The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-24
DEMOCRATS SEE CHANGE
TO CAPTURE THE STATE
Plans 10 That Effect are Care.
fully Laid By Leaders al
Chicago Conference

Chicago, Aug. William ]. Bryan
VIII make a determined EFFORT TO place
New York state in the Democratic col.
ump Plans TO this end we're carefully
laid at a three hours conference OF
Mr.. Bryaa National Chairman Mack.
heads Of the various bureaus of the
national committee and members OF
the executive committee at Democrat.
ic National headquarters Mr.. Bryan
win speak in New York city. Syra.
cuse and Rochester between Septem.
Der l6 and 20, and early Ia October
VIII again speak in New York City and
Buffalo
Reports received by Chairman Mack
gave strong hope to Mr. Bryan and
members of the National committee
that the Democrats could carry New
York il Mr.. Bryan would speak in the
principal centers of the state 1t was
further developed at the conference
that Mr.. Bryan would make sharp
fight in the middle West, while John
w Kern. the vice presidential candi-
date. would likely be called upon to
make an extended tour OF the Pacific
coast states.
Former National Chairman Thomas
Faggart declared that Indiana would
surely 80 for Bryan and that the Re
publicans were using money to divide
the labor vote.
5o,ooo Plurality in Oklahoma.
Governor Haskell. OF Oklahoma,
treasurer cf the National committee.
declared that Oklahoma would give
Bryan 10000 plurality and that the
state would contribute SOC 900 ~ he
campaign fund, OF which $27,00 ,,afl
already been raised Following tic e
ports in bureau headquarters the sit.
uation was discussed with reference
10 Mr.. Bryan's own campaign. IL was
made known that there was a strong
drift toward Bryan in New York state
and the reports to Chairman Mack in
dicated that the state could be carried
y Mr. Bryan would make a swing
through the state.
Maryland and Virginia, Too.
Political conditions IN the middle
West we're taken up and Senator Cul-
berson, chairman of the advisory com
mittee, who has been spending the
3umer in Maryland, informed Mr.. Bry-
an and the committeeman that West
Virginia and Maryland would In all
probability be found in the Democra-
tic ranks. 1t was tho opinion OF those
taking the active part in the comm:s-
tees deliberations that the mcst effect
i've campaign for Mr.. Bryan would be
to make speeches in all the middle
West states, speaking only in the prin-
cipal centers, and then to carry the
tight TO W.st Virginia. Maryland.
Delaware. New Jersey and New York
state. Much of the time. it was sug-
geste6, Mr. Bryan would spend on
these trips in conference with the Ma
tlonal committeeman and state lead
ers and in this way give undoubted aid
and direction in the various state cam
paigns.
Bryan in Doubtful States.
Chairman Mack said;
we talked on various subjects and
heard reports from the different bu-
rcaus which were very favorable. Mr.
Bryan said they could not be better
and approved the plans that we have
made for the campaign. No definite
dates for Mr.. Bryans speaking trips
were made. He viii confine his speak
ing to the principal centers in the
midle West and doubtful states.'
Chairman Mack announced that Mr.
Bryan would speak IN Cleveland on
81; in Columbus September
%, in Cincinnati September % and
would proahly speak in Dayton, Ohio,
on date yet to be determined.
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