The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
ADDRESS ISSUED TO
 DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
TOMLINSON URGES FORMATION OF THESE CLUBS IN EVERY PART OF ALABAMA TO INSURE CASTING OF FULL VOTE.

John W. Tomlinson. president of ths Bryan state democratic club, gives out the following address regarding the or ganzation and purposes of Bryan clubs and the personnel of delegates:
 ''The time is ripe for democratic vic tory in the nation. Democratic principles and policies have gained rapidly in pop ular favor. Public opinion has forced their adoption to some extent by a re- publican President. Democrats are united; republicans are divided. Corruption funds will not be available to the republicans in the past campaigns. Democrats ev- anywhere. therefore, enter the national contest of 1908 with a confidence that IS a forerunner of victory.
 But no matter how righteous the cause, how brilliant the leadership or how con fident we may be. complete organization is absolutely necessary to insure suc- cess. In recognition of this fact, and fol- lowing the suggestion of the Commoner, clubs of volunteer workers in the ranks of democracy are being organized in every voting precinct in every state in the union.
 'The purpose first is to elect men as delegates to the democratic national con vention who will faithfully represent the democratic masses-not schem for next time" but bend every purpose to elect democrat President this time-men who will nominate a vice president, adopt a platform and name national committee in accord with the man democrats with one acclaim have demanded as their leader.
 Having accomplished this preliminary work, this volunteer army will be in the field, organized and ready for battle, un- der the democratic national committee, soon as nomIna tons are made. How much more effective will be the work of these volunteers, whose hearts are in the cause, than that of hired workers, of past campaigns. Such men will win voters; get them to the pools; see that their votes are counted, and that the result IS promptly wired to national headquarters
 "The further purpose, in states certainly democratic, like Alabama, Is to get out . in November a full democratic vote, so as to poll majority of the popular as well as of the electoral vote. In Alabama the democratic vote in 1904 for Parker was 79,S57 in 1900 for Bryan, g.131; but neither received the full vote, the democrats not apprecating that their votes were needed to swell the popular vote, though not needed to carry the state.
 "To further the organization of such clubs, the Bryan state democratic club was organized, and under its auspices many clubs have been formed. l get many inquiries on the subject. No spec ial bylaws are needed. Organize in your own way. Send to the headquarters of the state club, 433-4 First National bank building, Birmingham, Ala, names of the officers. The county newspapers are requested to take up the organization of clubs i their respective counties
 MT. Bryan in the Commoner and in his speech at Jackson, Miss urges the neces- sty of watching the personnel of the dele gates to the national convention. II seems to be but fair that Bryan men should go. The anti-Bryan democrats generally concede this Those who at heart do not want Bryan elected want anti-Bryan delegates. If delegates are instructed, as they will be under the primary plan, for Bryan, why are anti Bryan delegates urged? Is it not, as MT. Bryan says, to embarrass the fight?
 JOHN w. TOMLINSON,