Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-15
BRYAN MAKES ANOTHER ISSUE
Gifts to Democratic Campaign Fund
Are Limited to $4,000.
NOTIFICATION TO BE AT LINCOLN
subcommittee of Eleven VIII Meet
in Chicago July as 20 Select
Chairman of National
Committee.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

called on him this morning and after listen
ing to what he had to say fixed the date
for his official notification Of his nomina-
ton for August p at Fairview. The com
mittec discussed every phase of the coming
campaign and then adopted a resolution
providing that no contribution of over $4,000
would be received from any one person
and all contribution over 500 would be
published from time to time, Thus the
paramount issue OF the campaign will
be the publicity Of campaign contributions
A subcommittee will select the officers Of
the committee. John w. Kern, vice presi-
Dental nominee, will not find out about his
nomination until after James s. Sherman.
the republican nominee, has received his
diploma from his notification committee.
A notable feature of the meeting was the
passing of Mayor Jim. His place has been
taken by 2. l.. Hail of Lincoln. The new
member of the committee jumped at once
into the lime light by being made n mem
Der of the subcommittee Of the national
organization which is to announce Mr..
Bryan's choice for chairman and secretary
of the national body. This may mean that
Mayor Jim will still be cared for some
way, though he is clear out of the running
for chairman of the national committee.
But Mayor Jim is still a high lord even
though shorn of official title so far as the
committee is concerned. lie was addressed
by John l. Martin as Governor Dahlman
right in the face Of Mr.. Bryan and the
latter made no objection.
Mayor Jim was asked this question: VIII
! you be the chairman of the national COM
mlttee?' He didn't even hesitate when he
replied:
81 will not be chairman Of the national
committee
The subcommittee of which Tom Taggart
is chairman will meet at the Auditorium
Annex In Chicago July 2j to select tie
officers of the national committee. This
subcommittee is composed Of the following:
Thomas Taggart of Indiana, DIR. Hall Of
Nebraska, Norman e. Mack of New York.
Governor Osborne of Wyoming, George w.
Greene Of Rhode Island, #. E. Ryan of
Wisconsin,. Joseph Daniels of North Caro-
lima, NJ. j. Wade of Iowa. J. w. Tomlinson
Of Alabama, Nathan Cole. jr., of California
Isand w. Tate Brady OF Oklahoma,
The Paramount Issue.
The paramount issue adopted by the
committee is as follows:
Resolved, That the democratic national
committee, in pursuance to the pledge
given in the national platform recent
adopted at Denver. announces that IL will
accept no contributions whatever from cor
poratlons; that 1t will accept no individual
make publication before the election of all
Individual contributions above 800, contTi-
buttons received before october Is being
tributions re ivCd after that cate being
published on the date upon which they are
received, and that no contributions, above
500 shall be accepted within three days of
the election.
The special train bearing the commit
tee members reached Lincoln at s o'clock
this morning. Brother Charlie and
Brother-in-Law Tom ALen were there, M
at once hustled the delegation into street
cars and headed them for University
Place. 1t was right here that George
Washington Berge dropped out of the
running.
Il haven't had breakfast" he said, 80
I won't take the car ride"
Whether the other members of the party
had eaten was not discovered. Mayor
Jim, however, stuck to the bunch and
went to the college town where hard
water is none too soft for the inhabitants.
Tom Taggart went and so did Roger
Sullivan. This side trip was taken in or
der to give the organs a chance to get
up and red" UP the house.
Lunch mt FnirvIew
The party was met at Fairview by Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan and everyone stayed to
lunch. The dining room seats only forty
five and a second table load had to he
served. Mr.. Bryan in his apology for
having such a small dining room said the
one at he White House was larger.
Mr.. Bryan and his old friend, Tom Tag
CART had several conferences and each
looked full of harmony. Roger Sullivan
was given a glad hand and he seemed
harmonized. Jim Reed of Kansas City
was also there, but he was so troubled
about whether to go on the stump for
Cowherd for governor of Missouri he had
little to say to anyone.
All in all It was a nice harmony meeting
and not once was the old fight between Mr..
Bryan and Roger Sullivan mentioned and
no one talked about French Lick Springs,
and even Guffey of Pennsylvania seemed
to be forgotten. Most of the committee
men got out Of town during the afternoon
full Of enthusiasm and predicting demo-
cratic success and promising to organ q
Bryan clubs.
incidentally it is supposed that $1,000
resolutions will prevent Mayor Jim and
Brother-in-Law Tom from getting any more
$4,000 punches from New York. Bryan
himself proposed the resolution, or rather
gave the bunch for 1t I'm a speech he made
TO the visitors.
In the party that visited Fairview today
were the following committeeman: Norman
f. Mack OF New York and Mrs. Mack,
Thomas Taggart Of Indiana, Roger Suili-
van Of Illinois, Trey Woodson OF Kentucky,
G.. b. Tucker Of Arkansas and Mrs. Tucker,
]. w. Toni nson Of Alabama and Mis-. Tom
linson and son, J, W. Coughlin of Massa-
chusetts, F. o. Wood OF Michigan, Josephus
Daniels Of North Carolina, G. w. Greene
of Rhode Island, w. Tate Brady Of Ok'a-
homa, II. S. Cummings of Connecticut. S.
=. Donnelly Of Idaho, NJ. ], Wade Of Iowa,
J. f. Osborne of Wyoming, f. o. Williams
OF Mississippi, Governor Alvu Adams OF
Colorado, J. Fred c. Talbot of Maryland.
J. Kerr of Pennsylvania, r. NJ. Johnston
OF Texas, F. Nebeker Of Utah, A. A. Jones
Of New Mexico and Mrs. Jones, d. NJ. Field
OF Porto Rico, Dr, p. L. Han OF Nebraska.
new committeeman; Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha, retiring committeeman; James A.
Reed Of Kansas City. representing John II.
Atwood.