Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16

one who win vote for Bryan. There r.
not = Democrat who favors him"
Another prominent southern Demo-
crat who wilt vote FOR Taft is Mr.. ".
\. Garrett, Chief executive officer to. the
receivers Of the seaboard Air Line
Railway Company. s.ss s s.,s
Mr.. Carr It's reasons Tor supporting
the Republican candidate are that h..
10 the candidate Of the, business men
and his election would be for the best
interests Of the country.
Mr.. Garrett says he has noticed 4
leaning toward Taft in several Of the
Southern States and instanced Alabama
% one Of these.
Two men. who have always been
prominent in Democratic circles in Bal
timore who have announced that they
did not think enough Of Bryan to vote
for him, and that they would support
Taft instead, are Mr.. John Il. .Semlfes.
one of the prominent lawyers Of Balti-
more and president of the School
Board, and Mr.. Leigh Bonsal, who in
years past has been one Of the most
active workers in the Democratic party.
Both men said that they could not
stand for Bryan and his policies.
Mr.. BOnsal's detection from the ranks
OF Democracy was an especial shock to
the Bryan men in the State. They had
counted on him as one Of the prize
spellbinders during the coming cam.
paign, and had no idea but that he was
IN ardent supporter of the Democratic
nominees when and where will. 1t
suit you best to speak during the COM
ing campaign in behalf Of Mr.. Rryan?"
Mr.. Bryan's friends in Maryland wrote
him. When Mr.. Bonsal replied that he
intended to vote for Taft the CORE.
spOndence ceased.
Major Richard NJ. venable, former
president Of the Baltimore Park Board
and one of the most prominent Inde-
pendent Democrats in Maryland, has
declared for Taft and against Bryan.
II am for Taft" said Major Venable,
"as do not agree with Mr.. Bryans
opinions on the various questions now
confronting the public.
'He has not the Judgment and tenn
permanent of statesman. A statesman
knows that no matter how desirable Il
reform may be he must take short steps
In accomplishing 1t. He knows that 1t
cannot be done in day. The public
mind and the new machinery of admin
istratfon must be educated and adapted
to introduce such radical changes as
are contained in Mr.. Bryan's program.
even conceding for the argument that
he is right"
Waldo Newcomer, president of the
National Exchange Bank Of Baltimore,
says that although he believes in the
principles of the Democratic party and
would like to cast his ballot for the
Democratic ticket, he finds it impossible
to support Bryan and his ideas. ).
Mr.. Newcomer characterized the Bry-
an plank in the Denver platform guar
anteeing deposits in banks as nQnsen-
steal and unnecessary. He said the
scheme smacked Of paternalisn, and is
not founded upon, sound or good bust
ness principles. ..5,..,s ,....,3
Mr.. Newcomer said he did not re-
gard Mr.. Bryan az the type Of man. to
make Z satisfactory or safe President,
and felt that the interests Of. the. .coun-
try and the people as a whole. would be
far better promoted. this time BY the
election. Of Mr.. TAFT, in whose sanity,
soundness and honesty every, one who
knows him has the utmost confidenes,
Frederic r.. Coudert, for years. !.
prominent New York Independent Dem
ocrat, has stated that he intends to vote
for Taft.
]. e. Smith, vice president Of the
Simmons Hardware Company Of st.
Louis, whose politics heretofore has
been Democratic, has come out for
Taft. He says. many other Democrats
among st. Louis business men. will
mark their ballots the same way.
New, York Newspapsr Deserts Bryans
The Ithaca IN. ~. Chronicle, q
newspaper heretofore Democratic, has
broken with that party and Joined the
opposition, saying: s.,gs, s;...I.s .as,
Relieving that there 10 no hope for
reasonable men in the Democracy, un-
der its present leaders refusing to
truckle to the misflt combination OF
Populism, Socialism, corruption. and
bossism presented under the guiss OF
Democracy, the Chronicle takes Its
stand firmly for Taft and Sherman, for
Hughes and his running mate"