The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
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HOLDS MEETING AT LINCOLN
Selection Of a Campaign Manager to
Be Made at a Meeting of a Sub
Committee Of Nine to Be Held at
Chicago on July rs.

Lincoln, Neb., July 1.-the Demo
cratic national committee, in eXecu-
tive session, adopted a resolution out
lined as follows:
No contributions shall be received
from corporations; no contributions
over $4,000 shall be accepted; all
contributions over 500 will be made
public after Oct. 10; thereafter imme-
diate publication will be given; con
tributions under 500 will not be pub
lished; no mopey will be received
after Nov. /.
The resolution was adopted follow
ing a statement on the subject read
to the committee by Mr.. Bryan on be-
half of himself and John w. Kern, the
vice presidential nominee. After quot
ing the publicity plank Of the Demo
cratic platform Mr.. Bryan concluded
his statement as follows:
LAS all earnest token that our party
will make good its pledges we ask
you to construe this plank and put it
into immediate operation. This a
be done by the adoption of a resolu-
ton announcing in pursuance OF the
policy outlined in that pledge your
committee will not accept any contri-
button whatever from any corpora
ton; that it will not accept any con-
tribution from any individual above a
reasonable amount and that it will
make publication before election of all
contributions above a reasonable min
imum. We suggest for your approval
a maximum of $4,000 and a minimum
of 500, no contribution to be received
above $4,000 and all contributions
above 500 to be made public before
the election.
I'VE suggest also that on or before
Oct. Is publication shall be made of
all contributions above 500 received
up to that date; that after Oct. Is
publication shall be made of such con-
tributions on the day that the same
are received and that no contribu-
lions above 500 shall be accepted.
within three days Of the election"
Bryan to Make Few Speeches.
William E. Gonzales, editor of the
State of Columbia, S. c., and one of
Mr.. Rryan's ~lieutenants, after a visit
with Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern, said:
"The statement that Mr.. Bryan will
not make a canvass is incorrect. 1t
is his present purpose, however, to
deliver no platform speeches, but to
make ten or a dozen political speech
es dealing with the more vital issues
as presented in the platform. Mr..
Kern will make a more continuous
campaign and it vas stated in Denver
that Mr.. Towne will be no less active
than if he had been the vice presiden-
tial nominee"
Mr.. Gonzales said that campaign
contributions would be invited by
newspapers in his state and he be-
lieved every Democratic paper in the
South would do likewise.
1t was decided that Mr.. Bryan will
be officially notified of his nomination
for president at Lincoln, his home, on
Aug. IL. John w. Kern will be noti-
fed of his nomination at Indianapolis
at a date to be determined upon later.
1t also was decided that the ques-
ton of a chairman for the Democratic
national committee shall be left to a
subcommittee of nine. 1t is said to
be the desire of Mr.. Bryan that this
subcommittee shall make the selec-
ton inside of two weeks.
The subcommittee of the national
committee adjourned to meet in Chi
cago July 25, when the chairman of
the national committee will be select
ed. %Josephus Daniels was made sec
rotary of the subcommittee.