The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14

The number Of prominent Democrats
eli over the country WHO have az.
ncbnced their descrtion Of Bryan and
have advised. their friends to vote for
TAFT aud sherman II & matter Of graye
concern 10 MI Bfyanis managers. III
Richmond, Va, always . rock-rlbbed
citadal Of Democracy. d Taft business
mems club has been organized, with
hundreds Of menlbers, and In Baltimore
the defections of leading Democrats
has become the subject Of a daily e.
rlal In the newspapers These Illus
trationH are given not because they are
exceptional In this campaign. but be-
cause OF their geographical location.
Ii Chicago 4 senaetion was caused
by william prentisa who announced
that BIO viii support TAFT instead of
Bryan FOR President and Denecn In.
stead of stevenson for Governor Mr..
prentIss hns been d Democratic lead.
or IN Chicago for several years, He
twas Clyll Service Commissioner under
Mayor Dunno and has several times
been Democratic candidate for judee
In 1903 he was chairman OF the Demo.
cratic State convention. re was foTi
merly an ardent Bryan partisan.
Ii d letter made public recently Mr..
PrentIss charges Bryan with betraylng
his followers aud fprsaklng tbs prin.
cIpIes for which, bio stood prior to the
present campaign,
Mr. prentiss says;
''Bryan claims that be Ia the man to
continue and extend Roosoyelt's work.
claiming much OF II AZ suggestions Of
his own. Less than three mouths ago
preferred Bryan M Rooseyelt's suc.
cessor. He was my party leader. 10
whom then had fnll confidence. But.
a. before indicated. my faith IL Bryan
10 d relic. Bryan. not the ideal Bryan
OF the past, but the real Bryan Of to,
day. surrounded by the Macks, Muir.
phys, McGraws. Taggarts. sulllyans
and Joe Baileys Ct al. Of the present.
day Democratic party, at the beatcorld
be but q dismal failure"
Califorhia ISsm6eFAts fos TAFT.
John ]. Barrett, Tor years one Of the
most brilliant orators u the Demo.
cratic party OF California, has regis,
tered this year a. a Republican. That
registration has given the Democratic
managers a shock only second to that
which they felt when they learned that
NJ. r. Tarpey bad deserted the shift
ing cause of Bryan.
my registration speaks for ltself,n
sald Mr.. Barrett when asked 70
state my politics | said l wss a re
publican. That tells the tale,'
Barrett preached Democratic doc.
trines from ali the stumps Of. Callfor.
MIA.
Reasons Of . North CaFoiinan.
Regardless OF past affiliations, stu.
dents OF Affairs, delivers and thinkers.
are fast lining up for Judge Taft. A
recent example ID that Of SIlas McBee,
editor OF the churchman, Of New York.
In an interview he says;
II am a North CarolInan BY birth and
lifelong Democrat shall vote for
Mr.. Taft because he has It in his heart
TO bring my people Of the South back
into absolute union with the national
life and to their historic place as con.
trolling force in the nation, and to do
which would lmmortallze him as a
statesman,
II shall vote for him because he more
nearly represents my ideals Of govern.
ment, Of social order and economic pol.
icy than any living Democrat, or any
man before the people to-day, save
alone Theodore Roosevelt, who Is the
only Republican President have ever
voted for. Mr. Taft has administered
every trust committed to him by the ma
tion with an eye single to the nations
good and for the highest interests OF
the people that compose the nation"
rho RoateF A. Baltimore.
Mr. George r. willis, former preai.
dent Of the Police Board Of Baltimore
and Democrat Of the old school Will
cast the first Republican vote since he
attained bis majority, Mr. Willis VIII
vote for Taft, t
"Under no circumstances could ! vote
sor Bryan" said he, "for the reason
that do rot believe he ia since 4 and
il sincere, Is not d good man for P'es'.
dsni OF the United States"
How do you gauge public senti-
InentY Mr.. Willis was asked.
.Among my clientele | know Of no
one who will vote for Bryan There II
not 4 Democrat who favors him.
Another prominent southern Demo.
Grad WHO viii vote for Taft Is Mr.. WI
A. Garrett, chief executive officer to the
receivers Of the seaboard Air Line
4 railway Company
Mr.. Garrett's reasons for supporting
THE Republican candidate are that ~
IL Tire candidate Of the business mer
and his election would be for the besl