevelt
and Stimson and they are urging their
1t Is most remarkable that one hears
very little talk of the real candidate:
they always talk as If Roosevelt we're
the candidate. and 1t Is not a question
of beating Stimson. but OF beatine.
Roosevelt. - !
Barnard Sees Taft.
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