Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02

further said that Mr. Mack had in
cluded in his list states that were prac-
tically conceded by state leaders to be
Republican.
Mr.. Mack declared today that 1.-THE
only thing that can defeat MIR. Bryan
is the corrupt use of money" He said
he had sent his last instruction to
state chairnen to get out their vote
early and to see that it was fairly
counted.
1--WE are through" said Chairman
Hitchcock today. "Our fight is won. 1t
was made on the plans agreed upon at
the beginning of the campaign
Mr.. Hitchcock announced that there
had ceased to be any doubt as to Re-
publican success in such states as In
diana, Ohio and New Jersey-all claim
ed by Mr. Mack-and it was added by
a member of his staff that the Repub-
Iican National committee is as sure of
New York as it is Of Pennsylvania.
Republican County Chairman Par
sons of New York county summarized
the situation in Manhattan and the
Bronx, two Of the five boroughs in
cluded in Greater New York, thus to-
day. .
"If Mr.. Bryan carries New York
county it will be by plurality Of from
10000 to $4,000. District leaders believe
that Governor Hughes will run not
more than 10000 behind Mr.. Taft in this
county"
Mr.. Mack said today that his claim
that Bryan and Kern will receive 3333
votes in the electoral college is based
on reports received from state chair
men and prom private sources. State
chairman Corners has predicted that
Bryan will receive more than 10000
plurality in the state and that Mr.
Cnanler viii get more than 100000.
The Democratic National committee
base; it's belief that Mr.. Bryan will be
elected on the following four reasons,
which have been Incorporated into
statement by National Committeeman
Josephus Daniels, chairman of the Iii
erary bureau.
"Bryan will be elected because the
Democracy today presents united
front. Further, the Democratic party
will be augmented by thousands of Re
puhlicans dissatisfied with the mistakes
of II years of Republican admnistra-
ton
This army of voters will be further
strengthened by new force in the
American politics-the labor vote. AS
Stunning there were to be d strict party
lineup at election. the labor vote it
self would turn the scales to Democrat
ic success The labor party has put all
its eggs in the Democratic basket and
il must win to save them.
"Mr Bryan himself has gained Won
derful personal strength in the last
few years in all parts of the country
and thousands of voters who neither
understood him nor his aims. now
place their absolute trust in him and
in his policies.
1.-THE Democratic National committee
has brought all the elements of the
party together; it has the labor vote
and it's remarkable accessons OF
strength from the Republican ranks to-
gethcr with Mr.. Bryan's strength with
the masses are the reasons why this
nation will turn to Democracy
Mr. Mack in a statement tonight
again attacked the Republican party
for rot Immediately making their cam
paign contributions public. The chair
man said:
THE denial by Mr.. Roosevelt and the
dental by Mr.. Cortelyou Of getting
money from the big interests desiring
government favors were more vigorous
in 1904 than they are today. But, after
the election it leaked out that the trusts |
and allied interests gave big sums-Mr |
Hartman himself raised s260,000. which |
he says changed $4,000 votes in New
York city alone. Men like John D. !
Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were
not then publicly advocating the tick !
ct and putting their fortune at the dis
posa Of the Republican committee. The |
money paid in then by the Standard Oil |
Trust the Steel Trust. Hartman and |
others is but a bagatelc compared |
with the millions which Rockefeller and |
Carnegie and Morgan are pouring into |
this campaign in the last days in the |
desperate attempts to stem the resist
less tide that will carry Mr.. Bryan into
the White House.
The New York campaign. which has
been in full swing for more than a
month is practically at an end. Both
Democratic and Republican state lead
ers claimed today to be confident of
success. Close political observers who
have cfnvassed the state from end to
enu, however. frankly aulnil tlul lHSS
are in doubt and there is no possible
way in which the result can be fore
casted. From everywhere come reports
of Republican detection from Governor
Hughes, but the Republican leaders do
not place very much stock in these
and say that whatever votes Governor
Hughes loses in his own party will be
more than offset by gains from among
the Democrats and independent vot-
ers. The Democratic leaders say they
have been confident of victory from
the very start of the campaign,
The Independent League party. man
aged by w. r. Hearst has complete
state ticket in the field and its leaders
have been concentrating practically all
of their fire on Mr. Chanler who was
MIR. Hcarst's running mate two years
ago and there is some interest in the
strength the new party will show.
MAINE.