Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
SUBSTAT|0N SETTLEO|SNARuNG OVER LABOR
Macfarand Sides With West N. O. M Says Jolly Big Row
on That 9TH Street Site. Is in the Brewing
BUT SAYS 'TlSNT "SIDING" I'CAUSE THE BONES SWEET
Anyhow Decided Democrats Mighty Mad About That
Way Last June Prosperity Statement
MAJ. MORROW Is GLOOMY BRYAN Is AS GOOD TAFT
Course an
Mandamus Proceedings and Agent OF
o'nef Aiou0ie ANeA1 GOOD Times III
CAUSE THE BONES SWEET
Democrats Mighty Mad About That
Prosperity Statement.
BRYAN Is AS GOOD AS TAFT
They Mean, of Course, as an Ad-
vance Agent of National
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Good Times. j

Good Times Il
Special From a STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK. September 1.-The DEM
ocrats and republicans are already at
each others throats over the labor vote
jolly big row is brewing and the fur will
fly from now on.
The immediate bone of contention is the
action of some manufacturers and other
employers of labor in posting notices to
the effect that the day after the election
OF Taft and Sherman the works will open
up on full time. carrying the inference
that in event of Bryan's election there
VIII be no employment of labor.
AT democratic national headquarters to-
day Josephus Daniels. who is In charge
Of the literary bureau. had this to say 10
me on the subject:
Josephus Grows Heated.
This is direct attempt to ooerce labor
to vote for the republican ticket 1t is OF
piece with the tactics adopted by the
republican national management in 1896
when labor was threatened with being
thrown out Of work in case Bryan carried
the country
The coercion was successful in 1896
and deprived Bryan Of thousands of votes
which were his by choice of the men who
cast them. l predict that IL will not sue
ceed in this campaign.
If the managers and employers can
open the shops and start the industries
the day after Taft's election they can
do it today just as readily. Vie admins
| tration could have prevented the panic
last year. and the shops need never have
closed
''Bryan's election does not menace
| either industry or employment. II In
dustry is dependent upon politics to the
| extent indicated by the manufacturers
| posting these notices, then the republi-
can politicians can start the wheels mov-
| ing at once
The democratic managers are delighted
over a statement telegraphed eat OF the
\ refusal of a republican manufacturer in
Indiana to post the prosperity notices,
and they will send it out broadcast. The
committee also is preparing other matter
| bearing upon the subject OF the alleged
| coercion of the labor vote, and IL is said
that Mr.. Bryan will take up the question
| in his speeches.
Letters Still Coming In.
The republican national committee 10
in receipt of a great many communica-
tions from manufacturers, as / stated
yesterday, wishing success to the repub-
lican ticket and promising a renewal Of
industrial activity in case Of Taft's sue
cess.
One of the callers at democratic ma
tional headquarters this morning was
| Samuel White, democratic elector at
| large from Oregon.
| THE republican national managers are
pursuing a policy in Oregon which will
result in the democrats carrying the
state for Bryan" said Mr.. White. The
4 in,
our state of a legislature which is repub-
lican on joint ballot being called upon
to elect a democrat to the United States
Senate.
| Under the terms of the last primaries
it was agreed by all candidates that the
choice of the people at the primaries for
| United States senator should be ratified
by the legislature. Gov. Chamberlin. a
democrat, was that choice Senator Full
| ton head of the republican machine and
| representing the national machine, IS
| trying to repudiate the agreement and
| to cause the legislature to elect a repub-
lican. This is arousing such a storm OF
Indignation throughout the state that
there is every likelihood OF the people
turning on the republican ticket in its
entirety and giving the state to Bryan.
| The democratic state campaign In
| New York is attracting attention. as
the preliminaries of the state conven-
tion September IL are being arranged.
The democrats are not decided upon a
ca andidate for governor. Boss Murphy:
State Chairman Conners and National
upon a candidate. The names most
| mentioned in the order of their prom
| inence. are as follows:
Martin Littleton Would Do.
Martin w. Littleton, Justice Martin
| ]. Eeogh and Lieut.. Gov. Chanler
The man they want is Martin w.
Littleton. who is now in Europe. and
who is being consulted over the cable.
Mr. Littleton is the chief orator ana
spellbinder of the democratic party in
| New York. He is poor himself but IS
| i'm close touch with some folks who are
far from being in that condition. 1t is
| recognized that the democratic candi-
date for governor will have to put up
bie campaign fund. / cannot say from
| personal knowledge that the negotla-
| tions now pending relate 10 tne ques-
| ti0n of the campaign fund, but the gen
eral impression among politicians is
| that such is the case
Justice Keogh of the STATE supreme
! court married rich wife. He Is prominent
| in Catholic circles. His name is still under
| consideration by the managers. he mas
| a GOOD record and ii is thought would
| make good rum 80 -, $.
| the gossips say he is disinclined to break
out the bung. One report has IL that he
! is willing to ST. in the game TO the tune
| n
insist that the ante is two hundred ana
| fifty thousand. whereuDon Mr.. Chanler Is
| described as getting cold feet
The best information i'm republican cir
! cles is that Gov. Hughes Is the favorite
| for the republican candidate Oyster Bay
is still insstent upon it. and so is Middle
Bass Island. The local state bosses are
mutterng in their boards. but the high
es; public sentiment keeps Gov. Hughes
name steadily to the forefront. The
bosses will al least make play at Sara
tosa presenting other names so as TO
get a discussion and an opportunity to
display their grievances.
should Taft Make a TourP
There is wide divergence of opinion
among republican leaders whether or not
Mr. Taft should go on the stump and
tour the country. Some insist that he
should go before the people. meet them
and by his personality, win votes OF
those who do not know him now.
One republican of prominence said to
me today. however:
THE best thing Mr. Taft can do is to
stick to his front porch and make daily
speeches to visiting delegations. He
cannot meet Bryan on equal terms in an
oratorical contest and should not SUBJ
init himself to it." N. o. NJ