The New York herald., 1922-10-20
| DEMOCRATS REVIVE
THE 'SLUSH FUND CRY
We'll Authenticated Re-
ports Their Authority
for Attack on Miller.
| DRIVE TEN DAYS EARLY
Republican Chairman Says
His Contributions Are
Smallest in Years.
RELIES ON PARTY RECORD
Legislative Tools in Interests
Blamed for Keeping Names
Of Donors Secret.
RELIES ON PARTY RECORD

The old familiar charge that the
big financial interests are contribut-
ing millions to buy the State election
for Gov. Miller was dragged out,
busted off and stood UP as a brand
new discovery yesterday at the DEM
ocratic State Committee headquarters.
The only difference in this great
issue as compared with the last eight
or ten State campaigns is that it ap-
pears about ten days earlier than
usual.
That it unquestionably is true. the
State committee asserts, is known by
the fact that the information comes
from well authenticated reports"
The charge was issued from the
committee headquarters as an official
document, but with no name attached
Herbert G. Pell, Jr., is State chairman
and in charge of the headquarters
but his part in the campaign appears
to be uncertain among Democrats.
Pure bunk" was the answer by
George X. Morris, chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee, who added:
"The Democratic campaign must be
going pretty badly when the best the
State committee can do is bring out that
old bugaboo. I rSgret to say that not in
many years have our contributions been
so small. We need contributions. and
want lot of small ones. We are rely
fr,o< ho c,,Io Ha 1.-(x xAxr
Miller 20 win this election. We have
faith in the common sense and good
judgment of the voters
Lists 1920 Contributors.
The Democratic statement gives a list
Of contributions made to the 1920 Re-
publican fund. Those included John D.
Rockefeller, $4,000; e. J. Berwind, s10,-
600 j. p. Morgan s. Co.. $1,000; Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. $1,000; E. C. Converse,
$4,000, and scores Of others made by
well known Republicans ranging from
$1,000 to $1,000. phe statement con-
tinues:
We'll authenticated reports are TO the
effect that the Miller campaign fund for
1922 is already double the amount that
was contributed for Miller's election in
1920. In that year big business and
representatives of special interests con-
tributed considerably more than half a
million dollars TO place Nathan l.. Miller
In the Executive Mansion in Albany.
standard Oil, the Coal Trust, the
Copper Trust. the Gas Trust, the Chemi-
cal Trust, Tarvia and all of the seekers
after special favors were heavy con-
tributors to the Miller slush fund in 1920.
by way of helping out the candidate
of the special interests the Republican
National Committee. which was in re-
ceipt of millions of dollars from those
who have since profited by the Profiteers
Tariff law. Clipped in 100000 in cash
TO the Miller pot just TO start the ball
rolling two years ago.
protected by Tools of Interests"
Because the Legislative tools of the
special interests refused to compel the
publication of contributions to campaign
funds before election il was not pos
sible until after the votes had been
counted in 1920 70 learn the names OF
the contributors to the Miller fund.
Representatives of the street rail-
way corporations. having a lively sense
| Of obligation for favors to come during
the years OF 1921 and 1922 contributed
| literally to the Miller campaign funds
/ that were raised in Albany, Syracuse
Buffalo and New York. Horace ). Wills
inson. as the sponsor for Nathan L. Mil
Ter. put his name down for $1,000 on tn,
subscription list Of the Onondaga County
Republican Committee of Syracuse"