The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-12

Tafts nomination was forced by Roosevelt through the oficeh olders. and in Baltimore especially there is intense feeling against Boss Stone and his gang on account of the, way they do things.
 Nearly all the members of the swell" clubs of Baltimore are either
 against Bryan ct inclined to vote for Taft. A majority will undoubtedly vote for Taft This strength has been on the decline since Rooseevlt got to giving out his sensational manifestoes with his vitriolic attacks upon corpor- ations. These social clubs include in their membership the leading business | and professional men of the city. Many
 are weakening and not a few have in-
 dfcated recently that after all they will
 have to stand for Bryan. Some are
 so unhappy they will probably not vote at all It is a queer mix-up. | Press for Taft.
 All the daily papers of Baltimore | are supporting Taft. But when The
 Sun announced it's intention of doing | so and began to leave out news that
 kept its readers posted as to the do- | ings of the Democrats, General Felix Angus was smart enough to give the Bryan news in extra large quantity Disgusted Democrats quit taking The Sun and commenced to read The American. The, Sun was playing a | losing game and more Bryan news is now given. The fact that the clubs | of Baltimore are so enthusiastic for Taft is rather resented by the working people This attitude of the Upper l crust of society has been prominently
 played up by the Taft organs. and 1t is | not pleasant reading for the masses, l for you can hear on the streets this | query: What do those swelis in the | clubs amount to in numbers compared
 with the working people of a great city?"
 | At this writing. the Maryland situa- | tion would seem to. be about like this: | The contest in Baltimore city promises | tof-be practically a standon between the two parties. That being the case the counties of the State will give a | sufficient majority to insure the elec- toral vote for Bryan and Kern. Dem | crats in the counties who refused to i vote for Bryan during his previous | campaigns, are in the traces again with much enthusiasm, and his old time I supporters are working this year with a vim that far surpasses their efforts | in the othe CT counties.
 | The Democrats will make substantial | gains in the Sixth Congressional Dis- l trict. Congressman Pearre, the pres ent Republican memb CT from that dis trict, is greatly alarmed. He has made | two visits to the White House lately to inform the President plainly that there is the devil to pay in Maryland. Pearre has bitter enemies in his own party. He Is loudly calling for money
 to help him carry the district. But the Republicans have to send money to
 many districts and States which were theirs four years ago without making any efforts, and they cannot accommo- date Pearre to any extent. Lewis. the Democratic candidate against Pearre,
 Is extremely popular, and is making a spunky fight. Lewis will get a heavy vote among the miners. In early life he worked in the mines, and later be-
 came a lawyer. He Is rated a fine l campaigner. That district has not had a Democratic representative in Con- gress since 1891.
 If the change in sentiment through out the country is like 1t is in Mary land, Bryans election is indicated be- yond any doubt. Men who have trav- eled extensively claim that it is Chair 1 man Mack. of the National Democratic
 Committee, has figured that 1t Is. The Republicans. if they win the national
 contest, are certainly not going to have l any walkover.