The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-16
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGN.
Interesting Light Thrown on the
Source of Mr.. Bryan's Fund.
Secretary Of Republican National
Committee Punctures the Tire Of
the MISUNDERSTANDING Tarred
With the Trust Stick.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 With the ar
rival at Chicago headquarters of
Chairman Hitchcock, the center of
campaign activity was again trans
ferred from New York to the middle
west.
Financial matters and the publici-
ty Of campaign funds has assumed an
important part in the political discus
sion during the last few days. Sec
rotary William Hayward OF the Re-
publican National committee, has
given Mr.. Bryan one severe puncture.
Mr.. Hayward said that Mr.. Bryan's
plea for publicity was the veriesr
demagogism, calling to mind the
$4,000 which the New York
World stated some time ago was
sent to Nebraska by Thomas F. Ry-
an, Of New York, to further Mr. Bry-
ans candidacy for the senate In 1904.
Mr.. Bryan at first denied that this
had been received, but reconsiderti
and admitted finally that the money
had come from the Democratic ma
tional committee.
1T is evident" said Mr.. Hayward,
that Bryan is following his usual
tactics and sidestepping the issue.
The corrupt practice act of Me-
braska provides that all campaign
moneys must be disbursed through
the treasurer of the political con-
mittee and that this, treasurer must
file a report within 15 days after an
election, giving all the facts as to
receipt and expenditures.
I'm 1904 Tommy Allen, Mr.. Bry-
ans brother in-law, was chairman Of
the state central committee. No ac-
counting was made by him or his
treasurer of the $4,000 received
from Wall street. The law was eva
ded plainly The question which
arises is did Bryan want his bro
tber-in-law to obey the law? If he
did and yet was not able to control
him, how can 1t be expected that lie
would or could control man like
Haskell and compel him to account
for the oil obtained by him for
'lubricating' the Democratic party
machinery up to the time of his en-
forced resignation? Such wilful
and pernicious violation of the Ne
braska law should convince any fair
minded man that their campaign pub
licity talk is the ,veriest demagogism
and not made with any intention
other than fooling the people"
Corroborative evidence of Mr. Hay.
wards charge was found later in an
article written by Mr.. T. H. Tibbles,
candidate of the Peoples party for
vice-president in 1904, in Tom Wat
sons magazine for June, 1905.
Ir this article Mr.. Tibbles tells how
Bryan sought for fusion with the
Populists and promised to go to Ari-
IONA for his health and refrain fron
political speeches. He adds:
'The chairman of the Democratic
state committee went to New York,
saw Parker, Sheena, Belmont, Tom
and the rest of the band of |
financial and political pirates. He
came home with money for campaign |
expenses Then Mr.. Bryan hired
special train and started out speech
in Nebraska and in other
states. The surprising rapidity with
which his lung healed has never been
equalled in all history of medicine. "
1t is such things as these coming
put of Bryan's past that keeps the
explaining, always explain
ng. He has been placed in this at
.ltude so much that the people OF the
vest are growing tired Of it.
Mr.. Bryans managers are evil
lently trying to obscure the we'll
Known fact that Mr.. Bryan was
hown up riding through California
IN free railroad pass several years
lgo. This was exposed in the San
Francisco Call at the time. Mr. Bry-
N admitted that he was riding on
'ass, claiming that 1t was issued on
n advertisement contract with a
newspaper with which he had no ac-
i've connection at that time. The
disclosure that Mr.. Kern has been
iding on a Big Four annual and is
ttorney for the railroad, proves that
he railroads would have a good
riend in the presiding officer of the ,
enate, If Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern
hould be elected. More than this,
Ir. Bryan has announced that he 9
ill make Mr.. Kern member of his I
abinet, thus assuring the corpora