The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
OF POLITICAL INTEREST.

/ Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Taft are
much pleased at the results obtained
from the use of the photograph for
the dissemination Of their political
speeches.
Missouri has come to the front with
rush in the Taft baby naming con-
test. W. F.. Heavier of Lebanon, Mo-,
announces himself the proud father Of
twins. AS a good republican he has
undertaken to perpetuate the whole
tional ticket and the state ticket by
naming one boy Howard Taft Heav-
ner in honor OF Judge Taft and the
other Hadley Sherman Heavier, to
honor the second place on the ticket,
as we'll as Hadley, Missouri's republi-
can candidate for governor.
w. ]. Bryan is considering the sug-
gestion of Harvey CARRIER, national
chairman Of Virginia, to place a per-
sonal letter in the hands of every
voter in every doubtful state. Edgar
B. Schmidt OF Dayton, Ohio, went to
Lincol INTO especially place the idea
before the candidate.
Just call me MrTaft and if you drop
into colloquialism, call me Bill" This
was Judge Taft's laughing reply when
granting an audience to a number Of
newspaper men, who had severally adj
dressed him as MIR. Secretary Gov
ernor" and "Mr. Taft"
Richard " Oulahan, for many years
leading writer with the New York
Sun, will have general charge Of the
literary work for the republican ma
tionaI committee.
Senator Taylor of Tennessee has
charge of the plan by which a straw
vote will be taken in every state in
the union.
Mr.. Bryan has consented to speak
at the Minnesota state fair, provided
no admission to the grounds is TO be
charged
The campaign for the election Of
state officers of South Carolina has
stirred up a hot fight between the
ministers and politicians of that state.
The ministers have taken the stump
an dare bitterly opposing what they
term ring rule"
Mr.. Taft's fatal gift of beauty has
led an Indiana burglar to steal ten
thousand of his campaign buttons.
Mr.. Bryan has issued an appeal to
the common people," asking for cam
<paign contributions, e
John Temple Graves, candidate Of
the independence party for race pres
ident, underwent a slight operation
in private hospital in New York
City.
The democrats Of New England in
tend to make a fight to keep their
section out of the republican column
Henry Watterson has written sew.
eral thousand letters to democratic
editors waking them up to the i'm
portance Of getting In behind Bryan
Mr.. Taft has recea1ed from a Phil
adelphia admfrer the left hind foot Of
rabbit, gold mounted. The gift was
accompanied by note expressing the
hope that the rabbit foot would offset
the luck given to Mr., Bryan when he
was presented with horseshoe.
1t is announced that William Ran
dolph Hearst will start daily paper
in Atlanta, Ca, in the interests Of the
independence party.
Alton B. Parker, democratic candi-
date for president in 1904, delivered
his first speech of the present cam
paign in behalf of ME Bryan and Mr..
Kern before an audience of 1900 per-
sons at Temple Auditorium in Los
Angeles, Cal.
Lincoln, Nebraska, Typographical
Union voted to make William Jen-
nings Bryan an honorary member.
The action of the union was nearly
unanimous, such opposition as there
was being on the ground that the ac-
ton might be construed as bringing
politics into the union. To Offset this
Governor Sheldon, who Is a republic
can, also was made an honorary mem
Der.
The headquarters Of the democratic
national committee have been formal
h. opened in the Auditorium Annex,
at Chicago.
Thomas E. Watson, the populist
candidate for president, is busy max
ing speeches in his home state, Geor-
gia Mr.. Watson is fighting for the
electoral vote Of Georgia.
In order to relieve Taft of criticism
on account of the Brownsville sol
diers, General Corbin has given out
a hitherto unpublished dispatch from
Roosevelt, showing that the order
came directly from the president.
Mr.. Bryan has an engagement to
meet all the leading labor leaders OF
the country for a conference at Chi,
cabo August %.
Mr.. Bryan is availing himself Of the
cool weather by utilizing every spare
moment of his time in preparing the
several sections of the speeches he
will make The one on tariff is ex-
pected to be an exhaustive treatment