The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-28
RIDER IS NAMED.
German Editor Succeeds Haskell as
Campaign Treasurer.

| New York, Sept. 2S.-Herman Rid.
| der. editor of the Staats-Zeitung and
vice chairman of the publicity bureau
of the Democratic national committee
has been appointed by National Chair
man Mack as treasurer of the national
| committee to succeed Governor Chas
n. Haskell of Oklahoma, who resigned
| his position last week in Chicago.
The appointment of Mr. Ridder as
| treasurer of the committee was made
few minutes before Chairman
Mack's departure for Buffalo. The
chairman called up Mr.. Ridder on the
telephone and asked him if he would
accept the position, and Mr.. Ridder
agreed to take up the work of secur-
ing funds to conduct the Democratic
national campaign. Mr.. Ridder will
spend much of his time in the Chicago
headquarters.
The appointment of Mr.. Ridder
came as a surprise to national COM
mitteemen here who had been given
to understand that a western man
would be appointed. Mr.. Mank said:
81 am very much pleased that Mr..
Ridder has seen fit to accept the re-
sponsibility of the treasurership, He
is a very high type of the American
business man and one WHOSE. associa-
tions and connections will not bring
him under charge of the suspicion Of
having to do with those corporations
to which Democracy is oppesee
Herman Ridder. editor Of the New
York Staats-Zeitung. has never before
been either an admirer or a follower
of Mr.. Bryan. To the contrary, his
paper. though Democratic for more
than half a century WITHOUT Interrupt
ton, bolted the Bryan ticket lin 1896,
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sailed the Nebraska candidate with
vigor not exceeded by the most con-
firmed Republican organs. In 1900
this condition of affairs had been in
no measure ameliorated, but the Rid
der paper came promptly to the sup
port of Alton B. Parker in 1901, The
chief grounds for~tRe HDfrigndliness of
the Staats-Zeitung for Bryan in the
old days was the free silver issue, or
so it was believed.
But to say that this was the sole diff
ference between Ridder and Bryan is
wide of the truth. This was attested
less than three months ago when Mr..
Ridder, on his way to the Denver con-
vention, stopped at theeBfyan nome at
Fairview. Neb., and urged the Ne
braskan to quit the race for the good
of his party. After the Interview Mr..
Ridder publicly declared that he had
informed Mr.. Bryan that in his opln-
ion the Nebraskan's nomination would
De IdnIanOunC Oh QGlSdl anu mat llACl0
was no latent possibility of success
with the one time free silver advocate
as standard bearer. ~. 81
Ridder hadsbeeh active against the
recurrence of Bryan for months. He
had gone into the south and made the
strongest Kind of talks against the
third Candidacy of the man from Lin
coin.
Mr. Ridder was talked of as can
didate for governor of New York, but
i rxw- IL
appointment of Ridder was a complete
surprise to the politicians here who
had gossiped about almost every other
man in the party except Rider. There
was demand for assure enough bust
ness man, ard that. Mr.. Ridder has
proved himself TO be. The appoint
ment of Rider ought to be wise one
politically. Ky
Born in New York in 1851 of Ger
man parentage. Fidder started out
without other than a limited grammar
school education. At IL years he was
an Office boy. a few years later an in
surance agent and in 1878 the founder
of Das Katholische Volksblatt (The
founded the Catholic News. In 1890
Ridder began his connection with the
Substituting. In seventeen years he
rose from the rank of an employee to
the presidency of the corporation and
the ownership of a majority of the
stock.
Ridder and his paper are uItra-con-
sentative Mr.. Ridder is interested in
widely diversified commercial fields, is
a multi-millionaire- and clubman of
varied activity. He is a member of the
Manhattan, Liederkrantz, Arion, Cath
Ollie. Reform, Democratic, City. Press,
German Press and Hardware clubs of
New York.
In the agitation for the removal of
the dut5T on. wood pulp last winter Mr.
Ridder was the most conspicuous
figure. IS