The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
NEWS Of The WORLD.
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.
POLITICAL NEWS.

The Democratic national comnlttee,
in session at Lincoln, Neb., adopted a
resolution outlined as follows: No
contributions shall be received from
corporations; no contributions e
$4,000 shall be accepted; all contri-
buttons over 500 will be made public
after Oct. IS; thereafter immediate
publication will be given; contribu-
lions under $500 will not be pub
iished; no money will be received
after Nov. !. The committee will
meet in Chicago on July Is to name a
national chairman.
The first appeal for campaign con-
tributions by the Democratic candi'
dates for the presidency and vice pres
idency has been made. In a formal
message directed to the farmers of
the country Messrs. Bryan and Kern
urge them to contribute according to
their means and in other ways assist
in restoring Democracy to power.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor and the
head of 5000, 900 voters Of organized
labor affiliated with the federation,
will support William ]. Bryan in the
coming campaign. This announce
ment was made following Mr.. Com
pers' visit to the Bryan homo near
lincoln, Neb.
Robert H. Patton of Springfield, ILL.,,
temporary chairman Of the Prohibit
ton nationa! convention at Columbus,
o., in his address attacked the posi-
ton Of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties on the liquor question
and cited proof that Abraham Lincoln
was in favor Of prohibition Of the liq-
uor traffic.
Colonel H. q. Catrow, Republican
candidate for congress from the Third
Ohio district, has announced his with
drawal from the a Colonel Catrow
is prompted to take this step because
of his having struck Eugene Sullivan,
q laborer, on the streets at Dayton,
instantly killing him. with his automo.
bile.
The organization Of negro Demo.
cratic clubs in the state of Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio formed the subject
of a conversation between w. ]. Bry-
an and Don Farnsworth of Chicago,
who was the manager for Charles A.
Towne in his candidacy for the vice
presidency.
1t is announced at Indianapolis that
the Kern notification meeting will be
held there early in September and
will be attended by Mr.. Bryan, who
will on that occasion make the only
speech he will make in that state dur
ing the campaign.
Eugene w. Chain of Chicago was
nominated for president and Aaron S.
Watkins of Ada, o., for vice president
by the Prohibition national conven.
ton at Columbus, o. Three ballots
were necessary to name the presiden.
tial candidate.
Representative Henry G. Louden'
slayer of New Jersey will be the
chairman of the Republican congress
sional campaign committee to succeed
James S. Sherman, candidate for vice
president.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman OF
the Republican national committee.
has selected quarters for the commit
tee ip the Metropolitan Life building
in New York city.
From present indications William
H. Taft's letter Of acceptance will be
a judicial scoring of the Democratic
platform adopted at Denver.
The Prohibitionist national conven'
ton is in session at Columbus, O., to
name q presidential ticket and adopt
q platform.
Obadiah Gardner has been nom
mated for governor by Maine Demo
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