The Lamar register., 1908-10-28

copy of the list. The name had first
been written, clearly, &C. N Haskell.
In blacker letters, the others trace
able beneath them, the name appears
however, as 20. ID. Halsell. The
letter as" can be seen under the 81"
and "K'' under the IS" No one coul
be found in Mr.. Dunlaps office last
night to explain whether the contribu
ton was received from C. N. Haskell.
Governor of Oklahoma. or from o. ID.
Halsell, whoever he may be. Mr.. Has
kell, since he resigned as treasurer.
of the Democratic national committee
under fire from the President and
w. r.. Hearst. has been in Chicago
but once and then for d few hours
only.
Other contributors announced were
Archibald Mcneil of Connecticut, can
didate for the vice presidential nom
nation at Denver. who gave $1,000;
Herbert e. Lehman and Daniel e.
Conway of New York, $1,000 each;
c. A. Pugsley of New York. who also
aspired for the vice presidential nom
nation. and c. E. Crafts of Illinois.
Another Cleveland Democrat has re
pudiated William j. Bryan in the per
son of Lawrence p. Boyle. former at
torney OF the election commission.
one of the authors of the state Aus
trailian ballot law. and former mas
ter in chancery of the Superior Court
MIR. Boyle voted for Bryan in 1896.
but announced yesterday that he
would vote this year for Taft because
the Nebraskan has" surrendered what
once seemed to be a sincere lofty
purpose for the blight and ruin OF
The upas tree. with all the confusion
and bewllderment that attends those
ow"
THE millions of Democrats SAID
Mr.. Boyle. who admired the stub
born resistance. singleness of purpose
and practical Democratic ideals of Sa
nel J. Tilden and Grover Cleveland
will not be attracted by the chimer
ical theories and speculative expert
mental economies of the Denver plat
form. and well meaning but unstab
and impractical candidate. The stab
llity, experience, practical statesman
ship and sound judgment of Cieve-
land cannot be substituted by Boul-
anger with his head in the clouds
and his feet in the air.
while it is not my purpose to be-
little Mr.. Bryan. he is offered as
candidate. and he must submit to the
iudgmen of his countrymen. 1t is
claimed by his adherents that he is
a versatile man. and a great orator;
but, 1t may be said with equal truth.
that while he knows many things. he
knows too many things that amt so.
The literary bureau at Republican
national headquarters yesterday 8
sued copies of letter written to Col
onel Moses c. Wetmore. head of the
Democratic finance committee. by AL
van b. Goodbar. president of large
shoe manufacturing company in St
Louis. In part it reads;
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of
letter. signed Norman e. Mack. chair
man Democratic national finance con
mittee. requesting me to make a con-
tribution and to solicit contributions
from others to the Bryan and Kern
campaign fund. | presume this re-
quest is made upon the presumption
that | am a Democrat. This assump-
ton is correct. but l do not recognize
Mr.. Bryan as a Democrat or as
true expounder of Democratic doc
trine and principles He is Demo
crat in name only. while In fact he
was originally Populist and by pro-
cess of evolution has become a Socia
list. which is the trend of all Popu-
listic teaching.