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soseyeland pomoeraes'' Reeaae e H. Pc
whipped. Into Line sud ORGANISE
,Asb Fight the Ham 5vvhe Disrupted
!. the; Parsy-Asoltd;o; South Shows
! Mgns OF Breaking Up. *~. -

able and eunstable; theories OF govern. !,
ndent. They simply cannot bring them:
selxsgto BE- identified, with Bryan. .,~g
ttss Perhaps.7 the, most notifying Incl: i
dents which the Democrats have expe !
rlenced in the present campaign. were =
In Massachusetts, where two big men
named az Democratic presidential cleo !,
tors declined~to serve on the ground.
that they were unable. to. support: Mr.
Bryan and greatly preferred Mr. Taft
These men were Ferdinand Strauss and
G. H. P. Could, Of Lyons Falls, both i
business men of the first rank. Mr.
Strauss, especially, has been prominent !.
in the Massachusetts Democracy for a :
long time. Their declination to- serve
as Bryan electors caused. sensation in
the old Bay state and throughout the.
country. .G ss,4 u = .s......: at
Dsmosratiet Congressman. for, Taft
Eugene Walter !, Leake,; Democratic
Represents tive In Congress- from New
Jersey, called. at Republican National !
Committee headquarters: early this
month to offer his services on the stump
for, William H.: Taft. : Though he: has
beensa stanch Democrat all his1ife, he.
is bitterly opposed tosWilliam Jennings
Bryan and because he, believes that the
election of Bryan to the Presidency
would mean the greatest dainty to
the, country since the civil war, he is
ready to exert himself to the utmost to
aid the election Of Judge Taft. He Is
speaking at Republican rallies through.
out the Eastern States; =::s=. Es.:
Democrats Organise to Fight Bryan.
That the sentiments felt by these men
are shared by many in New York Is;
shown In the organization OF the "Cleve.
land Democracy" an association whose
5princip1 les are anti Bryan, and (Which
has been formed, according to the Earti-
cles Of Incorporation, ITO revive the true
spirit Of Democracy among the voters
Of Harlem and OF the whole city"
Headquarters have been opened and the
club is doing active work, not, 1t is al
most unnecessary to. say, in the inter
ests Of the continuous Nebraska Office
seeker ~, III u sri III n !, Il :.
/: John r. Dos Passos, a leading New
York lawyer and author. who has al,
ways been a Democrat, has come out
In a long statement announcing his al.
legiance to Taft and ,denouncing Bryan
ism and the remnants Of the party which
Bryan controls II am a Democrat, he
says, q expeetSto cast my vote for Mr.
Taft William b Davenport; d we'll
known Brooklyn Dea1nocrat, for many
years Public Administ Tor of Kings,
County, has denounced the Democratic:
platform and is now a vice president OF
the Taft Sherman Lawyers Club ,s.=s
AMti-Bryan Sentiment Widespread.
Former Special City Judge Irving:
K, Baxter, of III ica, N,s !, no has
always been a Democ and was
elected on that ticket not only has re
pudiated Bryan, but viii take ~ the
stump and advocate the election Of
mart and sherman: Hlven up In Maine,
where the members sof the Democratic
minority are supposed to be hopelessly.
tbidebound, there To- detection III.
McLaugh of scarboro, for Instance
annonnceS that he has become so dis
gugted with Bryan II the Haskell con-
|tsoYersy that be has swung over 70
the Republic part 81
ID. After hearing Judge Taft speak at
Est Louis III ID Housennan, of. Denver
Cole, well -known frai lroad builder.
Iannounced hia conversion 40 the Re
lspublic lean part and isas scand datess M;
llI1oasenan had been "a loyal Democras,
Ieor many year his incid lent os
|. eonrse lg d direct ihuts to fudge
/ asaft,a powers al 4 campaf gner, of
| which many evidences ssyere produced
OH Iii now famous Wessern trip. 5;l
shs
All sst. Josept IL, one soe the feat
lure Waa HE ysssion. 81 II.
Travis. prominent Dancer who
went to3 ID NEE ting ut the stock yards
osaea Mr. TAFT. fer sizing M the
;Elatter Dayis eelarea
i though gonlts tsotes Cor M. Bryan,
y but this man surely looks good I'd me-
Anothe iiasouri Demo- u. b.
u \ zII.lyfvood, III ,lrling Raj lroad soIl-
\ ssIs,esor o evident Has,
y asianiiarIy imp esssd Il; at he
ashaa announces tllat aft MA get Ills
lfysotieeab among lee presi,.
I! ssenta i'll the reeep, iorl at 81.
I.ouis were James init head 81
tie ssst Louis Business Men AZ League,
and FssedsricR hudson well known
beth Democrat who hare ID
selarsd Int ntion on
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