The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-14

Norman E. Mack Of the democratic
national executive committee who has
been in the east for several weeks, is
again directing the fight from the Chi
cago headquarters. Mr. Mack brought
cheering news from New York and 9TH
,er eastern states. Speaking of the
situation there he said:
THE state of New York was never
in such good shape for the demorcrat-
it ticket as it is today. We are 60
ing to have another experience like
that of 1892. I do not know one prom
inent democrat in the Empire state or
in the states bordering upon it who is
not enlisted heart and soul in the
Bryan campaign today
"As opposed to this situation the re-
publicans in New York, as in other
states. are sadly split up in their or
ganization.
New York Democratic.
New York is normally a democrat
ic state. 1t has never failed to give
swinging democratic majority except
at some time when the democrats
were thoroughly divided among them
selves. Consider the enormous vote
that carried Cleveland into the office
of governor. 1t was built upon condi-
t1OnS which almost exactly parallel
those of today. At that time a presi-
dent attempted to dominate the New
York republican organization and
ticket. The. organization resented it
and the ticket went down in defeat
President Roosevelt has not been
content with forcing upon the repub-
lican national ticket the man whom
he hopes to have for his successor,
but he has compelled an unwilling
body of New York republicans to
nominate Hughes for governor"
The democracy is in fine shape in
New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land, Maryland, West Virginia and
Ohio. In all of those states democrats
are confident of victory.
Since coming here 1 have learned
enough about the situation in the west
to convince me that there mas been
no change in the rosy tinge to dem
ocratic prospects since l left Repub-
licans have ceased to talk about car
rying Indiana at ALL
Trusts Dictate Platform.
The republican national platform
which was framed at the dictation of
big trust interests has driven thou
sands and thousands of republicans to
the support of the democratic nation
al ticket. In every state in the west
there are Bryan clubs composed of re-
publlcans who We're forced to leave the
q. O. P. because of its allegiance to
and connection with the trusts A
striking instance of this revolt is af-
forded by students attending the Uni
versity of Minnesota who have or
ganized a Bryan republican club"
Within period of three days a mem
bership of 800 republicans who will
support Bryan has been enrolled and
the list is still growing.
While declaring allegiance to their
party these republicans declare that
the election of Bryan is above that of
partisan politics. The Bryan repub-
lican clubs of Minnesota" has set
forth its purpose in the following cir
cular, which has received general dis
trlbution throughout the state.
i. We, the undersigned students of
the university of Minnesota. declare
our allegiance to the republican party
and pledge our devotion to progressive
republican principles.
y. We believe the Chicago conven-
tlon adopted a platform which does
not embody those principles, and nom
mated candidates whise views do not
reflect that will of the people
"3. We hold that it is the right and
duty of the people to rebuke jarty
leaders when they allow political or
ganizations to be influenced by consid-
erations of private interest
a. In the interest of this right and
duty, we express our intention to vote
for candidates who are pledged to fur
her progressive principles, without re-
gard to the party to which those can
dldates belong, and to exert all our in
huence to secure the election of Will
liam Jennings Bryan as president Of
the United States.
"5. To make our efforts in this di-