Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
WILSON DEMANDS
ECONOMY IN HIS
CAMP IGN
Wants to Avoid Possible Taint.
Denied He Hoped for Fund of
100000.

SEAGIRT, \. j., Aug. Ex-Governor
wilson announced today that he desired
TO avoid any possible faint that an enor-
nous campaign fund might impart to his
candidacy for president and gave notice
that his campaign must be conducted
with the smallest possible expenditure of
funds
stories have recently been printed to
the effect that the governor hoped for a
campaign fund of $4,000 600 As a result.
ne has been receiving letters from Dem
ocrats In various parts of the country,
commenting adversely on the propriety
Of such tremendous fund
Il never said l was anxious to obtain
S2,O0O0OO for my campaign said the
governor today. at vexes me very much
that that has been stated as the fig
ures l had fixed No such sum has ever
been raised for any campaign in my recol-
lection. l have not the least notion how
much is necessary to run a presidential
campaign. but my desire is to confine
the expenditures to a reasonable degree
of economy and absolutely legitimate OBJ
jects.
Easy to Spend Monay.
1T is easy to spend a lot of money.
You might send fifty speakers over the
grand circuit from here to California and
the travelling expenses would be enor-
nous. | hope, however, that the ex-
penses will he kept to a minimum OF
course, it is largely a matter Of judg
ment as to how much should be spent.
My judgment is that the expenditures
should be kept to as low figure as pos
sble. / regret that it costs as much as it
does to run a campaign"
Contributions received here up to date
aggregate $4,000, and the governor thinks
this . most gratifying sign.
in application of his talk with Fred
erick W. Hinrichs,\ of Brooklyn, who
warned the governor on Saturday against
association with political machines in this
eampaign, the governor said today
Il simply said to Mr. Hinrichs what I
have said in many speeches. l have al
ways said that organization was abso-
lutely necessary, and it was always right
to discriminate between organizations and
machines. The machine is simply that
small part of organization that is used
for wrong purposes, generally private and
personal purposes. 1t is not right to con-
fuse organization with machine Mr.. Hin
ricEs admitted that himself. only it was
his theory that organization always did
breed machine, which | do not think is
true. You can pick the machines of the
country out. They become conspicuous "
Going After Woren's Vote.
While there is no plank in the Demo
cratic platform advocating woman suf-
frage, plan has been formulated by the
Wilson campaign managers by which they
hope to make bid for the feminine vote
in the six woman suffrage states
Mrs. !. Borden Hartman, of New York
is to have charge of the Wilson cam
paign among women voters in California.
Washington, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado
and Idaho.
Joseph +. Davis, secretary Of the ma .
tional committee and manager of the
western Headquarters at Chicago. had an
appointment with Governor Wilson today,
at which he expected to map out Mrs.
Harriman's activities
Without going onto the suffra ge ques-
tton, Mrs Hartman, according to pres
ent plans. will make her appeal by
speeches on the tariff. the cost of living
and legislation relating to hours of en-
poyment and wcrkmen's compensation.
Mr.. Davies brought for the governor $
approval abstracts made by Mrs Harri-
man of the workmens compensation act
and laws limiting employment, signed by
Governor Wilson i'm New Jersey.