The Washington times., 1908-09-04
Nebraskan's Dipl.o m a tic
Handling of Difficult Prob
lens Pleasing to Friends.
Approval of Hudspeth,
Smiths Friend, a Stroke
That Will Win Votes.
BY T. C. wELLIvER.


NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-Mr. Bryan IS
appearing in this campaign more and
more as the practical man" He was
practical in handling the Denver con-
yention. he has been practical in com
posing his differences with the old line
/ conservative Democrats. he was practi-
cal when ne dealt with Tammany in the
| hope or Strengthening out New York, he
was practical when he spent a day with
/ Governor Johnson, and-if rumOr be true
assured the governor that he would
have kindly consideration in 1912 if he
would be good in 1905 Mr.. Bryan was
practical when he made Norman f.
Mack chairman or the national COM
mittee. and ne also was practical when
he asked the consent or Murphy and
Conrors before making that choice.
Last manifestation.
Mr.. Bryan has now given his latest
manifestation of the strictly practical
attitude OF mind by cOuntenancing the
selection OF Robert s. Hudspeth. OF New
Jersey, TO be head Of the Eastern cam
paign committee. When Chairman
Mack. OF the national committee. an
nounced that Mr. Hudspeth would be
vice chairman in charge of the Eastern
campaign. there was some wonderment
as 70 what it might mean.
Now it is explained in the gossip OF
the Hoffman House that Hudspeth is
one Of the prime supporters of former
Senator James Smith ir.. of New Jer-
sey- Than Mr. Smith il would be hard
% find a man more decidedly Identified
IN the public mind with powerful, pri-
vate, and corporate interests.
At first the Hudspeth selection was ac-
cepted as simply evidence that Senator
Smith was being placated. But it pres
emily developed that the MANAGEMENT
expects that as a result of this choice,
a comfortable campaign fund presently
will be forthcoming.
Can Command Funds.
Senator Smith Is accounted amply
able 10 reach the big moneyed interests
which are so strong IN New Jersey. and
the conviction that he will do il was
responsible for a more cheerful and I'D
lifted feeling about Democratic head
quarters than has been apparent at any
previous time
The story goes that Senator Smiths
interest is expected 10 fructify in a col
lection Of somewhere between a half
million 10 a million dollars OF cam
paign funds from the heretofore pre-
sumably prescribed and altogether wick
ed ana unholy trusts.
Nobody takes the trouble 10 mention
The names OF the particular trusts that
are going TO cOntribute-alWays in sums
not exceeding 50, 50, and ALWAYS i'm
the name Of some individual rather
than In the name of the corporation
but the vague and ext. me notion hs s
taken hold on the Bryan management
that Mr.. Hudspeth may be expected tp
come across-the North river, that is
with a comfortable bunch OF the neces
saTy.
Need of Money.
They arc all corcecing this year THAI
IL isn't feasible TO run a national cam
raign without money. More and more
Circumstantial become the reports that
stringency. painful. and unexpected.
prevails about Republican HEADQUARTERS.
The Republicans always require a big
ger campaign fund than the Democrats.
because tie Republicans constitutional
ly do things that way.
The Democrats had no particular cam
paign fund IN either 1856 or 800 in hofh
Of which years the Republican treas
urer was peculiarly plethoric The
year 1904 brought the Democrats a fund
and a worse defeat than ever So
this year both parties are animated by