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campaign contribution and Pence, Tumulty and several senators were led to urge
his appointment on that account. Mayre's secretary was filling them full of
what Mayre would do for the party, and then Mayre left without giving the cam-
paign committee a dollar.
The National Committee has asked me to see whether I could not get them
some funds here. My reply was that never in my political life had I solicita-
ted funds and I could not do so now, but I would ask some of our crowd here to
do it. I asked Malone to take charge of it and he promised to do so. The
funds are needed in the senatorial and congressional elections and are to be
used for educational literature. The subscribers can pay the printers direct if
they prefer rather than to hand the money to the National Committee.
I have congratulated Pence on the manner he is conducting the campaign as
he explained it to me. No money is being given or used for any purpose except-
ing for educational purposes. This is the only kind of campaign I ever con-
ducted myself.
September 26, 1914.
A letter comes from Spring-Rice this morning which is included here. I
have not decided yet how I will treat it or what move I will make next, but I
will <del/> conclude what is best during the day.
Childers has just telephoned that Alfred Henry Lewis is as enthusiastic
now about me as he was formerly antagonistic. He desires to write an article
or have one written, telling the country of me as he now thinks I am and not as
he and others have depicted me.
I have had a tremendously busy day. It is too bad to be bothered
about Federal offices when the European situation is calling for so much of my
time. The Mayor, Dudley Malone, Frank Polk and innumerable others have called
or communicated with me over the telephone about different matters.
The Mayor asked advice about the appropriations in the Rivers and Har-
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campaign contribution and Pence, Tumulty and several senators were led to urge
his appointment on that account. Mayre's secretary was filling them full of
what Mayre would do for the party, and then Mayre left without giving the cam-
paign committee a dollar.
The National Committee has asked me to see whether I could not get them
some funds here. My reply was that never in my political life had I solicita-
ted funds and I could not do so now, but I would ask some of our crowd here to
do it. I asked Malone to take charge of it and he promised to do so. The
funds are needed in the senatorial and congressional elections and are to be
used for educational literature. The subscribers can pay the printers direct if
they prefer rather than to hand the money to the National Committee.
I have congratulated Pence on the manner he is conducting the campaign as
he explained it to me. No money is being given or used for any purpose except-
ing for educational purposes. This is the only kind of campaign I ever con-
ducted myself.
September 26, 1914.
A letter comes from Spring-Rice this morning which is included here. I
have not decided yet how I will treat it or what move I will make next, but I
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