The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-10-05
CASH WILL ASSURE
VICTORY In WEST
so WRITES SENATOR WALSH TO
SENATOR DIAL.
Prospects for Democratic Success in
Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakota
Are Bright.

Ihe state, sra.
Cold cash is all that is necessary
for the Democrats to regain control
of the senate, according to a letter
Senator T. j. Walsh of Montana has
written to Senator N. B. Dial, which
letter Senator Dial has forwarded to
Governor Cooper.
81 have, as you have doubtless
been advised, undertaken for the ma
tional committee to direct the cam
paign for the election of Democratic
senators or at least to give them such
, aid as can be extended" writes Sen
ator Walsh.
:sIncredible as it may seem to you, -
he says, "the prospects are excellent
in Wisconsin, Iowa and South Da-
kota.'' Then the senator gives some
details of the fight which is being
waged by the Democrats in the West
ern states.
Unfortunately" he says, I'VE are
hampered by the went of funds. With
even a moderate amount of money
we could accomplish very much.
Poindexter, who has charge of the
Republicans, testified before the IN
vestigating committee, that ne has IN
hand 100000. If I had the one
! fourth part of that, we could un-
doubtedly regain control of the sem
ate.'
In Sore Need of Funds.
Further excerpts from Senator
Walsh's' letter are as follows:
81 think it quite likely that we
shall beat Smoot in Utah and our
friend, Tom .Taggart, will PROBABLY
Gull through IN Indiana.
"But our situation as to finances Is
democrats may not be averse upon
vour insistence, considering the I'M
nortance of restoring Democratic su-
premacy in the senate, to coming
through again. In every Northern and
Western state it is necessary to make
a fight to get any place at all. every
ono able to contribute is solicited, rot
! onlv for the national ticket, but 1or
the state and local ticket as we'll. Inc
candidate is not always required 10
make a struggle fer the ncnl'n&Aoh'
hut often he is. | was obliged TO 90
! 60 in 1912. In the South, however II
is not necessary, as rule, to MAKE
desperate. It is struggle to set
! enough money to meet the pay roll OF
! the headquarters here, which means
| that it is next to impossible to 90
ANYTHING more. In this state OF al
fairs, 1 am impelled to write you thls
letter, a duplicate of which is gong
| to every senator from every South,
ern state. l hope you will be moVeo
to take the matter up with some OF
onr enthusiastic party friends IN
vonr state with a view to helping us
out of the hole.
81 appreciate that they have been,
perhaps, solicited by the national
committee, but some of the more de-
voted any substantial contributions
either of money or labor to carry the
ultimate election.
! Asks fer Assistance.
"In this situation Of affairs l teel
that we who are obliged not only TO
put our money up, but to, expend our
energy and employ our talent such
as we have, for months, that DE-
mocracy may not perish in these
parts, may not inappropriately ASK
our party brethren in your sectloh u
come to our aid with funds to help US
regain the organization Of the SEN
ate, in the benefits of which you are
equal participants with US. l Wlsh
might put into this letter something
of what | feel concerning the oppoi'
tunitv that is before us and the anN'
iety that oppresses me lest it be IT.
retrievably lost.
'.It would be inadvisable' IN my
opinion, for you or any other senator
to do any soliciting. But you cou!o
assemble few Of the party Leaders
in YOUR state and represent to then
the dire necessity of the situation
They might be prompted to organize
themselves into committee anc
parcel the burden out among the
various communities likely to be IN
terested.
'There was = time when the Soutf
was so Strengthened financially tna'
it could not answer such an appea
as this, but thanks to a kind prcVl
ldence and q Democratic admlnlstra