Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
TAFT IS DLINCOLN
Republican CandiS 'resses Great
Crowd at Hdz Rival. .
BRYANs cHAILEEG< TEPTED
President Roosevelt's Posfs Cam
paign Contributions Ei a
REAL REASONS ARE PUBLICATION
How Money so Spent as Import
ant es is Its Source.
BRYAN Fund of $4,000 Expended In
Nebras ska, and No Account Pub
IiHhed as 20 who Re-
ceived IL.
BRYAN's CHALLENGs FEPTE.
REAL REASONS ARE PUBIIcATro.
How Money so Spent as Import
ant es is Its Source.

an. oonAest for the presidency, this morn
ing, ana continued his campaign trip
through an "ensmy's country" that gave
little Indication OF being in the posses
sion Of the opposition. Great orowos
met him at each station ana oheerod his
lords. The ohioan paid Mr.. Bryan the
tributs Of being leader OF democracy,
hut he never failed to make the Bryan
creed his text ana 10 ask the people who
were cheering him what reason they could
advance for change OF government.
Judge 7,aft madc his first speech today
In Emsrson and followed with addresses
at wakefield, Wayne, Norfolk, stanton,
west Peint, seribner, Fremont ana
wahoo. iae reached lincoln at o'clock
this afternoon, where no made five
speeohss. In his night address at the
auditorium he accepted Mr.. Bryan'H ohal-
ltnRe 20 sndorse the presidents. stand on
publioatien OF campaign contributions.
ne also said that tie democratio organ
nation Of mr. Bryan's own state ala not
obey the law now on the statute book re-
quirine publication OF campaign fund col
lsctions and disbursements. He spent the
night az lincoln and started through
southeastern Nebraska Thursday morn
ing, finishing the day At Omaha
LINCOLN, Sept. sO.-Accepting the chal-
lense OF william J. Bryan, right in the
home city of the Nebraskan, William II.
Taft ton .;ht not only endorsed President
Roosevelt's position on the question OF pup
licity OF campaign contributions, but de-
Tended u with arguments calculated to es-
tablish that position as sound from the
standpoint Of public good and 20 show that
tile Bryan position was one simply for pre-
election sensationaiism.
Mr. Taft made eleven speeches IN Nebraska
today before reaching Lincoln and five
speeches in That ely tonight His AUDI
ences throughout were large and enthus-
fassic and his reception in Lincoln was
made particularly gratifying to him by the
enthusiasm and friendlIness exhibited by
taa immense crowds which greeted him at
! points Excursion trains came TO Lin
IN from many places 20 :'.e state during
the day and the city was alive with bands,
i. ptarehing clubs and general campaign ex-
/. liiaratf ssstrd ,sseitemen'.
u Mr. Bryan, whose plan was TO reach the
flty this fo!enoon. had changed his sched-
le so asst } bring him IN at O'Clock to-
...i9-row morning. This change precluded
Hnny pessibe meeting between candidates
Tho oae d,sappointng feature OF the
Taft dcmol ration In Lincoln was the bad
condition tie voice OF the candidate.
He Ind lsllsed continuously throughout
the strain ee has been under during every
day FOR thc past eight days made him dc
sidedly hoarse
The big meeting tonlght was held at lac
Auditorium. which was crowded with en-
thusiastlc shouters c0r Taft Ii WAS here
that the &c ndidate raid lis respects to Mr..
Bryan REGARDING campaign contributions
and what he said WAS heartily approved.
Adresses shODmcn md students.
When the Taft special reached Lincoln,
shortly before o'clock, It was greeted Dy
aud immense crowd. Without alighting,
howver the candidate was switched out TO
IIaveloek. where are located the repair
shops OF the Burlington system, and here
he delivered TO the worlSingmen employed
there his address on labor. lie was brought
back To Lincoln before o'clock and
escorted at once to the State university.
where meeting Of the students.
presided over by Senator Burkett. he gay
short talk and met the student body. A
concert and general iubilationi on the cap,-
tai ground WAS the next feature, which Wa.
carried out with vim and then the candi-
date was taken 20 the Auditorium, which
was crowded with women, presided over
by AIrs sheldon wife OF the governor,
Here Mr. Taft made one OF his character
istic talks. which was received most en-
thusiastieihy After a dinner at the home
AZ Governor Sheldon he returned to head a
parade. Which escorted him again to tn,
Auditorium. where the speech OF the daS
Vas delivered. AT the capitol ground Gov
tinor tHntnfns of Iowa made the pTincipa
slcr~li ,na was heartily cheered for h'
~-.IA r. sarding republican policies.
;ase S,frs iunsrSry today included
y ap-tt.ts hat were regarded as sminentlS
.rsA ny frovds AT Wake
l.u. Wsyne. Norfolk, stanton, Wlsner
Ncs- OH. seribner. Fremont, wahoo anC
l.05ts,, al IN NebrRska. He will devote
the eu,ie day tomorrow TO the home stat
.Uf Mr.. Bryan concluding mis- itinerary a
Omaha tomorrow night, from where h'
leaves for Cheyenne. Wyo.. which has beer
added 20 the iiineary, aud then 10 Denver
colo.
BTyan's ChaIIenEe Accepted.
What Mr. Taft said on publicity follows
mir Bryan challenges me 10 take tn
same position that President Roosevelt
taxes with reference to the time when pub
icIty should be made OF campaign eontri
buttons. and ! accept the challenge
take exactly the same position that IN
president takes. l have always been 4
favor OF a law which viii require pub
ncity OF both contributions and expendl
lures Immediately after election MI
Bryan seems to favor the publication o
contributions before the election. but post
pones the publication Of expenditures unit
after that time I confess I see no rea
son Why. II contributions are TO be pub
IIshed before election expenditures shoul
not also be published l think that th
character OF expenditures is quite as i'm
portant as the character and source OF In
contributions. l don't know OF any eleC
t,en law. either In this country or abroad
Nhlch teQuiFes the publication OF contri
& hutlons OF expenditures before the election
Deaaesrats Violate state Law.
rbe law Of Nebraska on this subject onI
,.suircs the publication OF contribution
I'd Expenditures after the election. Thi
vaa the iaw which the democratic mar
.serr m 1901 In Nebraska so flagranti
.ceatinssd on second Psss1