The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-24
National Chairman TO be
Named By Democrats
MAKE SELECTION TOMORROW
LARGE NUMBER MENTIONED AS
BEING AVAILABLE FOR PLACE
-INDICATIONS POINT TO
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

CHICAGO, July PA manager Of
the democratic national campaign
will be selected at a meeting to be held
at the Auditorium Annex tomorrow by
a sub committee Of the democratic ma
tional committee, Mr.. Bryan will take
part in the deliberations and his de-
cision as to a national chairman and
other officers will likely be accepted
as final. Several Of the members of the
subcommittee have already arrived
and have entered upon a preliminary
discussion of the matter. The sub
committee selected to choose the ma
tional afficers consists Of Chairman
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana; Hall, of
Nebraska; Mack, of New York; Osborn
of Wyoming; Greene. Of Rhode Island:
Ryan, of Wisconsin; Daniels, of North
Carolina; Wade, of Iowa; Tomlinson,
of Alabama; Cole, of California, and
Brady, of klahoma.
view that man whose reputation is
not national will be a better choice for
chairman than some widely known
politician. 1t will be in harmony with
the action taken about campaign con-
tributions, and will serve to emphasize
the fact that the party has broken with
its old traditions.
There is still some talk of Cam
pau, Of Michigan, and Lamb, of Indiana,
but Campau's own state delegation re-
fused to re-elect him a member of the
national committee, while as to Lamb,
there is a grave doubt of the advisa-
bility of choosing the chairman from
the same state from which one of the
candidates comes. There was some talk
about James M. Kerr, of PennsylNa-
mia, the man who defeated Guffey.
1t is probable that at tomorrow's $
meeting Mr.. Bryan will agree upon
final plans for the formal notification
ceremony, which will take place at his
home, Fairview, near Lincoln, Neb.,
on August IL. 80
Coincident with tomorrow's meeting
of the sub committee, delegates to the
national convention Of Hearst's In
dependence party will begin to arrive
IN Chicago. 1t has been suggested
that Mr.. Bryan may have hopes of
affecting a reconciliation with the
New York editor, but this is denied by
prominent democrats here today. They
declare that the break between Bryan
and Hearst is final and irreconcilable
and that the Nebraskan has no desire
Tor coalition with the handful OF
Hearst men.
Plans for making publicity as to
campaign contributions a live issue,
VIII also be informally considered by
the members of the subcommittee.
democratic leaders are convinced that
'hls Issue alone will attract thousands
of voters to the Bryan standard and
they intend to make the most of it. No
e'aslons, it is declared, will be permit
'ed and the publicity rule will be
strictly carried out.
II has been suggested that a corpor-
"'oh might make contribution
through an individual, an employe of
VIC company, but the national commit
'ee' 1t is said, understands thorough
y uhat Mr.. Bryan will not tolerate any
sueh evasion, and that he Intends to
Keep close watch.
another suggestion is that. while a
unit of $4,000 has been placed on con-
''utions from individuals, there is
''lhs to prevent one man making
10 twenty contributions of $1,000
but Mr.. Bryan has made it clear
visitors including the national
O'linlttee. that this will not be per-
'''eo' Nor can the committee evade
0'uer because of the proposed full
'oation of all contributions, begin
hlhg on October Is.
mere Is no prospect of the commit