Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-16
To Come From Boston and
the Chief Battle Ground
Will Be the Middle
West.
VOTE OF EMPIRE STATE
ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS
Such Are the Conditions Shown
BY an Interesting Review
of National Contest.

NEW YORK. July 15.-Althougn
Taft is to receive for
NAL notification of his nomination by
the Republican committee on July IS,
yet active campaigning will probably
mot begin before the middle of Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. Taft's letter of acceptance viii,
If he follows the example set by
President Roosevelt, be made public
within two weeks of the official noti-
fication. 1t probably will be almost
'coincident in time with the official
notification to Mr.. Bryan that he has
been for a third time nominated for
the presidency.
Some of the Republican politicians
Of this state are of the impression
that the more vigorous and spectacu-
lar campaign agitations will be CON
centrated into the last three or four
weeks of the campaign.
1t is the view Of the Republican or
ganization leaders that while
branch Office of the. national Repub-
Iican organization may be opened
headquarters of both party organi-
cations will, as heretofore, be in New
York
The selection of this city for head
quarters is, in fact, accounted for by
the belief that the electoral vote of
New York state is certainly essen
tial to Democratic success, and may
possibly be, as it was in 1888, of vital
Importance to the Republican party.
| Word comes to this city that some
of the Republicans of the west be-
/ lieve that the chief battle ground
will be in the states of the middle
west. And it appears to be the hope,
| if not the expectation, of Bryan that
| he may triumph because in times
tpast he received the electoral vote
| of two or three of the states of the
middle west north of the Ohio river
"a sufficient number of electoral
votes to Offset the loss Of those OF
| New York state.
New York State.
And yet. after all, the real cam
paign will be carried on in New York
state. The Republican leaders are
in no anxiety as to their ability to
secure a sufficient campaign fund.
and probably much the greater part
| of it will be obtained in New York
city. The candidates and the plat
form of the Republican convention
will receive the cordial support of the
great financial and business inter
ests of New York city and state.
There can be no corporation contri-
buttons, but it is now regarded as
certain that individual subscriptions
to the campaign fund will be rela-
lively as large as at any previous
presidential election, except possibly
I1S96.
That very loyal, although small,
lcoterie of Democrats in New York
state who nave been sincere and
earnest since 1904 in proclaiming
Bryan as both the logical and newt
able candidate of the Democratic par
" in 1908, hopes to persuade Colonel
bryan to come to New York city
and there make the speech of accept
lance, as he did in 1896. But it has
been the record that Mr.. Bryan came
to New York apparently in the height
Iof his popularity and with reasona-
ible hopes of success and went away
from the city, after having spoken,
Iclearly perceiving the first sign of
the collapse of his campaign. NC
doubt ne would be able to fill. as he
did in 1896 and again in 1900, the
great auditorium of the Madison
Square garden. His personality, MS
very attractive eloquence and marvel
lous voice and the certainty that he
is not only the great, but almost the
exclusive leader and counselor of the
Democratic party. would surely at
tract as great an audience as could
be packed into the Madison Square
garden. But now, as heretofore
many of them would be drawn to tha
iplace simply by curiosity.
There come intimations that dur.
ling the entire campaign President
Roosevelt will remain, as he is at
this time. in perfect retirement
not even permitting the appearance
of political consultations at Oyster
hay by summoning there the Repub
Iican campaign workers. He was. oil
lcourse, compelled to summon and &c
receive the party managers in 1904
/ sfpra he vr.1c tnp candidate