The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
Exodus in Full Swing end
Delegates Hurry Home.
COMMITTEE is STILL THERE
National Politicians VIII Leave for
Lincoln This Afternoon and Will
BE Received in Body by w. J.
Bryan-SpecuIatiOn as to Who Will
Succeed Taggart as Chairman.


town. II Will leave in a body for Lincoln
tomorrow afternoon and will be received
at the Bryan home on Tuesday morning.
Speculation as to chairman 10 succeed
Tom Taggart, OF indianapolis, Is futile
There are a number of aspirants for the
place. but Bryan will make his own selec-
ton.
The day has been given up 20 predie-
tons and prophecies concerning the fate
of the ticket named by the Democratic
national convention. John ". Kern. Of
Indiana. the candidate for Vice President,
is more than hopeful. he is to Leave In
the morning for Lincoln. and will be with
Bryan for several days.
Taggart Optimistic.
This is the way Chairman Taggart
views the outlook: Indiana will go for
my old friend Kern. and the South can,
OF course. be counted on 10 give its solid
vote 70 our cause. We had a convention
composed Of the best and most intelligent
Democrats OF the nation. and the platform
they adopted. the men they named as the
partys standard bearers are a guarantee
OF success. Tammany will help US out and
we might just as well begin 10 cheer
now"
Secretary Woodson. OF the national
committee. was just as confident as Mr.
Taggsrt. He halls from Kentucky.
WOOdson Sure, Too.
C,r.th
up a good solid Democratic majority,
and this year will be no exception. g"
said Mr.. Woodson. Mr.. Woodson was
asked II the friendship Of Southern
Democrats had been sacrificed by the
fact that the convention did not put a
Southern man on the ticket. Certain
ly not" said Mr. Woodson. we could
have had Ollie James, Of my state. il
we had wished H. But Kentucky is
with the list OF certain states, and the
convention chose the state that is doubt
ful with the hope of winning IT, I
think Mr.. Kern will carry Indiana, and
Tammany has never failed US. so I do
not see any use OF worrying"
Norman F. Mack, New York's member
OF the national committee. was ready TO
lay good wager on the success Of the
Democratic ticket.
with Tammany and the solid South
with Us, and Kern certain TO carry In
diana, and the West enthusiastic in hav-
ing a Western man at the head of the
ticket. what room for doubt is there2 We
will have a sweeping victory that will
astound the Republicans Of the nation"
was the declaration Of Mr. Mack
Haskell Has Two Reasons.
Gov Haskell. of Oklahoma. had a two
fold reason for prophesying the success
of the Democratic ticket First" said
Mr. Haskell, the country Is Just recov-
ering from a severe financial depression
Always. when an administration has the
misfortune to record a panic. the people
are prejudiced against that regime. A
second reason lies in the fact that the
country can trace that depression suf-
fered last year TO the intolerable iniia-
tion Of stocks. No party Is able to sur
vlve such a record. IL is Just like the
night out being inevitably succeeded by a
headache. The Republican party has had
its night out. and viii now have the head
ache. ] carried Oklahoma by 5000 ma
jority. and Bryan can go that 1900 bet
ter"
Ollie James, OF Kentucky, one OF the
striking figures in the convention. had a
great deal to say about the failure OF the
Republican party to live up 20 campaign
pledges. We always hear the Repub-
lican party touted as the party Of pros
perity and Democracy decried as the
apostle OF adversely" said Mr.. James.
The administration Of President Roose-
Welt has shown that the Democrats have
no monopoly on adversely. There are
100000 idle men in the United States.
They arc the workingmen who four years
ago were promised a full dinner pail
The pail has been filled these years by
the charity Of free soup-houses.
As Good as Elected Now.
Kentucky will go 5000 strong for
Bryan and Kern. The South wiz lend its
usual helping hand. and Tammany will
go down the line for US. We are as good
as elected now"
T f. Ryan, Wisconsin's national COM
mitteeman, who begins his ninth year of
service in that capacity, says that victory
is certain He. says that even his State
will go Democratic. although for years
the Republicans unlnterruptedly have
held control The reason for this" Mr..
Ryan declared, is that there is dissen-
sion in the Republican ranks. the La Fol-
lette wing of that party being dissatisfied.
In 1892 Wisconsin went Democratic on
account Of the traffic issue, and that
seems TO be what Is going TO swing her
into line this year. The matter is quite
as important now as it was then. and the
problem just as difficult Of solution Wis
consin will be for Bryan; in fact. the
whole country will be-
VIII sweep the Land, Says Gore.
Senator Gore. of Oklahoma, was also
positive that Bryan and Kern are TO
sweep the deck in November. Bryan be-
Heves he Is 10 carry the Pacific Slope
States, the Western States, and the Mid
die West States. Bryan believes that
there is to be a political revolution this
year But many politicians. a number
OF them in Bryan's camp. admitted to-
day that il will be necessary to have
the dandiest kind OF a political revoiu-
ton for Bryan 20 overcome Roosevelt s
pluralities in States which Bryan be-
lieves he Is 10 carry.
Mos, of the national committeeman
spoken 20 to-day thought that Bryan on
Tuesday would announce that Chicago
is 60 be the headquarters from which
to conduct his fight. Col. Roger c. Sui
Ivan said that he would Journey to
Lincoln with his fellow national commit
teemen to greet Bryan.
Maux nRnne- p,rtgo.
The national committee and its guests
had jollifcation tonight The function
marked the close of two weeks hospi-
talities on the part of the people OF Den
yer.
Among the notable functions has been
q dinner given by the Presidents daugh-
tnr Mr. Ala Rnnrn,.ni4 L ro..----.--.r