The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-15
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

their views for publication. Another Republican. widely known as 1aend Taft. said yesterday that he was more anxious about the general outlook now than he has been at any time during
 The Significant thing about the ex- pressed views of Republicans who have been here within the last lew days is their unanimous agreem-ent - 0n welt greatly injured Republican pros poets, possibly beyond repair, oy the sensational part he took in the cam Der and early in the present month.
 It is also represented that many or the effective things that have oesn done in past campaigns through tne use of money have not been done aI all in this campaign. From highly authoritative source 1t was Iearneu that the matters which caused the feres ferenceS % at the White House early last week were. in their order or impos- tance, as follows:
 First-The general political ,nass sL.as ton, which was causing uneasiness in the Republican management.
 second-The New York situation.
 Third-The money situation
 Funds First in Importance.
 It was admitted by this same authority that possibly the mat.er ot campaign funds should be placed Llrst in order of importance. At any rt.e' a
  Conferences. con and Treasurer sheidon's $50 letter was one of the results.
 The New York situation is source of anxiety for several reasons. not least of which may be considered the apathy of a large class of Repupncans;; due, most recently, to the sensaiionhr, h,, personal attacks upon individuals oy the President and the general low plane upon which the Republican cam paign has been conducted.
 uTs.. Ths sna tRs popnarisgg Of cSaneT weigh, perhaps, about equally as con tributors to the feeling of anxiety among the Republican national man.
 In Ohio. the prospect is not improv:: ing. Thousands of loyal friends or Senator Foraker are bitterly resentIul of the treatmsnt s.idsnt ne nss rese.xsT Roossvet Other adherents of Foraker who do not sustain him unqualiftedly Tn the light of recent charges feel the Presi- that he should not have spoken at all;
 Tn Ohio and other states where iocai conditions within the party nave peen troublesome for many monsns' ,,cp as the Republican national managers gers hoped for, and serious defections ron the patty, not to mention the spaLnetic ns Reptibiicans who will stay at home on election day, are feared on all sides. EdgePtOm is For Bryan.
 Cola Spring sS1eFfon sH Yi9 sPshSlas Ptha wsll-known newspaper writer. who has 2 country home here. has declared for Mr. Bryan. His action is lent significance by the fact that MT. Edserton was gsnsra' organizer of the Independence League. had charge of Hearst's campaign Tor governor in the southern tier, and UP fo inc beginning of the present year was an editorial writer on The New York American.
 VIII Make no Speeches.
 washington Special to N, O. Times
 rbe IaSt word on the possibility of president Roosevelt taking the stump was spoken at the White Mouse today to pr. Barchfeld, Representative rom Pittsburg. one of the parucuiad5 sd sys4sr carter for the tree that grows the traditional olive branch; Tne stump shall not bear the weight of the 1 Rough Rider. Anything more he may have to say about the 4tna teampal9gns s,stel wt.l | nAnts. They. however, are likely 10 | be few, If any at all. v, Barchfeld's first mission was to hell the President about the interpariaa- 1 ed. His second was to invite the l Presideut to visit Pittsburg ana tel | inc unemployed workmen in that city why they should vote TOT Juage ges,,itass uass' | of which he is chairman. needs him
 That appeal brought forth the the l definite declaration that Thedooree z speeches. TU0SSws.' Although he appealed for | just one speech. pr. Barchfield saio | the fact that many men are out oL work will have no influence on the | Republicanism of Pittsburg'