Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
INQUIRIES FROM VOTERS
INTEREST AMONG REPUBLI-
CANS AND DEMOCRATS GROWS.
Few Asking to Have Their Fare
Paid-Plans for Rallies by
State Associations.

Business is picking up at the local re-
publican and democratic Headquarters Al
election day draws nearer there are more
| Inquiries from voters as to railroad rates
The number of those who have signif1ed
| their intention of going home to WELD
the ballot is increasing every day.
Henry NJ. Camp, who is in charge of the
headquarters Of the Interstate League of
Republican Clubs, said today he is pleased
that there are but few of the republican
voters who are asking to have their fare
paid this year. 1t is quite generally
known that there are no funds IN either
camp for that purpose.
A meeting of committee of the West
Virginia Republican Association was held
last night at republican headquarters to
arrange for mass meeting Tuesday
night. October 81 Those present were
Beach. Park Williams. W. T. George. +.
w. B. Duckwall and DR.. F. H. Pipes
Capt Hart was named chairman and Mr..
Beach secretary. A meeting of the COM
mittee charged with the duty Of securing
speakers for, the mass meeting will be
held October % at pm. President Shinn
of the association. Capt Hart and Mr..
Georgia compose the committee.
Two More Big Rallies.
publican headquarters last night and
made arrangements for two more big rail-
lies. One is for the Connecticut Republi-
can Association and the other is for the
colored voters of the District, about 1000
Of whom have arranged to go home to
help elect Taft.
The Connecticut rally will be held to-
night at headquarters. The speakers are
to be Arthur B. Hayes, Judge Henry NJ.
Foote. Assistant Attorney General George
Woodruff, and Leo Simmons.
The colored men will meet tomorrow
night The speakers will be the Rev.
George w. Lee, d. D.; II. 4. Clarke. DR..
c. H. Marsall, J. L. James, Col. Robert
H. Key and S. r. Jones. Oscar D. Morris
will preside.
For the purpose of raising the funds
necessary to defray the expenses Of the
local organization work. the League OF
Republican State Clubs of the District of
Townsend. vice president f'the National
Electric Supply Company, chairman of a
committee charged with the duty of re-
ceiving contributions from business men
of the city and others interested in the
| work being done.
Democratic Meeting Last Night.
E. V. Brookshre, former representative
from Indiana. addressed 200 democrats in
| the Munsey building last night. He said
in the course of his speech:
There is greater significance in the
issues of this campaign than most of the
| voters think, and there is an angle to 1t
| that Is greater than any the country has
ever had.
THESE roads, he continued, "either
mean ruin and hardship for the common
people under a continued republican ad-
Ininistration. or the returning OF the coun-
try to the principles upon which our fore
| fathers founded the republic.
This parting Of the ways is an angle in
| history such as the beheading of King
Charles I of England by Cromwell the
founding of the republic in -1176 and thu
civil war History-making Is an angle
and this election will be an angle.
The Philippine Islands are kept up BY
this government, which is SO republican
that none but the trusts has voice. To-
the purpose of maintaining great stand
big army. This army is scattered through
out the country at various points for thu
purposes Of putting down the common
people If they should rise in indignation
over the treatment of the corporations. a
the night riders in Kentucky are doing
The Philippine proposition is nothing blu
a gold brick.
J It is expected that 5000 men will g
home to vote from the District. or Thu
, number 10000 will be republicans AM
the remainder democrats and adherent
. of the small parties.
The Connecticut republicans in Wash
, ington will hold a mass meeting at tn
interstate headquarters this evening
There will be addresses by Judge Henr,
M Foote of Pennsylvania, Leo Simmon
, of this city, George w. Woodruff. assist
ant attorney general, and A. B. Hagner
, | former solicitor of the internal revenu
bureau The speechmaking will be inter
spersed with music and other features
and a collation. will be served at TIL
close.