The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
NEW YORK IS BRYAN'S GOAL
Will Tour the Empire
 State.
The Fun Democratic National Conn m.stse and Various sub-commit- tees w.n Meet in Chicago on
 septenber g,

Chicago. H.. Aug. 23.-William J. Bryan will make determined effort to place New York State in the Demo cratic column. Plans to this end were carefully laid today at a three hours conference of Mir. Bryan, National chatrinan Mack, heads Of the various bureaus of the National Committee and members of the executive committee at Democratic Headquarters shortly after MT. Bryansa arrival here from Dex MoiBes.
 Afr Bryan will speak In New York City, Syracuse and Rochester, on Sep- tember fe and 90, and early in October. he will again speak fin New York City and in Buffalo.
 Reports received by Chairman Mack gave strong hope to Mir. Bryan and members of the national committee that the Democrats would carry New York if MT. Bryan would speak in the important cities of the State. It further developed that Mir. Bryan would make a sharp fight in the Mid dls West while. John W. Kern, the Vice Presidential candidate. would likely be called upon to make an ex- tended tour of the Pacific Coast States.
 Bureaus to Report.
 After the conference had been closed hnOTliy DSkOTe HOOHt NHAAfAH4H NAdGh directed that the heads of the several bureaus should make a report of their plans and the progress made in their bureaus. The committeeman told the chairman that In their States the out look for the Democratic national ticket was most promising. Former National Chairman Thomas Taggart declared that Indiana would surely go for Bryan. and that the Republicans were using money to divide the labor vote. Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma. treas urer of the national committee, de- clared that Oklahoma would give Mir. Bryan 5O.OO0 plurality and that the State would contribute s50,000 to the already been raised.
 Following tue reports of the bureau heads, the situation was discussed with reference to Mir. Bryan's own campaign. It was reported that there. was a strong inclination toward Bryan in New York State and the Republicans giving this information to Chairman Mack, indi- cated the state could be carried if MT. Bryan would make a swing through tho State.
 Political conditions through the Mid dle West were taken up and Senator Culberson chairman of the advisory WHO nus been bDoHuInk lne summer in Maryland. informed Mir. Bryan and tho committeeman that West Virginia and Maryland fin all proba- bility would be found in the Demo- cratic ranks. It was the opinion of those taking the active part in the committee deliberations that the most effective campaign for Mir. Bryan would be to make speeches in ali the Middle West, speaking only in the principal centers. and then to carry the fight through to Virginia, Maryland, Della ware. New Jersey and New York. Much of the time. it was suggested. Mir. Bryan would spend on these trips in conference with the national commit teemen and State leaders and in this way give valuable aid and direction in the various State campaigns.
 After a consideration of these ten. tative suggestions. and an approval of the reports made by the bureaus, 1t was decided 10 call a meeting of the full national committee with the various sub b-committees for September s. at 10 o'clock In this city.
 Bryan Is Delighted.
 Mir. Bryan told the committeeman that he was delighted with the prog ress he had observed. and while he had only a few suggestions to make, he felt that the work could not have been carried out more efficiently and more thoroughly He expressed him self a pleased with the prospect for Democratic success.
 It was learned tonight that the visit of Bryan to New York was not only arranged with the full aequies- ence of those In the direction of the Democratic party of that State. but to no small degree if Is due to their desire to have Mir. Bryan take an ac- tive part in the New York campaign.
 Chairman Mack said to-day:
 We talked tonight on various subjects and heard reports from the different bureaus which were very fa- vorable. Mr. Bryan said they could not be better and approved the plans that we have made for the campaign. No definite dates for Mir Bryan's speaking trips were made. He will coniine his speakInE to the nrlncinla