The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-28
ARMY
Of DrummerS Organized and
Working for
Bryan.

The most notable Of recent acces'
sions to the ranks Of the National As
socistion of Democratic clu bs, of which
w. r. Hearst, is pres dent, is the Com
mercial Travellers and Hotelmen's An
ti-Trust league which now mum bers
neraly 10000 members and expects to
enroll 3OO 600 voters for Bryan and
Stevenson between now and election.
The growth Of the league has been
phenomenal and its enrolment in the
National Association of Democratic
clubs will add interest and strength
to the quadrinnial convention of clubs
which is to be held IN Indianapolis on
September 5.
Travelling Men Enthusiastic.
Tits will be one of the greatest
gatherings of Democrats in the history
of the country.
The commercial travellers have es-
poused the work of the Antitrust
league with the energy and enthusiasm
for which they are famous as class
The trusts have hurt the drummers.
and now the drummers are going to
help scotch the trusts.
To further strengthen their organi-
zation and promote the objects for
which it stands the league has en-
rolled itself in the roster of the Ma
tional association of Democratic clu bs,
which is slowly but surely building up
one of the most formidab bic organiza-
tions this country ever saw.
4 he feeling of COMM mercial travellers
all over the country is very bitter
against the trusts, which are charged
with having put at least $50, 900 drum
mers out of the business.
Trusts, in gobbling up smaller CON
Germs, are driving the commercial trav-
eler out of existence and his place will
soon know him no more. Unless the
trusts are rebuked and restrained the
commercial traveller is convinced his
occupation will soon become extinct
Antitrust Scheme Applauded
So that when the scheme Of organ
izing a Commercial Travellers and Ho-
telmen's Antitrust League was pro
posed it found instant and overwhelm
about a year ago by William Hoge, who
is now the secretary ard treasurer o.
the organization.
1t began with membership of two
The endless chain system was used IL
eff 4cting the organization.
Mr.. Hoge and E. M. Tierney, of FL!
mira, mailed letters with application
blanks for membership to five OF theil
friends, with the request that enclosed
blanks be sent to friends of those ad-
dressed, in the endless chain system
A few weeks ago 10, 900 names came
in, and today 60, 900 names are carried
on the mem bership list, and in few
months il is expected 10000 name
will be enrolled.
OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
The headunarters of the league is a
present at the Union Square Hotel
and the officers are: Pres dent, Fran;
Neumiller, proprietor OF the hotel
vice-president, William Walpole Bell
secretary, William Hoge; chairman o
: board of directors. Harry w. Walker
chairman OF the committee on iegisla
ton, Joseph j. Willett, president o
the Alabama Bar Association.
The board of directors is as follow ows
Harry w. Walker, William Hoge, Jos
j. Willett A. J. Hopcraft, j. r. Swan
ick, Saratoga; VIM. Weir, j. B. How
arth, East Aurora, N. Y; Martir
O'MeHs. Oswego; Il. Cotton, Ed Wat
son, Vincennes, Ind; O. J. Parish
Indianapolis.
The headquarters of the league i
now daily the scene of activity. Th
league publishes monthly paper en-
titled "Talkative Facts" which con
tains articles by well-known writer
bearing upon the trust question iron
the standpoint of the commercial trav
eler and hotel man. The present mum
Der or this paper strongly advocate
the election Of Bryan and Stevenson
} Miss Emma Turner, who was tn
guest Of Miss Nellie Kysar, returne'
TO her home in Saltwater today.