The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-02
SAVANNAH MEN
ASKED TO RAISE
MONEY FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
MAYOR MYERS AND MIR. VI. n. LANE
PUT ON FINANCE COMMITTEE.

They Have Decided, However, That
State Democratic Executive COM
mittee Can Do Work Better and
Have Declined to Serve, Though
Both Favor Plan and VIII Make
Contributions Letter From
George Foster Peabody Explains
Importance of Coming Election to
south.
The South is to be more thoroughly
canvassed for contributions to the ma
tional Democratic campaign fund than
ever before.
Mayor Herman Myers and Mr.. Mills
B. Lane of Savannah and Mr.. Robert
T. Maddox of Atlanta, all prominent
bankers, have been asked by George
Foster Peabody, chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, to serve
as a finance committee in Georgia to
raise funds for the campaign.
After consultation these gentlemen
have decided that better results can be
obtained for the party by the State
Democratic Executive Committee TAX
ing the matter in charge, and have so
writer Treasurer Peabody.
The time before the election is now
short, and they believe the State Com
mittee, already thoroughly organized,
can do better work in the limited time
than they could do. 1t is for this rea-
son that they have declined to serve.
They are in hearty sympathy with
Ia v,Ia al off q
make contributions.
South vitality Interested.
Mr. Myers and Mr.. Lane say they
think the citizens of Georgia should
contribute to the campaign fund and
they offer to do all they can to aid
the State Committee, besides contribu-
lions which they are willing to make.
THE South is more vitality interested
in the coming election than any other
section" they explained and the peo-
pie of the South should contribute to
the campaign fund. The race question
makes it necessary for the South to
see that the Democrats win. The sue
cess of the Democratic ticket this year
means more to this section than at
any previous time. 1t is encumbent
upon all to help in every way posi-
BILE, by contributions and otherwise"
Mayor Myers and Mr.. Lane thinks
the State Executive Committee will be
glad to undertake the work, and they
believe large sum can be raised in
Georgia. Mr.. Peabody's letters ex-
plains fully the reasons for this can
Vass state by state. A portion of one
of the letters follows:
No Favored Interests.
"As you are well aware. the Demo-
cratic party has no favored or pro-
tected interests to whom it may turn
for campaign fund, and must rely
upon contributions from patriotic citi-
zens who believe in its principles and
desire the election of it's candidates.
THE opposition party is likely to
have very large fund, obtained from
the interests which it's pernicious par
ty doctrines have favored and it is for
the purpose of attempting to prevent
the successful use of this fund in the
doubtful states that this appeal is
made to you and others in the South.
mo section of the country should be
more interested in the success of the
Democratic ticket than the South, as
the Endorsement at the polls of some
of the appointments and actions of the
present chief magistrate would I'M
doubtedly tend to increase and inten-
sify racial unrest. The election of the
Democratic ticket should obIiterate
sectional lines for all time and help to
commercial prosperity for all sections.
Confident of Success.
I'VE have reason to confidently ex-
pect the election of the Parker and
Davis ticket, unless our party is over
whelmed in the doubtful states by the
corrupt use of money.
TT is expected that in the election
something like fourteen millions of
votes will be cast. and to intelligently
present the issues of the campaign to
this large army of voters, requires a
very considerable sum of money.
Because of the benefits to come, par
ticularly to the South. with the cleo
5ion of the Democratic ticket, l, as
treasurer, feel that l am we'll within
my rights when l ask your cooperation
in this matter"