The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
MACK NAMED.
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tory. Mr. Mack IS q member Of the COM
mittee, and Il has been felt al the time
that the chairman should be taken from
the committee. unless there was some
weighty reason for going outside. and no
such reason appeared. Mr. Mack's ap-
pointment IS a recognition OF the Eastern
Democracy ard an announcement that we
expect 20 fight for New York
Hail an old Member.
Mr. Hall, the vice chairman. was for
many years chairman OF the Democratic
committee Of Nebraska. We have worked
together IN politics ever since I went 10
Nebraska
Mr. Woodson. the secretary. is also an
old member
Gov. Haskell, the treasurer, IS one OF
the new men. but he has made good as
a leading member Of the constitutional
convention Of Oklahoma and as governor.
His organizing ability will be valuable 10
the committee.
We do not know how much our cam
paign fund viii be. but we know that it
viii not be lost by any bank failure
Headquarters in Chicago.
The central campaign headquarters VIII
be in Chicago. The exact location OF the
Offices viii be determined later. II is
planned 70 open the campaign at once.
and 70 make Il a whirlwind affair from
coast to coast. with the largest army Of
campaign spelRsinders ever turned out by
the Democrats.
In the all-day conference, It was made
plain to the leaders that Mr. Bryan ia-
tends this shall be an aggressive cam
paign from the start. and that there shall
TO be progressive Democracy the gen
eral plan being 70 take Up the work where
President Roosevelt viii be charged with
having left on
The central line OF battle viii be
stretched across the Middle Western and
Mountain States. and al especial effort
VIII be made. u was announced, 10 put
California in the Democratic column
The leaders believe that their platform
plank pleGging legislation that viii ex-
Clude japanese cOolie labor Will sweep
the Coast States. and that California
Wil be swept into the Bryan fold
Telegram from watterson.
When the subcommittee convened at
S O'Clock tonight, Il was announced that {
The members % the executive committee
would not be made public until Mon
day or Tuesday OF next week. The sub |
committee then continued its discussion
OF campaign plans
Bryan was the most pleased man IN /
Chicago late tonight when he received l
4 telegram from Henry watterson- Of I
Louisville. declaring he would be glad
TO accept the Craftsmanship Of the Dem /
1cratic press committee This committee
which vii be the first real press con-
nittee the Democrats have had in many
years, VIII De made Up Of TWENTY-FIVE I
7dltors of the most prominent Democratic I
papers throughout the country. The com 4
nittee VIII be selected By Watterson and 4
National Chairmaa Mack. and viii prob 4
ably be announced IN Buffalo early next I
week
In view Of the fact that watterson 4
'ought Bryan n 1886. his warm support
u the Nebraszan now has given Bryan
more JOY than anything that has hap
sened since he was nominated
National Chairman Mack announced to
light that he would leave for Buffalo
o-morrow. He VIII return probably next
week
Chairman Mack. Vice Chairman HaT
nd Gov Jennings. Of Florida, will take
.harge Of The Chicago headquarters and
-irect the whole Democratic carnuaign
New York headquarters wiz also be s. /
ablsnec- Chairman Mack predicted that 3
5-yan would carry New York by IOOeg
5luraIity.