The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-04

| four vars ago by giving its electoral
vote to Roosevelt. The appearance of
the mysterious stranger" in the Re-
publican column excited national COM
ment, and it goes without saying that
the Republican campaign managers
ear anxious to repeat the performance.
Defeating Mr.. Bryan, however, is an
entirely different proposition from
sidetracking Parker. Missourians re-
scented the nomination of the New
York jurist four years age and the big
Roosevelt vote was in the nature of
condemnation of the changed policy
of the Democracy, rather than a con-
version to the Republican faith. Mis-
souri, has always been for Bryan, and
the fat man from Ohio apparently has
little show" in Missouri At that the
Democrats will take no chances, but
will press the campaign as strenuous
ly as il the chances were against them.
The Democrats are somewhat handi-
capped by fractional disputes. There
are two candidates for the United
States Senate. They are Senator Stone
and Governor Folk. Folk has been
making his campaign chiefly upon his
reform record. Stone is an old-line
politician, who has a machine that is
bullet-proof. 1t is believed Stone
gained his first victory in the nomina-
ton of former Congressman Cowherd
for Governor. David B. Ball. Folks
friend, charged fraud was responsible
for Cowherd's success in the primaries.
Although every effort was made by
National Chairman Mack to induce him
to abandon his purpose to show up
conditions here. Ball persisted, with
the result that It las been established
that men who had been dead or had
moved from the state had been credit
ed with casting ballots for Cowherd.
This has angered the farmers, many of
whom supported Ball, and has created
condition of dissatisfaction which
may be hurtful to the Democratic
ticket.
Then the Republicans have shown a
good deal of wisdom in naming Attor-
ney General Hadley, who has made a
fine record in his present office and
who is decidedly popular, for Governor.
Missouri showed in 1904 that it could |
discriminate in voting by giving the
electoral vote to Republican candi- |
date and the Gubernatorial vote to |
Democrat The Democrats say, there |
fore that even conceding Hadley's
election, the strength of Mr.. Bryan 10
such that he is certain to have the sup
port of the state in the electoral col
lege. Bryan carried Missouri by large
majorities, both in 1896 and 1900, and
his supporters see no reason to expect
anything different now.
Local conditions have determined
the Republicans to make the tariff one
of their strong issues. Speaker Can
non will be brought into the state to
explain the advantages of the Repub-
lican tariff idea.
The Democrats express their willing
ness to meet the Republicans upon this
ground, insisting that they are willing
to take proper care of Missouris in
dustries, though they propose to strike
at the trusts by Withdrawing from
them the tariff favors they assert are
enjoyed under the Dingley law.
Bryan proposes to come into Mis-
souri, and he will be greeted as an old |
acquaintance. Mr.. Taft has spoken
several times in the state, but the peo-
pie do not know him personally as they
know the Nebraskan. Therefore the
Republicans are anxious that the for
mer Secretary of War should come
here and spend some time.