The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-13
The ELECTION
TO Be FAIR
Both Democrats and ReDubli-
cans Are Short Of Cash.
COMMITTEES ARE HANDICAPPED

Many Politicians Believe the DAYS Of
Swollen Campaign Funds Are over
and the Late President Harrison's
ProPreey Is to Be FuHlled-H5N
the Leaders Size Up the Situation
and Some Of Their Claims 49, Say
the Campaign Is the ssupidsst In
Years.
Chicago. oct 12-Leadcrs OF both
| parties are making estimates in The
/ presidential race. The favoritc csti-
/ mate OF the Democrats is 70 give Fly
I Bryan the 120 votes from the oia, a
I states OF the solid south ana lf2 from
I Missouri Oklahoma. Kentucky. Ne
vada. Indiana New York. Nebraska
Colorado and North Dakota. making
a total Of 252, or ten less than onou- h
I 90 elect
Incn they think there is a fighting
chance 10 kansan. Ohio ana Mime
| sofa. any one of which. il carried 1v
Mr.. Bryan and added to the list AL
ready S.ven. would mean his election.
The pronounced Taft mea continue
20 insist that the following Is the site
uaton at this hour:
For Tait-Caifornia. 10: Connect.
cut :. Delaware. 3. Illinois. 70. IN.
diana, 10. Iowa. Is: Kansas. lo.
Maine 8. Maryland. s. Nassaelu.
setts lf. Michigan. IA. Minnesota. II.
Nebraska. 3. New Jersey. Is: New
Hampshire. (: New York. 80. Nrr.h
Dakota. 9. Ohio. %. Oregon. 4. Pc-n n
syivanla. "a. Rhode Island. &. south
Dakota. q: Vermont. q. Washington.
B. West Virginia. :: Wisconsin. 10.
wyoming. 9. Total. 2ll
For hrysn-Alabama. II. Arkansas.
9, Florida. 8; Georgia. IS. idaho. A..
Kentucky. IS; Louisiana. g. Misss
s.rlL 10. Missouri Is. Nevada g.
North Carolina. l.. Oklahoma. q.
south Carolina. .; Tennessee. Il:
Texas is: Virginia. u. Total. lea
Doubtful states-Colorado. .. Mon
tana 8. Total. $.
Other Republicans give MARYLAND 90
Bryan without a murmur. Civ.u- Mary.
Ia. Colorado and Montana To- .fr
Bryan. hc would have $50 votes. OF
"a is the very general opinion OK
those who have kept tab on the sit
.ation that the result on November 4
is to record probably The fnirast m.
uonai election since Civil War DAYS.
Neither the Republicans nor the
Democrats have sufficient money frr|
cauroi- q expenses. In fact. both M.
roral committees are virtually bank
ruqt and heavily in debt Norman r
Nac.- chairman OF the Democratic
committee. Issued a percmptcry order
% - heads oi bureaus that thoy MAJ
cue tlcir expenditures 10 the bone.
l-e days OF swollen campaign funds
are over. In the estimation OF many
iac time is approaching. in the oprn-
Jon of others when Tie prophecy OF
Che late President Harrison is 90 be-
iuialcc. T-is was that candidates or
president and vice president be nomi.
mated in convention attended only bv
delegates and alternates. ana the can
oiiates CD remain quietly az Ga i-l
homes AFTER announcement in thai-i
letters % acceptance.
Bryan. 10 win must. it is admitted I
by Democrats OF national ranovr
have AID the Democrats. a majority OF /
The labor vote. the business vote. ana /
10 addition thousands upon thousands /
~ Republican votes.
ln manr respects campaigners in rla !
tNo camps agree the campaign has
been the stupiiost in years.
JIG IS known that twinc on bundles !
holding millions OF documents sent OUT /
from headquarters here 10 various /
state headquarters for distribution has |
not been even cut; cause. no funds
IN many az the states. notably Nev
York Ohio Illinois. Indiana, the Re- |
plohcans are disunited but IN Obi, |
and Indiana the Republicans. even the |
Democrats admit. have seized the POP |
a.ar slide cf the temperance question.