The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-19
CAMPAIGN FUND
IS NECESSARY
Prospects of Party Success
Are Bright, If Money to
Carry on the Campaign
Can Be SeCured-The Ma
tional Committee Sends
Strong Call.

Every democrat in Escambia county
should attend the meeting al the court
house tonight for the organization of
Bryan and Kern club. National
Committeeman T a Jennings, acting
on the suggestion of AR Bryan and
Chairman Mack. has called this meet
ing for the purpose Of effecting d
campaign club organization, and the
response should be general
The young men of the county are
particularly urged 10 be present, be
cause upon the young men devOlves
the main work that is TO be done That
work will consist of ORIGINATING 10
get out d full vote in November and
OF helping to collect a campaign fund
for use in the doubtful states during
the campaign.
There is little question that it was
the tremendous campaign fund which
the republicans collected and used
that defeated Mr.. Bryan in 1896. and
they will do the same thing this year
if the democrats are unable to combat
and expose the nefaTiOUs practices to
which the republican party is addicted.
To do this d reasonable campaign
fund is necessary and the raising Of
such fund Will be a part of the work
OF the democratic clubs throughout
the country. Democrats everywhere
are now engaged in raising this fund.
and Florida democrats should not lag
in the good work
The meeting tonight viii be in
Judge BellingeT'S office at The court
house at s o'clock. and democrats are
all urged to be present.
Appeal is Made.
Col Noses WetmOre. chairman of
the national finance committee. has
given out the following interview from
the democratic headquarters in Chi
CaEO-
We are going to get the money
to run TINS campaign, make no mis-
take about that. The republicans
know where TO get theirs. no matter
what contributions they NAV have to
turn back to comply with the law
Every source that We can find will
be tapped and the results of our e.
forts so ,ar are daily encouraging
The Finance Committee started to
day to send appeals 70 editors of all
Democratic and Independent news
papers to start subscription lists
and to every contributor the Nation
al Committee will send as acknowl-
edgement as a souvenir Of the cam
paign. The appeal is signed by Chair
man Mack, Governor Haskell the
treasurer of the committee and my
self"
Senator Thomas F Gore. Of Okla
hOma. sent word TO rhe National
Committee today that he would give
one-haIf Of the receipts Of "A coming
series Of lectures that he had been
engaged for the campaign fund. Ma
ti0naI Committeeman q. p. Tucker. Of
was caller at headquarters
-OdIny-
Conferences looking 10 The perfeC-
ton Of detailed plans for the cam
paign in the middle West were held
throughout the day by Chairman
Mack with heads Of the various bur
eaus Of the Democratic National
Committee and prominent Democrats
VINO called at headquarters to-day.
During The dav DR.. Mack, former
Governor DOCke~v and Champ Clark,
Of Missouri. together with Mr. Moses
C. Wetmore. Of St Louis. head Of the
Committee of Finance discussed at
some length the raising in funds
for prosecuting the campaign in Mis-
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