The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-15
CARNEGIE GIVES
$4,000 FOR TAFT
LAIRD OF SKIBo CONTRIBUTES
TO CAMPAIGN FUND.
MRS. SAGE DONATES $1,000
Treasurer Sheldon Asks $4,000 from
Business Men-Taft Will Confer
with Presldent-5ryan
on Panics.

New York, Oct. 10.-The fact that
Andrew Carnegie has contributed SEQ
900 to the campaign fund of the Re-
publican national committee was an
nounced Friday by State Chairman
Timothy L. Woodruff Mr. Woodruff
also announced that Mrs. Russell Sage
has contributed $1,000 to the same
fund.
There have been no other large con.
ruff said, but small sums are coming
in from various sources.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the
National Republican commietee, when
asked about the contributions, declined
to discuss them, saying that he would
publish a list of all the contributions
made to the Republican committee
after election.
An appeal for contributions to the
Republican national campaign fund OF
$50 each from. 10000 business men,
was issued by Mr.. Sheldon.
Taft to Consult President.
Cincinnati, Oct. 1O.-Judge Taft and
President Roosevelt will have a con-
sultation in Washington, where the
candidate will spend Sunday, October
IS. In arranging his future work in
the campaign, which was the task the
candidate devoted himself to Friday,
it was found more convenient than
otherwise that the Sunday in question
should be spent in the national CAPT
tai, and probably much of that day
will be spent at the White House.
After the three days in Ohio, Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday Of next
week, Judge Taft will turn his atten.
three days of the waek. The Ohioan
let it be known Friday that he was in
no sense Chasing rainbows" in his in
tended tour of the south, but had here.
tofore made promises that should he
go on the stump he would speak in
certain southern cities. He will keer
these promises. They include speeches
at Louisville, Ky; Chattanooga, Tenn;
Greensboro, n. c., and Richmond, Va
The Richmond meeting will take place
-0n Saturday night, and at its conclu-
sion the Taft special will make for
Washington to remain until Monday
morning.
Bryan Discusses the Panic.
Quincy, ILL.,, Oct. 10.-Fresh from
his conferences in Chicago with hun
dreds of business men, whom he also
specially addressed, William J. Bryan
Friday travelling for ~ hours through
the state of Illinois and making
numerous stops, held himself up as
the advance agent of prosperity
. The panic of last fall was his prin
cipal theme and from early morn IN
til his last word was uttered at night
he hammered away at the Republican
charge that his election meant bust
ness depression and failures. He
quoted statistics showing the number
of failures in the last nine months tC
have exceeded those for a correspond
ing period in 1893 and laid particular
emphasis on the fact that the panic OF
1907 was under Republican admins
tration. A Democratic victory this
year, he asserted, furnished the only
hope of cure for the hard times from
which he said the people are suffering
and for restoration of prosperity
He assailed Mr.. Taft for running on
a platform which he did not indorse
pitched into Speaker Cannon and Mr.
Sherman, the Republican vice-presi
dental nominee, as being responsible
for sitting legislation in behalf Of
labor, and finally bitterly attacked the
president again for taking a hand in
the campaign.