The Dickinson press., 1908-10-17
PROMINENT OBJECTIONS
ER0MBRYAh CONTINUE
Democratic Leaders from Coast TO
Coast Reject yagaries o. the
Nebraska Weather vane.


The number Of prominent Democrats
oil over the country who have an.
nounced their desertton Of Bryan and
have advised their friends to vote for
Taft and Sherman il a matter of grave
concern to Mr.. Bryan's managers. In
Richmond, Va, always a ro~ck-ribbed
citadel Of Democracy, a Taft business
mems club has been organized, with
hundreds of members, and in Baltimore
the OBJECTIONS Of leading Democrats
has become the subject OF. q daily Sc
rial in the newspapers. These Illus.
trations are given not because they are
exceptional In this campaign, but be-
cause Of their geographical location.
In Chicago a sensation was caused
BY William Prentiss, who announced
that he will support Taft instead of
Bryan for President and Deneen in
stead Of Stevenson for Governor. MI.
Prentiss has been a Democratic lead
er In Chicago for several years. He
was Civil Service Commissioner under
Mayor Dunno and has several times
been Democratic candidate for judge.
In 1898 he was chairman Of the Demo
cratic State convention. He was for
merly an ardent Bryan partisan.
In a letter made public recently Mr..
Prentiss charges Bryan with ~betraying
his followers and ~forsaking the prin-
ciples for which he stood prior to the
present campaign.
Nj. Prentiss says:
Bryan claims that he u the man to
continue and extend R~oosevelt's work,
claiming much Of it as suggestions Of
his own Less than three months. ago
I preferred Bryan rs Roosevelt's sue
cessor. He was my party leader, in
whom / then had full confidence. But,
% before indicated, my faith in Bryan
10 q relic. Bryan, not the ideal Bryan
Of the past, but the real Bryan of to.
day. surrounded BY the Aacks, Muir.
phys. McGraws, Taggarts, Sullivans
and Joe Baileys ct al. Of the present.
day Democratic party, at the best could
b but q dismal failure"
California Dsmecrats Tor Taft.
John J. Barrett, for years one Of the
most brilliant orators Of the Demo-
cratic party Of California. has regis
tered this year as q Republican. That
registration has given the Democratic
managers q shock only second to that
which they felt when they learned that
n. 3. Tarpey had deserted the shift.
Ing aus Of Bryan.
"My registration speaks Tor ITSELF"
said Mr.. Barrett. when asked to
state my politics I said 1 was 4 Re
publican. That tells the tale"
Barrett preached Democratic doc
trinss from all the stumps Of Califor.
MA.
Reasons Of . North Carolinaa.
Regardless Of past affiliations, stu.
dents Of affairs, delivers and thinkers.
are fast lining up for Judge Taft. A
recent example is that Of Silas McBee,
editor Of the Churchman. Of New York.
In IN interview he says:
II am a North Carolinan by birth and
q lifelong Democrat. I shall vote for
Nj. 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 4 con.
trolling force In the nation, and to do
which would immortaNze him 40 a
statesman.
II shall vote for him because he more
nearly represents my ideals Of govern.
ueut, 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 I have ever
voted for. Mr.. Taft has administered
every trust committed to him by the M.
ton with an eye single to the nations
good and for the highest interests OF
~ people that compose the nation.n
The Roster IN BaItmose.
Mr.. George R. Willis. former presi-
dent OF the Police Board Of Baltimore
ana Democrat Of the old school viii
east the first Republican vote since be
attained hts majority. n. Willis win
vote for Taft.
"Under no circumstances could / vote
for Bryan" said he, ".for the reason
that I do not believe be. II since. <. ana