The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
NO CORPORATION
MONEY FOR BRYAN
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO
BE LIMITED TO $4,000.
ALL WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
=, Resolution Adopted by National Com
mittee at Request of Candi-
dates - Atwood May
Be Chairman.

Fairview, LINCOLN. Neb., July Is
The appointment of subcommittee
OF II TO meet at the Auditorium An
mex in Chicago on July 25 to name a
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and the adoption of a
resolution providing for making pub
lie the campaign contributions were
the principal accomplishments of the
national committees meeting with w.
]. Bryan and ]. w. Kern at Fairview
Tuesday. Democrats the country over
were called upon to form clubs i'm
mediately to aid the campaign work.
Contributions Are Limited.
The resolution on campaign funds
was adopted at the request of Mr..
Bryan and Mr. Kern, and provides
that:
No contribution shall be accepted
from corporations.
No contribution over $4,000 shall be
accepted.
All contributions over 800 will be
made public October Is; thereafter
immediate publication will be given.
Contributions under 800 will not
be published. No money will be re-
ceived after November l.
1t may be stated on authority that
had the whole committee acted, Ma
tional Committeeman John H. At
wood of Leavenworth, Kan, in all
probability would have been made
campaign manager. Sentiment in that
direction formed quite generally
among the committeeman during the
trip here from Denver. Mr.. Atwood
is a lawyer and business man of I'M
doubted standing, and he wants the
position. He was not at Fairview,
fact which is attributed to his belief
that the craftsmanship would be ten
dered him. That action was not taken
was due to Mr.. Bryan. The latter
has no favorite for the position, nor
was 1t antagonism to any. one which
formed the motive of his action.
Follow Bryan's Suggestion.
Mr.. Bryan suggested the appoint
ment of the subcommittee and de-
clared that upon it there should, be
no man who was either a candidate
himself, or had a candidate for the
campaign leadership.
This being put in the form Of mo-
ton by Josephus Daniels of North
Carolina, Chairman Taggart appointed
the following. his own membership be,
ing provided for in the resolution:
Taggart, Indiana (chairman); Hall,
Nebraska; Mack, New York; Osborne,
Wyoming; Green, Rhode Island; Ryan,
Wisconsin,; Daniels, North Carolina,
Wade. Iowa; Tomlinson, Alabama;
Cole, California; Brady, Oklahoma.
Daniels was made secretary.
The presence on the subcommittee
of Mr.. Ryan is an assurance that he is
no longer considered candidate. In
quiry among members of the subcom'
mittee failed to elicit leanings toward
any candidate, but the fact that the
appointment has been left in their
hands is not believed to diminish the
chances of Mr.. Atwood. d. j. Cam
pau of Michigan is no longer being
considered; Tom l.. Johnson won't
have it; Urey Woodson would prefer
W Dt iOI anu OiiAO
believes his greatest usefulness is on
the stump. .Hfi
Will Be Notified In Lincoln.
Lincoln is extremely happy because
the formal notification of her fore
most citizen that he has been chosen
as the Democratic standard bearer
will take place in his home town.
Some members believed there would
be great political advantage in lshv-
ing the notification take place in New
York, while Urey Woodson was among
those who favored Chicago. But
there was no opposition to Mr. Bryan's
wish to have the scene laid In his
home city. The date was set for Au-
gust ~. The official notification of
the vice-presidential nominee, Mr.
Kern, will take place at indianapolis
at date to be determined upon later,
Chairman Taggart called the meet
ing of the committee to order and
Sergeant-at-Arms John l. Martin
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