The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-21
SAYS IT'S BRYAN
THE "SOLID WEST" rs AFIRE
WITH ENTHUSIASM.
1t is in the South Alone That the
Democrats Do Not Seem Thorough
ly Aroused.

| DoHuoCTatS OO NOl OecIH lHOrOuSIls
ly Aroused.
Capt w. T. Thrower of Cheraw,
who attended the national Democrat
ic convention as delegate from the
Fifth congressional district, filing
Capt. John G. Richards place passed
through Columbia Friday, en- route
to his home. He was enthusiastic in
praise of the Democratic nominees
and says he firmly believes that they
will win great victory at the poll
in November.
''The West is enthusiastic for
Bryan and a landslide for the Demo-
cratic ticket would not surprise me
in the least" said Capt. Thrower.
u never talked with single man in
the Western country who vase not
outspoken for Bryan, and I talked
with many who have heretofore voted
the Republican ticket All Of those
bolted the Democratic ticket in
1896 and 1900 will be back in line,
and 1 am not expecting Taft to get
many electoral votes west of, Pennsyl
vania l have doubts of his carrying
his own State of Ohio. talked
with scores of people from Ohio,
some Democrats and some Republi-
cans, and they told me that Taft
might lose his own State, some of
them openly asserting that the State
would be for Bryan and Kern.
ITO give you an idea of how the
Bryan. sentiment is sweeping the
West, I had quite long talk with
Mr.. E. F. Reinoehl, president and
manager of the Geanga Printing
Company of Chardon, O., and he
frankly said that never in the poll
tical history of his section Of Ohio
have so many pronounced Republic
cans announced their intention of
boiling the party and supporting
Bryan. Mr.. Reinoehl is publisher of
The Geauga Republican, The Geauga
County Record and The ,Middleford
Times, influential papers in that
county, especially among the Ger
mans. He frankly told me that he
did not consider Ohio safely in the
Taft column and said he looked for
the biggest loss in Republican votes
in that State ever recorded.
II stopped off at Danville, KY,
and talked with a great many people
there, including men who have been
voting the Republican ticket for
years. Not man did l find who is
going to support Taft this year
They are 'sose on the administra-
ton and want a change. Bryan and
Kern will carry Kentucky by the
largest plurality rolled up for the
Democratic ticket there in many,
years. They are enthusiastic for
Eryan, and, there, as elsewhere,
find that those who bolted the ticket
in 1896 and 1900 have come back
into the Democratic fold-and they
are filled with enthusiasm.
"On the train, coming through Ten
nessee, l struck up with lifelong
Republican who told me that he is
for Bryan, and that other former
Republicans in Tennessee would
leave the old party this year and
give the Democratic ticket their sup
port.
"It is everywhere thus. OF cour.
Sc, the Democratic ticket will carry
the solid South but as matter Of
fact our people are less enthusiastic
than any people I have seen yet.
They simply do not appreciate the
condition that confronts the coun-
| try: they have not been keeping up
with the trend Of things politically
in the West I tell you the folks
out there are already warmed up
and they are filled with hope. Watch
my prediction, the South and the
West will join hands in this election
and Bryan and Kern will win
great and glorious victory in Novem-
ber."
Can't Thrower was pleased with
the convention; with the supreme
harmony which prevailed and with
the hearty and sincere praise he
heard on every hand about w. }.
| BRYAN. Even those who went there
prepared to vote for Gov. Johnson,
Judge Gray or others for presiden-
tial nominee had nothing but words
of praise for Bryan and the conven-
ton wound up in grand love feast.
Personally Capt. Thrower favored
John Mitchell, the great labor lead
er, for vice presidential nominee but
he is satisfied that Kern will help the
ticket and may beb the means OF
placing Indiana in the Democratic
column. Mitchell is a great man,
leader said Capt. Thrower, "and
would have added to t\e strength
of the ticket. Well. he did not get
the nomination, but he is with us.
heart and soul, and the work which
he and Gompers will do in the in
terest of the ticket will count
Asked for an expression regarding
VIM. R. Hearst's latest utterance, IN
which he criticised the Democratic
ticket and platform, Capt. ThroWer
merely said, "Well, Hearst IS dead
one. politically, and no longer has
the influence which he one time eX-
erted.'