Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
CAMPAIGN NEWS.
Items of Political Information Heard
At Republican state Headquarters.

At n conference of orlcials of the
Southern railroad and other prominent
business men of the South. held IN
Washington on Wednesday for tho
purpose of discussing business condi-
tions and for perfecting plans for NOV
ing Of crops in the rthern territory.
the opinion was generally expressed
that since the national conventions
were held there are unmstakablc signs
of general business Improvement
throughout tho entire South.
Mr.. IIiseen. nominee for President
by the Independent party, is Il big,
blue eyed, liRht-ha''ed ran of very
rugged physique. His running mate,
the candidate for vice presidency, Col.
Graves. is a dark haired, courtly man
of the type generally supposed to be-
long to the old-timc southern chivalry.
TIL" contrast in appc; rance of the two
men Is perhaps as typical of the races.
North and South. as could have been
brought together.
AS an indication of the comparative
business confidence in the two par
tics, n pointer is found in the fact that
an order for 100000 worth of auto
mobile gas engines, placed at Logans-
port, Ind, was made conditional that
| IL could be cancelled in case of Bryan's
election.
leading Southern newspaper asked
the question, can Mr.. Bryan do the
| Democratic party good? The Omaha
| Bee. from Mr.. Bryan's own state, an
swcred, Yes. under Mr.. Bryan's lead
orshp the Democratic party has al
ready been done good"
| Chairman Hitchcock of the national
republican committee, opened head
| quarters in New York city in the tow
or of the metropolitan building at
noon Saturday. Among the men IN
conference with Mr.. Hitchcock was Il.
G. Duncan. national committeeman from
North Carolina. 1t IS reported as Mr.
Duncan's emphatic opinion that there
IL good chance OF taking one or two
Southern States from the democratic
| column. Another caller Mt headquar
| ters was General Frank S. Strceter of
New Hampshire. W. was In charge
of the Taft campaign in that State
and who succeeded in saving for Taft
four votes while the combined innu-
ence of the New Hampshire senators
and other prominent Granite State pol
iticians was against Mr.. Taft.
Bishop Olham, who has spent many
| wears In the Orient, and thoroughly UNI
dcrstands Philippine conditions. is quoted
as being of the opinion that Mr.. Bryans
election would be misfortune for the
Filipinos No man knows the needs OF
the Filipinos better than Mr.. Taft, and
of all Americans he is the best beloved
in those islands It has been suggested
that the Democratic party. in view Of Its
present variance from traditional poll
c!es, adopt some other name. consider
Ing its change from the conservatism OF
Cleveland to the radicalism OF Bryan
l2 years ago, and the return to Bryan
ism now IN 1908 The highly proper name
suggested Is Democratic"
The treasurer of a large manufacture
ing corporation, with headquarters ir
Boston, which does business all over th'
country, is stopping with his family FOL
@ few weeks near Newport and In con
versation, relative TO the business sit
ua ton, stated that the nomination OF Mr.
Taft Is having good effect upon bust
ness; that there Is noticeable Increase
in business; that business men feel tina
his election will start new era in buh
ness in the country. This man Is not
politician nor a partisan In either party
| AIlOlS tUlpipNfS VI t'lt '-'''' "ts' "'o'
yards, "A Fat Mans club has been or
ganized. The minimum limit of weigh
is go pounds, ard the heaviest mcmbe
weighs 800 pounds. The president OF tn
club weighs 2S5. The club has a platform
as follows: "Realizing rho heavy i'm
portance Of good and well-bred me,
working together in harmony, and II
view OF adding weight to the poitica
situation and the greatness OF the repub
lican convention In nominating such
large and manly eXpansion!st. we hereb
l organize ourselves, etc"