The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
pRoeREss OF THE CAMPAIGN.

1t is a great pleasure to take notice
of the general trend of public senti-
ment in the direction of Bryan and
Kern each week. The news from all
quarters continues to be highly en-
oouraging, and doubling Thomases no
longer wag their heads in dissent when
the enthusiastic Democrat of 1908 pro-
claims the victory close at hand.
The situation in New York could not
be better. The greatest newspaper in
the city, the World. has come ont for
Bryan. The Independence league clubs
are disbanding or coming over TO the
Democratic party en- bloc. Roosevelt has
attempted 10 force Hughes upon the
Republicans as a candidate for gov
ernor and the party is split asunder.
The Democrats are united and agrees
sive and claim the state beyond perad-
venture of doubt for both staJe and
national tickets.
In Ohio the breach between the fac
tions has perceptbly widened durins
the past week. Senators Foraker and
Dick will not attend the opening of the
campaign at Youngstown, and the
knives of their followers are being
whetted to razor edge. The Germans
are united against Governor Harris,
who is a candidate for reelection. Con-
gresham Laning has been indicted for
embezzlement and refuses TO get off
the ticket Vorys. Burton and others
are laying plans TO succeed Foraker
and that individual refuses to he elm
mated. The indications point to the
election of Judson Harmon as governor
and Campbell as senator, with the
chances of Mr.. Bryan carrying the
state improving every day.
The Republicans have no hope of
saving either state or national ticket
in Indiana. and content themselves with
cursing Governor Hanly, WHO is held
in part responsible for the existing
state of affairs.
During the past week Illinois has
been put into the doubtful column by
even the most conservative Republic
cans. Governor Deneen IS a beaten
man right now. and a desperate en-
deavor rs being made TO save the ma
tional ticket in Chicago by the forma-
tion of Taft and Stevenson clubs. The
fight on Senator Hopkins continues UNI
abated, primaries or no primaries. 1t
is seemingly impossible to mix the ele-
ments i'm the Sucker state to the adj
vantage of Mr. Taft. Former Vice
President Stevenson predicts a repeti-
ton of the landslide of 1892.
Governor johnson has been renomin-
ated by the Democrats of Minnesota.
He carried the state in the yeaf of the
Roosevelt tidal wave in 1904, and WAS
himself the beneficiary of the tidal
wave two years later. The candidacy
of Governor johnson insures the sue
cess of the state ticket in Minnesota
with a more than even chance for Mr..
Bryan.
But little is being said regarding Wis
consin so far, but a large majority
of the Republicans advocate the reform
measures of Senator La Toilette, which
were turned down by the Chicago con-
yention There is no earthly chance
OF these measures being carried ont in
case of the election of Taft, SO the
natural presumption is that M. Bryan
will get the electoral vote OF Wiscon-
sin.
The situation in Kansas is decidedly
interesting Senator Long, who posed
as the spokesman of Roosevelt and
Taft, and was Endorsed by both to
some extent, was beaten in the pri-
maries by jill. Bristow. who was forced
out of the postoffice department at
washington on account of pernicious
activity in the prosecution of Republi-