The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-11
LITTLE LEFT FOR TAFT.
Mr.. Bryan's Visitors Tell of Landslide
i'm His Direction.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. IL
Upon the arrival of Norman Mack
chairman of the national Democratic
committee, In Lincoln this afternoon,
the executive committee will hold a
conference at Fairview with Mr..
Bryan, at which the campaign plans
will be discussed. A number of the
members of the notification committee
have already reached Lincoln, and it
was expected that most of them dur
ing the day would ride out to the
Bryan home for the purpose of paying
their respects. Some of them got an
early start and went in the forenoon,
amongst these being w. w Forbes Of
Arizona and Charles Edelman. of
California.
Mr.. Edelman was insistent that. the
Democratic nominee should visit Cali
fornia and make a couple of speeches.
He thought California, was safely
Democratic, but he told Mr.. Bryan
that if he went out there 1t would
be surely SO. The Californians and
particularly the labor union men, Mr.
Bryan was told were greatly pleased
with the two planks of the Denver
platform relating to Asiatic immigra-
ton and the regulation of writs of in
junction.
THE labor union men of San Fran
cisco" Mr.. Edelman said, ARE now
united. our party is united and we ex-
pect to plant California in the Demo-
cratic column"
Mr.. Bryan took under ad-
visement the making of journey to
tho coast, although practically
reiterated his determination to remain
home during October. His plans for
September. although not fully
matured. are such as to prevent his
going to the Pacific coast that month.
Having finished lecture tours in the
states of Ohio. Illinois. Kansas and
Nebraska. Thomas P. Byrnes. of Erie,
Pa. a Unitarian minister. called on
Mr.. Bryan and gave him the benefit
| of what information he had regarding
| the political sentiment in those states.
"I find the drift first towards you
| everywhere" Mr.. Bryan was told and
he added that the Republicans would
have to stir up a tremendous force,
before they could hope to win.
The difference between the conditions
in the state of Maryland now and in
! 1896 and 1900, was explained to Mr.
| Bryan by S. S. Field, of Baltimore. a
member of the notification committee
! During Mr. Bryan's two previous cam
| paigns, Mr.. Field said, the Democrats
| openly fought him, whereas today il
! is a difficult matter to get any promi-
| nent Democrat to be quoted as saying
| that he would oppose Bryan. The
| change in 1901. of the election laws OF
| the state placing a higher standard OF
| intelligence on the voters, was also
/
land in the Democratic column this
year. That law. Mr.. Field declared had
materially cut down the Republican
vote.
"But what is equally important" he
said, SIS the fact that our Democratic
governor and Democratic state organi-
zation are loyal to Mr.. Bryan
| Some additional light on the Illinois
situation was given the Democratic
nominee by L. w. Chambers, of Jack
sonville. The Republican party in that
| state, Mr.. Bryan was informed, at pres
ent is torn to pieces. He believed Bryan
and Stevenson would carry the state
| because, as he explained, he did not
| see. in view of the things that Messrs
| Deneen and Yates were saying about
| each other How any decent Republi-
| can can vote the Republican ticket"
| The quarrel of the Republicans ir
! West Virginia. is not being overlooked
! the matter was talked over by Mr.
Bryan with Thomas F. Brantley OF
| Orangeburg, South Carolina, who in.
tends to go on a stumping tour and
will devote much time in West Vir'
ginia as will other Democratic speak
| ers.