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Following is a United Press dispatch: Wash
ington, July 20. Detailed figures showing de
mocracy's finances in the 1908 presidential
campaign were furnished the senate investigat
ing committee today hy Herman Ridder, of New
York, who was treasurer of tho democratic na
tional committee. Ridder appeared armed with
books and records. He said the total receipts
wore $020,644, and tho expenditures $619,641.
William J. Bryan, the nominee, had given in
structions, the witness explained, that no con
tribution larger than $10,000 should be accepted
and no money at all should be accepted from
corporations. Ridder said that he, himself,
was the largest contributor' to the campaign
fund. Ho had evaded Bryan's order by con
tributing $10,000 in his own name and $9,000
in 'the name of each of his three sons.
Tammany hall contributed $10,000. Other
large; contributors, as listed by Ridder, were:
W. U Sheehan, $3,000; Samuel Untermyer,
$2,500; X Sergeant Cram, $1,000; M. J. O'Brien,
$500; Jacob Ruppert, $1,000; Dolancey Nicoll,
$1,000; E. M. Shophard, $1,000; J. D. McGraw,
$2,000; tho Oklahoman, an Oklahoma news
paper, $1,000; H. H. Lehman, $1,000; D, E.
Conway, $1,000; E. F. Goltra, $3,000; Nathan
H. Straus, $1,200; the Buffalo Times, Norman
Mack's paper, $1,000; J. W. Cox, assistant
treasurer of the national committee and ex
Governor D. R. Francis of Missouri, each $3,000.
Ridder declared that neither August Belmont
nor Thomas F. Ryan made any contribution to
the campaign.
Tho witness turned over to tho committee two
account books, which Bhowed in detail the con
tributions and the expenditures during the cam
paign. Chairman Clapp announced that George R.
. Sheldon, of Now York, who was treasurer of tho
1 national republican committee in 1908 would
i testify next Thursday. '
Idaho' made a most creditable record in thQ
Baltimore convention. Her democrats will ,nft
have to blush' whoa the report' is read.
The Commoner.
DEMOCRACY'S TRIUMPH
Tho following editorial apeparod in the Centre
Democrat, published at Bellfontc, Pa:
Every loyal democrat in this land has "occa
sion to rejoice over the result of the national
convention held in Baltimore.
Tho policies of tho party as were there plainly
outlined and approved, the progressive platform
adopted, and the high standard of the two men
nominated to head tho ticket, taken all together,
marks it tho most important political convention
held for a generation. Great issues, that for
years have confronted tho American people,
and that more or less shackled the freedom of
other parties, were fearlessly, frankly, and
courageously met; and now there is not a
quibble or a doubt lefi, or an uncertain note
sounded anywhere, as to the result of those
deliberations.
Today the democracy of the land stands forth
free from the taint of "Tammany rule" and
"Wall street manipulation." The representa
tives of the money power were there, conspir
ing to thwart the will of the people, and prosti
tute tho work of this great organization to their
own selfish ends. Entrenched in great strong
holds, completely manipuating many entire state
delegations, aided by shrewd men of national
repute, they boldly conspired to gain control,
same as was successfully done by them at Chi
cago to re-nominate Taft but at Baltimore they
ingloriously failed and met a humiliating defeat.
Facing this impending crisis in our party and
with the eyes of the nation turned upon this con
vention, a great leader of men, like a colossus,
strode in the arena to combat these evil forces.
Bold, fearless and defiant he challenged this
common enemy at the outstart. Practically alone
he mounted the rostrum and before twenty
thousand people, face to face, he named Ryan,
Belmont, Murphy, (also Morgan) as the peril
of the country, now the conspiring enemy of
democracy and, as such, were unworthy and
unfit to sit in the high councils of the democ
racy; or. with their salaried emissaries to direct
its deliberations. Never in a national political
gathering was such a defiant challenge made,
or were such scenes enacted as followed.
