Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-21
LONG BATTLE LINZ.
Political Contest Being Waged
in Both East and West by
Both Parties
BRYAN is, RA,Neow- CHASING
49, aAfl....se Ia II N NJ
BRYAN is, RAlNBow- CHASING
Claims Many States Where He Has No
Chance Whatever Of Wirnina-Den'-
ocrats Making Much Noise and Re-
pubIio.ns Arc Kept Busy Counter
acting Effect.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
New York, Sept. 21-,rhere is In
creasing difficulty in telling where the
big fight is centered this year - or
perhaps better in determining where
it is not Chairman Hitchcock in his
latest statement gave assurance that
the republicans are not concerned
about the east; yet less than twenty
tours hours prior to the announcement
it was learned on unique stionable su-
thority that the chairman himself is
to remain most Of the time in New
York hereafter, looking after condi-
lions in the east, and that a subcom-
mittee Of the national committee will
have general charge at the west work
ing from Chicago
The democrats say the fight is
everywhere; and the republicans are
certainly getting ready for it pretty
much everywhere.
Mr.. Bryan told a group of Pennsyl-
vania leaders with whom he dined the
other day, that he was going to be
elected whether he received vote
east of the Alleghenies or not; but he
added that he was especially anxious,
now that he is certain to win, that
his victory should not be sectional.
He doesn't want his administration to
stand for west and south against the
east, and therefore he begged, in order
that 1t might be the more successful.
that every effort be made to carry the
east and make it unanimous.
Bryan Rainbow Chasing.
All this sounds like rainbow chas-
ing, and it is. Mr.. Bryan believes It
all, exactly as in 1896 he believed that
1t had been revealed to him that he
was to be elected. He is back to the
old time confidence. iii 1900 he made
his race as matter of duty. He did
not have the expectation of winning
in 1896, but it was his duty to run,
and he did. With the glamour OF fight
ing successful foreign war still fresh
about him, Mckinley was sure of cleo
ton, and it seemed Hike an invitation
to destruction for Bryan to run again
in that year But he did it, main
tanned his hold on the radicals OF MS
party, and was proved by the election
of 1900 to be vastly stronger than any
conservative. Now, with q reunited
party and with -adicstlism In vogue,
he is positively cocky in his confidence.
8 The publication OF tho staten1en mt that.
Bryan will place George Gray In the
seat of Chief Justice lFullrr, If he has
to make an appointment. caused a
good deal of sensation. It was not
pleasing to many radical democrats;
but it was vastly less pleasing to re-
publicans, who recognized that 1t de-
.pr1yed them Of the argument that II
elected Bryan would pack the supreme
court with radicals. The frankest5 ex-
pressions OF disgust were INDUCED by
republicans connected, with the cam
paign management, when they We're
told that the statement had been au.
thorized. They were expecting this
argument about packing the court
would be one of theil. strongest cards
in the east, and nobody among them
appears to have dreamed OF the pos
sibility of Mr.. Bryan suddenly elim1n-
ating it from the campaign In such
fashion.
8ryan's Best Coup.
The democratic managers look upon
this as the greatest coup Of their cam
naign to date. The detailed story OF
how it was brought about is not yet
for the public. IndeedA the man who
rave it out observed that there might
be formal denials, based on the assur-
ance that Mr.. Bryan has made no
promises: but he added that no atten-
ton need be paid to denials; the thing
1yonld come around in due time and
everybody would know it was correct.
The exclamation was volunteered that
Chief Justice Fuller has been Wiling
and anxious to get off the bench, TOT
three or four years. but was unWlilln Y
to leave the vacancy for Mr.. Roosevelt
TO aill. SO he had held on, and now
was hoping there was chance TOT
democrat and a conservative to be CIV
an the place. The Gray understanding
.;s alleged to be base on this state OF
facts.
Democrats Making Most Noise.
IF the democrats have produced more
red fire and noise tnan the republicans
thus. far the latter have not been vast
ing time. The foundations have been
laid. and Mr.. Hitchcock gives assur-
ance that they are ready for the struc-
ture. There will be plenty of oratory
before many days Everything else
will. be subordinated to the Taft tour,
which will be the big central feature
Of the campaign. The interest in 1t
may be Judged by. the fact that While
only a few newspapers, aside from the
press associations, have their own men
accompanying Bryan, the applications
for permits for correspondents to go
with Taft are so numerous that it
looks as if this would prove great
embarrassment The suggestion OF
sending several cars with the Taft
special has been seriously considered,
as the only way to accommodate the
press The advertising managers OF
the campaign went to accommodate
the press in every way possible. They
think photographs constitute about the
best demonstration of the size and en-
t1usiasm of crowds. and want to care
for as many picture makers as possi-
BILE. They are assured of crowds which
will demonstrate this much If only
the pictures of hem can be placed
before the public and they have the