The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

and Norwegians regard him as one OF |
themselves. Governor johnson is to
give as much time to the campaign
In the Dakotas. Montana. Utah and |
other states where the Scandinavian
vote is so heavy as he can safely |
spare from his fight at home.
Governor Burke seems to be as
strong In North Dakota as Governor
johnson is 10 Minnesota. lie assured
Mr.. Bryan Of North Dakota's vote.
So did Michael Murphy, OF Grand
Forks, one Of the biggest bankers ia
the state, aud who, until 1900, was
an influential member Of the republi-
can state committee. Mr.. Murphy
has a string OF banks across the
state. lie also represents large
eastern insurance company which,
through his agency, has loaned IS
600, 900 or ~, 900, 900 on North Dakota
farms within the last few years.
: MIR. Murphy has more than hun
, dred agents In the state. With these
! he keeps constantly In touch.
! Through them and his own exer-
| tions he told Mr.. Bryan that the
! drift from the republican ticket was
) SO heavy that even he Is afraid Of his
Q own conclusions. He also informed
: MI. Bryan that recently at a meeting
3 Of the State Bankers association q
j.. resolution indorsing the guaranty Of
: bank deposits plank In the democrat,
[ ic platform was defeated only by
S having Ii referred TO a subcommittee
S until the operation OF the law In Ok
t lahoma can he thoroughly investi.
gated.
r According TO Mr.. Murphy, the
n guarantee bank accounts very largely
for the change OF the Scan 1inaviaBs
n from their old republican allegiance
\ They are frugal and industrious
n class and have been made afraid Of
n banks because Of the numerous bank
a failures In their section. In addi-
a tion, they are of a religious temper
n ament, and they have heard attacks
i ON Judge Taft's orthodoxy. Seem
!. ingly this religious question Is cut
!. ting a bigger figure In the west than
Il the eastern politicians OF either party
=, are aware.
e In view OF the apparent condi.
,. tions, snch as have been represented
70 to him everywhere he has been with.
,s in the last three weeks, Mr.. Bryan's
70 invariable question TO every friendly
M visitor 10 Fairview is: "Do you
>. know any locality where the drift Il
10 Mr.. Taft? lie asks the question
I, in al sincerity Moreover, he Is con
N yinced that 1t will continue TO grow
,s IN strength and volume. In othe
l. words, Mr.. Bryan seems thorough!
IN sat isfied that this moment he ha
m Judge Taft beaten.
The situation In Nebraska seems b
NJ ne growing more favorable To bin
1, with every development. An irci
/, dent OF the week in Lincoln furnishe
n. case In point. At the state fai
so here, which Is attended annually b.
al thousands Of the most prosperou
a farmers from all parts OF Nebraska
Go Thursday of this week was "republl
q. can day" The principal orator wa
no Governor Crawford, Of South Dakota
rs who recently In the primary election
IA In his state defeated Senator XII
ad tredge for reelection for the uppe
n. house at Washington.
as Governor Crawford made an ol
It's fashioned political speech. He eve
" invoked the issues OF the civil wal
Is, His audience was a large Que Pr
e sumably the great bulk Of bis lister
It ers were republicans. lie was so In
n auently interrupted by loud cheers Il
he Bryan that he threatened 10 ste
'er speaking. In great disorder be COZ
ir. tIpued 10 the end. Then Senat'
Burkett, who is having close RAJ
lily for reelection, took the platform an
es, ATTEMPTED 10 calm the storm. Mo
rs, Of the five or six thousand peop
ed walked away while their senator vi
he taking. The next day Mr.. Brys
Gle Ayowedly his speech was non-poli
ct. ical. At the opening he said
vat might have made u political speech
ST. be ban thought the speech OF Cove
.on nor Cra ford the dag before deman
M. ed a reply. This assertion was cbet
zen ed to the echo.
yer Mayor D. W. Brown, the oeIn
at. cratic executive Of Lincoln. Will
hat usually is republican by more tb
the 1000. continues 10 receive repoI
in fiom commercial travellers In Sebr'
tic ka, who quietly are polling the sta
son on slips devised by the mayer.
,es- said today that consolidation of I
reports To date show that Nr. Bry
nor will carry Nebraska by 1900 10
ian 600. lie carried 1t BY less than 49,
Ugh In 1896 aud lost IL In 1900.