The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-16
Declares That Taft VIII Re:
ceive Nearly as Many
Votes as Roosevelt.
GIVES .sTATE FlGUREs
Showing That Glasseock' /
Majority VIII BE g, 900
or More Than That.


from the East He Immediately
went to Republican state headquar-
ters, after registering at the Waldo.
met Chairman S. v. Matthews and his
stan and the visiting Republicans at
headquarters, and spent an hour go
ing over the situation
A representative OF the Telegram
called on the Sem tor and asked him
about the political situation, first In
the country generany, and then in
West Virginia The Senator replied
that he had recently been in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Maryland and parts OF Ohio. and that
he was confirmed in his first estimate
of the outcome of the election, which
was that Taft would sweep the coun-
try by nearly as large majority as
Roosevelt did foU. years ago. He
said that Taft was gaining every day,
that the tide was his way, that he
would continue to gain, and that the
result Of the election would be aston
ishing to both Democrats and Repub-
lfcans. He said he had been familiar
with and known all'of the candidates
for the Presidency for the last thirty
years. and taking It all in all he
thought Taft was the most typical all
around American thar had ever run
for the high office of the Presidency
that he had ever known. That he
was Just, judicial, conservative and
understood the needs and wants of
the country at home and abroad, and
whenever he came In contact with
the people he won their confidence
and esteem. The Senator said he had
no doubt whatever and; never had had
of Taft'sr selection. and with 1t the fEIl-
mediate resumption OF business that
all the country was waiting for now
was Taft's election. Even Democrats
are conceding that Bryan's election
would disturb business, and some
Democrats everywhere concede Tart 8
election.
well. Senator, what do you say
of West Virginia?" inquired the Tele-
grants representative.
Every day only, strengthens me in
the belief in the beginning, that Taft
would carry the State by an over
whelming majority. and since we
have settled the differences in the Re-
publican party the majority mas been
increasing every day and will con-
tfnue to do so until the end. AS to
nothing can be said against
him. He is a stainless, pure, able,
upright man, and no Democrat can
be found to dispute this fact He
has proven to be the man for the
place, and the committee made no !
mistake In his selection. He is get
ting votes wherever he goes and the
tide is with him, and his majority
will approach that of Taft's. He did
not EXPECT the nomination but the
moment he accepted 1t he entered the
fight and has made good speeches
and a good Impression everywhere he
has gone"
"Well, how about the issues in
this campaign, Senator?"
THE fact is the Democrats have
no issues. The only thing that
Bryan argues, about which there Is
a difference, is the guaranteeing of
deposits of national banks. On every
other issue he repeats only what he
said before his nomination, that ne
agrees with the Republican party and
President Roosevelt and commences
the Republican party and Roosevelt
for the good record both have made
He offers to the people only one IS
sue, a fad worse than free silver ana
sixteen-to-one, that deposits In ma
tional hanks should be guaranteed. |
This position was cSHuemHeu DS .'NS
Of bankers at Denver,
composed of nearly two thousand
men, Democrats and Republicans
alike. as wholly ilnpracticable and
visionary. II any people in business
are to be made safe and guaranteed |
why not the farmer against failure
of crops for reasons over which he
has no control? The man who has
money TO deposit in bank has 1T in |
hand, the farmer has to make his
and he shouId'be guaranteed in pref |
erence, The fact is, If the Govern
ment is going into the guaranteeing
business. why limit 1t to people that
nave money to deposit in banks ?"
The Senator said he was ready TO
make speeches and do anything he
could to serve his party. He also
soid that forty-three per cent of the
vote lies south of the
Kanawha river, ana the Republican
has depended largely for its
success and majority on this section
e.,rbe majorities in the congressional
districts south Of the Kapawha will
he az large as they were In the last
sIection. II not Increased. = declared
the Senator. That would bring
r5fassoocIr up to the ESanawiia with