The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-04-09
Contributors
Are REWARDED
Democrats Who "Put Up"
In 1912.
They Are Now Enjoying Hand
some Places At Home
and Abroad.

Facts which have been dug up in
Washington recently throw interest
ing light on some of the appointments
which have been made by President
Wilson in important places at home
and abroad, notes a correspondent of
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
1t is to be expected, of course that
a newly-elected President will 60 to
some trouble to reward wealthy
friends and followers who contribute
freely of their means to help pay
the expenses of the campaign, altho
some Administration attempt to Gre
ate the impression that their appoint
ments are based solely upon the spe-
cial fitness of the applicant for the
position which he seeks.
In the matter in hand perhaps one
can reach a new appreciation of what
Secretary Bryan meant when he coin
ed the phrase "Some deserving Demo-
Gratis" in his now famous Wick
letter.
Required Lot Of Digging.
1t required lot of digging to get
the names of the big contributors to
the Wilson campaign fund. for it in
volved a search of a report of re-
ceipts of campaign funds submitted
by the Democratic National Commit
tee, of the statement dealing with
the preconvention funds collected by
w. F.. McCombs, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee; w,
G. McAdoo, then assistant chairman,
now Secretary of the Treasury, and
Josiah Quincy, of Boston. and their
comparison with the list of office
holders who have been conducted to
the public trough since the induc-
ton of the Wilson administration.
1t is an interesting study and may
well serve to throw new light upon
and suggest a new meaning even for
word in such common use and pre-
sumably so we'll understood as "de-
serving"
At the head of the list stands
Charles B. Crane of Chicago, with a
contribution of $4,000, of which
$4,000 was dedicated to the nominal
ton of Woodrow Wilson and the re-
mainder consecrated to his election.
Mr.. Crane had a special and personal
incentive to liberal3ty toward the
Wilson fund. President Taft had nom
mated him to minister to China.
Mr.. Crane started across country to
sail for his post and at once hurled
himself into veritable orgy of ora
tory, heavily loaded with indiscretion
and embarrassment to the Admins
tration when he arrived at San Fran
cisco, flushed with his numerous
post-prandial triumphs. he found
message of recall which Mr.. Crane
never was able to forgive and which
the American people have cause
gratefully to remember.
Mr.. Crane saw sufficient provoca-
ton in the incident to change his
political allegiance and generously |
placed himself at the head Of the |
Wilson contributors. He was offered |
the post of ambassador to Russia, his |
qualifications standing
out $4,000 worth. but he was suffi-
GENTLY well pleased with Mr.. Taft's
defeat and declined the appointment.
Compared with Mr.. Cranes con-
tribution. other ambassadorial and
posts went to a retinue OF
financial pikers. Henry Morgenthau,
Of New York. who wanted to go some
where else. but who was finally
brought around to accept the Con-
post by Secretary Bryan's
plea that he might thus find glor-
Ious opportunity in Turkey. kicked
in with $4,000. Of which amount
was devoted to the nomi-
nation fund. Friedrich C. Penfield. of
Pennsylvania, who became ambassa-
Tor to Austria Hungary. wasn't ex-
lctly a cheap man either; for he let
90 of $4,000.
The German post wasn't quite so
expensive. for Judge James w. Ger
ard of New York got 1t. altho his
was only $13.500. Will
lam +. McCombs national chairman.
who added $4,000 of his own to the
war chest. could have had the French
for the President asked him