Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-06
Cash Will Assure Democratic
Victory In the West.

Victory in the West.
Cold cash is all that is necessary
for the Democrats to regain contro!
,ofthe senate, according to a letter
Senator T. J. Walsh of Montana has
written to Senator Dial, which letter
Senator Dial has forwarded to Gov
ernor Cooper.
1I 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.
"Increditable as it may seem to
you," he says, "the prospects are
excellent in Wisconsin, Iowa and
South Dakota" Then the senator
gives some details of the fight which
is being waged by the Democrats in
the Western states.
unfortunately" he says, "we are
hampered by the want of funds.
With even a moderate amount OF
money we could accomplish very
much. Poindexter, who has charge
for the Republicans, testified before
the investigating committee that he
has in hand 100000. If 1 had one
fourth part of that, we could un-
doubtedly regain control of the SEN
ate."
In Sore Need of Funds.
Further, excerpts from Senator
Walsh's letter are as follows:
''I think it quite likely that we
shall beat Smoot in Utah and our
friend, Tom Taggart will probably
pull through in Indiana.
"But our situation as to finances
as Democrats may not be averse upon
your insistance, considering the i'm
portance of restoring Democratic
supremacy in the senate, to coming
through again. In every Northern
and Western state it is necessary to
make fight to get any place at all.
Every one able to contribute is so
1icited, not only for the national tick
ct but for the state and local ticket
as well. The candidate is not always
required to make a struggle for the
nomination, but often he is. was
obliged to do so in 1912. In the South
however, it is not necessary, as
rule, to make desperate efforts. 1t is
struggle to get enough money to
meet the pay roll Of the headquarters
here, which means that it is next to
impossible to do anything more. In
this state Of affairs, l am impelled
ito write you this letter, duplicate
of which is going to every senator
from the Southern states. l hope you
will be moved to take the matter up
with some of our enthusiastic friends
in your state with a view to helping
ms out of the hole.
'"I appreciate that they have been,
perhaps, solicited by the national
committee, but some of the more de-
voted any substantial contribution,
either of money or labor to carry the
ultimate election.
Asks For Assistance.
ssIn this situation of affairs I feel
that we who are obliged not only to
put our money up, but.to expend our
energy and employ our talent, such
as we may have, for months, that
Democracy may not perish in these
parts, may not inappropriately ask
our party brethren in your section to
come to our aid with funds to help
us regain the organization of the
senate, in the benefits of which you
are equal participants with US. |
wish might put into this letter some
thing of what feel concerning the
opportunity that is before US and the
anxiety that oppresses me lest it be
irretrievably lost.
"In would be inadvisable, in my
opinion, for you or any other sena-
tor to do any soliciting. But you
/, could assemble few of the party
leaders in your state and represent
to them the dire necessity of the sit
uation. They might be prompted to
organize themselves into committee
and parcel the burden out among the
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