, 1908-10-06
enemies Among Democrats.

Enemies Among Democrats.
In hentuchy bryan 5 interference Ia
The s~na.ollai ,gnt iliaue niin many ca
craLs ala no. want 10 elect becnnani
" the senate. puL Bryan toe lnem
Jney snOuju 40 II. Wnereupon tney
turned AROUND and elected u repuuii
can, wnen Luey nau a majority Vi louf
woes IN joint ballot. lie result o.
ina nnx-up iell the democrats Oh hen
uucAy ba4iy spnl. me chances are
lnat, WINE the state may go oemo
cratic, It's vote in the electoral cor
iege Is likely to be divided.
Split in Tennessee.
In Tennessee the republicans, who
have been engaged in a factiOnal fight
for two years, have gotten together.
The democrats are badly spit up over
local issues and the republicans have
an excellent chance to elect a couple
of congressman and no small chance
to get q part Of the electoral ticket.
Watson Strong In Georgia.
Georgia Is rem In twain over local
matters. In the spring Hoke Smith
was badly beaten in the democratic
primary for the guSeinatorial nomina
ton by Joseph NJ. Brown. Tom Wat,
son. running on the populist ticket for
the presidency, is very strong in his
native state. Many of the Smith dem.
ocrats are out with knives for Brown.
Th,.x {utosl fhroufu1 fha{r vtraupth
to Watson and his state ticket In the
hope of defeating Brown. Some of the
wisest politicians in Georgia are pre-
dieting that the fractional fight among
the democrats win result In the cleo
ton of the populistic state ticket and,
possibly, the carrying the national tick
ct for Tom Watson for president.
Working Hard in Old Dominion.
In Virginia the republicans are put
ting UP a terrific fight at present,
where 1t seemed at first that they
would have no chance. One congress.
sional district Of the Old Dominion is
already republican. This is the Ninth,
Or mountain district, represented in
congress by Bascombe Slemp. In the
Fifth and Tenth districts, now repre-
scented by democrats, the republicans
are working hard and confidently hope
to win in one or the other.
Taft Club at Richmond.
A bomb was thrown into the demo-
cratic camp in Richmond recently
when 1t was found that a Taft club
of several hundred of Richmond's lead
ing bankers and business men had
been organized. These men are tired
of Bryan and Organism. They are
all engaged in legitimate business en-
terprises. Everything is going well
with them and they do not wan their
fortunes risked by the election of 81
uncertain and dangerous a man as
Bryan.
Composed Of Democrats.
What effect this Taft club will have
on the state at large cannot be fore
told at this time, but 1t shows the way
the wind is blowing. There has been
no hullabaloo about the organization
of this club. 1t has nothing to do with
the regular republican organization,
but Is composed solely of democrats
who have pledged themselves to do
all in their power to get votes for Taft
in Virginia.
May Carry North Carolina.
The republicans Of North Carolina
are also doing serious work. They
have not scattered their strength but
have, for the first step. concentrated
their efforts on the Eighth COMPRESSION
al district, which was carried by the
democrats two years ago by a small
majority. That this district will go
republican this fall is certain. There
Is also a fair chance in the state al
large.
Encouraging to Leaders.
All these conditions are encouraging
to republican leaders. They indicate
an inclination on the part OF voters
throughout the country to think calm
ly over the presidential campaign.
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