Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
Csmpau, Mack, Ryan, Atwood,
Kerr and James Are
Mentioned.
TO DECIDE SATURDAY
Subcommittee Meets in Chi
cag0 and Both Nominees
Will be Present.

Chicago, July 21.-Willis J. Abbot,
warm personal friend of William J.
Bryan and slated for publicity mana
ger of the democratic party. has ar
rived in Chicago to "look around
little Bit before the meeting of lead
ers next Saturday. These leaders are
the subcommittee which will select
chairman of the national committee
Although National Committeeman
Roger Sullivan of Illinois is not a
member of the suborganization, he is
expected in, town Friday to extend the
welcome of the city.
Committee Chairman; Who.
Mr.. Abbot said he did not know
who the chairman of The committee
would be-in fact, he doubted whether
Mr.. Bryan had decided whom he
wants. Daniel Campau of Michigan
could have the job, in the opinion of
FIR. Abbot. but he has shown no de-
sire for it. Mr.. Abbot said he thought
The chairman would ue selected from
the six men heretofore talked Of
Daniel Campau of Michigan. Norman
f. Mack of New York, Timothy Ryan
of Wisconsin. John H. Atwood of
Kansas, James Kerr of Pennsylvania
and Ollie James of Kentucky.
Bryan Arrives Friday.
In addition, this subcommittee will
select an executive committee to man
age the campaign.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Kern will
be 1T the meeting Saturday, the for
mer arriving Friday evening and the
latter Saturday. Neither is SEIZED
uled for speech. Chicago will be
the headquarters of the democrats.
The local democrats are organizing
and incidentally making an effort to
get money with which to carry on the
county fight The Northwest Side
Democracy" was organized at demo
cratic headquarters yesterday. 1t con-
sists of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
. Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
T'wenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, Thir-
ty-fcurth and Thirty-fifth wards.
Talks in PhonOgraph.
Lincoln. Neb.. July Civ. ]. Bryan
spent part of the forenoon in making
three minute speeches into phono-
graph on leading issues of the day.
The records will be reproduced and
distributed throughout the country.
Anti-Injunction Plank Proves Good.
Lincoln, Neb., July 21.-Influential
eastern democrats notified William j.
Bryan that in their opinion the anti
injunction plank of the platform
adopted at Denver was hardly worth
the paper it was written on. the rea-
son alleged being that the David b.
Hill bill, passed by the senate, which
is specifically indorsed by the demo
Gratis. simply carried out the common
law provision granting a jury trial in
contempt cases lin the jurisdiction
of the presiding judge
The plank was drafted on the as
sumption that the Hill bill was passed
only after it had been amended by
Senator Allen of Nebraska to make
the trial by jury provision mandatory
at the demand of the defendant.
Mr. Bryan spent several anxious
hours after he received this informa
ton. The Associated Press CORE
spondent later relieved his suspense
by explaining that advices from Wash
ington showed that the Hill bill, as
finally adopted. provided for the sum
mary punishment by the court in di
rect contempt cases, but making il
mandatory for the court to grant q
trial by jury in all cases where such
contempt was committed outside oi
the Jurisdiction of the court. and
where such jury trial was demanded
by the accused This was the Aller
amendment.
Appeal TO Farmers Bearing Fruit.
The appeal of Mr.. Bryan to the
farmers for campaign contributions i:
heaK1g fruit Yesterday a number o
RESPONSES were received. An appea
by Mr.. Bryan to the democratic news
papers of the country TO begin th'
collection Of funds for the campaign
was one of the important happening
of the day.
PhiIadeIphinas Endorse Nebraskan.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 21.-Th
democratic city council of Philade
phia. controlled by the Glffey factioi
Dassed a resolution at meeting las
night indorsing William Jenning
Bryan for the presidency and ]. W
Kern for vice president. and urginl
the democratic workers to secure
larger vote in Philadelphia for tn
Nebraskan than in either of his tw