The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-26
BRYAN RESTS IN NEW YORK After Week of Hard Campaigning. GUEST OF NATHAN STRAUS Dined at the Home of Herman
 Ridder. Mir. Bryan saia That the Forecasts In the New York Papers Did Not
 Agree with His
 Reports.

New York, Oct. 25.-After & week of hard campaigning, William ]. Bryan. Democratic candidate for President. rested today in this city.
 The candidate had breakfast in his private car as it was dashing through New Jersey and arrived at 9:15 a. m. at Jersey City, where he was met by Straus. Almost immediately the party crossed the ferry to New York and Mir. Bryan was driven to tho residence of Mir. Straus. where tho day was spent in resting for this weeks ordeal. To- night tho candidate dined at the home of Herman Ridder. Treasurer of the Na- tiQnai Democratic Committees. To- morrow morning early Mr. Bryan win go to Paterson, N J., in. fulhllment of pledge made last week to make speech there. At the conclusion of the meeting he will return again 10 New fork city.
 Mir. rByan declared tonight that. with the exception of being very tired, he was feeling well.
 T am finishing the campaign better than I ever have.'' he said. My voice has stood tho strain well and I don't think that 1 have lost weight"
 Mir. Bryan said that some of the forecasts he had seen In the morning
 
 reports that he had been receiving.
 How do things look, Mir. Bryan?'
 .fVery encouraging" was the reply.
 What do you think of Indiana?" he was asked.
 We had very enthusiastic meetings there and also in Ohio. The prospects in both States are very bright" was the answer.
 Mir Bryan eaid that all the straw haNiAtz fok In country showed Democratic gains. but" he continued 'of course. the &C., curacy of the straw. ballot depends upon the way 1t is taken and the way the names are selected. You select. a list of names to sand postal cards to: you receive many answers. but you have no way of finding out how the men who dia a,not aeewe es are gotng to vote..y The trouble comes when you try to average the votes of the ones who have not responded with the votes of those who have responded"
 Where have the Democratic gains been this year. in comparison with other years" the candidate was
 Gains in Every State.
 This year the Democrats have gained in every State. Heretofore we have made gains In some states and have lost In other States. This year there are gains throughout the whole country and gains in every occupation. There are gains among the farmers; these gains are very marked. There are gains among the business men; professional men and especially among college, men. That is the interesting point in this campaign as compared with the other campaigns that have had anything to do with"
 "Whaf fha raaaon ROr fhIs ca In % -"only one" replied Mir. Bryan. T think that 1t is that the Republican party in power for twelve years has failed to meet the responsibility.
 Mir. Bryan said that the poll in New York city, the largest city in the coun- try, and the poll in Iowa. probably the largest agricultural State, showed %hat the Democratic gains were substan- tiaily the same Tn New York State and city, the reports showed so per cent gains and in Iowa about the same.
 Mir. Bryan today received the fol- lowing cabIegram from Oxford Col lege. England.
 william J. Bryan. Democratic Head
 quarters, New York:
 American Rhodes scholars. after debate, emphatically support you for President and wish you success.
 American Club