Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Democratic National Committee "a
Appeal to Various States.

Democratic National Committee I,
Appeal to various States.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13-The democratic
national campaign fund OF 1908 will b,
raised through appeals made to the in.
dlvidual states for contributions. Eact
state, under the direction Of its nationA
committeeman Or a financial Representative,
designated for the purpose, will determin,
Its W method Of raising money. The
general plan became known today on ar.
rival here of Chairman Mack of the ma.
tional committee, from Lincoln, Neb., anc
the plan is understood to have met the
entire approval of william ]. Bryan. John
w. Kern, vice presidential candidate, and
members Of the campaign text book com
mittee accompanied Mr.. Mack to this city,
Mr.. Kern will leave later in the day for
his home In indianapolis.
The financial committee. Of which Col.
onel Moses g. Wetmore of st. Louis is
chairman, generally agree that betw cen
$4,000 and Sl.0O,0O0 will be required to
finance the legitimate expenses Of the
coming presidential struggle. The devisine
OF adequate methods to provide these
means has oecasioned Governor Haskell
OF Oklahoma, G. treasurer of the national
committee, and Colonel Wetmore no little
concern and the adoption of the plan an
nounced to raise money by states is be-
heVed to be a solution OF the problem.
State pride, the financial committee feel
will be developeds and as a result efforts
will be made to- make contributions az
large as possible. The financial committee,
however, will arrange to enlist the none
tary aid from all those who lave indicated
that they are ready to contribute in a
substantial degree The contributions to
the various financial representatives In
the states will be made up Of small dona.
lions. 49,. 20,
The national committee have INT
Gated with the national committeeman in
the several states aud instructed them to
proceed Immediately with the collection of
funds and to this end have suggested that
a financial representative be appointed In
each state with assistants in the counties
who will devise such ways and means as
may be deemed best to obtain funds I'm
their own particular states. The national
committee stated today that Thomas H.
vardeford OF Salisbury, N. c., has been
financial representative in his state.
While no public solicitations have as vet
been made by the. national committee
contributions from various sources in no
small amounts are being received daily
at the Chicago headquarters. Chairman
Mack took up the work of organizing the
speakers bureau here today.
LINCOLN, Neb. Aug. 13.-sevetaI hun
dred farmers from otoe county, Nebraska.
headed by H. H. Hanks of Nebraska City,
who came to Lincplh, TO attend the notifi-
cation ceremonies, rode out to Fairview
today and presented the democratic nom
inee with a 'big slick" gourd. They also
handed him a campaign contribution of $50
subscribed by fifty. OF their number. In
accepting the gourd and the contribution
Mr.. Bryan assured HIS visitors that n
elected to the presidency the big stick
not be in evidence. believing 1t was
easier to lead people through their love
than to control them through their fears.