The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-24
MIR. CLAYTON
r. IS CONFIDENT
Believes Democrats Will
Control Next Year.
TRUSTS THE MAIN ISSUE
Has Been Making Campaign
Speeches in Delaware.
Congressman from the Third Ala.
bama District Thinks Democrats
of Delaware Will Be victori-
Gus This Year.

Hon. Henry D. Clayton. Congressman
from the Third Alabama District, 10
among the prominent Democrats who are
in Montgomery to attend the meeting of
the State Democratic Executive Commit
tee today. MIR. Clayton is fresh from the
heated campaign in Delaware where he
has been theoretically at work for Mr..
Houston. the Democratic nominee for
Congress from that state.
One congressional district embraces the
whole State of Delaware and the cam
paign to have the State represented by a
Democrat has been heated.
Mr.. Clayton delivered his first address
at the Democratic State Convention at
Dover to an enthusiastic and aggressive
gathering He then toured the State, de-
livering speeches in most of the import
ant cities and towns.
In discussing the campaign last night
Mr.. Clayton said:
I'VE have every reason to believe that
the Democratic nominee in Delaware will
be successful in the November election.
Mr.. Houston, who was nominated by the
Democrats to represent the State in
Congress is a leading man of Delaware
and has the confidence of the people of
his State. The Democrats are pleased
with the progress of the campaign thus
far.
''They are not only hopeful of the
election of Mr.. Houston but they feel
confident that two Democrats will be
elected to the United States Senate from
Delaware If the Democrats control the
Legislature. as there is prospect they
will. Willard Salisbury and R.. r. Kenny
will be chosen to the Senate. The result
of the present campaign in Delaware
will be momentous and the Democrats
are united and are industriously at work
for success.
Il have been urged by the Committee
to return to Maryland during next month
| and assist in the close Of the campaign.
1t is more than probable that l will do
so. In that event l will deliver speeches
in Maryland and West Virginia as well
| as in Delaware" -.,,,.s ~.
Mr.. Clayton spoke most hopefully OF
the Democratic prospects for controlling
the next Congress. En- route to Alabama
he stopped at the headquarters of the
Congressional Campaign Committee in
Washington, and he came away with the
| conviction that the fight the Committee
is making for control of the House will
be victorious.
'"There is plenty of work for the Dem.
ocrats to do said Mr.. Clayton, IF they
can get the House. This work will not
only OF itself benefit the country, but
the Democrats will be able to lay down
the lines of battle for the next campaign
and shape the great issues of trust re-
form and tariff revision
In his campaign speeches Mr.. Clayton
pronounced the trust issue as paramount.
The regulation of trusts, he said, carried
with it tariff revision.
THE trusts" said Mr.. Clayton, "are
selling their goods all over the world at
lower prices than to the American con-
sumner. Democratic tariff revision to
stop this imposition will be resisted by
the opposition and make ain issue so plain
that the people can see where their in
terests lio.''