The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-08-06
TROUBLE
Menaces the Republican
Party in Middle West
and West
HARD FIGHT COMING


tors. Many recent arrivals are from
the west. They bring congratula-
tions and good wishes to Mr.. Taft,
but also warnings that the seeming
dead certainty of the east on the re-
suit in November is dangerously mis-
leading.
]. T. McCleary, formerly congress
man from Minnesota. at present sec
ond assistant postmaster general,
came today. He speaks hopefully Of
Minnesota, if johnson is not again a
candidate. Mr.. McCleary does not
believe the governor will risk his
chance of a presidential nomination
in 1912 by facing the possibility of
defeat at the polls now.
Festus ]. Wade of st. Louis, has
arrived with his family and insists
that he has come only for a vacation.
Mr.. Wade acted for the Catholic
church in adjusting the difference
between the church and state in the
Philippines and became we'll acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Taft He is a warm
admirer of the candidate, though
Democrat. Mr. Wade will not express
an opinion on the result in Missouri
this year, but is outspoken in his
opposition to the guarantee of bank
deposits advocated by the Democratic
platform. He declared it has not
proved its worth in Oklahoma.
The fact that Mr.. VoTys will be
here and the arrival of westerners
have given impetus to the talk of
trouble in Ohio. Leaving out en-
tirely any possible soreness over the
Vorys-Hitchcock controversy, there
are three other menaces to the sue
cess of the Republican ticket.
Gov. Harris, who is a candidate for
reelection, has antagonized the liquor
interests and to a large extent the
German voters of the large cities by
his energetic support of the temper
ance people who succeeded in raising
the tax on saloons in the state from
$3.50 to $1,000
With a long ticket-presidentia
electors, state officials, county, legis-
lative and congressional candidates
the Taft managers fear that the anti
Harris people will take no chances by
attempting to scratch Harris, but will
vote another ticket entirely. A mem
ber of the state organization made
the statement that he fears Hamilton
county will go 10000 against the Re
publican ticket and that if Hamilton
county is lost the state will go Dem
ocratic.
The indifference of Boss Cox, Of
Cincinnati, is expected to contribute
to the loss of Hamilton county, of
which Cincinnati is the largest part.
Two years ago in Akron William H.
Taft said in speech that if he were
in Cincinnati he would vote against
Cox's rule. AS a result Cox lost con-
troll of the city at that election,
though he has recovered it now. Cox
was for Taft in Chi, ago, but Ohio
politicians say that was because he
saw the drift in events and wished to
retain regularity. 1t was stated at
Cincinnati, however, that none of the
business houses owned by the Cox
organization members were decorated
and that the Cox leaders did not
call on Taft, and it is predicted there
that, without making an open fight,
the voters controlled by the boss will
stay away from the polls in NoVem-
bcr.
N nd 10 rnr n M ~
ticket is the strength Foraker re-
tains, if he decides to use it adverse
ly. The senator has not indicated
finally the position he will take in
the campaign.
Indiana was conceded to be doubt
full by the leading Republicans who
visited Hot Springs two weeks ago,
and that was before Kern, of Indiana
was nominated by the Democrats for
vice president. Indiana and Ohio
combined have only one vote less in
the electoral college than New York.
The western visitors see danger to
the Republicans iQ Nebraska and
Colorado, particularly in Colorado,
and although an excellent forecast Of
Democratic victory can be made up
from the warnings brought by loyal
Republicans from the west, each of
them, when the question is put,
squarely insists that Taft will be
elected. They add:
'But it isn't going to be any such
walkover as the folks here in the east
seem to think The Republicans
have got to wake up and make a
hard fight in every state in the west"