Show ANSWERS lA til LI ILETTE'S FOLLETTE'S GULL GiLL G Ll FOR CASH CAS j Donations Coming in Increasing Increasing In In- cre creasing sing Amounts Other Sources Slow to Register Regis Regis- ter Their Contributions i W WASHINGTON Aug 23 The The problem of financing the La Follette Fol- Fol lette- lette Wheeler lette-Wheeler campaign campag particularly particular particular- ly ly durIng the during the next few tew ew weeks was discussed here today at a lengthy conference in n which b both th Senator La Follette and his running mate i Senator Wheeler of Montana parI par par- I ted Others Othel's who attended attend d the meeting are members of the com cornS which Is In ln charge of campaign campaign campan cam cam- pa-n pa operations Reporting on the progress made In perfecting an organization an-organization to so solicit so- so licit licit- campaign funds from the gene geneal general gen- gen eral eal e al public Attorney General Ekern Eltern Ek- Ek em ern ot of Wisconsin who is directing the work told tho the candidates and 1 the e committee members that little ash cash from this source could be expected expected ex ex- ex- ex peeled for several weeks Mr Ekern explained that hat while satisfactory headway was being made the task of ot effecting a widespread wide wide- spread organization was tremendous tremendous dous and It would be some days be before before before be- be fore fore- substantial results result could be ob ob- ob- ob tamed H said He-said sald funds to finance the early stages of the campaign would have hae to come mainly from other sources William J. J Johnston Johnsto president of the tho International Association of Machinists who is Is canvassing members of labor organizations for j contributions informed the committee committee com com- that donations were being r received In increasing amounts He said he was not confronted with the same same organization problem facing Mr Ekern aU and and- expressed confidence that enough money would be bo corning com com- ing Into into his his lils treasury treasury-to to keep the campaign moving along lines ines worked out by Senators La Follette and Wheeler heeler and their advisers The i campaign committee held t two 0 s sessions with Mr La j Follette F r clique In in in attendance at at the toe me mor morn- morn j Follette F r clique In in in attendance at at the toe me mor morn- morn mornIng Ing pg ng meeting and the vice presidential preside caf candidate present at the afternoon afternoon after after- I noon conference Present w was s M. John national campaign manager managers who has headquarters In Chicago I The committee continued its study of the financing problem and and othel campaign questions at a g tonight and It was planned to hold p a- a t- t session session- again to tomorrow morro V. |