The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
WILL RAISE FUNDS
BY CITY CANVASS
Third District Campaign Com
mittee to Make Personal
Appeal for Party.
MEETING SUBSCRIBED $3.50
Call Met With Ready Response
When Democrats Realized
Duty to Party.
MEETING SUBSCRIBED $3.50

In response to call issued by Chair
man Jonn Stewart bryan OF the Third
District campaign fund committee, re-
preventative Democrats OF the city
satnered last night at the Jefferson
Hotel. and before the meeting was over
subscribed $3.50 which Will be Ior-
warded at once to the national COM
miltee. Every mem'oer present made
contribution.
The important work Of the commit.
tee, however. was the formulation OF
plan according to which the entire
business section OF the city was oi'
vlded into sections. each of which
was assigned To a special committee
recruited from among those present.
These committees Will. beginning this
morning, make thorough canvass OF
the territories assigned them. solicit.
ing contributions Ior the nauonaA
Democratic campaign fund.
Money baulS Needed.
Mr.. Bryan called the meeting 10
order at $3.50 o'clock and stated the
urgent nature Of the business which
brought them together. with ths
election. little more than a month OH
ne said. the Democratic party heeos
81 100000 with which TO meet the
The national nnance committee Is iooh-
ing 10 Virginia to raise at least $2o,000
OF this amount.
II every Democratic voter In the
state of Virginia" said Mr.. Bryan.
will contribute thirty cents. we WI.
raise that amount easily. cahhot
conceive how any man that calls him.
s.lf a Democrat can refuse to aid the
party at this critical hour.
The chairman OF the something com
mittees were eacn assigned the'F o's
tricts last night and will began at once
tho work of collecting funds. These
Mi, be turned in from day to day TO
the chairman OF the Third District
campaien fund committee and by MIN
forwaroed to the national finance conf
mittee. Individual contributors VIII
receive acknowledgements from ootn
,he district and national committees
virginia Has Raised SS,4o2.
AIR BRYAN read a letter from Henry
Norpenthau. chairman of the genera
1pance committee. in which he stated
,har Virginia had up to last Weones-
d.y contributed to the national cam
patpn fund, the sum OF $o'4o-. SoA
,rihutious which have been ior"arueo
from this State since that tiine, az
cording to J. Taylor E1lyson'
man OF the State Democratic SoA'
mittee, have raised the total 70 Hho''
| than $l1,OO9. -ai,,x 70
The democratic party. according "
| Mory.nrhau. is confronted by a
| n,.ss,pr situation. only one-fourth u
,bs amount needed having so Tar oeen
| r.ieed Among the expenses wnlch
| main to be met by popular suosep
ton. he mentions: $5Oo.oo0 LOT pune
To- work and literature, >S-o'oV'
| o,,,nization work: and general can.
a,-n .xpenses which include sucn
,,ems rentals, salaries. teies raas
| ,.ieuhones. express and postase.
| viii total from $4,000 to s''''Vo
| 10 until the end OF the
- Nails q Fallacy.
| .ouast ,or contributions Is OFTEN
nv GOOD Democrats with the STATE
| -, ,ba, no money is needed IN VIZ
| -, IN carry the state Tor Nooo1o~
| sy,Ison-,hat it is safely Dehiocta
\ ,yway Mr.. Morgenthau taxes par
ticuIar pains to show Up TINS iaiia'
nv emphasizing the special heeo io'
money with which to conduct olsan
ization work in the doubtful states oA
~. Middle and Far West, where the
ao,le are unable to collect enough 20
..rrv on their own campaigns nc
writes: ,,s. az
] II is needless to say tnat tHese
Enenses need not be incurred because
of the splendid prospect OF success Ioi
Governor Wilson If We fai! 10 keep
the fires burning and permit any IN
/ roads in any quarter. with the oppo-
sition literally provideo WIN 1ne
,inevs of war, we might find ourselves
conf,onted with changed condition.
/ state working Hard
\ rS rorl of raising money with
l-h;ch 70 relieve the party's need IS
engaging the leading Democrats OF the
4 State and an effective machine mas
hen fashioned which will embrace
Virginia from the mountains TO the
sea The state finance committee ap-
pointed by the National Democratic
iCommtttee has designated chairman
in each congressional district who Will
begin at once to devise plans for rais-
ing money. on the same general lines
as those followed last night
The following district chairmen have
been appointed: Saxon w. Holt, FIRST
i.walter H. Taylor. Norfolk, second
John Stewart Bryan. Richmond. Third;
AuiifYe Burke, Petersburg Fourth; Eu-
gene witherx. DanviIle- Fifth; n c.
newman. Woodstock. Seventh. Joseph
Manson. Jr.. Lynchburg. sixth; J.
IL. willard Fairfax. Eighth. Henry e.
stuart. Elk Garden, Ninth. and Harry
st George Tucker Lexington. Tenth.
Among those who attended the meet
ing at the Jefferson last night were
! Miles NJ Martin. Richard Evelyn BYRD,
Il A. w. Hartman. F. c -FoIkes. John
stewart Bryan, Carter wormley. DIT.
Il G. a. Labenburg. II. n Kent Jr-. J. Il.
Wood. J. @. CorIey. Henry r. Pollard.
n Samuel I. Kelly, G. A. Savtlle George
/ Wayne AodeSson. Ralph r. Neal r. l.
D Peters. George Bryan. John c. Easley.
J. B. BliIey. Louis o. wendcnburg IL
~. smith. IT.. John Garland Pollard,
l A. r. wcisiRer. J. NJ Atkinson. Davis
/ Bottoms. John I. SatserHeld and u. ].
n Gordon