The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-30
Already a Million Documents
Have Been Mailed.
MORE ON THE WAY.
Two Hundred Thousand Will
Arrive This Week.
Newspapers Are Furnished With
Weekly Letters.


ments. folders. buttons. pictures and
other campaign advertisements for De-
mocracy. in the state Of Kansas since
the opening OF the campaign
Another invoice OF 100000 documents
is expected 10 arrive in Topeka this
week. and viii be at once mailed out
other consignments will follow. until
by the end OF the campaign, it is likely
that upwards OF 100000 advertise
ments OF various kinds will have been
distributed throughout Kansas.
One OF the documents which ths
Democrats are sending out is a Joke
book" by William Fleming. illustrated
with scores OF cartoons Another
document is piece OF sheet music,
OF a song called The Billionaire-" The
Democrats also send out souvenir post
cards on political subjects
While there is more variety in the
Democratic supplies than in the stuff
which is being sent from Republican
headquarters. the figures given out to-
day from Democratic headquarters in
dicate that there are d good many
more Taft and Sherman pictures being
used in Kansas than there are pictures
OF Bryan and Kern Only 10000 Bryan
and Kern Autographs have been sent
out by the Democratic committee,
while the Republican committee has
distributed 10000 pictures OF Taft and
Sherman. besides many thousand pic
lures OF Stubs. BrfstOw and Jackson
The Democrats send out with every
letter which leaves the headquarters
one or two political leaflets. giving ex-
tracts from speeches Of their political
leaders
Most OF the campaign documents
which have been distributed by the
Democrats have gone out in packages
70 the chairmen Of the various county
committees. The county committees
have attended TO the distribution TO
individuals Even by taking adFant-
age Of this method OF distribution, in
stead OF sending out the literature d.
rect from state headquarters to the
voters OF the state, the postage and ex-
press IS something terrific. often run
ming 20 800 per day, it is said
In addition to supplying the county
committees with munitions OF war, the
state central committee operates
large and efficient press bureau. where
207 Democratic and independent week
lies in Kansas, and about 20 dai1es are
supplied with Democratic news Each
OF the weekliss gets a letter OF i've or
six typewritten pages each week. from
which they can select and print what
they like The daily papers on the list
get a short latter each day giving tne
current news at headquarters, ana
they also get the weekly letter
II takes a barrel Of money to con-
duct a vigorous campaign Of this kind.
but the Democrats seem to be troubled
bv no lack OF funds The money IS
coming in from the Democrats OF the
state mostly in small amounts Every
day Chairman Martin receives through
the mail a bunch Of checks, money or
ders and currency to be applied to the
work OF "redeeming Kansas rom the
wicked rule OF the Republican party
The state committee has already sent
one or has on hand the following vast
quantities Of campaign supplies;
10000 Empty dinner bucket
souvenir postal cards
10000 Bryan and Kern hthograph
souvenir postal cards.
10000 Bill Browns oklahoma
fever. a story BY \. b Reeves OF
500 Political joke books.
10000 Shall the People Rule
q5OOO Prince Of Peace lecture
95 900 Bryan and Kern button flags
5000 Bryan and Kern buttons
song with music
5000 Speech OF Acceptance by J.
W Kern
$4,000 currency reform documents
$4,000 Address OF Raymond Rob
10000 what Taft said about General
Grant
5000 Hustler Stickers. 7 am for
BRYAN. Are You"
5000 Where Is the Full Dinner
Pail Now
10000 bank insurance documents
5000 concerning Joseph L Bris-
tow documents
5000 concerning ". r Stubbs and
his recent past folders
10000 autographs OF J. D. Botkin-
SO 600 autographs OF Bryan and
Kern.
500 Democrat hand books
900 three sheet billboard banners
10000 autographs OF H p. F'arrelly.
500 lantern slides to be used IN
moving picture theaters-
100000 Leaflets. extracts from
speeches for enclosure with letters
5000 Bryan flag window hangers
". H L Pepperell. secretary OF the
state Democratic central committee
received an invoice for the following
Campafg ign literature today and the
goods are expected Thursday and
consist Of $4,000 pieces which will be
Immediately distributed through the
various county chairmeu:
$4,000 Bryan Bank Guaranty in
English
5000 Bryan Bank Guaranty in
German.
$4,000 Bryan Shall the People Rule.
$4,000 Bryan Currency Reform.
$1,000 Bryan Labor Day Speech
-0.009 Bryan on Trusts.
10000 Bryan's Answer to Van
CIesve-
10000 Robins on Labor.
% 900 railroad question discussed
speeches
10000 werlman OF Bank Deposit
Guaranty
Weather Indications
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