Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
ANT|PATHY TO BRYAN
MARYLAND Democrats Talk of
Scratching Ticket.
STATE TO GO REPUBLICAN
Nebraskan's Candidacy Makes Demo.
cratic Defeat Sure.
TALK WITH SOUTHERN MAN
Forecasts Results In Kentucky,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
Denver Delegates Not Ex-
uherant-Good Roads.
TALK WITH SOUTHERN MAN
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, June q. 1908.
Prominent Independent democrats have
during the past week openly announced
that they will support the republican
presidential ticket in preference to voting
for William Jennings Bryan. whose nom
ination at Denver is now deemed certain
by all Marylanders. The antipathy to
Bryan In this state is not confined to
the independent democrats alone. for
there are hundreds Of hide-bound organi-
zation men who will quietly slip into the
booth on election day and "cut" the head
Of the democratic ticket
Even at this early date, before Bryan
has been formally nominated. predictions
are being made not only by republicans.
but by democrats as well. that Taft and
Sherman will carry Maryland by anywhere
from 1900 to 5000 majority. The dem
ocratic state machine will. not work over
time for the peerless one" and all the
energies Of the leaders will be devoted to
saving a couple of the congressional dis
tricts. The Maryland democrats will en-
ter the campaign without any funds. UNI
less the national organization comes to
their assistance. 1t may be stated right
here that the national committee will not
be worried by any appeals for funds from
Maryland.
No Solid South.
Mr.. e. c. Duncan, a member of the
republican national committee from North
Carolina. was in Baltimore during the
week and predicted that Taft will carry
three southern states. II feel almost
certain" said Mr.. Duncan to The Star
correspondent, "that Taft and Sherman
will win the electoral votes of North Car
DINA. Tennessee and Kentucky. I base
this belief upon the fact that the Bryan
ties are in the saddle in those states and
as result there is growing dissension IN
the democratic party that amounts now
to almost open revolt.
ct have talked with prominent business
men, bankers and leading men in pro-
fessional life who have never voted other
than the democratic ticket who now de-
clare their intention Of voting for and
aiding in the election. of the republican
ticket.
In taking this position they are in
fluenced solely by business reasons. They
regard Bryan as too radical and feel that
II the Nebraskan was placed In the White
House the business interests of the coun-
try would receive staggering blow.
Business men of the south nowadays vote
for men and measures, not for parties
The solid south, continued Mr. Dun
can, ''is now a myth, and the enormous
majorit.es that formerly were rolled up
for the candidates Of the democracy are
now things Of the past.
As to Party Lines.
"In the south party lines are not near
so close as in years gone by. 1t is not I'M
common now for a state south Of Mason
and Dixons line to break away from
democratic mornings. and this has been
evidenced by Kentucky. Missouri and
Maryland. In expressing these views 1
wish to state that am not blinded by
party devotion. 1 speak from the stand
point of a man devoted to the welfare OF
the whole country and particularly the
south, and have arrived at these con-
illusions after a careful study Of condi-
tions in the south"
cago convention and is one of the men,
bers of the committee to confer with
Secretary Taft relative to the new chair
man Of the republican national commit
tee His views are In accord with those
Of prominent southern democrats and
other republicans who have been in Bal
timore during the week. 1t is evident.
therefore. that there is hard shedding
ahead for Bryan even In the ''solid
south"
On to Denver.
All arrangements have been completed
for the trip to Denver Of the regular
democrats and the "unterrified" Bryan
democracy constituting the Maryland
delegation to the national convention.
The HAPPY family will leave here
next Friday morning. and, aside from
"Sunshine'' Field. the great exponent Of
Bryan democracy in Maryland. all the
enthusiasm OF the delegation will be
found bottled up in the buffet coach
ahead.
The majority of the delegates feel that
thay are going to funeral rather than
national party convention. AS one of
the delegates put 1t to The Star corre-
spondent today: Grover Cleveland, the
noblest democrat of them all. is dead.
but one of his famous utterances is vi
brant with life just at this particular
through a slaughter house into an open
grave" Some Of the delegates are kick
ing hard because they must personally
bear the expense Of the trip. They feel
tives of the party the organization should
bear the expense. The party. however.
claims to be as poor as a church mouse
and the delegates will therefore have to
go down in their jeans and pay the
freight for the privilege Of attending the
ante-mortem exercises at Denver
Good Roads Work.
Gov Crothers and the other members
OF the good roads commission, under
whose direction $5.OOO.UOO will be spent in
improving the highways or state roads.
have just completed an automobile tour
Of the state. They have visited every
one Of the twenty-three counties and held
meetings in the large cities and towns.
At these meetings there were present
hundreds Of residents of the various Sec
tons who gave their views as to the
roads that should be improved.
At every point where a stop was made
Gov Crothers made an address. in which
he explained the provisions of the bill.
The feature Of each address was the
stress he laid upon a suggestion that au-
tomobiles should be heavily taxed. Put
taxes on luxuries f1rst," said the COVER
nor THE automobile owner should not
and probably would not complain. for he
does the most damage to the roads and
he enjoys the benefits of good roads.
am sure we could raise anywhere from
SIS. 600 to 100000 by an auto tax. and
we should do everything possible to pre-
vent the road building from being bur-
den on the taxpayers" J. NJ d.
It Is said that the use Of an oil or gas
engine on the farm results in q saving