Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-02

Following Candidate Taft's statement
that he agreed with the President 1dea
of campaign publicity. Candidate Bryan
last night furnished the most interesting
campaign document of the day by issuing
a long attack upon Mr.. Taft's position IN
the matter.
Senator Foraker last night handed out
a statement in which he deeply resents
the attacks made upon him as result OF
the Hearst letters.
The Bryan and Foraker statements are
given elsewhere in The Star.
TAFT IS CONFIDENT
Basins his belief on the manner Of his
reception in the states he has already Wis
itel. Mr.. Taft at Omaha Neb., last night
said he felt assured he would get the
electoral vote of Wisconsin, Minnesota.
the Dakotas. Iowa and Nebraska-the
states in which disaffection is supposed
to exist.
And in that event." he said, Il feel
that my election is secured
CALLS STORY LIE
At Table Rock. Neb.. yesterday MI
Taft disposed of the story that he is In
favor of paying laboring men but dol
lar a day. He did it in the following
way:
Now some ordinary. cheap. common
liar has devoted himself to the business
of running around the country and say
ing that I am in favor of paying labor
ing man a dollar a day. and that l have
said that that is enough
IL was at the head Of the Panama canal
for four years. and we pay steamshovel
men down there $3.50 month. AS
figure that out. 1t makes a little NOR,
than 81 a day. Anybody that says I
man who believes him is fool.
why under heaven l should say that
I cannot understand or in what connec-
ton or under what circumstances"
CLAIM WEST VIRGINIA.
A revised poll OF West Virginia was
completed last night by the democratic
state executive committee. the revision
having taken place since the withdrawal
OF Charles w. swisher and Arnold c.
Scherr, republican candidates for COVER
nor and the selection of w. +. Glasscock
az the compromise candidate.
Following the completion of the poll
the statement was given out from state
headquarters to newspaper men that, II
Indicates landslide for the election OF
the democratic state ticket, and that
Bryan would carry the state by safe
majority.
TAFT THE ORATOR.
Mr.. Taft will be the orator of the day
at the dedication of the monument of the
prison ship maryrs In Brooklyn, n. Y.
November 1. The bones of the revolu-
tionary patriots who died Of fever and
starvation in the British hulks will be
preserved in a fitting mausoleum.
HUGHES DECLINES DEBATE
Gov. Hughes declined the invitation of
Clarence ]. Shearn. independence league
candidate for governor of New York. to
engage in a debate with him on the issues
of the campaign.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
A protracted discussion of the party
platform in the resolutions committee. as
result Of the introduction of some
planks held by the party leaders to be
too radical, furnished the feature of the
Michigan democratic convention at Sagi-
nav. There were two contests in the
election OF the state ticket. and in each
case they were settled on the first ballot.
Following is the ticket:
For governor-Lawson T. Hemans OF
Mason. nominated for governor at the
primary election.
Lieutenant governors. D. Williams of
Detroit
Secretary of state-Frank r. Mcdonald
Of Sault Ste. Marie.