The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-11
GOSSIP OF THE TWO PARTIES
DEMOCRATIC.
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New York, September 1O-Roger C. Sui
Ivan. the first deputy of John P. Hopkins
In the management of the democratic or
ganization in Illinois, called at the DEM
oeratic national headquarters. He told
the Parker managers that Chicago would
give at least $4,000 plurality for the dem
ocratic ticket.
with regard to militarism.' said Mr..
Sullivan, the conservative business in
terests are strongly against the trend of
the administration toward it. They are
looking for peace and continued peace.
Already the effect of the labor troub-
les in Illinois is being felt, but between
now and election circumstances will
heighten this. For one thing, the pack
ers are going to win, and many men will
be thrown out of employment and their
pieces filled with negro help. When this
situation gets two or three weeks older
1t will have it's effect in Cook county
and will ultimately help the national tick
ct"
William j. Bryan In a letter to national
c. airman Thomas Taggart, said he would
be ready to take hold of the national
candidates in October. The Nebraska
leader wrote:
My dear Mr.. Taggart:-I have just
wired you expressing my regret that I
cannot attend the meeting of the demo-
cratic editors September 5. am going
to the mountains for a rest, but will be
ready to enter the campaign by the first
of October. / shall be glad to devote to
the national campaign as much time as
I can spare. Let me know where you
think | can help. Yours truly,
w. j BRYAN.
1t is expected that Mr.. Bryan will make
numerous species in the closing days
of the campaign, mainly in the west.
George Foster Peabody, treasurer of the
democratic national committee, issued an
appeal for funCI in which he said:
AT the next national election over H.
100000 votes will be cast, and the task of
presenting to this vast electorate the
various issues of the campaign and the
records of the respective candidates is
one which involves the expenditure of a
large sum of money.
Unlike its well-intrenched antagonist.
the democratic party has no favored or
protected interests to whom it may turn
for campaign fund Its reliance for the
necessary funds must be upon patriotic
c liens who believe that the cause of
constitutional, honest and economical gov
eminent and the just and equal enforce
ment of law are involved in this cam
paign. The committee appeals for such
contributions as each citizen may be able
and willing to make"
Senator German went to Baltimore to
try to straighten out the tangles in sew
eral districts and bring the various fac
tions together. All of the bog leaders
were summoned and protraeted con-
ference was neld.
significant feature was the attend
ance of Ex-Governor Frank Brown who
for sometime past has been outside the
breastworks, He is now booked to be
president of a big state league to be
organized to cooperate with the regular
state organization. Governor Brown in
sisted that the negro question is and must
be the principal issue in Maryland, and
that 1t has been made so. designedly,--by
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. German talked very confidently of
democratic victory Maryland.
Use Is being made by democratic work.
ers of an article by William Allen White,
editor OF the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette,
one Of the most conspicuous of President
Rooseveits personal friends. quota