The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
RECORD SLUSH FUND IN HUGHES BEHALF Wall Street Interests Pre-
 pared to Aid Republicans
 OBJECT TO WILSON
Will Fight Him Because He Snatched From Wall Street Control of the Money Market of Country.
 Hughes Yet to Be Proved
By HUGH w. ROBERTS


 Washington, June T.-(Special.) )-That the capitalists of New York will provide for Justice Hughes a campaign fund larger than any previously raised in the
 history of American politics was in- formation brought tonight to improvised democratic headquarters by scouts re- turning from Wall Street.
 The late Mark Hanna is credited with
 having secured for the campaign uses of
 the late William Mckinley the unprece- dented sum of $15, 800 900. That in the present campaign a still larger amount of money will be raised is the news which has to some extent dampened present democratic enthusiasm, l The information is that Wall street prefers Hughes to Wilson only because Wilson has shown what he can and will do, and Hughes is yet to be proved. Wall street, it is lea>ned, is determined | to punish Wilson because his administra- tion snatched from Wall street control of l the money market of the world, made 1t 1 impossible for handful of millionaires 1 to precipitate a panic, and broke the hold of wealth on American politics. AID FOR HUGHES Attending the Cary dinner served last were representatives of one-twelfth of | the invested capital of the United States. Democratic leaders take it for granted that sum larger than that raised by Hanna could easily be secured for Hughes, provided it is true that Wall street has transferred it's affection from Roosevelt to the republican nominee. Democratic leaders, following the con- | ference the ensuing week betweent Vance | Mccormick, chairman of the national ex- l ecutive committee, and President Wilson, pursue. and it Is promised that Wal street will be watchec and the people l informed of it's every movement. 1 Mr Hughes devoted most of his time today to consideration of whom he would select as chairman of the republican na- tional committee. He discussed the chairmanship with many callers, includ- ing several members of the progressive wing of the party.
 The nominee is reported to have mar 1 rowed the field of eligibles to two or three.
 LOEB A POSSIBILITY Indications were that neither Frank
 H. Hitchcock. nor William Hayward,
 public service commissioner of New York, would be chosen; that William Loeb, Jr., whose selection was advocated by pro- gressve supporters of the nominee, was a possibility, and that Herbert Parsons of New York also stood chance of se- lection.
 MT. Hughes advisers said tonight that the nominee was seeking chairman
 man who has not been actively ioenti- fled with any faction of the party; who
 as we'll as to republicans, and if possible. a resident of New York. who has not been actively identified with politics dur ing the past few years.
 Callers kept the candidate busy all day Dozens of friends and many party leaders from various parts of the country were among them. From the Senate came Senators Borah of Idaho and Works of California, rogressive-republicans, and Sterling of South Dakota. and Curtis of Kansas regular republicans. From the ! House came Representatives Austin of Tennessee Madden of Illinois, and Wood
 of Indiana. regular republicans; Stephens of California, rogressive-republican. and 1 former Speaker Cannon of Illinois. Mir. and Mrs. Hughes will go to New York tomorrow night, and while the nominee l is attending class reunion at Provi- l dence, R. l.. Mrs. Hughes will hunt for a l summer home. MT. Hughes brother-in-
 law, pr. Collin Carter, who lives at Bridgehampton, N. Y.. has offered to place residence there at the nominee S disposal, and it is possible that the offer will be accepted.