The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-07
OF POLITICAL Interest.

4 n0IfOnaA democratic cOmmllt06 III
| places himself at the disposal Of the
speaking purposes. He says he will
be available about September and
| viii go where wanted
Gossip among insurance men in
New York has it that a stock ex'
change house has taken out a policy
| on the life of William H. Taft for
| 100000 In the Rooseyelt-Parker
campaign, Republican, who had bet
on the candidate of his own party and
| figured that he could not lose except
In the death of the Republican nomi-
nee took out a policy on the life Of
| Mr.. Roosevelt, running to election
| day. The rumor said that the pre-
MUM charged by Lloyds for the Tart
insurance was five per cent.
Complete returns in the Fifth con-
gressional district, Texas, show that
Representative S. B. Cooper, Of Beau
mont, was defeated for denomination
| by Martin Dies, of Kountze. All Of the
| present Texas delegation were re-
nominated with this exception.
In regard to Judge Taft's speech,
Mr.. Bryan said: Il will read it and
Of acceptance, Mr.. Bryan said: Il
| will read it and shall discuss it
as deal with the various sub
| jects upon which it treats.
For instance, in speech at Topeka,
between now and the first of Septem-
Der, shall discuss the guaranty OF
bank deposits and contrast Mr.. Taft's
position with the democratic position.
In my Labor day speech at Chicago,
September z, | shall discuss his at
titude on the labor question. In
other speeches / shall discuss his at
/ titude on the tariff question, the trust
question and other Questions upon
which he has expressed himself.
The first bale of factors cotton"
or that received in the ordinary
course of business for this season,
was bought at the Savannah, Ca, ex-
change by Murray NJ Stewart for the
Bryan Democratic club of that city.
1t was Immediately compressed, pla-
carded and shipped to- Charles F.
Murphy, leader Of Tammany hall,
New York The placard announces
that it is the first bale, and concludes
"as surely as cotton is king, Bryan
will be. elected president" The bale
is to be auctioned off in Tammany
hall and the proceeds will be devoted
to the Bryan campaign fund.
William Jennings Bryan has issued
a statement regarding the platform
of the independence party, in which
he declared that voter of that party
can not possibly accomplish anything
but. the defeat of the very reforms in
which he is interested. The state
ment is an Elimination that the Hearst
party is aimed solely to injure the
Democratic national ticket and to aid
the Republicans.
At the union railway station in
Washington there arrived, tied to the
back end of train, large shoe di-
rected to BILL Taft, Washington. D.
c." The shoe, which is about num-
Der IA size, is reported to have come
all the way from San Francisco and
to have been started on it's journey
by railroad employees. On its trip
from San Francisco the shoe has had
attached to it several hundred cards
by railroad employees at various sta
lions. Some of these greetings to
Judge Taft are complimentary, some
are ironicsl and some are intended
to be funny. They are from both
friends and opponents politically.
Charles w. Bryan RENTED to Gov
ernor Haskell, treasurer of the nation
al democratic committee, the sum Of
$1,50495, given by 101 contributors
to the campaign fund. Governor
Haskell telegraphed two hours after
his selection as treasurer had been
announced that $2,780 was contribut-
ed by sixty-two residents of his town. 4
This sum, he said, came without soli-
citation
Wedged tightly into the telephone
booth at Hot Springs, Va, William
H. Taft was taken out only after
long delay and after carpenter had
sawed away part of the booth. Mr..
Taft went into the booth, which us of
ordinary size, and could not worm his
way out when he had finished his
talk. He called for help, but the
hotel carpenter had to he procured
to remove part of the booth before
the nominee for president was releas-
ed. A special mammoth booth has
since been built, the contractor first
taking the physical measurements OF
Mr.. Taft.
Invitations have been sent to Will
liam H. Taft and William j. Bryan,
the rival presidential candidates, to
attend the interstate fair and exhibit
ton in Denver in September and de-
liver addresses.
A rjlmor has been in circulation in
New York city for some time to the
effect that George B. Cortelyou, Sec
rotary of the treasury, would allow
the use of his name as candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor Of New York against Gov
ernor Hughes.