Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-14
New York Will Be the Heart
of the Fighting.
KERN ARRIVES WITH HOPE
Declares That Ohio and Indiana Are
Sure for Bryan.
REPUBLICANS BRIGHTEN UP
Taft Managers Pleased With Re-
ports of His Good Impression
on the Labor Vote.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. October 14-The advance
guard of the democratic invasion of the
east arrived today i'm the person of John
w. Kern. the democratic candidate for Vice
President. He is the first big gun to
wheel into position and unlimber. but In
a few days other heavy artillery will be
in the field. And then hear them roar.
New York will be on the firing line from
now on. and the devoted public of this
section will hear more prize campaign
oratory than ever in their life.
My Kern comes east full of optimism
for his party He thinks Indiana and
Ohio are absolutely sure for Bryan. that
New York and New Jersey are good fight
ing ground and that Iowa and Wisconsin
are not HOPELESS. That is. he says he
thinks so.
Taft and the Labor Vote.
There was a distinct Frightening OF
faces around republican national head
quarters today over the news that Taft
was making favorable impression on
the labor vote in Ohio. The first days
trip of the republican candidate was not
so encouraging and caused considerable
apprehension among the republicans.
But the reports OF yesterdays meetings
heartened them up. because the news
seemed 10 confirm accounts of conditions
said 10 be cropping out in this section
That is to say. IL is definitely represented
to the republican managers that outside OF
the railroad vote in New York. which
seems hopelessly against Hughes, there
Is increasing resentment among working
men who heretofore have been affiliated
with the republican party to Mr.. Com
pers' efforts to swing organized labor as
a body to one particular candidate. The
republican managers were glad to OBJ
serve that Mr.. Taft seemed TO be MAX
ing an impression in his talk to the la
boring men. and they await his arrival
here with keen interest, 10 see IL he can
hit the iron while 1t is hot and hammer
into these voters different views upon
matters in which labor seems most deep
ly interested
1t is a question whether the labor vote
has set yet: that is. whether II is den-
nitely drifting in one direction For
while it seemed that the tide was going
Bryanward with the labor men. but there
are indications. so the republican manag-
ers say, that the labor vote has stopped 10
think II over, and they will be very much
surprised if there is not a change In sen-
timent pretty soon. They are anxious for
Mr.. Taft to come into this Industrial held
and talk things over with the men face
to face. They believe he can check the
flow of the tide toward Gompers and
Bryan. II. indeed. he does not turn II in
the other direction.
Cannon's Prospects Brighter.
News from Uncle Joe's district: Infor-
nation comes today from an authentic
source in Illinois that Speaker Cannon's
prospects are Frightening. The informa
ton is that while Mr.. Cannon viii have
materially reduced plurality. he will
pull through The Methodist Church and
organized labor are both pounding him.
but ii is declared that there is reaction
in his favor as result OF the very char
acter of the fight being made against him.
This will be the first campaign in years
that Mr.. Cannon has not gone on the
stump for the congressional ticket. but
this year with the exception OF short
trip into the west. he has been compelled
to attend to his own knitting. and for the
rest of the campaign will stay close to
home.
The democrats are making things live
ly for the chairman of the congressional
committee. Mr. Mckinley himself. and al
though there does not seem to be any
real danger. his friends are sitting up
mighty peart and taking notice. Mr..
Mckinley is personally very popular In
his district.
Uncertainty Of Observers.
One of the peculiar features of this
campaign is the uncertainty of observers
as to the real situation. There was a
roundup this morning of newspaper cor.
respondents who have been out i'm the
field and are drifting eastward the
firing-line advances. They were guessing
among themselves and giving their i'm
pressions of their observations.
One of them, a western man. said: Il
am afraid to write what l sometimes
think because il seems preposterous. i'm
possible. My own judgment tells me 1t
cannot he My friends. after election,
would say that l must have had a tenn
porary obsession. and perhaps ] am los
ing my mind. But does IL not strike you
boys that there are a great many omnous
features in the drift of this campaign,
from the viewpoint Of the party in
power?'
And they allowed that there were. AT
the same time they agreed with him that
after all they mus be wrong. y. .. NJ.