The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
Incidents and Opinions
 Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

ingmen. All the signs Indicate a Bry- an landslide, and the politician wao brought the news frankly told hIs friends that in his belief nothing the stop It.
 Going Home to Vote.
 Washington Special.
 The. departments in Washington wrl have a deserted appearance on elec- ton day, the present prospect being Tor a larger number of homegoers than at any previous election. So many are preparing to leave that the machinery of the Government promises to revolve very slowly for about a week or ten
 A case that illustrates the condition fairly Is that of the office of the Aus ditor for the Postoff1ce Department. The two deputy auditors have already Chance is endeayoring to arrange af- fairs so that he can go to his home in Illinois tp vote.
 Every officia1 in his office qualified city. Under the law any person hoid- ing an off1ce to which he was appoint ed by the President may act under a special designation from the Presidents but the search for some one in that class among the various departments who is not going to the election has disclosed the fact that everyone so far approached will be out of the city on election day.
 Bryan and Roosevelt Discussed Washington Special to New Orleans
 The adyisabiIity ifty e of challenging Pres ident Roosevelt to meet William J. Bryan on the platform in Madison Square Garden or Carnegie Halls in Democratic managers. At this time 1t can not be said whether the decision VIII be for or against such a move. Every man having to do with the act we. work at the headquarters of the national and Congressional Committees opinion. FE Zss The idea is that inasmuch as presi- dent Roosevelt insists upon discussing the Issues of the campaign by meanss of letters in which he can raise false Issues and svade the real ones, 1t is incumbent upon the Democratic man. agers to Insist that the real man in the Republican campaign shall meet the Democratic champion on footing of equality 1r tFst ground for such an, invitation to come from behind the shelter of the ,Preslr dential office will be that Judge Taft is not the principal but merely the can not and does not gay a word until after he has the approval of his chief, and that Mir. Bryan Is weary of deal-s ing ing with s the m. man who Is speaking, not
 
 CT IS taking advantage of his high of- ice to cloak his utterances with sarlc- tity. to which they are not entitled.
 The fact that arrangements for Q have been made, but the name of the speaker has been withheld, is. said 10 have suggested the discussion now go-' ing on among the Democratic mana gers. The belief that President Roose- welt Is the man held in reserve for the untitled date suggested the thought that if MT. Roosevelt really wants to go upon the stump he should be- given an excuse Tor doing so ' '
 Wisconsin Claimed for Bryan. O. o. -Stealey Milwaukee Special to
 Louisville Courier Journal. .=s rs.-
 The winning of Wisconsin by. MT. Bryan. and his friends Is going to Be a horculean task. but the prospects of it's Accomplishment are. indeed. most fiattering. The stories that I am told here of the chances from the Republican to tho Democratic side are so marve14 bie. and yet the polls have been. ears- | fully gone over and fully verified. In !, 800 precincts cards were. sent to the most reliable men as follows:
 "Kindly report to me at your earffs est convenience the number of Repub- licans in your precinct who voted for. Roosevelt four years ago. and who. will vote for Bryan this V1lr. We want your absolute knowledge of these voters. if any, and 'ifo hearsay reporss
 From the replies received a wondeE- full showing was deS efoped: computing these replies the ratio gained show ! percentage sufficiently large enough ceived by Roosevelt in 1904, which was 15e,057, though La Toilette was only elected Governor over Peck by about 5o,00O plurality. e2