Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-08
Democratic Nominee Gets
Many Letters but Does
Not Show Them.
cHAFIN AT FAiRvIEW
Prohibition Candidate Makes q
Formal Call Upon Common.
er at His Home.

Fairview. Lincoln. Neb. Aug. s.
Among Bryan's callers today was Eu.
gene w. Chain, prohibition candidate
for president. The two nominees
spent some time in conversation but
on leaving the Bryan home Chafin de.
clared the visit was simply one of
courtesy
Promised Republican Support
a number of letters from republi-
cans residing in different parts of the
country are arriving daily in Fairview
in which the writer's announce their
intention of voting the democratic
ticket this fall. While declining to
make the letters public Bryan said to.
day for the most part satisfaction
with the platform adopted at Denver
is given as the reason for their
change of political faith.
Need s5OO.G00 for Campaign.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. S.-The where
withal with which to conduct the dem
OcTatic campaign was the momentous
|
yesterday. 1t has been fully realized
| that a properly conducted campaign
requires adequate funds to pay the le-
gitimate expenses, but the question of
who is to put up the money is one
which has been the subject of discus
sion ever since the nominations were
made. While it is admitted that from
L iaar of i,,l
! itributions of considerable size will be
lmade. the decision has been reached
that the bulk of the fund is to come
from the masses. A sum not less than
$500.000 is regarded as necessary to
meet expenses of the campaign
The matter was talked over at great
length by Mr.. Bryan with former SEN
ator Pettigrew of South Dakota, a
member of the finance committee. and
with Governor Haskell, treasurer of
the national committee
start RustIing Monday.
The decision was reached that the
finance committee should meet in Chi
cago next Monday and at once enter
upon the work of organization and of
lTSllN1hiiiS DtdhS lOT raising Tue HeCeS-
sary means for the campaign.
! Mr. Pettigrew came direct from New
York. where he was in conference with
Chairman Mack and other leaders
Not all the democrats | met" said
Mr. Pettigrew, will support Mr.. Bry-
an. but their detection will have no
leffeci on the result. because the DEM
t,Af4
before. New York is certainly demo-
,cratic this year | found many demo
CT; is of great wealth who heretofore
were opposed TO our candidates. but
this year they are with us. These
men. who acquired their money hon.
Testify. intend to lend substantial finan-
cial aid to our cause"
Kern at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. S.-Declaring that the
prospects for democratic victory were
never more bright in the presidential
campaign. John w Kern, democratic
vice presidential candidate, was an un-
expected visitor yesterday afternoon at
the democratic committee headquar-
ters. which were formally opened at
the Auditorium Annex by National
Chairman Mack.
After a two-hour conference with
Mack. Kern left last night for Charles
: City. Iowa, where he will address a
chautauqua meeting today. Before his
; departure Kern confided that his
; speech of acceptance at his notification
} in Indianapolis would as matter oil
precedent be much briefer than Bry
ans speech at Lincoln.
Lloyd Opens Headquarters.
Coincident with the opening of tn,
headquarters Of the committee, Cor
gressman James l.. Lloyd of Missouri
chairman of the democratic congre.
sional committee, selected headqual
ters for his committee in the Aud
\ torium Annex. Lloyd says the gu
: look is bright for the election of
> democratic congress
Ie Noted Wrestler Dyinq.