Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — DEMOCRATIC 'SINEWS' [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATIC 'SINEWS'

First in Party History Pub. lication Is Made of the Origin of Funds. NEARLY $260,000 SUBSCRIBED Highest Amount by One Man Is by a Denver Man, $5,000. BRYAN ENDS HIS NEBRASKA TOUB XMuea a Challenge and Posts a >S Forfeit—Taft Invades the South and Speaks to Thousands In Kentucky.

Chicago, Oct 16.—National Chairman Nonnan E. Mack has given to the world “the full and complete” list of the contributors to the Democratic campaign fund who gave from SIOO upward. At New York Treasurer Ridder announced that next Tuesday he would give out a list of those contributing since Oct. 9. This Is the first time in the history of presidential politics that such a publication has been made, and the Republicans will follow with a similar publication, but it will not be given out until after the election, the question which is the most desirable, publication before or after the election, being one of the issues discussed in the campaign. Those Who Contributed Most. The largest single contribution to the Democratic fund was that of Chas. J. Hughes, a mining lawyer of Denver, who leads the list with a contribution of $5,000. He is followed by Bryan’s own paper, the Commoner, which has parted with $4,046 of its profits for “the cause,” and then cornea Nathan Straus, of New York—s2,soo. Chair man Mack himself gave $2,000, and as to New York men seven men, including Perry Belmont, Sam Untermeyer. De Lancey Nicoll, E. M. Shepard and W. F. Sheehan, gave SI,OOO apiece. D. R. Francis, of Missouri, gave SI,OOO. In Illinois M. F. Dunlap, Roger C. Sullivan and John P. Hopkins gave SI,OOO each. In Indiana Thomas F. Taggart gave SI,OOO. There were only two contributors as high as SIOO in lowa. InMichigan E. iC. Wood gave SI,OOO and in Wisconsin J. J. Hogan gave an equal sum. Total Contributions Are $248,507.51 By far the largest number of contributors were of SIOO each, though there are a number of SSOO and S2OO. and on the list are several of such sums as $124. $147. etc. The statement covers all moneys received up to and including Oct. 9. and a summary thereof is as follows: Received from contributors of SIOO and over, $00,712.33; received from contributors under SIOO. $115,355.22; amount left from Denver convention fund, $42,500. Total $248,567.51. Amount disbursed. $225,962.88; balance on hand, $22,604.67, Committee Wants $ 100.000 More. The committee announces that SIOO,000 more will be needed to end the campaign with proper eclat. There are 50,000-contributors on the list. and Democratic newspapers collected SIOO,OOO, approximately, of the total. A development of the publication is that Judge Alton R. Parker so far lias only given his services as an orator and Henry jG. Davis. candidfe fox vice president In 1004 has contributed $250. Ex-Senator Clark, of Montana, gave $2,000.

BRYAN ISSUES A CHALLENGE Risks $5 on the Question Whether It Will Be Accepted. Plattsmouth, Neb., Oct 16.—William Jennings Bryan closed his three days’ speaking tour of his home state with a large meeting in this city, feeling that Nebraska can be safely counted In the Democratic column this year by a larger majority than be received in 1896. At Nebraska City the Democratic leader issued a challenge and put up S 3 as a forfeit if it was accepted Said he: “I will give $5 to the Republican campaign committee of this city if the Republicans will carry in their parade this year the banners which they boastingly carried eight years ago.” Previous to issuing the challenge he called attention to the great difference between his reception now and that accorded him eight years ago Then he received intimations of personal violence In case he should speak against the trusts, the local starch factory having been taken over by the alleged trust, against which legal proceedings were pending. Then he warned the citizens of this city that they had no assurance of retaining the In-' dustry. Since, that time the'factory has been closed down, the machinery moved out and wrecking crews are now dismantling the buildings. Insulting banners were carried In a Republican parade at that time and Bryan made the above offer, leaving the money with the chairman of the meeting. In speaking of the matter further at Nebraska City he said that he had denounced the trust eight years ago in the shadow of the starch factory and wanted to know —“Where are the Republicans who mockingly wrote to me after the flection, and declared that the shadow of the starch factory reached across .the state? How far does its shadow reach now? The Democrats exhibited here today some of the banners that the Republicans carried in their parade. Why don’t the Republicans carry them this year? Why have those banners been cast aside by the i Republicans?” - ——— During Bryan’s day’s work twenty

Hops were made, and at Tecumseh he Mid: “Name * policy of President Roosevelt that you want continued, and I*will point to a poll jy that I advocated before President Roosevelt ever advocated it" Referring to the threat that his election would cause a panic, he said there would in that case be apanic In one family-i-tbat of Taft—for Taft’s federal salary would be withdrawn for the first time in twenty years. Bryan took train from here Cor Denver, where he speaks today.

