The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-05

| Telegram. Greensboro, N. G.. 4o0. .26 Advertiser. Huntington. W. Va. 3s5. .25 Every voter in the city of Dixie. La. contributed one dollar each to The Shreveport Times fund. There are | 2.000 papers throughout the country which are collecting funds for the Democratic campaign.
 seantsr Raynor Accepts. The Democratic National Committee has made arrangements to have Sem | ator Isador Rayner. of Maryland, &C., l company Mir Bryan on his second I speech making tour through New York during the latter part of this month, and deliver several addresses. | Senator Rayner has notified the com | mittee' of his acceptance of the dates. In return Judge Alton B. Parker is to go to Maryland where he will an- swer Governor Hughes who recently | spoke in that State. Senator Culber- son, of Texas will also speak in Maryland next week The reports from Maryland which were at first regarded az doubtful are now entirely satis- factory to the Democrats. Senator Rayner declares that the Democrats are united and working together for the success of the ticket which he believes is assured.
 As a speaker Senator Rayner is one | Of the most forceful and elouuent in the Senate, and his campaign through New York is certain to be most effect i've.
 John sharp Williams. minority lead CT in the House of Representatives, is to devote his entire time this month on the stump for Bryan. He will speak in dozen different Staes.
 Card Index, Goes Wrong.
 That amusing toy. the card index of the Republican National Committee. has gone wrong again. Fred W. Up- ham, Assistant treasurer of the com mittee, also member of tins Cook Coun- ty Board Of Review which passes upon the taxes which corporations in Chi- cago shall pay, and who recently sent out apeals for campaign funds to of- ficiaIs of these corporations has broad ened his field. He Is now sending out appeals to the people of Illinois. His card index. however, Is in bad shape. and includes many Democrat. So it happened that in using the names which It contains. Mfr. Upham sent his ap- peal to The Shelbyville Democrat, among others. MT. Isaac S. Storm, the editor of that paper. is 6 Democrat, and he has explained to Mir. Upham that he Is too busy assisting in the
 
 ute to the Republican campaign fund, and has advised that gentlemen to save his stationery and postage.
 It was only last week that the card index showed up with long list of Democrats in New England. The Dem- ocrats are wondering how many Dem ocrats the card index cotnains. in ad- dition to all the Republicans who are going to vote for Bryan, 1t has listed.
 Carter Harrison Optimistic.
 Carter Harrison. who served four terms as Mayor of Chicago, has just returned from a lengthy visit to the Pacific Coast and gives 1t as his opln- ion that Judge Taft is already beaten caled at Democratic National Head quarters today and rendered his ser- vices to the party in this campaign. He will speak in Illinois and a number of middle Western States.
 ''EyerythinE looks in splendid shape to me for the Democratic ticket" ob- served Mfr. Harrison today Coming home I looked into the situation fin Cal ifornia and stopped of at Washington. also went through North Dakota and Minnesota. In these States there is strong Bryan sentiment. The Republi- cans seem to be inert and inactive. There is & remarkable lack of interest among the Taft men. On the other only supporting Mir. sBFyan but shout ing for him. Lots of men who did not vote for Mr. Bryan in 1898 or 1900 are with him this time.
 "As a matter of fact, the only anti Bryan Democrats today are those who went over to the Republicans. horse. foot and brooches. Naturally. they are against him now, but should be quoted as Republicans and not as Demo- crats.
 T am disgusted with the efforts of President Roosevelt to inject himself into the campaign. The fact of the President descending to the level of the ordinary political ward-heeler sto take up a fight has created a great deal of sympathy for MT. Bryan rather than admiration for Roosevelt.
 MT. Roosevelt Ss not acting in the interests of the people, but in the in- terests of a party. A goed many in- dependent people in this couns try do not like to see their President taking part in purely partisan brawls. It is not dignified, not in keeping with his great office, not even decent. It Is my private opinion that what effect the controversy has had has been det- rimental to Mir Taft, and beneficial to Mir. Bryan.
 T honestly think MT. Bryan is go- ing to be elected. There is a strong undercurrent throughout the country that is running in favor of Mir. Bryan as the real representative of the re- forms that the President claims he inaugurated, but has not carried out.
 'Mr. Roosevelt has gotten himself into an impossible position by his tn- I temperate action To- be consistent, he must ask for the resignation of Charles Nagel, the Standard oil attor- ney, who is acting chairman of the Republican National headquarters here in Chicago. He would also have to ask for the resignations Of Senator Aldrich, Speaker Joseph Cannon, and most of the prominent lights of tho Republican party If he objects to al- Iiance with big corporations. But the President is inslncere. His indigna- tion is only at the wicked Democrats. and there are on wicked Republicans in his view"