The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
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 Within the next two weeks. the dates for Mir. Bryan's speaking tour will probably be fixed. constant stream of callers swept Into head quarters to-day to greet Mir. Bryan and tonight several local Democratic clubs serenaded him at his hotel.
 Chairman Mack announced that NIT. Bryan would speak In Cleveland Ohio, on September 21; in Columbus Sep tember 22; In Cincinnati. September September 2s. and would probably speak in Dayton on a date yet to be determined Mir. Bryan and Mir. Mack held several short conferences with national committeeman tonight.
 standing in a carriage in the middle If Congress street Between the Audi torium and Auditorium Annex hotels and before a crowd which completely ehoked the thoroughfare for nearly half an hour Mir. Bryan outlined the uses to which Democratic clubs can be put in the present campaign. He was repeatedly interrupted by applause and shouts of good" good" He spoke of the work of the club bureau and said 1t was the intention to or- ganize in every precinct in the Uni- ted states, a Democratic club. Such
 
 effective work in distributing campaign literature arsong those who will read 1t and in collecting campaign contri- buttons, the purpose being "to spread before the country the arguments and principles for which the Democratic party stands"
 Plea for Subscriptions.
 Mir. Bryan made a further plea for popular subscriptions and estimated that the Democratic national ticket this year would muster eight million votes. If each of those voters would subscribe even twenty-five cents, he said. an enormous campaign fund thus | would be secured.
 We have no way of coercing the | people, even If we wanted to- he de- clared amid shouts of applause. we | have" he continued. mo Idea of prom | Ising governmental favors In return. Inasmuch as we expect to give special privileges to none there are none to | whom we can go and make a special appeal"
 A victory secured under such condi- | lions. he said. would be a victory of | the people If members of the dif- ferent Democratic clubs would give | their time just one day--election day every Democratic voter could be got- l ten to the polls, "and them he said. when the votcg are there. we can have enough men to watch the polls l and see that th4 votes are counted" He created laughter and applause | when he said there was one other use l to which the clubs could be put-''to march in the Democratic procession on l the fourth of March"
 | Before Mir. Bryan made his appear | snce. he was serenaded by the Cook County Democratic Band. He was in- l troduced in felicitous speech by Miles J Devine. a member Of the club. Many Conferences.
 l Among those with whom Mfr. Bryan conferred today were the following: c. l ". Bryan, his brothers J. H. Atwood. Chairman of the Speakers Bureau: M. ]. Wade. Chairman Of the Labor Bureau; T. D. Ryan. member of ths Labor Bureau; Josephus Daniels, Chair. man of the Literary Bureau John 10 I Lamb. membef of the Literary Bureau Senator c. A. Culberson, of Texas Chairma nor the Advisory Comrnittee, M c. Wetmore Chairman of the Fiuance Committee; Urey woodson Secretary of the National Committee; J. W. Tomlinson. Chairman of the Com. mfttee of Clubs; Robert Ewing, Ma tional Committeeman from North Caro- lima and Thomas Taggart. former Chairman of the National Committee.