The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer
tcan Federation Of Labor. gave MS word
70 Norman z Mack. national chairman
Of the Democratic committee. last night
that he would 60 on the stump in The.
interest Of William J Bryan. candidate
for President of the United States.
As a result OF this promise. Chairman
Mack returned 70 Democratic headquar-
ters. in New York. happy in the Inowl-
edge that his trip 10 Washington and
visit 10 M Compe-s had rot been IN
vain
Mr- Mack holds no-e 10 the belief now
that M Bryan viii be elected 20 the
Presidency than ever before Before the
conference with NJ Gompers. Chairman
Mack told a representative Of The Wasz-
ington Herald thar 3Ir Bran would
carry the state Of Indiana By not less
than 1900 majority.
First speech in Dallas.
Mr- Goupers viH begin his campaign.
which promises 10 BE- Of a vhlrIv-ind or
der on September J. when he wiz address
The Farmers Alliance az Dallas. Tex The
decision was reached al a conference be-
tween Mr.. Mack and Gompers 20 tEs
headquarters Of the American Federation
Or Labor in TyposraphicaI Temple.
The conference lasted more than two
and oue-haIf hours. ana when NJ. Mack
came from Nir. Gompers' private ofice he
said II he did not have 10 catch a train t-
a few minutes he would remain and talk
over the great success in store for NJ
Bryan and the Democratic party
: M Gompe-s said the matter O d-scusssd
al the conference was the question os
i joining the labor forces with The other
forces Sir- Mack and the Democratic,
party could summon TO defeat the Repu5-
5 hear. party at the polls iu November next.
( he continued
We discussed the WAYS and means
t Of bringing the labor vote of the coun-
T Try into the Democratic fold. and that
I We wiu accomplish this have no doubt
E OF course. I cannot give figures. t.-
feel sure labor win help their friends
. and defeat their enemies
Begins on September I.
Z will 90 on the stump as often IS
II can get away from my work a. A
r of L headquarters shan not speak
under the auspices Of any political party
. or club but viii speak % ard through
labor organizations and independent bod
les. shall begin q speech-making cam
paign on September I. at Dallas. Texas,
in an address before the Farmers All
that are not definitely settled. but shall
know Of some Of the places where vii
speak before leave Dallas
! intend 70 work in this campaign
as never worked ia any other. for The
Z reason labor was practically irsGl,ed si
Chicago. The slogan Of organized labor
from this time on is Defeat our enc
mics and help our friends This slogan
viii be repeated wherever there = q labor
Organization. and 7 hope on election dsy
10 show how labor can force politi1a
parties 70 recognize them enough % give
them equal rights before the law
our friends. whether they be Demo
Gratis OF. Republicans. VIII be protected a.
, far as labor can do it. There are severa
/ Republican Representative who VIII &c
. labor-s support because they have beer
? friendly TO labor.
Labor. mind you. Is IN this campaign
regardless Of how II voted in the past. o.
2 how il viii vote in the future i is i-5s
pendent Party lines Eiu be oblitsra-ed
: and friends alone viii count We-lab0r-
have suffered. and We are simply defend
? ing ourselves We do not want enemies
{ but the Republican party wish 20 max
( enemies Of Us All we ask Is a fair shOv
I or square deal-edual rights before IN
law and the privilege Of organizing
! 8Ir- Gompers was asked what h
Z thought would be the strength Of the IA
P Dor vote. and he said he knew nothing o
- figures, and would make no statement a
. TO the number Of votes there are anon
r labor. organizations. He admitted. though
- that labor was stronger than al any PIE
E vious election
After the conference. NJ Mack. accom-
panied by National Committeeman EdTi
o A Newman, went 20 the Union Station
! where the national chairman caught Il
L2.S5 O'Clock train for New York
Labor Wen Organized.
Mr.. Mack asserted that the arrange
, imerts now under way % swing tne lab0
20 ivote 20 the Democratic party were IN
Z higher state Of perfection than any sini
P. lar organization in the country
Arrangements. he said. are complete
whereby orators VIII be sent Iite-atur
NClSLTlDLEefl- anu EtA-r-G4 Hte1N Oh u
labor voters obtained that viii make N
concerted movement ideal from poiz
Of generalship-
:. Mr.. Mack arrived IN Washington at 3:
e Io'clock yesterday afternoon Accompanie
= by Edward Newman. District COMMITTEES
e man. he went Immediately 20 the Shou,
Il ham Hotel His enthusiasm co1ce-rin
j. the prospects Of the Democratic part
!. was unbounded- The personal magnetisI
e Of Afr Bryan he said. had increa Sc
fourfold. and his reception wherever
goes Is a fattering evidence OF the PEI
Pies belief in him
.si AT his last speech in Indianapolis,
said Mr. Mack. M Bryan was greete
by a crowd that was even more enthus
J. astic than the sssemblage meeting hi
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