The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Discussion of Subject Is Lively At Bryan Home Among
 the Leaders
BULK OF MONEY IS ID
 COME FROM TIE MASSES
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota Reports That Many Wealthy Men of New York State Will Aid
 Democratic Party.

pairview, Lincoln, Neb August 1.-The wherewithal to conduct the democratic campaign was the momentous question under discussion at Fairview today. It had been fully realized that a properly conducted campaign requires adequate funds to pay the legitimate expenses, but the question of who is to put up the money is one which has been the subject of discussion ever since the nominations at Denver were made While it is admit ted that from a number of sources indi- vidua1 contributions of considerable size will be made. the decision has been reached that the bulk of the fund is to come from the masses.
 The subject was talked over at length today by MT. Bryan and former Senator R. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota, mem- Der of the finance committee and tonight with Gov. c. N. Haskell, treasurer of the democratic national committee. The de- cision was reached that the finance com mittee should meet in Chicago next Mon- day and at once enter upon the work of organization, and of perfecting plans for raising funds.
 Pettigrews Report.
 MT. Pettigrew came direct from New York, where he was in conference with Chairman Mack and other party leaders. Mot all the democrats l met" said MT. Pettigrew. will support MT Bryan, but their defection will have no effect on the result, because the democrats are nearer together than ever before. New York is certainly democratic this year. I found many democrats of great wealth who heretofore were opposed to our candidates, but this year they are with us. These men, who acquired their money honestly intend to lend substantial financial aid to our cause"
 As the result of the visit of MT. Petit grew, 1t was disclosed that Mr Bryan contemplated still another change In his programme. The plan now is that follow ing his speech at Topeka he will proceed to Mitchell, S. D., where he will deliver an address on August 29. The following day, Sunday, will be spent in Sioux Falls, and from there he will go to St. Paul, where he Is scheduled to speak on August 3l. On September MT. Bryan will speak at the Nebraska State fair in Lincoln.
 Eugene w. Chain of Chicago. prohibit tionist nominee for the presidency, today announced his intention to call on MT. Bryan tomorrow. Mir Chain reached Lincoln this morning and tonight deliv- cred lecture at Epworth park
 Elks for Bryan.
 Among MT Bryan's callers today was w. A. Hollingsworth of Atchison, Kas., a member of the grand council of the taJ rTtax nd n Ia supreme council of the Elks.
 MT Hollingsworth has been in attend ance on the meetings of the former or ganization in Texas and Louisiana, and of the Elks at Dallas. He informed MT. Bryan that the travelling men were fa- vorable to him, and that at the meeting of the Elks a poll disclosed that ma- jority of the delegates would vote the democratic ticket.
 Bishop w. F. Oldham of the Methodist Episcopal church, in charge of the mis- sion in the Philippines and the Malay islands, also was caller. He met MT. Bryan at Singapore on his trip around the world. Bishop Oldham unfolded to MT. Bryan a plan for the building of a college at Singapore to give religious in- struction to the youth of the world, re- gardless of nationality. The idea met with instant favor and MT. Bryan hand ed the bishop letter commenting it.
 Bishop Oldham was loud in his praise of Mr. Bryan because, as he said, "He has endeared himself to all missionaries by his manifest interest in our work"
 Republican Talks.
 From the lips of a republican MT. Bryan today was told that the democratic party would win this year, because 1t is closer to the people,"
 The statement was by Judge c. S. West of Wellston, Okla, who came out to Fairview to meet the democratic can didate "The people are dissatisfied with the inaction of the republican senators of the Aldrich and Hale type" he said 'They are with the democratic party on it's labor plank Added to this, the coming of a panic during republican administration, when the people have all ways been told by republican orators that panics thrive only during democrat ic times, the people have desire for a change"
 When Governor Haskell left the Bryan home shortly before midnight after an extended conference with MT. Bryan, he said about $19,0OO had been contributed to the democratic campaign fund, all volun- tarily, from six or seven states Of this amount. $l5Oo had been sent in by the Commercial Appeal of Memphis. Cover nor Haskell tonight left for Chicago.