The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
NEWS OF
THE
NATIONAL
CAMPAIG NJ.

| mite" Will open The
CAMPAIGN. campaign Of 1esns in
the far west. Practically the first
movement in the campaign for the
election Of Taft and Sherman has been
made at Colorado Springs, colo. where
| Chairman Hitchcock has held a CON
ference with the Republican leaders
of all the states and territories west
Of the Missouri river.
| William j. Bryan in conference nj
/ Lincoln. Nch. with the Democratic ma
tional committee. caused the adoption
Of the strongest kind of resolution
for publicity OF campaign funds. He
| pledged the national Democratic party
In the coming campaign To accept no
contributions whatever from corpora
| tions and none from any source which
exceed Sl0.WW All contributions over
| 500 are To- hc made public. The pub
lication Is to hc begun on oct IL Civ
ing the amounts contributed up to that
time and thereafter daily as fast as
received No contributions over 500
will he accepted within three days of
| the election
The Republican committee will aC-
| cept no contributions from corpora
tions." said Judge Taft. and in an inter
view ne also referred to labor, prohihi.
tion and other questions. Mr. Taft
said that not only would the law of
New York state providing for the pub
licity OF campaign contributions hc
obeyed by the national Republican
| committees hut the federal law prohh-
/ iting such contributions 10y corpora.
tions in connection with the election of
president. vice president. representa-
| tives or senators would I've followed
without regard 10 any question Of va
lidity that might arise in respect To
any provisions Of that law.
| The national convention Of the FRO
hihitiun party convened in Columbus.
q. In his address opening the con
| vention Rolert H. Patton Of Spring
| field. ILL.,. the temporary chairman. de-
| nounced both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties for their alliance. rs he
| termed ii. with the saloon He adNiS-
ed the organization Of the party "n
| practical political lines and declared
| that the time had now come when the
movement must go forward or back
ward Eugene w 'hiilh "I ,hl'"-"
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carded President Roo>rvrlt's action in
the Brownsville case ~ unjust Al the
| same time Bryan denied another allcC-
ed interview of the bishop that he had
| discussed the appointment of neGr"cS
TO office
| McsSrs. Bryan and Kern issued an
| appeal To farmers for contributions g
| any size 10 th" l'"mncratic campaign
fund. "'iti2"nS VIII" ask from III
government nothing hut protection L"
their rights" should follow III" exam
Pile of an Iowa farmer contributor
VII" brought |" Lincoln sl""' Salu 'h'
nominees
Mr.. bryan has not begun the rr"rara-
ti'm of his speech of acceptance and
the probabilities are that he VIII not
do SO until MI. latt address Is DEW,
cred, IN" question "f whether ne VIII
make an extended campaign t"ur Is
one "hlch MT hrEah Is no" '"hS'uer-