Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
$24S,576 IS BRYAN
FUND FOR Struggle
CONTRIBUTORS TO DEMOCRACY
ARE ANNOUNCED BY MACK.
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
ADDITIONAL 100000
lS ASKED az PARTY
Amount Disbursed TO Date 10 $685.
e62, Leaving Balance Of $22,6e4 on
Hand Small Gifts Received To-
tailed $115,355.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-National Chair
man Norman E. Mack gave forth
Thursday to the world "the full and
complete" list of the contributors to
the Democratic campaign fund.
That is to say, "the full and COM
plete list" of all who contributed 500
or more. This amounted, in round
numbers, to 100000, but the contribu-
tions from the smaller fry filled up the
war chest with $115, 900 more, and Mr..
Bryan's management of the Denver
convention saved $42,500 for the fight.
Mr.. Mack's statement covered all
the moneys received, and may be
briefly tabulated as follows:
Received from contributors
of 500 and over. ...$ 9O,712.33
Received from contributors
under 500 .............. 115,355.22
Amount left from Denver
convention fund ......... 42,5oo.oo
Total .$24S, ,567.55
Amount disbursed ......... 225, 5,962,88
Balance on hand. ....$ 22,694.67
Fifty Thousand Contributors on List.
'The number of contributors to the
national committee fund is estimated
at $4,000 people, and about 100000
of the whole amount contributed came
from Democratic newspapers through
out the United States," said Mr.. Mack.
1T will be noticed from the forego-
Ing statement that cash balance is
about $4,000. Supplies contracted for
and undelivered, circulation of litera-
ture, the expense of headquarters in
Chicago, New York and Denver, and
the travelling and other expense Incl
dent to our speaking campaign, now
under way, will make necessary an
additional 100000 to carry the CAM
paign to successful issue. We are
confident that the people, whom we
are thus taking into our confidence,
will supply us with this additional
sum, and we earnestly urge prompt
and generous response to this appeal"
Taft in Louisville.
Louisville, KY, Oct. -"Marching
Through Georgia." played by a brass
band, summoned Judge Taft to duty
Thursday at Huntington, w. Va, the
first stop of the Taft special for the
day and the last effort of West Vir-
ginia. The Taft special travelled on a
direct line west to Louisville Thurs.
day. Ten speeches were made by the
candidate, including Huntington, Ash.
land, Olive Hill, Morehead, Salt Lick,
Mount Sterling, Winchester, Lexing-
ton, Frankfort, Shelbyville and Louis
vile, all but the first being in Ken.
lucky. At Judge Taft's request, Sena,
tor William Alden Smith accompanies
the candidate on his entire southern
trip and will also be one of the speak
ers at the Madison square meeting in
New York.
Bryan Welcomed by Nebraskans.
Wymore, Neb., Oc. 16.-William J.
Bryan began his third and last days
tour of Nebraska with speech before
seven o'clock at Endicott Thursday
morning. Though it was nearly mid
night when he concluded, he appeared
fresh and clipper. Several hundred
farmers gathered at Endicott, some of
them driving more than Is miles, to
hear the candidate speak but five min
utes. The crowd was large enough to
warrant the committee travelling with
Mr.. Bryan to leave behind State Aud
itor w. w. Brandon of Alabama to
address the meeting and then catch
the train with an automobile. Mr..
Brandon has been used in this capacity
on this trip, speaking at Geneva after
Mr.. Bryan concluded and joining the
party at Hebron early Thursday morn
ing after a 30-mile night ride in an au-
tOmObile.
At Fairbury Mr.. Bryan spoke Is
minutes, the address being made in
the courthouse square.
Woman Is Burned to Death.