Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-27
PROBABLE CANDIDATES
All Are Genial and Sociable
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Willing to Help Littlefeld in His
Maine Struggle.
BRYAN IN THE PUBLIC EYE
Watching the Political Game Very
Carefully-His Suggestions Of
Dollar Contributions.
4TCHAUTAUQUA GATHERINGS
BRYAN IN THE PUBLIC EYE

1t does beat all how genial and sociable
the prospective presidential candidates are
these days, and how glad they are to pad
around from pillar to post. meeting the
public at chautauqua and other gatherings.
Likewise how willing they are to go where
ever there seems to be party necessity ana
put shoulder to the wheel and the glad
hand to the voting public.
You just can't keep them out of Maine;
they'll all be there to help out Brother
LittIefield in his hour of need, and Incl
IDENTIFY to get acquainted with the Maine
republicans. Mr.. Littlefeld is having
hard struggle for reelection to Congress
on account of the hostility of organized
labor to him, resulting from his opposition
to the anti-injunction bill in the last session
of Congress.
The national leaders are not so much in
terested in Mr.. Littlef1eld personally. but
they do not want tc see democrat or an
Independent break into the solid republi-
can delegation from Maine.
Kill Two Birds With One Barrel.
Moreover, the big guns can kill two birds
with one barrel by helping out the ticket
and exploiting their own publicity game.
Speaker Cannon will be familiar figure
in the Maine campaign. He is going into
1t heart and soul and will speak from
many stumps. He is said to be casting q
very wistful eye upon the New England
DELEGATIONS Secretary Taft will find time
to rest from the arduous duties of banting
and vacationizing and take whirl through
the state. Secretary Shaw and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks will probably show"
The chautauQua season Is In fuli DiaSt
and the prospective candidates are very
much in evidence at these gatherings. Sec
retary Shaw has been doing more or less
of this kind of campaigning for year
past, and this summer he is working full
time. Vice President Fairbanks Is making
'one-day stands at some of the more Inn
portant chautauquas. Speaker Cannon has
not broken into that field very extensively
yet; he will have his innings before the
voters this fall in his grand swing around
the circle for the congressional COMMITTEES.
La Toilette of Wisconsin Is very indus
triously counting the chautauquas. His
msthod of campaign is rather peculiar He
seems to be trying to pull down every one
else. In q meeting in Indiana, with his sem
atorial colleague, Mr.. Hemenway, on the
platform, La Toilette vigorously scored
his brother senators, and, turning to Hem
enway, accused him of affiliating with cor
poration interests; practically abusing him
in his own house. La Toilette, 1t is report
ed on good authority, will go into New
Jersey and attack Senator Dryden by CIV
ing aid to the Colby movement against the
machine 1t is not known whether he plans
going to Maine or not.
Bryan in the Public Eye.
Among the democrats Bryan of course
holds the public eye He will be given
magnificent ovation upon his landing in
this country, but Mr.. Bryan is watching
that game very carefully. He has written
to the people In charge of the reception
that he will not tolerate any display. and
he has suggested that the contributions be
limited to 81 each, the names of the con-
tributors to be published. Mr.. Bryan, 1t is
said, Is endeavoring to keep the Ryans and
Belmonts from identifying themselves with
his campaign.
Mr.. Bryan's plans for the summer have
not been developed SO far as his closest
friends know, but they say that he will
undoubtedly make several speeches upon
very notable occasions, addressing himself
to broad and general questions Of public
morals and economies.
Mr.. Hearst is pushing his fortunes
through his campaign for the gubernatortal
nomination in New York. He does not
utilize the chautauqua system, but he has
a group of newspapers through which he
reaches the public.
Mr.. Folk of Missouri has quieted down.
All of Missourl's interests are conferred
about Bryan and Mr.. Folk realizes that it
Is useless to try to stem the tide.