Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-22
Republicans Believe It Puts
Bryan in a Hole.
NOT so THE DEMOCRATS
Labor Knows How to Vote, Is Chair
man Mack's Comment.
OHIO SITUATION GONE OVER
Nspu0Yican Managers Not Pleased
With Bryan's Reception in
the Buckeye State.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK. October 2.-President
Roosevelts letter to Bryan on Gompers
and the demands Of organized labor was
the main topic of gossip and comment In
political circles today, and was widely and
variously discussed
! am told. To begin with. that the letter
was not submitted to the executive COM
mttee OF the republican national COM
mittee before its punishment. and while
they knew something was coming on.
they were not asked beforehand whether
they approved or not.
There is one feature of the campaign
over which the national committee has no
Jurisdiction, and that is the Issuing OF
letters and statements on the political
situation from the White House.
1t would probably be the consensus OF
opinion of republican managers. however.
that the President has, as one OF them
Gompers and put them both in a hole" :"
The immediate effect of the letter Is ex-
pected to be to array all employers or
labor and all persons opposed to boy
cotting and blacklisting on the republi-
can side. The boldness and aggressive
ness of the PRESIDENT are commended even
by some of the faint-hearted ones who
fear that the time is not auspicious for
taxing up the CuOSelS Oh lniS QucStioH
Labor Knows, Says Mack.
THAI is the republican viewpoint. 1t is
not shared by Chairman ..ack of the dem
ocratic committee. naturally. IF there
was any doubt In the mind of any friend
of organized labor as to how he should
vote" said Chairman Mack this morning.
lit should be resolved after reading that
letter in favor Of vote for Bryan. 1t
is not for me to answer the letter-that
is Mr.. Bryans responsibility.
II will say, however. that the main
fact should not be obscured. and that is
that the democratic national convention
gave to labor what the republican con-
VdntfOn refused.
'Mr. Bryan Is not the democratic party
and does not own it. The democratic
national convention represents the demo-
cratic party, and that convention gave
labor exactly what labor asked. think
the labor vote will not. overlook this
fact"
Federation Leaders Stirred.
At the political headquarters of the
American Federation Of Labor in the
Gilsey House they are boiling with rage
after reading the letter this morning. This
is the headquarters of the committee
designated to conduct the political end
OF the federation's campaign for legisla-
ton.
The Roosevelt letter." said Herman
Robinson at these headquarters. will
have the effect of still further stimulat-
ing our efforts along the lines we are
pursuing, and that is to have labor vote
.or its friends and against its enemies
The Ohio situation continues to absorb
the attention OF the republican managers
Charles P. Taft arrived this morning and
went into executive session with Chair
man Hitchcock at his hotel to go into
the situation In detail. The managers
are none too pleased with the reports Of
the ovation given Bryan yesterday in the
industrial sections of the state. although
that is where the chief Bryan vote is ex-
pected to be found. and to a certain ex-
tent the demonstration is discounted
Chairman Hitchcock left at $50 this
afternoon for Chicago, where he will
meet State Chairman williams Of the
Ohio republican committee and make
further plans for Tightening the repub-
Gcan lines
Congress Outlook Brighter.
With the improvement of the Taft pros
poets there has been distinct brighten
ing of republican hopes concerning the
House Of Representatives. The atmos-
phere around republican congressional
headquarters Is not quite so blue as 1t
was two weeks ago. This is due also to
the fact that it has been possible to put
some more life into the congressional
campaign. which for a time was tagging.
No estimate of the probable republican
majority has yet been made by any one
in authority. From reports that come
drifting in. however. i think 1t would not
be far out Of the way to say that it is
hoped that the majority will not fall be-
low thirty. n. O. M.