The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
New Orleans Editor Receives
$1,000 for the Demo.
cratic Fund.
ROBERT EWING TELLS ABOUT IT
Encouraging Reports Come from
Many statea
Oregon for Bryan-Wisconsin In lime
-MInneSotans Enthuse-f;ven
Ohio Will Defeat Taft,
Says Ed. Mahon.

ubDeFA OF lJeHOcFuuc plIeTS inTouSA-
out the country are as successful rs
MIR. Robt. Ewing Of the New Orleans
States In raising funds for the Demo-
cratic national campaign. Chairman
Moses c. Wetmore of the finance CONF
mittee will NOT want for money TO meet
legitimate campaign expenses. Mr..
Ewing who has been here attending
the meeting OF the Democratic natibn-
nj committee; has collected popular
subscription fund Of approximately
$7.O0O. This has been accomplished
within the past three or four weeks
Mr.. Ewing predicts that the States
fund will grow and that It will final
~ be as much as $4,000.
'Our people nre taking lively in
tercst In this work of raising n popu-
lar fund for the election Of Bryan and
Kern" said Mr.. Ewing today. They
realize fully the Importance of getting
sufficiently large fund to run the
campaign. and they know that this
money must come from the people.
The trusts and the special interests
will save the Republican party the
necessity OF going ont and raising
money by small subscriptions. That
~ the reason this unprecedented col
lection of n campaign fund for the
election OF presidential candidates has
been comparatively easy. Every par
ish In the state Is swelling the fund
AIready Democrats are regarding the
contribution OF fuIffls for the election
Of Bryan and Kern as Il patriotic duty.
Fully five hundred registrars and
Judges of election in Louisiana. who
earn $500 day for their services one
day in ench campaign year. have con-
trlbuted their earnings to the 1leno-
cratic national campaign fund. That
shows the extent of the personal sac
rificcs being made by Democrats In
this presidential contest"
The Democratic national committee
Ia not overlooking opportunities In Pa
ciAc cOaxt states and very vigorous
cam paign Ia to be conducted In those
western states. The reports Chnir-
man Mack has received from Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington are
convincing that Democrats have fine
chance to carry nll of those states The
national committee will work In har-
nlony with the state committees.
Speaking Of political conditions in
the west. National Committeeman Mil
Ter. of Oregon, said today: Bryan and
Kern will carry Oregon this year.
though notice in the morning papers
that United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne says that Democrats haven't
chance In the west. The best an
swer l can make to this statement IL
to cite Senator Bourne ms an authority
against himself. Prior to the Rcln,l'-
lIcan national convention. the senator
was proclaiming from one end Of the
country to the other that the non,ina-
tIon of Judge Taft would result in his
defeat In tile nation and a loss of Ore
gun to the Republican party. MIR.
BOURNE was for the denomination Of
President Roosevelt. but think at the
time he correctly diagnosed the sitta-
tion in Oregon. when he declared that
Taft could not carry the state against
Bryan.
"Cnndltions are highly favorable to
the Democracy In Pacific coast states"
continued Mr.. Miller. land I believe
Mr.. Bryan will get relatively a larger
per cent of the Republican vote in
those states than In any others of like
population in the country. The pen-
yer platform is the hest ever put for.
wnrd by a party. and 1t appeals with
particular force to Pacific coast peO-
plc.'
Representative James ". Murphy.
Of the Third Wisconsin Congressional
district. WINS caller Mt Democratic
headquarters today. He thinks llcmo-
Gratis have II fine chance to carry Wis
consin this year. He told Chairman
Mack as much and went over with
HIN. the political situation in tho stn,r.
There is wonderful change In
public opinion towards Mr.. Bryan this
year. said Congressman Murphy.
"This is particularly noticeable in
cities where Bryan and Kern clubs are
being organized. In Milwaukee one
night last week. Democratic club
wns started with an enrolment Of 2SO
members. This was in precinct
where the total Democratic vote four
years ago was only 10. This shows
the drift towards Democracy in Wis
consin. and hear like reports from
NIL the states OF the west"
Chairman Moses c. Wetm0re of the
finance committee stated today that
1900 papers had Joined in the move
ment to raise popular subscription
fund with which to run the Democratic
campaign. He says. in his opinion.
every Democratic paper in the United
States will join in this movement.
Senator 'rhos. +. Brady, Of New
York. famous as an orator In the Tnm-
many organization, was another caller
at Democratic headquarters where
he spent some time with Chairman