Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26
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Discarding of Many Fads By
Nebraskan Makes Him For
midable Candidate
MAKES BETTER CAMPAIGN START
MAKES BETTER CAMPAIGN START
Admit Prospects Are For
Red-Hot Battle Turnout the Country
Governor Hughes Seems Safe in
New York state-Where G. o. P. is
Stronger.

Washington. Aug. 26-There is an
democrats, since the New York World
has made qualified declaration of
support of Bryan, and the Herald
seems to be inclined to do the same.
Bryan never has had any prominent
newspaper support in New York, and
that he seems likely to have it now
gives many democrats cause for rejoic-
ing Bryan himself seems to believe
that there is chance to carry New
York, as his plan to make two speak
ing tours of that state would indicate.
Taking the situation as whole,
therefore, it may be said that in New
York, which is the only eastern state
in which serious fight will be made,
the democrats are hopeful for the first
time since the Cleveland campaigns.
The hefp Of the World and the Her.
aid is not the cause for this hope; it
is merely one of the signs of it. The
cause is to be found in Bryan himself.
His public utterances, which seem to
have been addressed thus far to the
east as Taft's have been to the west,
have been of a type to attract favor
able comment For the first time in
his public career, he is talking some
thing that may pass for sense - po-
litical sense, common sense. The old
Bryan of 1896 and 1900 apparently is
no more Not only that, but in his
speech of acceptance he impliedly sur
renders all the 'isms and errors of
those earlier campaign promises, IL
elected, not to agitate for anything
not outlined in the Denver platform.
New Bryan is Stronger.
This attitude marks the coming of
the new Bryan, who is a much strong
err man than the old Bryan. 1t is be-
lieved in the east that he is stronger
today than he was at the time of his
nomination, and that further growth
may confidently be expected. 1t seems
to be the plan of the democratic cam
didate to make campaign of strong
appeal to the conservative business in
terests of the country. He feels sure
of the support of his western follow
eTS no IlldtleI HOW CDllStINdllSSIy ilS
may talk, and his campaign now is for
the first time being directed toward
getting conservative support. and IL
may be said in all fairness that he
has made good beginning.
The democratic insistence on New
York probably grows out of the belief
that Bryan probably cannot be elected
without the vote of that state. Taft
does not necessarily have to get it,
but the danger is that forces which
would lose New York to him might lose
at the same time other states hereto
fore republican. And so it is that the
republican managers are watching New
York with great interest.
Hughes Seems Safe.
The center of interest there at the
present moment is Governor Hughes,
whose denomination has been decided
upon at Oyster Bay, on the theory
that it will help Taft, not in that state
only, but in various places in the mid
die west Hughes may, therefore, be
looked upon as the man who will head
the state ticket this year. His candi-
t1acy will result in perpleXing shake