So radical and direct was the attack that for
the moment the great audience was amazed and
dumfounded. Then gradually the foresight of
tho great leader was recognized, and loyal demo
crats and patriotic citizens rallied to his sup
port. It was none other than tho great com
moner, William Jennings Bryan, thrice democ
racy's standard bearer, magnificently and ma
jestically leading one of the greatest crusades
in behalf of his party and country; and the great
victory he finally achieved will truly be recorded
a most important epoch in the nation's history.
For days and days thereafter the contest was
bitterly waged, with the one issue towering over
all others shall the people rule, or the money
power and the trusts oppress this nation.
On the first contest Bryan lost by a meagre
vote in tho selection of Alton B. Parker for
temporary chairman. In nominating a man for
president it soon was plainly evident that
Underwood, Harmon and Clark were acceptable
to Wall street. When the close relations of
Clark with the "interests" were proven, Bryan
again lead tho battle. Openly he declared that
no democrat could afford to accept the nomi
nation, if secured by the aid of Wall street and
the New York corrupted delegation, which he
branded as "Murphy's ninety wax figures," who
now were supporting Clark. For those reasons
he broke his instructions for Clark, and rallied
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by the standard of Woodrow Wilson, the only
truo progressive left.
No words or pen can portray the intense ex
citement, and the bitter personalities that were
hurled at Bryan turmoil,-confusion and almost
riotous scenes followed. Insult upon insult was
hurled at the Nebraskan who never flinched,
but defiantly faced his detractors, and rebuked
their assaults.
It was evident that he had unmasked tho
common enemy, and stabbed it to the death.
From that time on the battle of "Wall street"
for Harmon, Underwood or Clark was lost;
gradually their political schemes began to
crumble, until finally their whole structure came
down with a crash, and Woodrow Wilson, after
long days and entire nights of balloting received
over a two-thirds vote of the entire convention
without the support of "Wall street" or Bobs
Murphy's ninety tainted wax figures of New
York.
In conclusion let us say, in this struggle tho
democracy was purged and purified; and today
it stands before the country as having complete
ly broken the shackles of "Wall street" and the
"money power;" and, now is pledged to pursue
the same policy if entrusted in power.
In this battle royal against Wall street,
Pennsylvania stood like a stono wall, with 71
of its 76 delegates supporting Woodrow Wilson
and the great commoner and without them
they certainly would have failed. That is part
of the good work accomplished by the reju
venated progressive democracy of the Keystone
state at Baltimore, and are facts now conceded
by all.
With the splendid record of the Baltimore
convention before us, and the unsullied names
of Woodrow Wilson for president, and Thomas
R. Marshall for vice president on our Standard,
a militant democracy goes triumphantly for
ward to a greater victory; and a free people,
seeking a return of popular government, now
rejoice in the dawn of a new era over our fair
land.
MR. BRYAN AND CHAMP CLARK
The Kansas City Post prints the' following:
William Jennings Bryan, who is to speakv.at
the Independence Chautauqua, arrived in Kansas
City from the west where he has been on a lec
ture tour. When seen at the union station he
was busily engaged with a breakfast of ham
burger and onions. Even this repast did not
interfere with his discussing political questions.
Bryan was unwilling to make a statement in
regard to Champ Clark in the Baltimore con
vention. "I do not know why I should discuss
the matter," ho said. "He is the democratic
candidate for congress in his district and I am
anxious to see him elected.
"I would rather that his friends should criti
cise me than that my friends should criticise
him. I am not a candidate for anything and I
will wait until after the election to answer any
criticisms that may be directed against me for
my part in the matter."
The new national committee starts out well.
McCombs is near enough to Governor Wilson
to be guided by him in the management of tho
campaign and Dav.ies will make an ideal secretary.
Montana voted 7 to 1 against Parker and
the one came over on the anti-Morgari-Ryan-Belmont
resolution. Montana is all right.
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