The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-14
National Democrat COMMITTEES
at the Bryan Home IL
To Discuss Campaign Plans
With the Leaders.
NOTIFICATION AUG. -
Choice Of Chairman Left tn Sinh
Committee of Eleven.
Rules Governing Campaign Con.
tributiOns.


Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July H.
William ]. Bryan will be officially
notified of his nomination for presi.
dent at Lincoln, his home, on August
18th.
John w. Kern will be notified of his
nomination at indianapolis at a date
to be determined upon later.
1t has practically been decided that
the selection of chairman of the
Democratic COMMITTEES shall be left
to subcommittee Of eleven. It IL said
to be the desire Of Mr.. Bryan that this
subcommittee shall make the selec-
ton within two weeks.
The names so far most prominently
mentioned for the chairmanship are
National Committeeman James Of
Kentucky. Atwood Of Kansas, Lamb
Of Indiana and D. ]. Campau. for
mer member Of the committee for
Michigan.
While Mr.. Bryan believes Mr..
James to be one of the most capable
men in the party. it is said he does
not want the place. First and fore
most. Mr.. James is an orator and his
services on the platform will be in
He believes his usefulness can be
exerted in this direction. Atwood IL
highly thought of. particularly among
westerners. but eastern sentiment is
believed to lie between Lamb and
Campau. The latter's wide exper-'
ience and keen business ability make
him favorite for the place.
Gompers VIII Help.
Fairview. Lincoln. Neb., July IL
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American, Federation of Labor, will
support William ]. Bryan in the CAM
paign. In political circles here this
announcement overshadowed all
others, even the arrival of John W.
Kern. the vice presidential nominee
MI. Gomper's support was promised
denied any present intention Of taxi
ing the stump in the coming cam
patgn. Reports gained credit that the
labor leader would take the stump,
put he made no such announcement.
After he left Fairview after q fifteen
| minutes interview with Mr. Bryan
his manner was enthusiastic and. his
promises satisfactory to Mr.. Bryan.
1t is believed there will be no need
of Mr.. Gornpers's services in an
oratorical sense. Mr.. Gompers does
not expect to be called upon to
speak publicly in the campaign. The
Republican convention he asserts
| ignored the demands Of labor; the
Democrats acknowledged them in
their platform. His course is clear;
he will do what is demanded of him
in the interests of labor best ex-
pressed in the platform adopted at
Denver. AS the situation is at pres
ent. Mr.. Gompers' efforts can be bet
ter expended elsewhere than on the
speakers stand.
In his interview with Mr. Bryan,
Mr.. Gompers was attended by Frank
Morrison. secretary of the federation,
l-l
leader. The representatives of
organized labor and vice presidential
nominee, Kern, and party, reached
Bryan station by the same trolley
car.
Mr.. Bryan told his visitors that II
had been reported he would make q
front porch campaign; he was by no
means certain Of this, but admitted
that he had promised to make a
speech in Chicago on Labor day.
Aside from this single date the candi-
date for the presidency had made no
plans.
At the Bryan Home.
Members Of the Democratic nation
al committee and a number of 9TH
ers holding proxies conferred with
presidential and vice presidential
nominees respectively. at the Bryan
home today with reference to vital
matters of campaign management.
The visitors arrived at Lincoln over
the Rock Island road on a special
train at 8 o'clock, were given a troll
ley ride about the city and gathered
at o'clock in the lobby Of the Lin
coin hotel, where sentiment of Urey
Woodson, of Kentucky. the present
secretary of the committee loomed
formidable.
II vote ave." laughed Roger Sui
Ivan of Illinois, and he grasped the
Kentuckian's hand. Several others
followed suit in the buzz Of CONVERSE
ton at the hotel.
"I am not candidate" declared
Mr.. Woodson. IF they draft me that
is q different matter"
Talk of Ollie James and of National
Committeeman Atwood, of Kansas.
was not lacking.
At $3.50 the committeeman. the
proxies and others interested boarded
special trolley cars for Fairview
Rain threatened and they lost no
| time in making their way to the Bry-
an home.
The national committeeman present
were:
Mack, New York; .Taggart Indiana;
Sullivan. Illinois; Tucker, Arkansas;
Tomlinson, Alabama: Coughlin, Mass
achusetts; Wood, Michigan; Daniels,
North Carolina; Green, Rhode Island;
Brady, oklahoma; Cummings. Con-
necticut; Donnelly. Idaho; Wade.
| Iowa; Osborne. wyoming; Williams.
Mississippi: Talbot. Maryland; Kerr,
Pennsylvania; johnson. Texas; Nebe-
ker Utah; johnson New Mexico.
| William E. Gonzales editor of the
State, of Columbia. s. c.. and one OF
with Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern said to-
| day:
Bryan VIII Make Speeches.
'"The statement that Mr.. Bryan will