The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
WILL APPEAL
 FOR FUNDS To the Individual States
 of Union. NEW PLAN or DEMOCRATS Nearly One Million Dollars Win Bs
 Required. ras National cemmitsee Has commu- aieassa wish commisteemsn in she Several states Iastruetias
 zzem to Collect Funds.
 
lEW PLAN or DEMOCRATS

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 Chicago. Aug 1s.-.The Democratic national campaign fund of 1908 will be raised through appeals made to the Individual States for contributions Each State. under the direction of its National Committeeman or e financial representafiye designated for the pur- pose. will determine its own method of raising money.
 The general plan became known to- day on arrival here of Chairman Mack of the National Committee. from Lin- coin, Neb, and the plan is understood to have met the entire approval of w. J. Bryan and Joh ". Kern. Vice. Presidential candidate on the Demo- cratic ticket, and members of the cam paign Textbook Committee. accom- panied Mir. Mack to this city. Mfr. Kern will leave later in the day for his home in Indianapolis.
 The financial committee. Of which Col Moses C. Wetmors of St. Louis is chairman. generally agree that be- tween ss00,0o0i and sf.oo0.000 will be required to finance the Legitimate ex-i penses of the coming Presidential struggle. The devising Of adequate methods to provide these means has oocasloned Governor Haskell of Okla homA. Treasurer Of the National Cop1- mittee, and Colonel Wetmore to the concern and the adoption of the plan announced to raise funds by States Is believed to be solution of the prob- lem.
 State pride. the financial committee feel. will be developed and as 8 result. efforts wtll be made to make contribu- tfnhs as large as possible. The finan- elal committee. however. will arrange 10 enlist the monetary aid from those who have indicated that they are ready to contribute in a substantial degree The 6onff fibutions to the va rfous fnanciai representatives of the State will be made up Of small dona- tions.
 The National Committee. however. communicatsd with the National Celn- nlitteemen In the several States and in- structed them to proceed inlme ediately with the collectieh of funds and to thIs end have suggeated that a finan- ciai representative be appointed kn each State who will devise such ways and means as may be deemed best to obtain funds in their own particular States. The National Committee stated today that Thomas ". Cardeford Of Salisbury, N. C., has been appointed financial representative in his State.
 While no public solicitations have as yet been made by the National Com mittee, contributions from various sources in no small amounts are being received daily at the Chicago nead- quarters. Chairman Mack took up the work of organizing the speakers' bu- reau here today.
 National Committeeman John ". Tom 1lnson. Chairman of the Committee on. Club Organization. has completed the organization work of his department here and will leave for Cincinnati to- morrow to confer with the political leaders. of Ohio. After the second meeting Mir TomIinson will proceed to New York to confer with Chairman Mack and others on <he general situa- ton in the East. Speaking of his work Mir. Tom1inson said:
 with the precinct as the basis of organization, we are endeavoring to asta blish Bryan and Kern clubs in ev- cry community throughout the nation. The machinery for this work has been started in a most satisfactory way in the West and Middle West"
 John H. Atwood Chairman of the Speakers Bureau, arrived here from his home in Kansas today to take up his worK.