The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-20
OHIO SURELY
DEMOCRATIC
Frank S. Monnett Speaks on
Conditions in Taft'S
Home State.
SPLIT IN REPUBLICANS
PRs-coNVENTIoN FIGHT TO con-
TINUE TO POLLS.
SPLIT IN REPUBLICANS

Frank S Monnett. the former Republi-
can attorney general of Ohio, who VIII
ne the principal speaker at Democratic
rally to be held tonight in the Salt Lake
theatre. arrived at $50 O'Clock last night
from Butte. Mr. Monnett was to have
spoken at the meeting in Provo last even
ing. but his train was dersiled and he
did not reach Salt Lake until too late 70
go to Provo. In his place Judge william
IL Leary and Councilman F. ) Ferh-
strom OF Salt Lake spoke at the Provo
meeting.
Since he spoke at Ogden few days ago
Mr. Monnett has spoken in Poeatello.
Butte and Anaconda. Mr.. Monnett SAYS
ne is sure that Montana will go Tor BY
an. while the fight is so close in Idaho
tnat the state is In doubt. Mr. MonneJt
is from Ohio and feels reasonably sure
that Tafts home state will De Tor Bryan
Almost every day" said Mr.. Monnett'
the Republicans are making the state
ment that Ohio is safely Republican II
II is, then what is their reason for re-
asserting it2 We are not shouting every
day that Louisiana is safely Democratic
nor are the Republicans declaring nom
the housetops that Pennsylvania IS sure
ly Republican. Yet no one doubts that
Louisiana will go Democratic nor that
pennsylvania will be carried by TAFT Inc
surest evidence of strong Democratic
hopes for Ohio is found In the forced
braVado Of the Republicans in claiming
the state.
There are a great many factors in
OHIO politics that make the result in that
state in doubt and every one of those fac
tors favors the Democrats The first
Hight in Ohio was the fight between TAFT
and Foraker for the control of Ohio For
aker was always and 1 venture to say
stu is the more popular man of the two
IN Ohio. He had fought with Hanna Tor
control of the state and the fight was al
Va faH E-u-n Egr
had things his own way, for Senator Dick,
who succeeded as the head of the Oppos-
ing faction. had none of the organizing
ability of Senator Hanna
Long before the campaign for the
nomination for the presidency was begun
Senator Foraker carefully organized his
forces throughout the state. They were
anti-Taft then and they are anti-Taft
yet. 1t was only through the liberal use
of the money of Charles p. Taft that his
big brother was able to control the state
delegates as against Foraker. But For
akeT vowed revenge at the polls and Taft
will be shown no quarter.
The colored vote in Ohio in my judg-
ment viii vote for Mr.. Bryan because of
the attitude of President Roosevelt on
the Brownsville case. For months before
the Chicago convention Senator Foraker
had in the hands of every colored voter in
Ohio quantities of anti-Taft literature.
bearing largely on the Brownsville affair.
Negro Foraker clubs were organized then
and they have since become Bryan clubs.
THE labor element in Ohio is enough
Of itself to swing the election this fall.
The laboring men hold the balance of
power, and if they stand by Mr.. Comp
ers. Mr.. Bryan will carry the state by a
handsome plurality. Ny own belief is
that the state will go for Bryan by 5000.
Encouraging reports are received from
every state in the union to such an ex-
tent that Taft's election to me is incon-
eeivable- l feel certain that Bryan will
be elected president by tremendous
landslide"
AT the meeting tonight in the theatre
Judge .. W. Powers will preside He will
deliver an address on local and state is
sues.