Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
National Committeeman
Must Appoint Men to
Hustle for Funds.
MACK Is CONFERRING
Bryan Commenting on VAN
Cleave's Statement Charges
Sidestepping.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-The republican
speaking campaign in the west viii
not be opened until Sept. -, that date
being agreed upon at Conference of
the leaders with. Chairman IIi.chc1ck
of the national committee.
States TO Raise Money.
A plan for gathering campaign
funds of various states Vas formulated
today The national comm:f:ccml, il
each state will be authorized to select
a treasurer for his state who Will be
financial agent. This agan5 is 10 So
licit contributions which will he
turned over 10 National Treasurer
Sheldon
Hitchcock and several assistants
left Chicago this afternoon fc~ Utica.
n. Y, to attend the She.'mal notilica-
tion ceremonies
Democrats in Conference.
Chicago. Aug. IA conference
looking to the perfection of detailed
Plans for the campaign in the middle
west was held throughout the day by
Chairman Mack with heads of variCIs
bureaus of the democratic natiDnai
committee and prominent democrats
who called at headquarters today.
During the day Mack. former Govern
Or Dockery and Congressman Clark,
f,,rr |,
ST. Louis. head of the committee on
finance, discussed the raising of funds
for the prosecuting of the campaign in
Missouri and contiguous territory.
Going to Indianapolis.
Mack will leave Monday for Indian
apolis to attend the Kern notification
after which he will proceed to New
York. whore he will open eastern
headquarters.
Bryan on Van CIcavc.
Fairview. Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. IL
When his attention was called today
to statement of James w. Van
Cleave, president Of the Manufactur-
ers' association. printed this morning.
in which Van Cleave for the second
tine within a month sets forth the
reasons why the business men of the
country should not vote for the demo-
cratic candidate, Bryan would not en-
fer into any lengthy comment regard
ing the matter but charged Van
Cleave with shifting the discussion to
other questions instead of defending
v nat he before said.
Does Not Defend Former Statements.
"Van Cleave issued statement ap-
pealing to the business men TO defeat
The democratic ticket on account OF
The labor planks,' said Bryan. al re-
Piled instead of defending what he
SAID before he now attempts to shift
the discussion 10 other questions. |
shall during the present month dis
cuss the questions which he lays spe-
oia! emphasis upon. the tariff question
al Des Moines and the guaranty of
bank deposits at Topeka"
Taft Busy speech.
Hot Springs, Va. Aug. 17.-The
speech he is TO make to the Virginia
republicans next Friday was the en-
crossing subject with William H. Taft
tCday The address viii he the first
political utterance of the candidate
sirce the Cincinnati speech of ac-
ceptance and viii be the only speech
of this character ne viii make until
The campaign opens the first week of
September.
Cervera with Taft.
Taft received letter from Admiral
| Cervera. of Spanish war fame. express
| ing desire for his political success.
! State Nominees See Stevenson.
| Bloomington. Ill.,, Aug. 17.-All the
democratic nominees for state Offices
are here this afternoon cenferrina
with Adlai e. Stevenson, nominee fol
4 governor