The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-14

mark of the Rev. MIR. Buchard. proba-
bly, had more do with the defeat
of Blaine than all the money raised
against him.
When the returns came In. New
York was the pivotal state. and there
was neck and neck race. A contest
was threatened and William c. Whit
ney promptly raised $4,000 to fight
the legal services of Roscoe Conkling
in preparation for the promised con-
test. But Blaine, afterward declaring
that he would have made the contest
but for fear that 1t would precipitate
another civil war, conceded the state
to Cleveland. 1t Is In view of that
threatened contest that a provision of
the law OF 1910 takes on a peculiar
interest. This provision says that
nothing In the law shall be construed
as linIting or affecting the right OF
any person TO spend money for proper
legal expenses in maintaining or con-
testing the results of any election.
When the campaign of 1883 came
around 1t was found that both war
chests were well filled, with the honors
on the side of the Harrison end of
i'iS ha6ba - 10 aso'lA1u hudt JouU
Wanamaker and three other rich men
of Pennsylvania raised 100000. and
that large funds were raised in other
states, notably IN New York. 1t was
In this campaign that Mathew Stan,ey
Quay coined his celebrated phras.,
trying the fat job he cou
always do 10 the queens taste. II
was in this campaign also that the
celebrated letter attributed to General
Dudley, advising the republican work.
ers In Indiana to steer the democrats
up against the bari of the republican
managers and to march the voters to
the polls In blocks of five, each
worker being responsible for his five
voters. The letter was denied as a
forgery. but lis asserted that IA whole
trunkful of small bills was delivered
In Cincinnati to the republican leaders
of Indiana.
In 1892 William c. Whitney cap
talned the Cleyeland fight and there
was no lack of funds on that side. On
the republican side also much money
was spent, but nothing could turn the
tide that had Set away from the re-
publicans after the passage of the Nc
kinley tariff After the fight was
over. Cornelius ~ Bliss. who had
charge of the republican campaign
finances. went one day to the offices
of the American Protective Tariff
league. He found 5000 In Its treasury
and is said to have exclaimed that 1t
was the only solvent thing In the re-
publican party at that time.
About the campaign of 1895 there
Is wide divergence of opinion, except
that the republicans had what was
probably the largest campaign fund In
tho history of politics. Burke Cochran
once declared that Mr. Hanna had
$i5,0O0,000 to spend. Another writer,
who knew Mark Hanna rather inti-
matey, declared he had II on good
authority that his fund totalled e6.OOO.-
900. and that the largest individual
contributor was an insurance company
which planked down 100000 for tho
cause OF Mr.. Mckinley. One railroad
put up 100000, II Is asserted by
another authority that I'm October.
when the drift seemed to be toward
Mr. Bryan. certain corporations were
assessed one-fourth OF one per cent
on their capital stock with which to
stam the tide, The republican print
Ing bin of that year is estimated at
N,O0NOOO, with a postage bill OF half
that amount. The statement also has
been made that Mr.. Hanna contributed
more tran $l,0OO,O0O to the Palmer and
Buckner campaign.
On the democratic side of that cam
paign there were some big contribu-
tions from the owners OF silver Mines
And yet It Is said that Ii the people
had not responded literally to the call
Of Chairman Jones for dollar SUBJ
scriptions. the committee must have
gone bankrupt
In 1900 the republicans again had
plenty OF funds while the democrats
had an almost empty treasury, In
1904 It was thought ut the outset that
Parker would ge. the bulk Of the big