The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
OF POLITICAL INTEREST.


s. Watkins was officially notified of
his nomination as the candidate for
vice president by the national pro-
hibition party. In his speech of ac-
ceptance Professor Watkins declared
that the saloon is doomed in the Unit
ed States.
Collar makers employed by man
ufacturer at Galesburg, ILL.,, sent Will
liam Jennings Bryan collar for Mr.
Bryan's mascot mule. Every man in
the shop took part in making the col
lar. ~
The Bryan democrats of Baltimore
are organizing company to start a
morning paper The bolt of the Sun
leaves Mr.. Bryan out of the morning
newspapers in Baltimore and the Bal
tImore papers cover Maryland.
A socialist speaker in New York
got so eloquent recently in telling
about the awful condition of the work
ing man that one OF them who was
listening to him tried to commit sui
eide on the spot
General Jacob S. Coxey, who led
the army of unemployed men from his
home in Ohio to Washington fourteen
years ago, has announced that he in
tends to work for the populist party
and for the election Of Thomas E.
Watson during the presidential cam
paign.
Jay w. Forrest Of New York, chair
man OF the national committee Of the
peoples party, has established south
western headquarters for the populist
organization at ST. Louis. According
to Chairman Forrest the populists will
poll one million votes in November
E. w. Cha1n prohibition candidate
for the presidency, in aspeech de-
livered at Spokane, Wash, said that
one of the first things he would do
after inauguration, should he be elect
ed, would be to clean up the District
of Columbia He said Washington
was one, of the vilest cities in the
world.
The political situation in New York
state has been jolted by the announce
ment that Governor Hughes was kiss
ed "by a striking blonde" after his
speech at a county fair. just where
the brunette influence will be thrown
is an open question.
Exhausted by ten speeches, Eugene
V. Debs, candidate for president on
the socialist ticket, arrived at Kan
sas City on his red special from Des-
Moines. Mr.. Debs was greeted by a
crowd Of hundred or more social
lists. Outside of a few reporters Mr..
Debs refused to see anyone. To the
newspapermen, Mr.. Debs said that
he was contemplating taking his red
special from Omaha, Neb., to Birming-
ham Ala, to campaign for the strik-
ing coal miners there.
1t was decided and announced that
Judge Taft with his family would ac-
eept the hospitality of his brother,
cinnati at least for the first few weeks
tof the campaign.
Scores of republican spellbinders
received shock when Frank II,
Hitchcock, the national chairman, an
nounced that in the present campaign
no salaries will be paid to speakers.
Expenses will be allowed, but the fat
salaries which were paid in the cam
paigns of 1900 and 1904 will be kept
in the treasury for other and more
urgent needs.
Mr.. Bryan visited st. Paul, Mimi,
and delivered several speeches in
which he expressed himself as being
satisfied that Governor John A. John
son of Minnesota, his leading rival
for the nomination before the Den
yer convention, will Loyalty support
him in the coming campaign.
After long debate the Central Fed
Grated Union, which is the central or
ganization of the labor unions Of
New York City, affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor, adopt
ed a resolution pledging support to
the democratic ticket.
The independence league appeared
for the first time at the recent cleo
ton in Vermont, and polled about L.
900 votes, while the prohibition and
socialist vote remained about the
same.
In an open letter TO friends in Tex
as William Jennings Bryan makes an
appeal to the Catholic vote. He pre-
faces his statement by references to
reports alleged to have been circulat-
ed in the present campaign to the ef-
feet that he was not and never had
been disposed in manner toward
Catholics. This Mr.. Bryan denies,
and while declaring he is a member
of the Presbyterian rhurch he says
he includes many Catholics among
his dearest friends.
"My gracious! 1t used to be that
when / said thing was to be done,
that settled it. But it does not seem
to be that way now. In these words,
addressed to a recent visitor to Sag
amore Hill, President Roosevelt show
ed that he chafed under the defiant
attitude of the leaders of the republic
can state organization on the ques-
ton of renominating Governor
Inehas for governor Of New York