The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-13
The National Dem ocratic'
Committee Votes to Ac-
cept $4,000 Fund.
IS REGARDED AS
BOOST FOR BRY AN
Feature Of Committee Session
Was Debate on Proposition Of
Mr.. Clayton to Decline
Money Not Actually
Needed for Conven-
ton Expenses.

ton Expenses.
WASHINGTON D. c.. December re.-a
| .'Denver. July 7th." The date and place
| of the next Democratic National Cor.
Iventfon was thus settled by the ma
| tional committee at the Arlington
Hotel late this afternoon. 1t Swaa
thought the committee might not ger
down 10 this business of the meeting
| until Tomorrow. u
Not ON your life said Chairman
| Tagsart when 1t was suggested that
the most important business OF tho
meeting might not be transacted to-
| day. TO morrow ls Friday. and tie
18th. We don't want to start this can,
paign under such q hoodoo as that
4 He kept the committeeman at work
until everything was cleared up to-
| day. 4, &
/ The fight would have heen won by.
Louisville had that city brought money
or certified checks to Washington, in-
stead OF pledges. Doubt OF the ability
OF the city to supply hotel accommo-
dations also had its effect.
Big Boost for nrynn.
cit is certain now that Nebraska vii
cast eight electoral votes for w flliant
j. Bryan" said Mayor jim. Dahlman,
heard the news. THE selection Of Dem
yer also means that Bryan will carry
\ Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Montana
sure. and probably California also. a
clear and certain gain OF thrty-two
votes for the ticket by taking the cons
j vention TO Denver Is worth while. u
do not believe the Democrats OF this
country Will have cause to regret thht
they voted to have their convention
4 west of the Mississippi
After deciding to hold the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Denver.
Col, and fixing the date of the meet
4 Ing for July q, 1908. the Democratic
National Committee late to-day en-
! tered upon spirited debate on the
propriety of accepting more OF 4 the
100000 offered by Denver ~ thss
conventions than actually needed 20
! pay the convention expenses In that
!. Icity. The opposition to tho accfpta nee
q OF the contribution took the form, of 2
resolution by Repres sentative Clayton,
4 LOT Alabama. declining money not ac-
+ ttually needed for convention purposes
{ Ibut3 after a long debate the resolution
was laid on the table by a vote o q Y
/, Ito IA, # I
4 Mr. Clayton, Representative John
!. Sharp Williams, of Aiississippi. aud
Governor Hoke Smith. of Georgia, all 8
spoke in favor of, the passage OF the
!. resolution. Mr.. Smith was especially
emphatic In saying that the 100000
3 which had been offered to secure the
! Republican convention and refused by
!. the Republican National Commi tteess
. .Ihad been offered to and was about
! to be accepted BY the Democratic COM
. |.mittee He sall the Republicans had
! turned down the offer because 1t VAS
re egarded as III tile nature OF a bribs.S 2
. and that the Democrats. In view soGs
, that circumstance. could not afford to
:. accept IL.
Mr.. Williams spoke in similar vein.
as did also Mr.. CLAYTON. II
Il TagRnrt Wants the Fund.
: Mr.. Taggart advocated the accept
ance Of the 100000. saying It would
!. be needed now even worse than money
! was needed In 1905, and that az that
S time 1t would nave been practically
4 Impossible to have opened headquar-s
. ters for Judge Parkertf they hatl not
!, had the extra money secured from ST.
!. Louis. where the convention was held
, Senator Stone. OF Missouri, made
: long speech, In which he favored the:
: acceptance CT the money. lSSj
Il Mr. Clayton declared that the ac-S
a ceptance Of the money would be, ~
& line with the very practices IN can
paign contributions that had been con
4 SEdemned by the COMMITTEES. Z,
/ This view was antag onized BY Sana-
4 tor Stone. who declared that the trans
4 action was open and aboveboard. and
Z this was not to be compared wi lth any
OF the propositions that had been COZ
demned. Many people, he salt, Woula
. go to Denver, and the. young ana
Egrowing city was glad to m Ike a this iss
contribution for the advantages its
would receive, The money he said
would be badly needed in starting the
campaign, S8 sssss
johnson for the Money.
II Mayor Tom u Johnson. OF Y GleYes-
6lland. advocated the accept tance of the
money offered by penvert lie 8salh gss
money for campaign purposes is con-
<ributed by corporate ions with lie view
E |of securing advantages In leEtslatt
: or otherwise, while the ripu tions OF
gEDenver could not be ascrlbed TO any
ii such purpose, The people of Denver
1lhe said, have a regular organtzat ton
N for tho purpose of attracting cotlven-;,
! and it was perfectly pro oper TOR tils,t
i Democratic National &c onlmittee to sc az
Ecept their offer.
!, lls Senator T TIllnaan opposed the accept-
/ ance OF the money. Lat the local
J Democratic orsanizat tion OF Colo orado.
Il he said, have the NOR ey w ne slat Sthetr
lIpeSt campaign, Gnggenhslna can 90
!, the Republicans. Now give the 2penatS-s
4 orats OF Colorado q chance and lat them
|use the money TO return Senator Tel
S Herr Mr.. Tillman. however. voted
against the motion to lay the resolu-s
= tiop on the table. S5 .;Gs IA.
Mayor p Imam, OF 0naa lla. expressed
y the idea that the money could be prc-s
fitably employed In opening the eat,.g
E paign. and said ne had no doubt that
Z Denver had made It's propo - ton 3tn
Y good faith.
! Charles IN, w lls on sitting ae q proSy
!. I for the committee member from
. Colorado. assured the $.eoinrnstte thatEE
i Denver had no desire 70 appear as
+ ssunduiy influencing the cofnmt ttee He
J said that there N Il business i',enl N
"a league in Denver To secure COL Y vsnt
Y and that the Sprcposi tion5 ~ tho t1e ma 4
q eEcratic National Committee had been
Y mutia as II had beNn 70 secure lnattxs xs
{, other n,estins said mat sha i,sse.
n 5ysr people syeulsi No disap ointnd ~