Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
New Orleans Editor Receives e7,0o0 for the Demo.
 cratic Fund.
ROBERT EWING TELLS ABOUT IT
Encouraging Reports Come from
 Many Statsa
Oregon for Bryan-Wisoonsin in Limo --Minnesotcns Enthuso--
 Ohio Will Defeat Taft, ,Svl/ Says Ed. Mahon.


 out the country are as successful as Mir. Bobt Owing of the New Orleans States in raising funds for the Demo cratic national campaign, Chairman Moses O. Wetmore of the finance com mittee will not want for money to meet legitimate campaign expenses. Mir. Ewing, who has been here attending the meeting of the Democratic nation al committee, has collected popular subscription fund of approximately $7000. This has been accomplished within the past three or four weeks. Mir. Ewing predicts that the States fund will grow and that 1t will final ly be as much as s20oOo.
 "Our people are taking a lively in- terest in this work of raising a popu- lar fund for the election of Bryan and Kern" said MT. Ewing today. "They realize fully the importance of getting a sufficiently large fund to run the campaign, and they know that this money must come from the people. The trusts and the special interests will save the Republican party the necessity of going out and raising money by small subscriptions. That is the reason this unprecedented col lection of campaign fund for the election of presidential candidates has been comparatively easy. Every par ish in the state Is swelling the fund. Already Democrats are regarding the contribution of funds for the election of Bryan and Kern as patriotic duty. Fully five hundred registrars and judges of election in Louisiana, who earn $3.o0 day for their services one day in each campaign year, have con- tributed their earnings to the Demo cratic national campaign fund. That shows the extent of the personal sac rifces being made by Democrats in this presidential contest"
 The Democratic national committee is not overlooking opportunities in Pa ciflc coast states and a very vigorous can palgn is to be. conducted in those western states. The reports Chair man Mack has received from Call fornia, Oregon and Washington are convincing that Democrats have a fine chance to carry all of those states. The national committee will work in har- mony with the state committees.
 Speaking of political conditions in the west, National Committeeman Mil Ter, of Oregon, said today: Bryan and Kern will carry Oregon this year, though I notice in the morning papers that United States Senator Jonathan Bourne says that Democrats haven't a chance in the west. The best an- swer I can make to this statement is to cite Senator Bourne as an authority against himself Prior to the Repub- llcan national cc..yention, the senator was proclaiming from one end of the country to the other that the nomina- tion of Judge Taft would result in his defeat in the nation and loss of Ore gon to the Republican party. Mir Bourne was for the renomination of President Roosevelt, but think at the time he correctly diagnosed the situa- ton In Oregon, when he declared that Taft could not carry the state against Bryan.
 Conditions are highly favorable to the Democracy in Pacific coast states" continued MT. Miller, land believe Mir. Bryan will get relatively larger per cent of the Republican vote in those states than in any others of like population in the country. The Den- yer platform is the best ever put for ward by a party, and 1t appeals with particular force to Pacific coast peo- pie"
 Representative James W. Murphy, of the Third Wisconsin Congressional district was caller at Democratic headquarters today. He thinks Demo crats have fine chance to carry Wis consin this year. He told Chairman Mack as much and went over with him the political situation in the state.
 There is a wonderful change in public opinion towards Mir. Bryan this year." said Congressman Murphy. This Is particularly noticeable In cities where Bryan and Kern clubs are being organized. In Milwaukee one night last week. Democratic club was started with an enrolment of 2S0 members. This was in precinct where the total Democratic vote four years ago was only 90. This shows the drift towards Democracy in Wis consin, and I hear like reports from all the states of the west"
 Chairman Moses c. Wetmore of the finance committee stated today that 1,5O0 papers had joined in the move ment to raise popular subscription fund with which to run the Democratic campaign. He says, in his opinion, every Democratic paper in the United States will join in this movement
 Senator Thos. F. Brady. of New York, famous as an orator in the Tam many organization. was another caller at Democratic headquarters where he spent some time with Chairman Msck. Senator Grady has been on . two months trip through the creature a simmer with silks and laces, enchanting to look upon ano fer r,nnro ,-oracinnS than anr Erfnr