The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-17
BRYAN
WILL WIN OPINION OF
DANIELS
Who Has Been in New
York and Chicago
On Committee Work
Since the Convention.
Democrats Are More
United Than in 1892.
Republicans Divided.

RepupllCanS DIVlOeO,
Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 13.-1National
Committeeman Josephus Daniels, of
North Carolina. who had spent nearly
all his time at Chicago and New York
since the national Democratic conven-
tion named Mr.. Bryan, has returned
home. In statement made today Mr..
Daniels says in part:
ut looks like Bryan will win. Aside
from the south there are not half a
dozen states in which there is not
hard and close fight. The Republicans
six months ago thought they could win
an easy victory, and many Democrats
feared they were SO strongly en-
trenched that they could not be dis
lodged. But no such feeling exists to-
day. The Democrats are even more
united than they were in September,
1892, when they won remarkable vic7
tory. And there has not been time
when the Republicans were SO rent by
internal dissensions since the Blaine
Conkling feud which made the election
of Cleveland in 1884 possible.
'In every important state where
there is a fight Republicans are being
weakened by bitter fights. In New
York the opposition inside the ranks to
Hughes is deep seated and bitter. The
workers are opposed to him and wish
his defeat. They would have prevent
ed his nomination If the President had
not used the big stick and ooerced the
majority of them by declaring that
Taft could not carry the country unless
Hughes were re-nominated.
"The organization forces hate Hughes
because he has shown them no recogni-
ton. But the opposition is deeper
than that and is found in the fact that
he does not attract anybody. He is a
cold, austere man. Nobody loves him,
nobody thinks of him, as a man of
heart and devotion. The Republicans
who are forcing his nomination will
tell you frankly tht he will lose many
thousand votes, but they say he win
gain enough from independents ano
Democrats to win.
In Connecticut the Republicans
have nominated Congressman Lilley
who was involved in the submarine
boat scandal and rebuked by congress
sional committee and there is a revolt
in Rhode Island there is craving hos
tility to the Aldrich methods. In Del
aware the Republicans have named u
state ticket that cannot command the
full strength Of the party. In New
Jersey the men like Colby and other
reformers have been kicked out and the
trust crowd is in the saddle. with the
result that a united Democracy, rein
forced by the almost solid labor vote,
expect to redeem that state.
THE only doubtful state in the east
whore there is any division in the Dem
Ocratic ranks is in Maryland. There
the division Is much less than is sup
= posed outside Of the state. The defec-
ton of the Baltimore Sun is to be re-
GREETED. but the news comes that the
Democratic business men and others
are not afraid of the result.
more votes will be gained for BYyan
from laboring men who have been Re-
publicans but will not vote for Taft,
the father OF injunctions' than the Sun
can seduee into voting for centraliza-
ton, imperialism, high tariff and trust
rule.
But the trouble in the Republican
camp In the east is small compared to
that which exists in Ohio, Indiana, IlIi-
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas and
other and northwestern states. There
the differences are irreconciIable In
Ohio, the world knows that Taft is not
popular.
"Mr. Nathan Straus, Of New York,
one of the richest men in business in
the metropolis says he is for Bryan be-
cause he believes his election will
steady business and hasten permanent
prosperity.
For the first time in the history of
American politics, the labor organiza-
tions have officially declared in favor
OF the Democratic ticket. For the first
time this year was witnessed the delib-
crate rejection by the Republican ma
tional convention of the just demands
of labor. The Democratic national con-
Vention unanimously declared for these
just demands. The result is that la.
Dor is united as never before for Mr.,
Bryan"
Mr.. Daniels then reviews what he
thinks are the conditions in the north
west and returning to New York AFFAIRS
adds:
"There are but two things that can
prevent Bryen's election and don't
believe either alone can do it.
First, big money lavishly spent
Second, working ap a scare by
which small merchants, manufacturers,
business men and workingmen will be
made to fear that Bryans election
might extend and proloDg the panic
Rad consequent depression"