TAFT’S HIKE IN KENTUCKY First Republican Presidential Candidate to Carry His Flag South Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 16.—Acting on his declaration that “the South is a part of the Union and as such entitled to be considered in the presidential campaign,” Judge Taft spent the day talking to the towns and cities in Kentucky. He is the first Republican presidential candidate to campaign in the Blue Grass state, and will be the first Republican presidential candidate to carry his campaign into Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia, which he proposes to visit in the next two days. The crowds which greeted him at the dozen places at which he spoke were large and evinced every phase of political enthusiasm. He addressed a very large audience at Lexington, and toid it that be held Kentucky to be a Republican state—with a Republican governor, senator and several representatives. He made a vigorous attack on Bryan’s bauk guaranty idea, and called attention to its operation in Oklahoma, Where he said all sorts of failing bankers are opening new banks. His first speech was at Ashland, where the crowd was big and enthusiastic. The next at Kentucky Junction, then Olive Hill, then Salt Lick, Mt Sterling and Wlncester, and each of which there was a large and cheering audience. Frankfort was next and there was a very great throng to hear him at the state capital. He became indignant there at the frequent cries for “Bryan,” and after turning them off pleasantly a few times declared: “It is just such instances as this which show why it is that the Democratic party never gets control of the government. It has elements in it which lack the slightest sense of responsibility. decency or. courtesy.” His reception at Tx>uisville was a red fire and vociferous one. and he was joined In addressing the crowds by Senator Smith, of Michigan, and ExSecretary Shaw. He was escorted to the Coliseum by a long line of marching clubs, and during his speech, which covered ail the issues, he was cheered constantly and received a grand ovation as he rose and when he finished.

COMMENTS ON “TIM” HEALEY Dan Keefe Adds a Contribution to That l atest Controversy. Cleveland. 0.. Oct. 16—Daniel J. Keefe, one of the vice presidents of-the American Federation of Labor, added a final remark to his denial that he was offered a federal position for supporting Judge Taft. Said he: “So It is my good friend Timothy Healey who is the big labor leader who is responsible for the statement sent out by the national Democratic campaign committee that I have been offered and have accepted the position of commissioner of Immigration made vacant by the death of Frank Sargent,” said Keefe. “According to Mr. Healey, President Roosevelt told a member of his cabinet, who in turn told a high official, and he told Tim Healey, and Tim in turn told another big labor man In Washington, and the latter got busy and turned the package over to the Democratic national campaign committee. Mr. Healey refuses to furnish the name of his author, but says it is.true, and there you are." Then, after remarking that Healey is a “big laabor”man,as lie weighs 250 pounds, but that If he (Keefe) had known Healey was the originator of the story be would not have given It serious consideration, he repeats his assertion that the Federation of Labor never issued the circular referred to in the Democratic charge and gives out a> letter from James Duncan, first vice president of the Federation, denying tile issuance of such a circular.

NEGRO NEWSPAPER MEN.

They Rand Foraker and Deneen and Censure Roosevelt and Taft Pittsburg, Oct. 16.—The Eastern and Interstate Negro Press- convention being held in the John Wesley A. M. E. Zion church this week has brought to this city over 100 of the leading negro editors and writers of the eastern, middle and southern states. In a declaration of principles and a set of resolutions adopted. Senator Foraker and Governor Deneen, of Illinois, are lauded while the administration of President President and the’ attitude of Candidate William H. Taft are censored. ■ . The declaration protests “against the treatment our people received at the hands of the prejudiced class of whites and particularly the recent riots In Springfield. Ill.,” but admires the ‘•frank manner of Governor Deneen, of Illinois, in his effort to suppress th? riot and bring to justice the ones guilty of mob violence. ” It calls upon “the negro vote of Ohio to first supjiorC Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker, our champion, for re election to the United States senate and ever afterward to any position to which he aspires/’ and to show their disapproval of President Roosevelt and William H. Taft.