Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-20

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each was given a hearing and each offered
the state board made its decision. Tom
Aliens circular win not say that.
Taft t. Gaining.
Reports from over the state indicate a
steady gain for Judge Taft, and the off.
clsls at the republican state headquarters
and speakers who have reported there, are
feeling jubilant over the outlook. Here arc
a sample of some Of the statements made
by people who have been out over the state
during the last few weeks. Senator Bur
kett said:
Republicans are getting the best Of it in
Nebraska. 1t is coming our way now from
the farmers. | have already been in over
half the counties Of the state. 1 have tried
to measure the situation in each locality
by inquiry from men who knew and who
would not deceive me. After this careful
investigation II Is my judgment that tho
gain for Taft from democratic farmers
who have supported Bryan In former cam
paigns, will more than compensate for the
loss to the party in the towns and cities.
The farmers turn out to our meetings
everywhere. They respond TO the appeals
of the republican speakers as " they un-
derstood the situation. and l believe they
do. one democratic farmer told me he
had come eleven miles to the meeting. I
have met democratic farmers at nearly
every place where l have spoken. who told
me that while they were still friendly to-
ward Mr.. Bryan personally, and proud Of
they felt that they could not take the
chances on what would come to this state
through his election in the way Of lower
prices for farm produce and lower values
o0 farm lands.
The republicans are putting up a good
campaign now. The work Is beginning to
tell in aroused activity and q general feel
ing that things are coming our way In
good shape.
have a good deal at stake In this election.
The doubtful period that would follow
Bryan's election, the period Of waiting for
the business mind Of the country to get
a line on Bryan's administration, II he
should be elected, this waiting period might
DO q year or two years. or Il might run
through his whole four ycnrs. and during
this time prices would go down. farm
values would 60 down, and such n condition
would cost the Nebraska people hundreds
Of millions Of dollars.
Taft's majority will certainly he larger
thnn Mckinley's majority in 1900.
Judge Sullivan OF Plattsmuuth-I have
been In Cass county since 60. and I think
I know how TO estimate as to what Cass
county will do in an election. | have made
inquiry from reliable sources and this in
quiry shows some loss to TAFT In the towns
gain here and there over the county among
the farmers. The farmers Will defeat
Bryan by about the usual republican MIA
jority. There are no fractional issues In Our
county now. Sheldon is much stronger
there. for that is his home, and he is The
kind Of a man who has the most friends
will also run ahead of the ticket In Cass
county. The Sheldons and Pollards are old
families from good stock way back and both
and respect that their families have at.
tracted through many years back.
IT the thousands of voters who are ia
at the coming election could have seen
tnem as | did some time ago at n fair IN
have had this close view OF their standing
with their close neighbors and acquaint.
ances since their childhood these thousands
Of voters would realize more than ever that
Sheldon and Pollard are the kind Of men
who can be relied on to represent either
In the governors. office in Lincoln or in
congress at Washington the interests OF
You can put Cass county down as GER.
tain TO give Taft not less than tho regular
republican majority.
w. E. Andrews said:
/ have carefully investigated the political
conditions as l have travelled over a large
portion of the state, and | am fully con.
Xinced that the voice will run close to party
lines. There is no evidence OF any land
slide for anybody. The changes across
party lines will he comparatively few and
into expression these facts are clearly dis.
closed. I am confident that the republican
national and state ticket viii receive a sub
stantal plurality throughout the state.
--- What Bryan Meant.
1t is just beginning to dawn upon some
OF the progressive democrats what Mr.
Bryan meant when he announced that he
would invite Mr.. Kern to become a member
of his cabinet providing the two are elected
next month.
Mr.. Kern Is the attorney for a railroad
over whose lines he carried n pass Unit
he lost 1t the other day.
Mr. RruaV'g yn,,ft.,A.. A., A. IT, 4
taken to mean by the democrat who wa,
talking hat this railroad will have a repre-.
sentative in the presidents cabinet, anc
this idea is further strengthened by the
fact that the president Of the road has JUS
contributed $1,000 to Mr.. Bryan's campaign
fund.
The democrat who was talking Is a rea
estate dealer ana has been a follower OF
Mr.. Bryan for many years. He said:
Il have no doubt the railroads are foI
Mr.. Bryan. They should be. for when h,
announced he would invite Mr.. Kern to b,
a member Of his cabinet he very ~cleverlS
Informed the railroads that they woulc
have an advocate close at hand. 1 canno
look at 1t in any other way.
And the fact that Tammany has contrib
uted $4,000 TO the Bryan campaign funC
has simply caused some OF the progresslv,
democrats 10 turn back somersaults. Tam
many is such a corrupt organization tina
Grover Cleveland refused to accept Its sup
port and General Bragg made himself IA
nous by saying Of Cleveland We love hin
for the enemies he has made
Nov Mr., Bryan can accept any none,
from Tammany l cannot understand II N
still hopes us to think he still stands 70
purity in politics. OF course the none,
may have had an immunity bath in stand
ard Oil before it reached the committee.
"A present Of $1,000 from Tampany. A.OO
from ingalls,, the president of the Big Fou
railroad, and Jim Dahlman for his genera
adviser Just about skaters my faith in tn,
great