The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-16
Letter Leaks Out and President
 Is Embarrassed
PENNSYLVANIA IS SCARED
Demand Is Made for Strong National Speakers-Josephus Daniels Sees Certain Success Ahead for
 Bryan and His Party.

Washington, October 15-(SpeciaL)-.T wish you success in your career" writes President Roosevelt to Representative LD- ley of Connecticut, the republican gub- ernatorial candidate in that state. MT. Lilley is the member of Congress who escaped dismissal from the House only because vote on the question was not taken. A non-partisan committee of mem bers, consisting of three republicans and two democrats, declared that Lilley madc charges that were false and which he knew were false; that he had violated his obligations as a member of the House and that he had acted in contempt of the House. It is stated at the White House that the President does not relish having his letter to Lilley published, and it is no wonder, for the letter to Lilley Is almost as bad as the one to Hartman.
 Strauss To Speak.
 At the urgent request of Senator Pen rose, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Strauss today consented to address meeting of republicans in Pittsburg Sat urday night. The Pennsylvania republic an state committee has been having hard work to induce spellbinders of national reputation to go into the state and make speeches, as the national committee has insisted on utilizing their services in other states where the party prospects are most desperate. Now, however, the Pennsylvania republican leaders are frankly informing the national commit tee and the administration that they must have the service of some of the orators being furnished for the western end of the state, or there may be disagreeable sur prises on election night ,n congressional districts in that section that have here tofore been regarded as reliably repub- lican.
 Republicans from Western Pennsylvania in the last few days have told the Pres ident that there is a marked drift to- ward Bryan and the democratic congress sional candidates in their section, and have urged the necessity of sending big speakers into the field
 It is for this reason that Secretary straus is going to make a stop in Pitts burg Saturday night on his way west d in several states especially with view of arresting the strong drift of labor to- ward Bryan, which is now giving the re- publicans the gravest concern.
 Mass Meeting Arranged.
 At democratic headquarters today it was announced that arrangements had been perfected for a mass meeting that will be in the nature of q reply 10 Judge Taft who Is to speak in Balti- more Monday night. The same hall nas been secured by the democrats and United States Senator Rayner and former Gov. A. ]. Montague of Vir- ginia have been selected to answer the republican presidential candidate. That they will do it effectually Is not to be doubted as both of them are campaign orators of the first rank, and are well equipped to defend any assaults on the democratic platform or ticket.
 The democratic meeting will be held about three days after Judge Taft's ap- pearance.
 At Camden, N. J.. last night the Union Civil War Veterans organized in the interest of the democratic tick ct and passed the following resolutions.
 We do not propose to allow eff we can prevent it) a monarchy to be es- tablished to enslaye the people worse than the negro was whom we fought to free. We indorse W. I. Bryan for President and promise to work for the success of the whole democratic ticket. We denounce the aid given to the TO- publican party by trust magnates who rob the people of their rights, and pay part of the loot that they may continue their nefarious schemes unmolested.
 Daniels Talks.
 
 publicity committee of the democratic ington today on his way to New York where he will remain most of the time until the close of tbe campaign, had this to say about the outlook:
 T see that the republican and so- called independent papers that are sup porting Taft with one accord are say ing that whereas Bryan was very now and he is making votes, while Bry- an is not gaining. As matter of faet, exactly the contrary Is true
 Bryans strength is growing eVe4y day, and the present claims for Taft's gains have no basis to stand upon. The talk to that effect is manufactured in the nope thrt 1t will get for Taft t;e votes tilae are on the fence that wish to fall On the bis side. As a matter of fact Tart has lost votes every day dur ing the campaign, and Is weaker today shan he was a month ago. In proof of this l need only mention the states of Indiana. Ohio and New York.
 After a Baltimore paper came out for Taft because it said that it thought he was liar (that is to say. because it said Taft would not carry out the Roosevelt policies which Taft has pledged himself to carry out), it looked like Maryland might vote for Taft and the democrats in Maryland and elsewhere were very much troubled about the Maryland situa- ton.
 "It is admitted now that Taft is much weaker in Maryland than he was month ago and that Bryan is much stronger. and that there is not room to doubt that Bryan win carry the state Republican claims have sifted down to 
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