| Show BULL MOOSE HEAD COlLECTING BIG CAMPAIGN FUND Seeks Support of Banks Banks in His Efforts to Obtain New Lease of fi e Ho l i 0 Y APPEAL DECLARED ILLEGAL Wall S Street Opposing Taft and Republicans Hampered by Lack of Money Bj Dy Pu Publishers Press Pres-g X Sept 2 Colonel WASHINGTON W. y nO Roosevelt's s ci s' s desire to add 14 to his already big campaign fund Cund by collection collections ions tion- from the thc national a. a ai md inti and savings Ings banks banIs of oC tho co nas received a abod bod body blow from froni the lie treasury department depart depart- ment which whelm ha has hag decided that thai tho ho contribution contribution con eon thus sought Bought would bo be an absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute violation or of the thc the law of January Januar 6 6 1907 1 11 B. II H. Hooker the thc Bull Moose parly's party's s national tr treasurer has haj been sending out outa oUla a circular letter to to the presidents of or banks hanks throughout the countr country asking t them horn to lo contribute to the tho ho Roosevelt tc c campaign fund Cund this year carIn car In his letter to In 1904 1 I Roosevelt gave J. e as his lila reason for Cor or want want- I In Ing ng time the Standard Oil contribution re returned re- re t turned after after It I had been the spent the f fact act that thol the corporation has oppose opposed 1 the he t establishment of ur a bureau burean of oC cor cor- p pora loUl Just Ju t now tho the banks of or the thc lie c pc pf count arc ale much Interested In lii the lie re reform re- re f form Corm orm of or tho curren currency y a a. matter mutter that thai will vil t have ha to lo be handled b by the thc next nett a admin 1 st ratiOn The tact fad that lint Roosevelt cH has las been Peeking s the friendship of or Iho tho tanks in 11 Continued 1 on Oil Page 2 2 Column 2 I I COLLECTS COLLECTS' i lARGE i LARGE CAMPAIGN FUND Roosevelt Seeks Support of Banks Banks Appeal Appeal Declared to Be Illegal Continued from Pa Paso Page o One Ine his ills campaign Is ig in line with ills letter published this morning In which ho declared declared de de- de- de dared I 1 have havo no no sympathy with tho the proposals proposals proposals pro pro- to limit contributions to 01 or or an any other sum If the virtue of oC a party part Is so frail trail that It will weaken If the tho contribution Is oer over 10 it will also w weaken aken if it is under It is morally as bad to solicit solicitor or accept 10 10 O for Improper purposes as There is every reason to believe that Roosevelt t is collecting a big campaign fund nd Governor Wilson likewise is pretty well equipped But the tho newspaper per In this city working for Roosevelt Roose asserts that President Tafts Taft's campaign is frs being hampered b by lack of ot campaign funds Whomsoever Wall street may be supporting It Is certain th that t It Is 10 not nol supporting Taft The Presidents President's re ref refUsal refusal re- re f sal to be sidetracked In his suits against the trusts has angered big business beyond reconciliation If the President wins It will be because th the people eople themselves vindicate his quiet but persistent work In the public In int in- in t terest C res t. t |
