Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-01
WHO WILL PAY FOR
COMING CAMPAIGN!
LEADERS BEGIN TO
WORRY ABOUT FUNDS TO
CARRY ON BATTLE.
PARTY IN POWER HAS
LEAST TO FRET ABOUT
Naturally Better Supported Than
neutrality-suspicious. Must Draw on
Individuals For Money - Democrats
Charged With Barterins Special
Privileges For Campaign Support.
Especial Correspondence. ]

WASHINGTON. Aug. Nv here Will the
campaign funds come from this year!
This is a question on which the man
ayers of the different congressional
carnpaign committees have been taking
thought for months.
For many years, the republicans
then the dominant party. had no trou-
BILE getting enormous contributions Not
only We're the national committees wei
supplied in presidential years out the
congressional committees had little
trouble in getting their purses well
lined. Some OF the campaign fund.-
raised were go enormous as u be scan
da!ous Mark Hanna, back in 1895. set
the pace and ever since then managers
of campaigns have strIvel for huge
funds.
The party in power alwa!s has Dig
advantage when it comes 10 getting
money for campaigns. Special inter
ests can always be found Wiling, either
directly or indirectly, To give. Now
adays the giving is indirect because
OF the publicity given 10 campaign
contributions and expenditures
Ample Funds For Demo Gratis.
This year, the democrats VII lind It
more easy 10 raise money than the re-
puolicans or the bull moose. The gos-
sip about the capitol To-Day IS that the
democratic congressional: campaign
committee and the democratic state
and district congressional committees.
among them. Will have ample funds
The republicans on the other hand VIII
have to skimp. This will be reminder
To them of the lean wears when the
democratic congressional committee
used TO have 10 do tall line OF
hustiing 70 meet the most ordinary OF
flee bills.
Republican leaders used 10 rely
heavily on the big protected interests.
But they insist this year there Is no
hope from, that direction worth the
mentioning and that about their only
reliance is the individual citizen VINO
is anxious TO see the republican party
once more in the saddle. II s pointed
out that a republican house could not
revise the tariff upwards afd that. WITH
I the democrats likely TO control the sen
ate for years TO come. there is no pros
pect OF getting schedules raised for
long period.
+ Republicans Make Charges.
| Republican leaders are making some
/ striking statements as 10 the sources
of the democratic funds. For one
I thing. they assert that The passage OF
I the bin repeating the free tolls prov's-
ion Of the canal act Will tring pleni-
tude OF campaign money u the demo
Gratis. They assert that the transcon-
tinental railroads Of this country ane
Canada are going to ind way u
manifest their gratitude to the demo
Gratis for the repeal of the free tolls
provision by giving funds, not in th'
name OF the corporations of course
but thru individuals. They expec
some of the importing intere SITS TO con
tribute to the democrats. OF course
the democratic leaders cepudiate sucf
assertions And the iaXity of legisla
ton relating to campaign contributions
is such that. the facts will not be cas-.
70 arrive at after the campaign Is over
The one thing that is clear is that tn