The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
BY WILLIS j. ABBOT.

The work of pushing. the Bryan cam
paign has begun IN earnest at the
headquarters OF the Democratic ma
tional committee In the Auditorium
Annex, in this city. Colonel John w.
Tomlinson, the national committeeman
from Alabama, who is in charge of the
bureau of organization, said the other
day: "We have not less than 10000
precinct committeeman throughout the
United States. To every precinct rep
resentative it is our intention to send
requests for the formation Of clubs. a
plan for their organization and dlrec-
tions as to where they can secure the
proper Autographs, buttons, post cards
and other paraphcrnalia necessary 10
club work. While it Is not altogether
probable that we shall get returns
from all Of these committeeman, feel
it is certain that we will get at least
10000 answers. You can readily un-
derstand that 10000 organizers Of clubs
throughout the country will mean
tremendous power for the Democratic
cause. Of the 10000 at least half are
in doubtful states, but we shall have
clubs in all states, whether douDt1uI
or not. wish you would say, if you
have an opportunity, that men other
than precinct committeeman who Will
write to me at the headquarters OF the
national committee can secure authori-
ty for the organization OF clubs ana 4
.printnd certificate Of the authority.
provided that some one has not carrier
been appointed in the same precinct.
Colonel Tomlinson will shortly begin
a tour of the country organizing CLUBS.
Meantime those who desire 70 take
part in this work may well communl-
cate with him at the Chicago head
quarters.
Political Finances.
: The finances Of the present campaign,
both in the Republican and Democrat
lie parties, are likely to be embarrassing.
No doubt the Republican party will
have the more money, but as for many
wears it has been in the habit of hav-
ing absolutely unlimited means its
comparative poverty this year IS like
Nv to trouble it more than the positive
poverty to which the Democracy has
long been accustomed. AprcpoS or
that. the chairman Of the financial COM
mittee Moses Wctmore Of st. Louis,
gave me the following Interview:
'The committee on finance will nat
urally need certain amount CT money
" ith which to pay the legitimate en-
penscs of the CAMPAIGN. ana Chairman
1-rck Of the national committee is de-
termincd to run the campai@n on
very economical basis The committee
is very much encouraged by the fact
that, while no organized effort has yer
been made for the collection OF funds.
Governor Haskell, treasurer Of the
committee. reports that very crafty
ing contributions are coming into his
Office every day.
"When the Democratic newspapers
all ever the country take up the mat
ter of collecting money we expect sub
stantial results. You know that this is
a peoples campaign, and the people.
therefore, must produce the money TO
carry it on. Donations Of a small sum
will be just as thankfully received as
those Of larger amount. and our rec
ords will be so kept that the small con.
tributor will receive the same credit
and be just as gratefully remembered
as one who contributes q larger sum.
We feel that in fixing the maximum
limit to be received from any one per-
son ut $4,000 we acted natriotically
and wisely, but we would rather have
10000 contributions Of 81 each than
one big lump sum for the perfectly oh
vious reason that su"h Il list Of contri
buttons would mean 10000 loyal sup
porters Of the Democratic cause"
The German Press In the Campaign.
1t is no doubt due to the influence
of the New York Staats-IeitunS and
lis ,,ivtir""i"',"G editor. !l"r!@#l i';f
Ger, thai So s,.r..! :, -.
papers have swung over 10 tlt !"E'"
cratic party. A rather interesting IL
lustration Of this was furnished me the
other day by L. e. Fay Of the Clifton
Daily Advertiser Of Iowa. Mr.. Fay
is candidate for congress in the Sec-
ond congressional district OF that state,
and he informs me that six German
newspapers which heretofore have
been Republican are this year sup
porting the Democratic ticket. This is
q rather unusual situation in the mid
die west. While many Germans have
been in sympathy with Democratic
politics and with the candidates OF
that party, there has been on the part
OF voters of that nationality. and par
ticularly on the part Of their newspa-
pers. an inclination to support the Re
publican party. Possibly this has
grown out OF the service OF 80 many
Germans In the civil war. Possibly it
may have been due to the almost DOM
1nant influence Of Carl SchurE and OF
Herman Ridder in earlier days. But
it seems now that the German devo-
ton to the Republican party is finally
broken. 1t began In 1892 to weaken
when the issue Of the Lutheran schools
was first raised and when, under the
leadership Of Governor Altgeld. the
question as to the existence OF the
''little red schoolhouse" first became
important. If In one Iowa district ev-
cry German paper swings to the Dem
orratic ticket both congressional and