The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-28
PAID FOR WATSON
Former Senator Pettigrew
Charges That Republicans
Financed POpulist Campaign
Four Years Ago.
BRYAN IN S. DAKOTA.
Opens Fourth Week of His Pres.
ent Speaking Tour.
His Reception at MOntroSe Was
Thoroughly Western.

Salem, S. d. Sept. 2s.-While travel
ing with William ]. Bryan from Sioux
Falls to Mitchell, former Senator r. f.
Pettigrew today publicly announced
that four years ago he had been ap-
preached by the Republican national
committee. through a former United
States senator with an offer of $4,000
II he would deliver ten speeches at
such places as the committee would
dictate in support of the candidacy Of
Thomas Watson of Georgia, the Peo-
pies party candidate for president. Mr..
Pettigrew said that with the view to
ascertaining what was behind the Of
fer he wrote his senior friend and ask
ed him if the amount could not be in
creased to $4,000, but the reply was
that they were ont inclined to give one
man that much. Senator Pettigrew de-
clared that he declined the OFFER and
conducted an investigation with the re-
suit that he satisfied himself that the
Republican party financed in a large
measure Mr.. Watson's campaign.
Bryan Opens Fourth Week.
Siux Falls. S. D., Sept. 2S.-William
J. Bryan, Democratic candidate for
president. opened the fourth week OF
his present tour by a renewal of his
criticisms of Mr.. Taft and the Repub-
lican platform.
A big crowd waited at the station a
long time for the belated train, bring
ing the distinguished Nebraskan and
when at o'clock he finally made his
appearance they sent UP a series of
loud cheers. Mounting a truck near
the station, Mr.. Bryan at once got the
attention of his audience.
I am glad to be here again." he
said. because you in this great west
ern state have been studying public
questions for long while and you saw
here before they did in some other parts
- H., % @NT-
government and you tried as best you
could to correct them"
He briefly discussed the issue "shall
the people ruler" and taking UP the
subject of the trusts, publicity of cam
paign contributions and election of SEN
ators by direct vote. denounced the Re
publicans and more particularly Mr..
Taft on their attitude on these ques-
tions
Cheers and Whoops.
Montrose, S. d, Sept. 2S-A truly
western reception was accorded VIII
lam J. Bryan upon the arrival Of his
train here today en- route to Mitchell.
A large crowd gathered and greeted
him with cheers and cowboy whoops.
In a brief speech he thanked his hear
ers for the vote they gave him in his
two previous campaigns. but said the
Democratic party was more entitled to-
day to the vote because" he said,
the abuses we complained of have
IOL Deen IeIn6uleQ- 1aey are WOISS
now than ever. and there is no pros
pect Of real Republican reform"
Crowd Waited in the Cold.
Mitchell. S. D.. Sept. 2S.-Acclaimed
everywhere along the line of travel
from Sioux Falls. William J. Bryan
arrived here at 11:35 o'clock from Min
neapols and was accorded an ovation.
A great throng was at the station in
this city to greet him upon his arrival
and his ride through Main street to the
hotel occasioned a big demonstration.
Addressing an immense audience
short time afterward, Mr.. Bryan, in
the course of some remarks on guar
antee of bank deposits, publicity of
campaign contributions and the tariff
referred to the fact that Mr.. Taft had
explained Saturday night that he would
not deliver the speech he had given out
because he said sometimes after a
speech was given out one found that
it did not fit the conditions.
L am" declared Mr.. Bryan, afraid
that no speech he has will fill the con-
ditions in South Dakota and it will be
difficult for him to make a speech
which will fit Republican issues here
that would not be out of joint when
he goes back to the eastern states
The Democratic candidate was to
have delivered his first South Dakota
speech Sioux Falls at $40 o'clock
this morning, his train. however, was
nearly two hours late, but the crowd
was waiting in the chilly blasts of win
ter for his coming Montrose, Salem,
Spencer, Farmer and Fulton gave him
a noisy reception in which the cowboy
whoop was predominant At each Of
these places he explained his views on
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms and told his hearers that there
was no prospect of real reform from
the Republican party. Mr.. Bryan left
at B o'clock over the st. Paul road for
Rock Island. III. En- route he will make
speeches at Yankton and Vermillion in
this state today and at several points
in Iowa tomorrow