The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
Everywhere Are Ru-
mors of Political Sen
sations to Come.
"SLUSH' FUND
WAS ENORMOUS
McLean-Goodwin Combination
Said to Have Spent 100000
to Defeat Lake for Gubcr-
material Nolnination-Gov-
crnor Baldwin May Order
Investigation.
Jspeclalto Tho Timcs-Dispatch.

Hartford. Conn, February 4.-The
exposure o-day OF some OF tho moth
DDS employed By the Mclean Goodwin
combination to control the last Re-
publican State Convention has created
81 profound sensation throughout Con
necticut
1t has thrown a clear light upon a
situa ton that has been suspected ever
since Charles A. Goodwin. with the
active aid of the railroad lobby, head
"d ny !. Henry Rora back, defeated
Everett Lake for the gubernatorial
nomination after tho delegates. n
majority Of whom wore Instructed for
Lake had arrived in Hartford to at
tend the convention.
Al that time It was known only by
a few that the vote in the state con
Goodwin the nomination. bound tho
ma jority of the Republican members
of the Legislature to give their votes
| to Mclean instead OF TO Senator Bulke-
ley when the General Assembly should
meet in January.
Estimates Hun to 100000.
Estimates of the amount of money
used by the combination to control tho
last state convention vary from $3.50.
600 TO 100000. Rorabacks sworn
statement to the Secretary OF state
that. in the Two years he acted as .po-
litical agent for Mclean. he dishursed
only sii,aoo. is laughed at everywhere
Ills further statement. that many OK
pcnses supposedly incurred BY Mr. Nc
| Lean We're paid by tho defeated candi-
date for Governor, Charles A. Goodwin,
also Is cause OF merrimcnt.
In the first place. Goodwin, althoug h
a kinsnan OF j. Pierpont Morgan, is
by no means a rich man. He is tho
son OF an Episcopal Clergyman, and has
never devoted himself to money max
ing. although he is fairly we'll off. Nc.
Lean fortune. partly made as the
head OF the railroad lobby before he
was elected Governor and partly in
herited from wealthy aunt. is esti-
mated at more than Sl,0OO,0OO
Goodwin has sworn that his total
campaign expenses were $4,000 From
these figures 1t would appear that the
McLean- Goodwin combination spent
less than $4,000 TO obtain control OF
both the State Convention and the Leg
islalurc.
To save argument. we'll Uniformed pol.
iticians are willing to concede thar
these sworn statements represent an.
proNtmately the amount spent But
now here is credencc given 10 the I'm.
piled claim that this was all tho money
used for them.
Goodwin's defeat by Baldwin has en-
gendered bad feeling among a large
number OF influential Republicans
friends of the defeated candidate who
hold that had the Mclean managers
faithfully kept their word in the cam
pafgn. Goodwin would not have been
beaten Hence they arc grunlblIng
ominousl5 Some of them arc talking
freely.
In the hope OF quelling n threatened
outbreak, powerful influences arc now
heinE eNerted at Washington TO induce
President Taft to select Mr.. Goodwin
Charles d. Norton. whose intention soon
10 relinqush that post has been an.
nounced. is understood tina t the men
who thus are hopeful OF placating
Goodwin have let 1t be known to tho
Presidents political advisers that the
selection Of Goodwin for private sec
rotary Will insure solid Taft dele-
cation in 1919.
In Political Turmoil.
Meantime the State is in political fur.
moil In nearly every town rumors
persist that huge political scandal is
about TO be exposed. Should tho Dem.
ocratic Governor. as seems not unlikely,
send message 10 the Legislature call.
ing for an investigation OF tho last
election. including that Of United States
Senator, Connecticut will he agitated
as IL mas not been for moro than a
generation.
Senator Elect Mclean is recuperat ting
from the effects Of the campaign at
the Bon Air Hotel, at Augusta. Ga, and
Will go to Washington direct about
March l. Senator Buckley Is still in
Washington and his son, Morgan G.
Rulkeley. and his other political rcla-
tives In Hartford tonight declined to
be quoted, though thcy expressed the
greatest interest in the investigation.
which so closely concerns tho Senator S
defeat ny Mclean In the Republican
caucus of January 10.
Mclean is n very close friend Of tho
Washington administrators and Cha es
HOPKINS Clark, editor Of tho Hartford
courant. which was McLean's chief or
gan. Is college chum of President
Taft
Former Governor Lake said to- night
that he was going to California next
week to engage in o big lumber bus i
mess. and did not want to he drawn
into the political discussion. though II
/, is we'll known that he has very definite
opinions on tho causes which cut down
his majority Of thirty 10 n deficit OF
twelve votes fifteen hours later.
Charles a. Goodwin the defeated
gubernatorial candidate said tonight
no WAS quite certain no brides had
been offered in his behalf by any one.
Sunday SCHOOL n Menace.
Atlanta, Ga. February 4.--"The sun.