The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
Carnegie Would Have Taft and
Teddy Quit.
They Refuse and He Decides to
Support President.
TAFT LACKS CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Roosevelt Uses Big Sum to Gre
ate an Organization.
Wall Street Money Said Not to
Have Been Used.

New York, May 30.-Andrew Carne-
gle sailed for his summer sojourn in
Scotland somewhat reluctantly. He
has been considerably distressed over
the Developments O. the preconvention
Republlran campaign. He confessed
to a few friends who called upon him
the day before his departure that it
was no the immediate, but the more
remote. effects of campaign of this
kind of which he has the most serious
appreh ansions. He spoke in warm
terms oc Colonel Roosevelt. He still
regards him as man of absolute
sincerity of purpose, of a dynamic
force OF character but he believes that
Roosevelt has made mistake in en-
tering upon this campaign in the man
ner in which he has done.
On the other hand, Mr.. Carnegie
has a sort of qualified admiration for
President Taft. He regards the presi-
dent quite as sincere as Roosevelt
and as q man anina ted by the most
conscientious purposes. He believes
that the president would have pre-
ferred to retire from public life at the
end of his first term rather than to
have taken the stand had the matter
been lelI to his exclusive personal
choice.
So greatly concerned had Mr.. Carne-
gle been that he undertook to act the
part of common friend or mediator
some weeks ago. He was persuaded
that neither Colonel Roosevelt nor
President Taft would misinterpret his
motives. He therefore wrote to Colo
mel Roosevelt in a tentative way, ask
ing if it were not better to put an end
to these l-eculiar campaign tactics, and
if it were not possible for the colonel
and the president and the considerable
body of Republicans who are support
ing each of these candidates to get
together on some common platform or
good tJn6arGfa
found Sat his purposed intervention
was not acceptable. He was informed
that the campaign had proceeded too
far and that it must be fought out
upon the lines already taken until the
convention at Chicago adjourned.
One of the Contributors.
Having learned that no compromise
is possihie, Mr.. Carnegie decided to
give his support to President Taft. He
became one of the comparatively few
to tn fund which has
been subscribed by those who favor |
Taft's renomination Tor the purpose of /
paying the expenses of this unprece-
denied G. ,mpaign.
Whatever the amount given by Mr. |
Carnegie was. it was welcomed for
it was needed. Those who have created |
and who are now directing the cam
paign for the denomination of president |
Taft have obtained needed funds with |
great difficulty. 1t is the understand |
ing in TINS city Jnat w all. street has |
not one cent to the Taft
campaign fund. The largest individual
made to that fund was
$40, 900; at least, that is the sum re-
ported by those who have means of
knowing the facts upon the financial
side of the campaign. This money was
given by q man of large affairs, not |
a citizen of New York, who has a |
very warm side for Colonel Roosevelt |
although he believes that Taft ought |
to be renominated. Other subscrip- |
tons came in small amounts. 1t wa< |
with difficulty that money enough was |
raised to pay the expenses of the cam |
paign President Taft made in New |
Jersey. 1t was found necessary to |
pay the travelling and hotel expenses
IF some of the delegates to the various
state conventions or to promise to pay
these expenses for delegates who are
10 attend the conventions soon to be |
held. The clerical expenses are heavy
and postage cost good deal
IF money and the various lawful access
series of a campaign of this kind en-
all considerable expense.
Many persons suspect that the Taf-
fund has been for the most
part financed by his brother, Charles
?. Taft, but those who are best inform