Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14

after immediate publication will
be given. Contributions under 500
will not be published; no money
will be received after November IL
FAIRVJEW, LINCOLN, Neb., July H.
w. ]. Bryan will be officially notified
of his nomination for President at Lin
coln his home. August IL.
John w. Kern will be notified of his
nomination at Indianapolis, Ind, at a
date to be determined upon later.
1t practically has been decided that
the question of chairman for the DEM
ocratic national committee shall be left
To subcommittee Of nine. 1t is said
TO be the desire of Mr.. Bryan that this
subcommittee shall make the selection
inside of two weeks.
Campaign Management Discussed.
Members of the democratic national
committee and number Of others hold
ing proxies conferred with W. ]. Bryan
and j. W. Kern, the presidential and
vice presidential nominees, respectively,
at the Bryan home today with refer
cnce to vital matters of campaign man
agement. The visitors arrived at Lin
coin over the Rock Island railroad on a
special train at o'clock, and were given
a trolley ride ABOUT tne CITY. anu SdtH-
cred at 9 o'clock in the lobby Of the
Lincoln Hotel. where sentiment for Urey
Woodson of Kentucky, the present sec
retary of the committee, doomed for
midable.
II vote aye" laughed Roger Sullivan
of Illinois as he grasped the Kentuckian's 8
hand. Several others followed suit In
the buzz of conversation at the hotel:
II am not candidate" declared Mr..
r-oodson. '.If they draft me. that is a
d;ff vent matter"
Talk of Ollie James and of National
Committeeman Atwood of Kansas was
not lacking.
At the Bryan Home.
At $50 o'clock the committeeman. the
proxies and others interested boarded a
special trolley train for ''Fa rview,
where they arrived half hour later.
Rain threatened and they lost no time In
making their way to the Bryan home.
The national committeeman present were
Mack, New York; Taggart. Indiana; Sui
livan, Illinois; Tucker. Arkansas, Tom
linson, Alabama; Coughlin. Massachu-
setts: Wood. Michigan; Daniels. North
Carolina: Greene. Rhode Island; Brady,
Oklahoma; Cummings Connecticut Don
nelly. Idaho; Wade. Iowa; Osborne, wy
Smng Williams Msslss,pp JoSnson
Texas: Nebeker. Utah; Jones. New
Mexico.
The scene at the Bryan home when the
com,.it.Se lived was picturesque one.
sarIe number of the Nebraskan S
n-t-fboIS had gathered early on the
laSu ,,rrourdins the house prepared to
asst the distinguished visitors.
Mr.. Bry an stood in the doorway and
personally greeted the members of the
committee as they passed into the 'sun
Sarlor.''
Directly behind him was Mr.. Kern, who
had come out early and vino in turn ex-
Ial n xfe. Trr,@
ing countenance ce disclosed the satisfaction
il gave him to receive the committee, and
he had something to say to each one.
Bryan Will Go on the Stump.
W. f. Gonzales. editor of the state of
Columbus. S. c.. and one OF Mr.. Bryan's
lieutenants. after visit with Mr.. Bryan
and Mr. Kern today, said:
The statement that Mr.. Bryan will not
make a canvass is incorrect. 1t is his
present purpose. however, to deliver no
platform speeches. but to make ten or q
dozen political addresses, dealing with
the more vital issues as presented in the
platform. Mr.. Kern will make a more
continuous campaign. and 1t was assured
In Denver that Mr.. Towne will be no less
active than If he had been the vice presi-
Dental nominee"
Mr.. Gonzales said that campaien contri-
buttons would be invited by newspapers
in his state, and he believed every DEM
ocratic paper in the south would do like
wise.
Invited to Luncheon.
M-. Bryan invited the committee to re.
main for luncheon. The invitation in.
Guided a number of ladies in the party
have room for forty-six," said Mr
Bryan, and when he facetiously added
believe the White House dining room
is larger he provoked shouts of laughter
in which he himself joined
Altogether there were present at the
house about 125 visitors. including mum
Der OF newspaper men. Mr. Bryan an
nounced that Mrs. Pickett, widow Of Gen
Pickett. who Is his house guest, woulC
see To 1t that the ladies were taken care
Or Just before the committee held its
conference Mr.. Bryan came out on the
porch, and. pointing to the well KEEP
lawn and settees distributed around thu
grounds, invited every one to make him
self at home Among those who sat dowr
10 luncheon was Rev. Father NJ. j. Cor
Dett OF Westiield. n. Y, who said grace
Mr.. Bryan's Suggestion.
Mr.. Bryan, on behalf of himself anc
Mr. Kern. read the following:
Gentlemen of the committee: The plat.
form recently adopted by the nationa
convention of our party at Denver con
tains the following pledge:
We pledge the democratic party to the
enactment of a law prohibiting any cor.
poration from contributing to a campaign
fund and any individual from contribut
ing an amount above a reasonable sun
and peoviding for the publication before
election of all contributions above a rea
sonable minimum
Mr.. Kern and are in hearty sympathy
with the pledge and are gratified at it.
adoption. With its fulillment q new ers
in American politics will begin. Election,
will then be regulated as public affair,
and the influence which controls them. in
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