Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Regret Over Failure to Get
Campaign Headquarters.
CHANCES FOR SUCCESS
DEMocRATIC DETECTION IN
SOUTHERN PART OF STATE.
A "Gum Shoe" Canvass - Effort to
Secure Votes of German-Ameri-
cans and Railroad Men.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

ADerai democrats of Chicago are not
very enthusiastic in praise of Judge Par
kers speech of acceptance. In fact, many
OF them express dissatisfaction in strong
terms at the mild and, on some points
rather evasive and obscure utterances of
the democratic standard bearer. Many
Bryan men now openly call him straddler
on the trust and labor questions.
The most of the democrats, however. are
pleased with his declarations on the Philip
pine and tariff questions His reiterattOn
OF his views on the money question has
not allayed the ill-feeling reused in the
breasts of the radicals by his memorable
telegram to the st. Louis convention.
Mayor Harrison had only words OF
praise for the democratic candidates
speech Judge Parker's speech of ac-
ceptance is magnificent exposition of the
principles of true democracy" said the
mayor today. 1T proves that the st.
Louis convention made no mistake in the
selection of standard-bearer for this
campaign. With this declaration by Judge
Parker the party shows itself worthy OF the
support of all voters desiring to foster the
best interests of this country"
Illinois democratic leaders are greatly
cast down over the reported decision OF the
democratic national committee not to es-
tablish campaign headquarters in Chi
cago. Republicans are correspondingiy
jubilant and declare it is evidence of the
fact that the national democratic chieftains
recognize there is little chance for their
partys success in the middle west.
Democratic Detection.
Reports of democratic OBJECTIONS continue
to come from all over the state. Men
prominent in the democratic party in many
counties are declaring they will support
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Especially is
no nF CIT in H.
ern part of the state. which Is the demo-
cratic stronghold. Down in Egypt" as
the section is called, the Bryan and
Hearst men are in a large majority. and
despite the counsels of the Nebraskan and
the New York congressman-publfsher they
are vowing they will bolt Parker. Whether
they will join the new movement known as
the Jefferson democracy or vote the popu-
list ticket is the subject of much specula-
ton, but few of them are expected to cast
their ballots for Roosevelt.
Colonel Bryan stopped in Chicago Tor
short time this week on his way home from
Indiana, where he has been filling lecture
engagements, and declared he felt assured
of the success of the national democratic
ticket. He stated that he expected to take
the stump for his party as soon as the
Chautauqua season is ended. or In about
two weeks time. He said further that he
would not confine his efforts to Nebraska,
but would speak in several states. Every
thing that 1 have been able to gather In
dictates the election of the democratic
ticket said Colonel Bryan Il want TO
see the ticket elected and am going TO 90
all / can to bring it about.
Asked to state how, in his belief. the cleo
ton of Parker would bring about the re-
organizatio of the democratic party LOT
which he has been scohtenuins' Soio'iei
Bryan said: I ypa.. .-'-- --'-...
Parker to Put an End to Imperialism.
Parker will put an end to imperialism
Anti-imperialism, you know, was the para
mount issue in the last campaign, and
am satisfied that in four years Judge
Parker will rid this country of the menace
that has confronted it. Furthermore, be-
lieve he will give us an administration that
will counteract the military, staggering
spirit that has peen Hculcated ny hoose-
Welt"
announcement that Chairman Taggart
and his committee are planning to establish
German and railway bureaus in Chicago
does not console the local leaders, who
have counted on the prestige and moral
and financial aid of western headquarters
to boost their campaign. They still assert
that with proper EFFORT Illinois can De car
ried by Parker and Davis, but declare that
it will require plenty of the sinews of war
and many of the cOuntry's best democratic
orators on the stump.
They are bringing all the pressure pos
sible to bear on Taggart and his conireres
to induce them to change their practically
settled plan to devote the greater part of
their energies to the fight in close eastern
states and Indiana, leaving the remainder
of the western states to take care OF them
selves. They are not enthusiastic over the
further consolation that Taggart Is re-
norted to have offered them in the shape
of a proposed advisory committee to
conduct the battle in the west with head
quarters in Chicago. They insist that the
ma tional committee should establish a
branch of the national headquarters here
and not abandon the field to the repub-
licans.
tended to be organized for the purpose Of
making a fight. to secure the vote of the
German Americans and railroad men OF
the country. In regard to the former, 1t Is
argued that, as most of the Germans were
democrats before the campaign in 1896
and turned to Mckinley on the money issue.
now. with a gold standard democratic can
dfdate they will return to their old love-
the democratic party.
After the Railroad Vote.
The reason for making a special fight for
the railroad mems vote is said to be the
belief of the democrats that a great part of
this mighty army of toiers can be brought
over on the trust issue. 1t Is argued that
they have suffered more severely than any
other class Of workingmen by the railroad
combines, and many thousands Of them are
now out Of work. A fact which is expected
to appeal to their feelings in behalf of the
democratic ticket is that Henry G. Davis
was once in his youth a railroad brakeman
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
chairman of the republican committee on
speakers, arrived in Chicago this week
and entered at once upon the work of or
ganizing the bureau that will have charge
of the republican campaign orators for the
national committee. The Minnesota rep
resentative thinks the democrats will con-
duct a 'gum-shoe" campaign. When asked
what topics the republican campaign speak
ers would most discuss. he replied:
..They will be ready to discuss any issue
that the opposition may bring up In 1896
and 1900 the democrats made their issue on
the money question. Now they have
dropped that. Their platform does not give
them an issue think they will try to
make a campaign Of stealth in the doubtful
states and without much oratory. But we
will be ready to meet them in any kind of
a campaign thsy-mAs attempt"
1t is not probable that the committee will
announce the assignments made for some
time to come. The new system which has
been adopted in laying out the work for
the orators makes the task of the speakers
bureau more difficult. In former years the
bureau has been obliged to decide only how
long n sneaker is to stay in a certain state
The state committee was allowed to make