The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-01
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lpaien fund Though popular aubscrlp.
tlons. made through the medium OIL
Democratic newspapers. Charles X.
Crane. vice chairman ,of the finance
committee. reached the Chicago head
quarters Yesterday. after confer
snce with the campaign directors IN
New York. and while making no de1'
mite statement, intimated that most
OF the money was expected 20 come
In this way.
| In the campaign four years ago tne
lcamaaign committee with haphazaru
methods was able to secure S2D0uOu
i'm this manner Colonel Robert Ew'
ling. whose newspaper the New Or
lleans States raised the largest sum,
has advised the local headquarters
that In his opinion most OF the funds
THAT are needed can be secured
Through the employment OF a syste.
lmatic plan OF this sort. q
Not only win daily newspapers sup.
porting the Democratic ticker be ask
ed TO open popular subscriptions, but
an appeal viii also be made 10 weeiv
lly NEWSPAPERS such weekly newspa-
pers being asked TO forward their
subscriptions to one OF the large
Democratic dailies In their respectivel
states. which, IN turn, win send the
money to the treasurer.
Banks Offer TO Assist
In response to the request several
days ago OF Acting Chairman VIII
Ham McAdoo that the banks through
lout the country serve as agents IN
forwarding campaign subscriptions
Ito the national treasurers Of tho
three parties. II was stated YESTERDAY
Ilhat the local headquarters have re:l
Iceiyed d number OF letters from banks
Ioyer the country signifying 4 willing
mess 10 comply with the request.
Most of the letters are coming from
the hanks in the smaller towns. where
the request of Mr.. McAdoo attracted
more attention than in the large cit- |
les.
Frank B. Lord. representative OF
Norman r. Mack's Monthly al Wash |
ington who will aid in directing the
publicity work in the local headquart-
ers. reached Chicago Yesterday Mr.
Lord at once entered upon his work
devoting himself to arranging a sys
tenn by which the publicity mattef
may be handled 10 the best adyant-l
age.
Mr.. Lord announced that territory
will be divided between the Chicago
and New York headquarters. each /
while cooperating In every way, con-
ducting separate and thorough 80
ing campaign from each district.
Ghe campaign officials will be dis
trYnasd between the two headquart
ers while each official will have an
assistant IN the headquarters other
than where he Is situated.
700 Newspapers To Help /,
We are particularly pleased with 4
the way the Democratic newspapers
are Offering their assistance in the 4
way of raising funds" said Mr. Lord
over seven. hundred publications ,
have notified us OF their intention 70 4
conduct popular subscription cam
paigns Some of the newspapers, ar II
ticuIarly the New Orleans States and I
Buffalo Times have already raised
several thousand dollars III This man
ner"
Dr. Davis OF the local headquarters,
in a telephone conversation with Mr. T.
McAdoo yesterday was informed Il
that while the route which Governor
Wilson would take on his Western .
tour in September had not vet been |,
fully decided upon, Yet it is practical I
~ certain that he win deliver his nrst i
set speech of the campaign in Chi |,
cago. probably about Sent II or l5. Il
1t is also proposed il possible, to
have him speak al Milwaukee on orl
about Sept, "A, when the state fair is
III progress there This il one day |,
after Governor johnson. the BulE.
Moose candidate for vice president,
visits Milwaukee.
Mr.. McAdoo is now engaged ia ar
ranging the route OF Governor Wilson
in the West, which will be announc-
ed IN d short time. II is stated that
tho tour Will include from fifteen 70
twenty speeches possibly more, and
thai most OF the large cities in the
Central West will be visited
[ abor Leaders Call
During the day Yesterday a number i
OF leaders of labor organizations cali
ed at the headquarters and conferred
with Director Davies. Officials OF
some of the railway brotherhood asso
Citations paid visits also
Mr.. Davies made no definite state
ment regarding the intent of the Wis
itsa but ii Is understood that they
We're for the purpose largely OF seek
ing Information relative TO the atti-
tude OF Governor Wilson on the labor
and transportation questions.
Former Governor Joseph w. Folk
Of Missouri. was in Chicago yester
lay. but did not visit the headquart
.rs
W. X. Kavanaugh, OF ST. Louis, ores
dent OF the Lakes to the Gull Eeep
Water Way association, visited the
leadquarters with a view of having
Governor Wilson address the deer
yater ways convention. which meets
n Little Rock. Ark. sste next month.
Many of the visitors TO the head
quarters commented on the fact fhat
he Democratic campaign this YEAR is
II the hands OF men without extensive
POLITICAL experience
Mr.fAv. s. Gnnsalus, farmer sdiY
Tx near Fleming. pa. says he has
ed Chamberlain's Collie Chlora ami
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