Morris tribune., 1908-08-15
WOULD AROUSE
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STATE RIVALRY
Plan OF Democrats to Sc.
cure Campaign Fund.
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USE THEIR OWN METHODS

Nasional committeeman OF the Sew
eraI States Instructed to Proceed
Immediately With the Collection ot
Money, Devisina Such Ways ane
Means as May Be Deemed Best in
Their Particular Locality.
: Chicago, Aug 14-The Democratic
rational campaign fund of 1908 will
be raised through appeals made to the
tpdividual states for contributions.
Each state, under the direction of its
national committeeman or a financial
representative designated for the pur-
pose, will determine it's own method
Of raising money. The general plan
became known on the arrival here of
Chairman Mack of the national COM
uatttee from Lincoln and the plan is
understood to have, met the entire
approval of William J. Bryan. John
w. Kern, vice presidential candidate
On the Democratic ticket, and men,
beFs Of the campaign text book COM
mittee accompanied Mr.. Mack to this
city.
The financial committee, of which
Colonel Moses c. Wetmore of st.
Louis is chairman, generally agrees
that between $500,o00 and $1,000,O0O
WILL be required to finance the legiti-
mate expenses of the coming presiden-
tial struggle The devising of ade-
quate methods to provide these means
has oecasioned Governor Charles N.
Haskell OF Oklahoma, treasurer of the
national committee, and Colonel Wet
more no little concern and the adop
ton of the plan announced to raise
money by; states is believed to be
solution Of the. problem. State pride,
the financial committee feels, will be
developed and as result efforts will
be made to make contributions as
large rs possible. The financial cem-
4nissse, however, will arrange to en-
list monetary aid from all those who
have indicated that they are ready to
contribute in q substantial way. The
contributions to the various financial
representatives in the states will be
made UP OF small donations.
Collection Of Funds Ordered. =
The national committee has COM
municated with the national commit |
teemen in the several states and in
stIacted them to proceed Immediately |
with the collection OF funds and to
this end have suggested that hnan-
cial representative be appointed in
each state, with assistants in the
counties, who will devise such ways
and means az may be deemed best to
obtain funds in their own particular
states. .~
National Committeeman John W.
omlinson, chairman OF the committee !
On club organization, has practically |
completed the organization work Of
his department here and will leave
for Cincinnati to confer with the po-
Htical leaders of Ohio. After the Gin
cinnati meeting Mr. Tomlinson, will. I
proceed to New York: where the mid
die Of next week, he will confer with
Mack, National Committee
man T. e. Ryan of Wisconsin and 9th
ers On the general situation in the
East. Speaking of his work Mr.. Tom
linson said:
with the precinct as the basis of
we are endeavoring to
establish Bryan and Kern clubs in
every community throughout the ma
lion The machinery for this work
has been started in most satisfac-
tory way in the West and Middle
West"
John H Atwood, chairman of the
speakers bureau, has arrived here
from his home in Kansas to take up
Aic work