The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-14
WOULD AROUSE
STATE RIVALRY
Plan of Democrats to Sc.
cure Campaign Fund.
use THEIR OWN METHODS

National Committeeman Of the Sew.
erai States instructed to Proceed
Immediately With the Collection OF
Money, DevisIng Such Ways and
Means as May Be Deemed Best in
Their Particular Locality.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Democratic
national campaign fund Of 1908 will
Be raised through appeals made to the
Individual states for contributions.
Each state, under the direction of Its
hational committeeman or a financial
representative designated for the pur-
pose, will determine its own method
of raising money. The general plan
became known on the arrival here of
Chairman Mack of the national COM
mittes from Lincoln and the plan is
understood to have met the entire
approval of William j. Bryan. John
w. Kern, vice presidential candidate
ON the Democratic ticket, and men,
bers of the campaign text book COM
mittee accompanied Mr.. Mack to this
city.
The financial committee, of which
Colonel Moses c. Wetmore of St.
Louis is chairman, generally agrees
that between s500.000 and $1,0O0,OOO
wtll be required to finance the legiti-
mate expenses of the coming presiden-
tihl struggle. The devising Of ade-
quate methods to provide these means
has occasioned Governor Charles N.
Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the
national committee, and Colonel Wet
more no little concern and the adop-
tion of the plan announced to raise
money by states is believed to be a
solution of the problem. State pride,
the financial committee feels, will be
developed and as a result efforts Will
be made to make contributions as
tMege as possible. The financial COM
fniyeAe, however, will arrange to en-
Ast Monetary aid from ell those who
hays Indicated that they are ready to
conehibute In a substantial way. The
contributions to the various financial
Representatives in the states will be
Made UP OF small donations.
Collection Of Funds Ordered.
The national committee has COM
INUNDATED with the national commit
teerisn in the several states and In
strccted them to proceed Immediately
with the collection OF funds and to
this end have suggested that a finan-
cial representative be appointed In
each state, with assistants in the
counties, who will devise such ways
and means as may be deemed best to
obtain funds in their own particular
states.
National Committeeman John w
Tomlinson, chairman of the committee
on club organization, has practically
completed the organization work OF
his department here and will leave
for Cincinnati to confer with the po
iitical leaders of Ohio. After the Gin
cinnau meeting Mr.. Tomlinson will
proceed to New York, where, the mid
die of next week, he will confer with
Chairman Mack, National Committee
man T. e. Ryan of Wisconsin and 9th
srs on the general situation In the
East. Speaking of his work Mr.. Tom
linson said:
with the precinct as the basis oi
organization we are endeavoring tt
establish Bryan and Kern clubs ir
every community throughout the ma
tion. The machinery for this work
has been started In most satisfac
tory way in the West and Middle
West"
John H. Atwood, chairman of th'
speakers bureau. has arrived here
from his home in Kansas to take vi
his work