Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
serted the organization have gone to work
for the league.
Republicans Will Suffer.

| PAOAASoAAo w Al ouASA.
The republican party will suffer much
\ less from the assaults of the league than
the democrats because of the vlo-cnt an
| tipathy Of the great majority of the re-
| publicans for Hearst, and yet there are not
wanting Signs of and reasons for dam
| gerous bolt of republicans for the inue-
| pendent ticket. In the first place num-
| Der of very prominent and influential re-
publicans are leaders in the league, and
| they have drawn a great many followers
| into the movement Secondly. there is
| widespread dissatisfaction among the re-
publican ranks with the boss rule r. the
party. which was never more despotic than
at present. Thirdly. the graft revelations
hard have disguised thousands O repub-
licans 1t is safe to say that If this indie
pendent movement were not .athered and
controlled by Hearst there would be such
| desertion from the republican ranks as
would e1etc the independence tickets by
tremendous l-ajOr1tieS.
Another thing that favors the league is
the fact that 1t has succeeded in getting
many men of the highest character and
ability. 10th republicans and democrats.
for the chief positions on its tickets.
more than probable that they will at
least stand second when the votes are
counted.
Aside from the Hearst label, however
against the leagues chances for success
and that Is the fact that big fraction of
the labor vote Is against It, The Hearst
men counted on getting the united sup
port Of the labor unions. If they had they
would have stood excellent chances Of
defeating both the big parties. But the
Progressive Alliance. a union labor po-
litical organization. is fighting them and
will draw a large part of the labor vote,
it is expected. This alliance movement
will undoubtedly prove another aid to
the republicans, as the most OF the men
in it would: vote the democratic or league
tickets were the alliance not in the field.
Socialists a Big Factor.
Another party that may prove big
factor in determining the final result of
the campaign is that of the socialists.
They have inaugurated the biggest and
most vigorous campaign they have ever
attempted in this state and if their pre-
dictions are correct they will cut heavily
into the democratic and Independence
League vote. They have set 100000 votes
as the mark which they will strive to
reach in Illinois at the November cleo
ton The socialists polled G9225 votes
for Debs for president in this state in
1904. They cast more than $4,000 votes
at the city election last year. and they
believe they can more than double that
vote in the city this fall.
The batteries of the socialists will be
concentrated mainly on Hearst and the
independence League. Eugene V. Debs
has been scheduled to speak at a big
rally of the party here Sunday Secretary
James S. Smith of the state socialist CEN
trail committee declared today that the
national leaders of the party Will stump
the state and in this city they will wage
relentless war on Hearst and his lnde-
pendence League.
William ]. Bryan, it is now reported at
democratic headquarters, has backed down
on his declaration that candidates on the
state democratic ticket are not entitled to
support unless they repudiate Roger Sulli-
van. According to statement of one OF
the "Commoners" accredited spokesmen in
this city Bryan has decided to go ON the
stump in Illinois not only for congressional
candidates, but for the entire state ticket.
His tour in Illinois starts October Is and
will last several days. This announcement
caused joy at the democratic headquarters.
One of the state democratic leaders on
hearing it remarked:
well. Mr.. Bryan topped on the govern
ment ownership question and I suppose he
can flop on this proposition.
Bryan's Pronunciamento.
Mr.. Bryan's pronunciamento on the SUBJ
ject at the Jefferson Club banquet in this
city September was as follows:
Let me suggest that every candidate
for Office who wants the people to have
confidence in him should announce that he
is opposed to Mr.. Sullivan's methods: that
he repudiates his leadership and will OPP
pose his reelection. He can thus make an
issue between the aggressions of corpo-
rate wealth and the people and let the
people know on which sider he stands I
do not hesitate< to express, the opinion that
no man running on the democratic ticket in
Illinois Is entitled to the support of demo-
Gratis in this crisis who either stands with
Mr. Sullivan or is afraid to oppose him."
Mr.. Bryan's spokesman. who would not
permit the use of his name, explained the
declaration as follows:
''You see. Mr.. Bryan did not refer to the
candidates already nominated by the
Peoria convention. He was referring to can
didates who may seek nomination on the
party ticket two years from now. I heard
the speech and am satisfied that is what
Mr.. Bryan meant"
The Sullivan men, however, laugh at this
ingenious explanation. and say they do not
see how such a construction can be put
un0n Rryan's yy0rda