Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-03
ROBERT EWING TELLS ABOUT
Encouraging Reports Come trS.l
Many States
Oregon for Bryan Wisconsin In Line
Minncsotans Enthusc liVen
Ohio viii Defeat TAFT.
Says I'D. Mahon.


MIR Robt Ewing OF the New Orleans
States In raising funds for the Demo
cratic national campaign. Chairman
Moses C. Wctmore Of the finance tom
mittce viii not want for money TO meet
legitimate campaign expenses. Mr.
Ewing who has been here attend n.
the meeting OF the Democratic nation
al committee. has collected popular
subscription fund OF approximately
S7.U0O This has been accomplished
within the past three or four weess.
MIR Ewing predicts that The states
fund will grow and that il VIII hntl
Is be as much H. 10000
"our people are taking a lively IN
terrst in this work Of raising a pupn
lar fund for the election ~ Bryan anl
Kern said Mr. Ewing today "'fhes
realize fully the Importance ~ geit.n.
a sufficiently large fund To run tlie
campaign. and they know that this
money must come from The people
The trusts and the special interests
will save the Republican party the
necessity % going out aud raising
money by small subscriptions That
IS the reason this unprecedented col
lection Of a campaign fund for the
election u presidential candidates has
been comparatively easy. Every par
ISL In The state is swelling the fuud
Already Democrats are regarding tie
contribution u funds for the election
Of i.ryan aud Kern aS patriotic duty.
Fully FIVE hundred registrars AMI
judges Of election in Louisiana who
earn $500 day for their services aHe
day III each campaign year, have con
trihuted their earnings 10 the Demo.
cratic national campaign fund. That
shows the extent Of the personal sac
rifices bcus made by Democrats in
this presidential contest"
The Democratic national committee
IS not overlooking opportunities III IN
cifc coast states and q very vigorous
can paign i 10 be conducted n those
western states The reports Chair.
man Mack has received from cali
fornia oregon and Washington are
convincing that Democrats have fine
chance 10 carry MI Of those states The
national committee will work no har
mony with the state committees.
Speaking OF political conditions IN
the west. National Committeeman MI
Ter. of Oregon. said today: "BrySl md
Kern viii carry Oregon this Netr.
though notice in the morning pansrs
that United states senator Joua b
BOURNE says that Democrats haven't
a chance M the west The h"S t-
swer / can make 10 this statement r.
10 cite Senator Bourne as an authority
against hiiuself Prior 10 the Rcuua
lican national convention the senator
was prpcnlring from one end ~ ID"
country b. the other that the nominal
ton u Judge Taft would result in his
defeat in the ne ton and loss " o@'-
gOn to the Republican party A,r
Bourne was FOR the denomination II
President Roosevelt. but / think M tha
time h. correctly diagnosed the situa
ton in Oregon. when he declared that
Taft could not carry the state against
Bryan.
Conditions are Alehly favorable -
the Democracy IN Pacific coast states.
continued Mr. Miller and believe
Mr. Bryan viii get relatively hr-.r
per cent ~ the Republican vote iu
those states thau In any others ~ l.ke
population in the country The Den
yer platform is the best ever pui fr
wand by party. and IL Appeals wl'h
particular force to Pacific coast peo-
pie"
Representative Jamcs W Murphy
~ the Third Wisconsin Congre nIi
district. was caller ~ democrat,
headquarters today lie thinks l'.inl
Gratis have "A fine chance to carry vi.
consin This year. lie told Chairmrn
Mack rs much ana went over ~ i
hin. the political situation IN thc s'a +.
There Is wonderful clsuec TT
public opinion towards MIR Bryan tits
year" said Congressman Murphg
This * particularly noticeable in
cites where iifA an ana NtrN ftNtN tt"
heing organized In Milwaukee one
night last week Democratic clsh
was started with m enrolment " ISL
members. This was IN pre- 'iart
where the total Democratic vote four
years ago was only 80. This shows
the drift towards Democracy To- Wis.
ronSln. and ! hear Ike reports FRO
III the states ~ the west
Chairman Moses e. Wetmore ~ III
finance committee stated today 'ha
Leo papers had joined in the nave
nient TO raise u popular subscription
FUND with which 10 run the Democrat.
campaign. he SAYS. In his opiuipH
every Democratic paper IN the tAi'ca
states will Join In this movement
Senator 1'hos =. Brady. of New
York. famous ms an orator ~ The Tam
many organ zatlon. was another caller
NJ Democratic headquarters whore
he spent some time with Chairman
Mack. senator Grady has been az
q two ni0nths' trip through the