New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
CHAIRM4N MACK, MEDIUM
Makes Telepathic Estimate of Re
publican "COrruptiOn Fund"

BY some sort Of wireless telegraphy or mental
telepathy Chairman Mack Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee able to figure out yesterday
j. the amount Of the Republican corruption
fu. " about which he has been harping for
eral weeks. II will be news TO Chairman Hitchcock
Of the Republican committee TO learn by way of
Chairman Mack that this mythical fund amounts
100000 But they cannot win with $50 900 600"
added Chairman Mack
The action Of President Roosevelt in sending
out his entire Cabinet the stump shows that he
is frightened to DEATH" said Chairman Mack. If
they don't put ropes the President nail him
down he will be out the stump too"
Herman Ridder. treasurer of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee announced yesterday that &. 800
had been contributed to the cause Friday This
included 600 from John T. McGraw, national com
mitteeman from West Virginia, who had not
tributed before.
Archibald Mcneil Of Connecticut. who had pre-
viously contributed 300 gave a like amount on
Friday. When 1t announced that Charles
Froeb. of New York had contributed 500 there
discussion in the corridors Ct the Hoff-
man House as to who Froeb was. Then
remembered that he the wine dealer in Brook
lyn who wassnade a delegate-at-Iarge to the ma
tonal convention at the request Of the anti-McCar-
ren men in Kings County.
Mr.. Bryan. who spoke in Elmira last night. will
arrive in the city at $50 o'clock this morning. and
will go to the home OF Nathan straus where he
and Mrs Bryan will be entertained over Sunday
that Mr.. Bryan had consented TO address meet
ing OF printers, workers on newspapers, telegra-
piers and others whose employment makes it i'm
possible for them TO attend night meeting The
meeting will be held in City Hall Park at o'clock
on Thursday morning. 1t is the first time a
ddate for President has addressed a meet
Ing of this character.
Lewis Nixon had expected Mr.. Bryan TO spend
Monday night with him on Staten Island and it
had been hoped to have the Presidential candidate
Club his way to Mr.. Nixon's home from the
Madison Square Garden meeting here.
Two meetings have been put into Mr.
ing he is to speak in Paterson. coming back to
the city to address the Womens Democratic Club
at the Waldorf 1t is scheduled at 10 o'clock but II
will probably be some time after that before he
arrives. One Of the meetings scheduled for Queens
County has been cancelled. and after speaking in
Schitzen Park in Long Island City at 3 o'clock
he goes to Jersey City to speak at o'clock. The
meeting of the College Mems Democratic Club at
o'clock.
On Friday OF next week Mr.. Bryan will speak in
Toledo and other places in Ohio. On Saturday he
will speak in Indiana In the daytime and in Chi
cago in the evening On Monday night before cleo
tion he will speak in Omaha.
Chairman Mack said last night that inasnuch
President Gomrers of the American Federation
of Labor had sgnihed his intention OF replying
to the letter OF President Roosevelt TO Senator
Knox, that Mr. Bryan might reconsider his inten-
ton Of issuing reply. He is expected to refer to
it. however in his speeches tomorrow night.