The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
NATHAN STRAUSS OF NEW
 YORK MADE PRESIDENT
Democratic National Committee
 Holds Conference With Bryan.
It Is Now Believed That the Enert ss Have Mir. Bryan Take the stamp Dursag Entire Month of
 October win Prove
 Successful.

chicago, Sept. S.-The Bryan and Kern Business Mems Association, with Nathan Strauss of New York. as President, and F l.. Coltsa. of St. Louis. as vice-President. was formally launched upon the political sea at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee here today. The work of organizing these clubs which are ex. pected to appeal strongly to the buat- ness interests of the country, will be begun with vigor immediately. At to- days meeting the following National Committeeman conferred with Mir. Bryan and Chairman Mack:
 Daniels. North Carolina; Garber, Ohio: Miller. Oregon: Tomlinson. Ala bama; Salisbury. Delaware; Howell. Georgia; Sullivan, Illinois; Wade. Iowa: Atwood, Kansas; Woodson (Secretaryss Ewing. Louisiana; Talbot. Maryland: Wood. Michigan; Nebeker. Utah. Elli- son. Virginia; Osborne. Wyoming. and Newman. District of Columbia. Others who talked with the leaders were Een~ ator Culberson, chairman. and ]. c. Johnson. secretary of the advisory committee; Chairman Wetmore and Richard F. Pettigrew of South Dakota: Josiah Marvel. Delaware; E. c. Wall. Wisconsin. of the Finance Committee.
 Lawton S. Hemans, Democratic can~ didate for Governor of Michigan. and John S. Winship, chairman of the Mich- igan Democratic State Central Commit tee, also talked with Mir. Bryan on the situation in the Wolverine State.
 Democratic Organizations.
 Chicago. Sept. s.--Twelve hundred precinct committeeman recently elect- ed in the primaries, were addressed by W. J. Bryan tonight The meeting represented an inno- vation in politics Tn Chicago and was for the purpose of putting into afLect the call of the Democratic nationus committee for a campaign club in et cry voting precinct in the uniFsd States.
 Previously to Mfr. Hryan's spFeeh John ". Tomllnson. of Alabama. chair man of the committee on organization. addressed the&-conference- He stated that over 6.00d clubs already had been organized and that Ftiiterature and ma terial had been sent to all clubs en- rolled at Democratic national head quarters"
 After October Ist he said. weekly letters from Mir. Bryan would be sent out to all Democratic clubs.
 Mir. Bryan opened by referring to the primary system and declared that 1t had revolutionised politics.
 Authority now comes from the wot- CTS" he said. instead of some central authority"
 The committeeman. he said. had bean selected by the people of their sew. eral communities and been intruated by the voters with authority to rep resent them in the party organization.
 "T recognize" said Mir. Bryan. that in speaking to you. I am speaking to men who are the leaders among thatk people and. being leaders chosen by the people themselves. you can work with an effectiveness that is Impossible where the wishes of the people are ig- nored."
 MT. Bryan emphasizsd the import ance of the position which the ceFn- mitteemen occupied and declared that no candidate will win success if the work of organization Is neglected.
 '"We may have a majority, as I be- lIeve we have" he said. but if that majority is not made effective at the polls 1t counts for nothing. In a city. organization Is even more important than In the country, because you have registration as well as voting to look after
 The Democratic candidate admon- iShed his hearers that before the day of registration they could assist in the organization of clubs and that these clubs could assist in the circu- Iation of literature that is needed.
 You can find out what the voters are talking about" he said, Fin what Subjects they are interested and what Arguments need to be answered. You can assist in the collection of cam paign funds"
 He declared that he trusted the State and county organizations to cooperate to the fullest extent with the local or- ganizations.
 The reports that come to us from all sections of the country" he said, midst wild applause. 'are very encour- aging and we have every reason to be- lieve that if we all work together and work diligently we shall be able to rejoice over victory, State and na- tlona,."
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