Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-15
WHAT is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
A WORD ABOUT THE LEADING
EVENTS or THE WEEK.
cIoslna Weeks Of the Campaign,

Closing Weeks Of the Campaign.
President Roosevelt has again declined
to go on the stump for Taft, not believ-
ing his help necessary. He says be will
60 to the limit to help Hughes in New
York on account Of the latter's work for
TAFT.
Candidate Taft is this week speaking in
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and Virginia. He will pass sunday
with the president at Washington and
then will move into the Middle Atlantic
states, Bryan is working in his home
state and will then come East.
There have been several conferences at
the White House with leading labor men
I'm the effort to induce a detection from
Gompers' lead to Bryan. Daniel j..
Keefe, president OF the Longshoremen's n's
union and vice president Of the Fedora
tion OF Labor having stated that he
should vote for Taft. the Democratic ma
tional committee charges that his support
was bought in return for a promise that
he should be made commissioner-general
OF immigration. Keefe denies this.
Governor Hughes has begun q three
weeks speaking tour Of New York state.
At Elmira Monday. the crowds couldn't
begin to get into the theatre. He pro-
pounded several questions to bis oppon-
ent, Chanler. asking him II he favored
race track gambling and il he would try
to undo the recent legislation respecting
it, il elected. Chanler has not yet re-
piled.
Joseph NJ. Brown, Democrat, was elect
ed governor of Georgia last week by be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 majority. Yam.
cey Carter. who ran on the Independence
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Republicans having no ticket. The vo-
ters adopted an amendment to the consti-
tuition requiring a property qualification
for all voters The purpose is said to bs
the further disfranchisement Of the ne
groes.
Taft and Bryan sat at the same banquet
table IN Chicago at the dinner given By
the Association OF Commerce. They
were greeted by tumult that lasted Al
minutes. The candidates chatted amica
bly, and affixed their signatures to many
menu cards handed up by the diners
Both spoke on non-partisan topics.
Senator LaFollette Of Wisconsin vii
start weekly newspaper to promote hi
brand Of radical Republicanism-
Andrew Carnegie has contributed $40,
OO0 to the Republican campaign fund, be
ing the largest contribution thus far
MFa. Russell Sage has given $1,000. Al
nppeai for $50 trum each of 10000 husi
ness men has besn made by Treasures
sheldon. The Democatic campaign
fund amounted 10 s222, 900 last week. o
which $3.50, 900 represents contribution
and t52, 900 the left over part OF the Den
yer convention fund An official state
ment OF all contributions OF over 500 I,
the Democratic fund will be given on
Oct. IS.
W. Q. Brown, senior vice president o
the New York Central railway, in Al
address before the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers said that be believes
that within three months after Taft
election business would be in full swing
while Bryan's election would mean pro
longed disaster.
The president OF the Sharples Separate
company at Westchester, Pa. employin
. 1000 men, has served notice on them tha
II Bryan is elected the works will close q
once.