The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-15
IIiI6E;lT[R!lPPEALST..
FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS
,,,ox.L eoMNITTEEMAN Is
SIZES ADDRESS To pENoe-
RACY OF TEXAS.
-, FINANCE Committee. County
and District Ch"ir1nen
Are Named by the
Comitteeman.

,Ao democracy of Texas: To the
-, that the democrats OF Texas
meet the fullest measure OF
,ss,r duty in the pending national
campaign in the most material way
.ossiblc under prevailing conditions
rour national committeeman has
araertaken to organize in a system
nc way for obtaining contributions
,sa national democratic campaign
end In order that every demo-
"a, in Texas may be given an OPP
nortunity to contribute. a correct
lord kept and the money trans
.,,,,oa 10 the treasurer of the DEM
cratic National Committee, the fol-
towing plan has been worked out;
A central financial commit
roo has been created. composed Of
The following gentlemen:
ri Donna Ridgway, Fort Worth;
Iobn H. Kirby. Houston; Frank c.
pavis San Antonio; John J. Sim
mons. Dallas; II. A. Wroe, Austin;
1ouis ]. workman, Fort Worth. and
Allan d. Sanford. Waco.
OF this committee, the Hon. r.
ponna Ridgway is chairman and Will
maintain an office force, conduct
the correspondence, receive and re-
ca,nt for contributions, keep record
thereof and transmit same directly
or through your national commit
,aeman TO the treasurer of the Ma
tiopal Democratic Committee, and
all the business of this office will be
conducted under the supervision lof
the central committee and your ma
tienal committeeman.
It will be the duty of the chair
man of each senatorial district to
appoint chairman in each county
o, his district where none has been
appointed and to forward to the
chairman of the central committee
a, Fort Worth the rame of each
county chairman appointed as soon
&c possible, but il, is suggested that
nc man be appointed as county
chairman who will not consent to
serve and to actively discharge his
duties. 1t will be expected of each
county chairman to call to his aid
such precinct chairmen and COM
mitteemen as he, in his wisdom.
may deem proper to appoint, and
to pursue his methods for raising
money. The chairman of the cen
trail committee will forward to each
senatorial and county chairman
blank receipts to be given each con-
tr:butor for the amount received.
1t is here requested that the name
and postoffice address of each con-
tributor be sent to the chairman
Of the central committee. 1t is
proper to state thai. except in three
o. four instances, no man has been
appointed as senatorial or county
chairman who has not consented to
his appointment and agreed to act.
The names Of tho chairmen select
ed afford ample assurance that I'VE
will have an active campaign along
the lines indicated.
State Officials to Aid.
In addition to this, the commit
tee has the assurance of Governor
ferguson and Lieutenant Governor
Hobby and prominent democrats
throughout the state that they will
eheerfully aid in tho good cause.
1t is needless to remind the
THOUGHTFUL democrat that the ma
tional democratic ADMINISTRATION is
On trial and the life of the national
democratic party in peril and that
L we win this campaign we may
nave successive democratic admin