Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
HARD FIGHT FOR OHIO
National Committee to Direct
Taft Campaign.
HEAVIEST GUNS IN FIELD
Unusual Effort Will Be Made to Win
Buckeye State.
SMILE OVER DOODLE CHARGES
Bryan's Assertion of Big Republican
Fund Pleasing to Leaders at
Headquarters.
SMILE OVER DOODLE CHARGES
Special From a Staff Correspondent

Special From a staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, October 20-The signiti-
can announcement was made at republic
an national headquarters that from now
on the national committee will take en-
larged supervision of the campaign In
the state of Ohio The committee Is to
direct the general campaign without SUI
perseding the state organization, and
will devote unusual effort to the Ohio
campaign. Chairman Hitchcock. in max
ing the announcement. also gave out The
list of speakers who are going into Ohlo
showing that the republicans are as
sembling their heaviest oratOrical artll-
lery in that field. The list follows:
Mr.. Taft.
Postmaster General Meyer.
Secretary Garfield.
Secretary Straus
Senator DoliiVer.
Senator La Toilette.
Leslie Nj. Shaw.
Gen o. O. Howard.
Representative Foster of Vermont.
Representative LonSwOrth OF ONO.
A broad smile overspread the faces or
the republican managers today when they
read the published charge made by Bryan
yesterday that the republican national
committee is assembling a large fund to
buy the election
"Got En- Going Now"
We've got EN- going said one Of the
leaders. when they begin to cry fraud
and Doodle We always know they see their
end
That reminds me-, said another. "of
the late lamented Col. Ike Hill of Ohio
and Washington. Just before election
We've got you licked, durn ye, if ye don't
buy u.s. -
National Chairman Mack of the demo-
cratic committee took Mr. Bryan's charge
seriously and said he was convinced it is
true. When the assembled newspaper
correspondents asked him TO tell them
some of the evidences of the proposed out
rage 4,r. Mack said he believed it because
the republicans assembled large funds in
1896. IN 1900 and in 1904, has since
been proven. and he felt sure they must
be doing ii now. But he did not have any
specific evidence.
charges. heaved d big sigh and said he
only wished 1t were true that the republi
cans We're getting lot of money, as there
were legitimate uses for plenty of it.
Between the Methodist Church and the
American Federation of Labor, sconsid
cradle number OF republica qsseaIdidates
for the House of Representa- lives are fav
ing the time of their life just about now.
Most OF the trouble is in the western
states, although the church crusade is X
tending into the east.
Labor and the Clergy are not fighting in
unison, but waging a campaign on
the same ground, namely, that the canGi-
dates for Congress shall pledge themselves
to legislation of class character. de-
manded by each organization, respective
Iy.
Clergy's Fight on Cannon.
The clergy are after Speaker Cannon
TO prevent his re-election as Speaker. in
case ne cannot be defeated for Congress.
They are resenjful of his alleged attitude
toward legislation demanded by the
church in the last session of. Congress.
Labor is not only pounding the Speaker.
but is trying TO lie up every republican
candidate with pledges 10 vote for The
Gompers anti-!nJunction plan
Sample OF the work of the church is
shown in the letter received by one OF
the New York candidates for the House
from Of his constituents, VINO Is d
deacon i'll the cnurch. This gentleman de-
manded that the candidate announce now,
prior to election, whether in case ne is
elected to tie house he will vote for Alr
Cannon Tor Speaker. Ihe candidate re-
piled follows:
Il will answer Your question il you will
first advise whether YOU ask as re-
publican, democrat, or prohibltion-
ist." In some instances, eight III num-
ber. SO far as ascertalned, repuhlcah
candidates for the House have yielded 20
the pressure and have openly avowed their
intention 10 oppose Mr.. Cannons re-eiec-
ton as Speaker. In many other cases
candidates have declined to allow them
selves 10 be forced into declaration upon
the subject, willing To take the conSe-
quences thereof
Methods of Labor Leaders.
Organized labor is going after republi-
dat in A
committee from some organized council
waits upon the candidate and hands him
printed slip containing questions TO which
he is asked to answer iii writing, asking
his attitude on the Gompcrs plan and
whether he fayors legislation along the
lines laid down. The committee then
takes his answer back TO the council and
reports that IL is either satisfactory or un
satisfactory and that report is communi-
Gated 10 all labor bodies.
Sneaker Cannon's friends are insisting
that ;ne attack OF the church upon him is
unjust as Mr. Littlefield, the author or
the Littletield bill. which the church urged
and which the committee would not report
because il thought IL unconstitutional, has
written a letter ahsoivinS the Speaker
from all blame In regard to the commit
tees action and fully and heartily In
dorsing the Speaker for reelection
This letter has been circulated through
out the United States, but the orSanlZa-
ton of tie church is such that the anti
Cannon crusade can make more heddway
and tind reader channels of communica-
lion than d letter sent out by political
committees.
The crusade against Mr.. Cannon Is TO
be carried into the caucus of republicans
of the next House. IL is declared. and
labor and the church will pound him to
the end. II the legislature of Ohio goes
democratic and democrat is chosen
United States senator. leaving Repre-
sentative Burton in the House, the anti
Cannon people will center upon Mr.. Bur-
ton. IL is said To contest the speakership.
They will thus hope TO enlist the national
administration in the speakership hight,
which f IL should be done would be an
innovation in speakership contests.
n. .. NJ.
American Dies of Cholera.
MANILA. October 20.-Lewis Connor a