The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
Has Travelled Over Country,
Finds Bryan Vote Will
Not Be Enlarged.
HUGHES WILL ALSO WIN.
SENTIMENT FAvoRs PRESENT
NEW YORK GovERNoR-GENE
AL CONDITIONS POINT TO RE-
PUBLICAN VICTORY.


Of the Democratic national committee.
a Democrat who has always been loyal
to Bryan since 1896 and who has trav-
ersed the New England, eastern, mid
die western, northwestern and far
western states, turned UP here today
and met number of friends.
Later on in the day this friend Of
Bryan, whose loyalty to the Nebraskan,
cannot be questioned, said:
II sincerely hope that Bryan will be
elected, but how he is going to be
elected is not quite clear"
Continuing. this friend of Bryan said:
For the last three weeks I have
given careful consideration to the pol
itical situation free from prejudice.
"The Vermont and Maine elections,
of course, meant nothing. the latter
even less than the former.
What has Impressed me more than
anthing else has been the results in the
local party primaries In several states.
Whenever the people have been keenly
interested in the success of either can
didate large party primary vote Is
polled. Under other conditions this is
rarely true.
Party Vote Falls Of.
Local party primaries for the last
few weeks have shown decided falling
of from the full party vote, and this
tends to confirm my view that from a
political standpoint the ordinary voter
the man who is not actively interest
ed In any political organization and, of
course, is vastly in the majority-is in
the condition of an overworked athlete.
He has gone stale. He wants now a
complete rest from the political tur-
MOL and resultant business unheavals
that have been going on for several
years.
He has said: Plague on both your
houses; one seems to be no better than
the other and as he has to take one
or the other, he will vote the ticket he
has in the past acquired the habit of
voting.
Zone thing that would particularly
tend to upsettthis theory is the labor.
know from personal knowledge that
within the last few weeks several of
the large book publishing houses
those that sell on the weekly and
monthly basis-have been instructing
their collection agents to particularly
inquire, In an offhand way, among the
laboring men, how this vote stands at
present. The report sent in shows an
increase for Bryan. SO small as to mean
nothing important to him in November
Another thing, and one with which
nearly all are perfectly familiar, is the
noiseless, but deep-seated opposition
to Bryan among so many leading Dem
ocrats. The appointment by Mack of a
large number of men on various COM
mittees who bolted the ticket in 1896
and 1900. would seem a united party.
This unity is true in sense, but a
full party vote alone will not elect Mr..
Bryan.
Thinks Hughes Sure Winner.
"In New York state Mr.. Bryan will
receive much larger vote than he
got in 1900. but at that he will fall at
least $4,000 behind Taft. Chanler will
run ahead of Bryan, but think that
Hughes chances are about five to
three over Chanler
I'm New Jersey the national COM
mittee is counting on the Methodist
vote to swing the state. asserting that
this vote is practically solid for Bryan.
Reports coming to me in the last few
days indicate that there are no good
grounds for belief.
Delaware is hopeless. The negroes
could change the situation, If they
voted large numbers for Bryan but
they are creatures of habit and will
stick to their old-love.
Maryland is a doubtful state, with
political leanings to Taft. Bryan has
Increased In popularity outside OF Bal
timore. but not within that city.
Haskell Has Hurt Bryan.
Rhode Island will most likely re,
turn a Democratic Governor and give
its electoral vote to Taft.
Connecticut is Republican state
this year.
West Virginia is surely Republican
on national ticket. as are Ohio and H.
Democratic candidate for Governor
and there will be close vote for
President. with chances favoring
Taft.
The western states, with few excep-
tions, are Republican.
Nevada and Montana may go for
Bryan. Washington is the only coast
state where the result will be close.
Haskell has hurt Bryan very much
in the East. Ridder dodld raise an
appreciate sum of money, if allowed
six months in which to do it. With
out a considerable sum of money to
whirlwind the finish we are apt to
blow up about October 20. The tide is
slowly setting against us now
WOULD MORTGAGE THE FARM.
A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name, says: