The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
c. D. ?. ENOtAVOR|NG
TO STEM WILSON TIDE
WITH BIG SLUSH FUND
Fat Frying in Wall Street In Progress
With Hope of Turning New York.
New Jersey and Connecticut
HOPE TO SAVE OHIO TOO
BY SIMILAR METHODS
But Chairman Wilcox Enters Plea
Of Ignorance That Any Such Cam
paigning Is Being Resorted TO BY
His Party.

New York, Oct. Pa million
dollar slush fund is to be thrown into
the New YORK. New Jersey and Con-
necticut by the Hughes campaign
managers during the last week of the
campaign" was the allegation of one
OF the most influential Wilson canvass
conductors today.
The proposed drive in the East"
he continued, is desperate effort
to neutralize the threatened loss of
Ohio, Illinois Michigan and Wiscon-
necticut cast rs votes In the electoral
college. Ohio. Illinois. Wisconsin and
Michigan aggregate II.
The one hope of the Hughes man.
ayers Is that they can in the expiring
days OF the campaign corral New
Y ork. New Jersey and Conn ecticut
and hang on to enough normally Re-
publican States to give Hughes a slight
majority.
Wall Street Putting Up.
We know that the fund is being
collected in Wall Street. We know
who are collecting IT. The railr GA d
companies are not contributing near
ly so much as Chairman Wilcox and
Treasurer Bliss expected after the Ad-
amson eight-hour bill became law.
The Hughes management has there
fore decided to assess every interest
corporation that will stand IT. Up
to date the Republicans have amassed
less than q million and a half. This
has been spent, to a large extent
When Myron r. Herrick rushed
here from Cleveland yesterday and
demanded that $500. 900 be sent to
Ohio or the State would go for Will
son, he was told that there was no
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his friends must put up their own
cash. Herrick, who realized that this
might mean his defeat for the United
States Senate. hurried home to fry
out Buckeye fat. -
Big Row Now On.
The Democratic leader above
quoted. resuming. said
The biggest row that the Repub-
Hcans have experienced since the cam
paign began is raging now. Senators
Crane. Penrose, Weeks and Oliver and
other "old guardsmen." while work
ing with A. T, Hert. in charge of Chi
cago headquarters. and Frank H.
Hitchcock. to whip Illinois, Ohio. In
diana, Wisconsin. Michigan and other
Western States into shape for Hughes,
are devoting themselves more earnest
" toward the election OF a Republi-
can United States Senator. William
Barnes, Jr.. was called In today to
Cooperate. He tried to guarantee
Calders defeat OF McCombs in New
York, but demanded a fund almost
as great as that expended by Robert
Bacon at the primaries.
while Crane and his colleagues
are lighting for the West, Mr. Hughes,
National Chairman Wilcox. George W.
Perkins and Everett Colby are con-
centrating upon New York. New Jer-
sey and Connecticut to the exclusion
Of every other State. This shows the
absolute lack of harmony In the Re-
publican management. Wilcox Is
fuming against the old guard and re-
fusing to consult with It's representa-
tives. The old guard with head
quarters at the very hotel at which
Wilcox stops, is ignoring him and
looking out for its own interests"
Try to Stem Tide With Cash.
Within twenty-four hours after
Myron T Herrick hurried back to
Ohio Chairman William l. Finley. OF
the Ohio Democratic State Commit
tee. called upon Democratic National
Chairman Mccormick. and said:
The Ohio Republicans are trying
to stem the Wilson tide with an i'm
mense corrupt fund. Ask Myron r.
terday. I happen to know. The cam
paign in our State presents the re-
verse of 1896, when William McKin-
ley. OF that State, was the Republican
candidate for President.
To-day Wilson would carry the
State by 10000. Twenty per cent of
the Republicans are for Wilson. The
rural districts are afiame with Wilson
sentiment So are the wage-earners'
districts. But. as I said, Republicans
at the eleventh hour are trying to
curb this sentiment with a large cam
paign fund I do not believe they
can succeed"
Republican National Chairman
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