The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-15

,apon tho canipai Ign, i was anxious to
have an opportunity to meet personal.
N the full fmembership OF the COM
snittee. Upon this committed. acting
directly with other persons selected IN
1ccordancH with Its authority. rests
the responsibility OF carrying on this
campaign. and desire. upon this first
meeting with you. to express my deer
4 appreciation, not merely OF the honor
that has been paid to me by the party,
which you as an organization repre-.
sent, but my entire satisfaction With
the platforrI which was adopted by the
convention which has recently adjourn
ed, and my qualification, too. that q
Candidate for Vice President has bS>1
selected who Is not only political
4 friend and a personal friend, but one IN
which have entire confluence.
It'll ..I do not know how / can better
gernress my feelings on this subject
than to say that IL am elected Pres.
ident. ana Mr.. Kern is elected vice.
President. shall not be afraid to die
because i shall feel that the policy out.
lined in the platform which shall
endeavor to put into operation Will be
1ust as faithfully carried out by him
as II would be by me (applause).
do not know how can express IN
stronger language my satisfaction on
the nomination that the party has made
for Vice.President.
As to Publicity.
aside from desiring to meet you
personally. thought there were cer-
tain things that ought to be decided
upon at once. and as have the hohor
Of having with me at this time our
candidate for Vice-President, Mr. Kern,
/ have conferred with him about two
or three matters. and shall preseh.
at this time request III which he ana
/ iotn. have reduced it to writing:
Gentlemen Of the Committee: The plat
form recently adopted by the national con.
vention OF our party Mt Denver contains the
10''o %'We pledge piease the Democratic party to
The enactment Of law prohibiting any cor
porntion from contributing to campaign
fund and any Individual FORM G"n,rpu, nnt
providing for the publication before election
of all contributions above reasonable mini
.sNir. Kern and are In hearty sympathy
With the pledge, and are Rratfed Mt It's
adoption With its fpllMsnt s nsw era ni II
an s. Poss % ns pSse aass and hs
infln>,ces which control them instead OF be-
ing secret viii be known e the voters; iii;
strue this plank and put it into immediate
operation. This can be done by the adoption
Of resolution announcing that IN pursuance
Of the policy outlined in TINT pledge. your
committee will not accept any contribution
whatever from any corporation; that 1t VIII
rot accept any contribution from any indl-
Jidual above n reasonable amount, and thbt |
j will make publication before election Of
I'll contributions above reasonable minis
mum. We suggest for your approval n max
mum Of $4,000 and q minimum OF 500, no
contribution to be received aboyt $4,000, and
Sll contributions above 500 to be made pub
30 before tho election.
eve suggest also that on or before the
18TH day of October publication shall De
ip to that date, that after the 18th OF Oc-
}ober publication shall be made of such con- |
trtbutions on the day that the same are re-
)eiyed. and that no contributions above S100
thnIl be accepted within three days OF the |
slecton."
People Ought to Know.