The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-11-22
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Congressman Smith interviewed in
ST. Louis on His Way 10 Wash
ington.

The St Louis Republic of last Mon
day contained the following;
"WiDh Bryan heading the ticket,
Missouri would cast a Democratic ma.
jorily Of 80, 600 in the mex, prcsidcn-
uaI election, said Congressman Mad.
i,on K Smith, Of st. Francoi, County,
at the LacIcdc Hotel last night. Con-
gresham smith is in St. Luur, on hi
way 10 Washington.
While in the Wr-, attending the tril.
If William D Haywood at Boise,
Congressman smith Investigated the
sentiment Of that section Of the country
and found Il strong tendency toward
the Ncbra,kau.
"The far Western States are fDr
Bryan" said MIR. smith ain Idaho,
Utah, Montana, Washington and Ore
gon, where | visited the prlucil cities
after the Haywood trial, | found pro-
nounced drift to Bryan. 1t was much
stronger than had expected and
forced the conclusion that Bryan is
adding rapidly to his following in that
section
Southeast Missouri, he says is almost
unit for Bryan. The Democrats Of
this part Of the State believe that Bryan
would be the strongest candidate the
party could put out although the
name, of several other prominent
Democrats have been mentioned.
"Thc situation looks like this TO Us,
said MIR. Smith. There is every like.
Iihood that the Democrats will be- sue
cessful in the next campaign, Though
the financial furry seems to have
passed, it has discradilcd the Republic
can assertions that business and none
tary deprcsslons are impossible under
a Republican administration
This ialacy has been dnned into
the ears Of the rank and file OF the
Republican party until they have come
to look upon it as an established prin.
ciple.
Measurements, backed by luck,
had confirmed the belief with many,
but now the independent voter, who
has hitherto inclined to vote the Re-
publican ticket through Il belief that
he was thereby promoting 'go'd
times now sees that he was far from
the truth and that Republican policies
and methods, practiced and foslcGcd
by the Republican party, have been
directly responsible for the greater
part of the financial disturbances to
which the country has been subjected
during the last twenty-five years
ave in the county are confident oi
victory next fall. Ne believe Mr.
Bryan will make the strongest candid
ate of the several strong men proposed
aud there are many things which no"
point to his nomination. With him al
The head Of the next ticket, the county
Democrats believe that the uatlun vii
again turn to a Democratic admlnlSirn
ton aud the State ticket Will bc elected
tom top to BOTTOM
Il is understood that Mr. Smith, VII,
rcprcsculs the strongest labor umul
districts IN the state, will have in hnuC
some matter, relating to labor lrgl'lr
ION, and be d, at work drafting bin
lor the coming session
As to the proposed Lake. to-thr
Gut deep waterway measure. Mr.
= smith declared he viii stand SQUARED.
py all such legislation and that II ,
rXprclrd the Middle West viii receive
more reorganization from the SlNurlI
'uugrrs- thrn hrrrr fore, Three "
hr. Smiths cuunlir,-Jrffrr~uu 81"
Grnryrvr aud Pruy--nrr on the Miss
. issippi River, directly south OF ~
LOUIS