Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-15
DENOUNCE TAFT,
REPUBLICANS TO
VOTE FOR BRYAN
THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES
ARRIVE
MASSES WEARY OF CLASS LEels-
LATIoN
Men Who Formerly Voted Against
Great commoner Are Now Con-
vInced He VIII Win Mo-
vember Battle
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tifcation take place in New YORK,
while Urey Woodson was among those
who favored Chicago
Ryans Wish Gratlfied
Chicago, he said, was a central point,
and the fact that there were railroad
fares to be paid was a factor. But
there was no opposition to Mr.. Bryan's
wish to have the scene laid in his home
city. - -
The date was set for August IL. As
this is a good two weeks after the
date appointed for similar function
at Cincinnati, for Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Bryan
win have ample opportunity to pre-
pare an answer to any statements tne
Republican nominee may make.
The official nomination of the vice
presidential nominee, Mr.. Kern, will
take place at Indianapolis, at oate
to be determined upon later, possibly
the time the subcommittee meets at
Chicago. Mr.. Kern left here this art
ernoon over the Rock Island road. He
will arrive at Chicago at o'clock to-
morrow morning, and at Indianapolis,
where a demonstration has been
planned in his honor, at o'clock IN the
evening.
Rain threatened when little after
8 O'clock this morning the Rock Island
special bearing the committee, num-
ber of men who held proxies, sprink-
ling of the wives of the committeeman
arrived here. A trolley ride about the
CITY followed, after which special cars
carried the delegates to Fairview.
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern were at the
depot to meet them and had word
for each as he entered. Greetings
over, the sun parlor was cleared OF all
not having official business. Chairman
Taggart called the meeting to order
and Sergeant at Arms John l. Martin.
smiling contentedly at the absence OF
aisles to be cleared, stood guard at the
door.
News Spreads Rapidly
Through the open windows from time
to time could be heard the voices or
sneakers and the voice which an
nounced that Mr.. Bryan's notification
would be al Lincoln being particularly
a strong one, the news all important
locally, soon spread like wildfire. amid
general jubilation.
Almost the last act was the reading
by Mr.. Bryan of a statement by the
vice presidential nominee and himself.
Mr.. Bryan said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
Aside from desiring to meet you per-
sonally l thought there were certain
things that ought to be decided upon
L
having with me at this time our can
didate for vice president, Mr.. Kern,
have conferred with him about two ol
three matters and I shall present al
this time a request In which he and
join. have reduced 1t TO writing.
Gentlemen of the committee, the
platform recently adopted by the ma
tional convention OF our party at Dem
yer contains the following pledge:
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of a law prohibiting any
corporation from contributing to a cam
paign fund and any individual from
contributing any amount above g reas-
enable sum and providing for the pub
Iication before election of all contribu-
tions above a reasonable minimum.
Mr.. Kern and are in hearty SYM
pathy with this pledge and are graft
fed at it's adoption. With its fulfill
ment a new era in American politics
will begin. Elections will then be re-
garded as public affairs, and the in
fiuences which control them, instead Of
Being secret, will be known to the
voters"
Suggestion AppIauded
Mr.. Bryan's suggestion was promptly
adopted amidst applause as was an
other one providing for the publication
of complete list Of campaign expendi-
lures within thirty days Of the election.
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of the subcommittee was Of
fered by Hill of Nebraska, and was as
follows:
II move that committee of eleven,
of which the chairman of this COM
mittee shall be a member, be appointed
by the chair to confer with the candi-
dates for president and vice president,
and to select the permanent officers
of this committee, and that the chair
an nv RI n
point such committees as may be
necessary for the management of the
campaign and such committees shall
have full power to act"
Adjournment of the full committee
followed, and all took luncheon as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan today promised Roger
Sullivan of Illinois that he would speak
at the Illinois Democratic state con-
vention at Peoria in September.
Congressman James Lloyd of Mis-
4 souri, chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee, said tonight
that headquarters for his committee
would be opened about August Is, pos
sibly in Chicago, as he believed the Re-
publican headquarters would be in that
city. Mr.. Lloyd called on Mr.. Bryan
tonight to discuss plans for keeping
the work OF the congressional commit
tee and the national committee from
overlapping.
p. c. Thomas Of Kansas, with r
Scott of Illinois and George e. Taylor
of Iowa, colored men representing the
executive committee of the Negro Anti
Taft League Of the United Stataes
arrived in Lincoln today and called or
Mr.. Bryan, to whom they explained
the purpose of their organization. They
pledged to Mr.. Bryan the support OF
the members Of the league, which, they
said, represented thirty-seyen states oi
the Union. Their main efforts, they
announced, would be directed to the
states of New York and Indiana.
Many former Republicans, they said
had become members. Three commit
teemen began the work tonight of or.
ganizing a local branch Of the league