The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
BRYAN WILL PLEAD
WITH new WORKERS
Nebraskan Decides to Attempt
Capture of Empire State
With His Oratory
COnlmoner Ends Day of Confer
ences With Street Speech
Asking for Funds

CHICAGO, Aug. 22-William J. Bryan
will make a determined effort to place
New York state in the democratic col
umn. Plans to this end were carefully
laid today at three hours conference
of Bryan, National Chairman Mack,
heads OF the various bureaus of the ma
tionai committee and members of the
executive committee at democratic
headquarters shortly after Bryan's ar
rival here from Des Moines.
Bryan will speak in New York city,
Syracuse and Rochester between Sep
tember 16 and 20, and early in october
will again speak in New York city and
in Buffalo.
Reports received by Chairman Mack
gave strong hope to Bryan and mem
bers of the national committee that
the democrats could carry New York if
Bryan would speak in the principal
centers of the state.
1t was developed at the conference
that Bryan would make a sharp fight in
the middle west, while John w. Kern,
the vice presidential candidate, would
be called uPon to make an extended
tour of the Pacific coast states.
MONEY Is PROMISED
Former National Chairman Thomas
Taggart declared that Indiana would
surely go for Bryan and that the re-
publicans were using money to divide
the labor vote. Governor Haskell OF
Oklahoma, treasurer of the national
committee, declared that Oklahoma
would give Bryan $4,000 plurality and
that the state would contribute $4,000
to the campaign fund, of which $4,000
had already been raised.
Political conditions in the middle
west were taken up, and Senator Gull
berson, chairman of the advisory COM
mittee, who has been spending the sum-
mer IN Maryland. informed Bryan and
the committeeman that West Virginia
and Maryland would in all probability
be found in the democratic ranks.
1t was the opinion of those taking
active part in the deliberations that the
most effective campaign for Bryan
would be to make speeches In all the
middle west states, speaking only in
the principal centers, and then to carry
the fight through West Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware, New Jersey and New
Y York state.
1t was decided to call a meeting of
the full committee. with the various
subcommittee, September at 10
o'clock in this city.
PROGRESS PLEASES BRYAN
Bryan told the committeeman that he
was delighted with the progress that
ne ndO ODSSINSQs d4lQ Nlldl Wllllc lie iAdO
few suggestions to make he felt that
the work could not have been carried
out more efficiently and thoroughly
He expressed himself as pleased with
| the prospect for democratic success in
November.
1t was learned tonight that the visit
| of Bryan to New York was arranged
not only with the full acquiescence
of those now in the direction of the
h l..k -,
no small degree by their desire to have
Bryan take an active part in the New
York state campaign.
Chairman Mack said tonight:
I'VE talked today on various sub
jects and heard reports from the diff
ferent bureaus which were very favor
able. Bryan said they could not be
better and approved the plans that we
have made for the campaign. No def
mite dates for Bryans speaking trips
were made. He will confine his speak
ing to the principal centers in the mid
die west and doubtful states"
BRYAN ASKS FOR FUNDS
Standing in a carriage in the middle
of Congress street between the Audi
torium and Auditorium Annex hotels
and before a crowd that completely
choked the thoroughfares for nearly
half an hour tonight Bryan outlined
the uses to which democratic clubs can
be put in the present campaign. He
was repeatedly interrupted by applause
and shouts of Good, good"
Bryan spoke of the work OF the club
bureau and said 1t was the intention
to organize in every precinct in the
United States a democratic club.
Bryan made a further plea for pop
ular subscriptions and estimated that
/ the democratic national ticket this year
would muster 100000 votes If each
Of these voters would subscribe 2E
cents, he said, an ample campaign fund
would be secured.
I'VE have no way of coercing the
people, even If we wanted to-" he de-
clared, amid shouts of applause
I'VE have" he continued, mo idea
of promising governmental favors in
return. Inasmuch as we expect to give
| special privileges to none, there are
none to whom we can go and make a
special appeal"