The Boise citizen., 1908-01-17
HOW To DEFEAT BRYAN
THAT IS THE QUESTION REPUBLICANS MUST
BEGIN To ASK THEMSELVES
Washington Special to the Brooklyn Eagle.)

In Tx opinion Of great many conservative and areeng Re
pubcans there entirely much attention being given certain
quarters the scramble after convention delegates and enough
attention the question Of whether the party the polls
November Friends of Governor Hughes his
dacy will appear stronger when the Of the party get
geher and begin figuring who be depended carry
certain that essential Republican year
One OF the strong OF the Hughes supporters that
he will be able carry New York against Bryan against any other
who likely be nominated by the Democrats This
argument that has much weight with the representatives
the Empire and they gradually pessig the poll
ciaH OF other The political talk up this period has
chiefly about who will bag the delegates from the
the nominating convention.
In their quiet thoughtful many farseeg
in the party somewhat puzzled with the outlook for the year
They beginning realize that conditions changing In their
private they speak good many horizon They
hope the outlook will become promising; they disposed
believe will but they impressed with the fact that the time
hand when the party power may all pause and take stock
may well take good square look the situation exists today
certainly true these old weehorses OF party saying
that present industrial conditions continue throughout the coming
year. Republican party will have great caution
making platform Chicago naming candidate
president the Democrats with William
Jennings Bryan John A. Johnson their candidate might
election should with business OF all kinds depressed
and large number OF workngnen idle
old-tmers the party saying, well
to proceed theory the Republican party will any
electoral away. All signs present according this
seemingly OF the situation point year of
what may called conditions in this country The presden-
votes in electoral college be taken basis making
predictions as o the result OF years election
One great deal of talk among the odmers the
effect that sooner that Republican
president if one is to be elected by
are engaged shaping delegations the national convention Re
have been busy with pencil and paper
They show that Oklahoma the union the electoral
creased to This that the chosen president
receive 242
Before man is nominated at Chicago there WILL one may rest
assured be codooded investigation and calculation to asce
mind the requisite number Of votes The
first fact of Importance mpres itself these mahemacians
that the party power hardly hope to elect its candidate
without the vote of New York and Indiana
1t has been political saying the that as go New
York and Indiana goes the union In the tidal elections
Of recent years Republican could have been chosen without the
votes of these two states probability is that New York and
Indiana had not voted Republican nominee other northern
state would given their the Democrats and would have
made the election Of Democrat certain
In picking candidate win the polls various posi-
es will be taken consideration by the Republican leaders who
will no doubt assume from that if they put up ticket
that can win in in Indiana the party viii be reasonably
sure of success many Of the Republicans national politics
expect the south TO do anything the Republican ticket In 1904
Missouri contributed her eighteen the Roosevelt column and
SIaand gave the Republican electoral ticket These
nineteen votes posted politicians say will certainly back to
the Democratic column years election
Assuming that BRYAN Democratic nominee and assuming
also that he carries Nebraska there loss OF eight
more votes Then New Jersey, Delaware and Indiana
should happen the Republicans would lose the pres
lec by two votes Or Bryan the Democratic candidate should
happen to carry some inteonn and lose his own
state and New York Indiana, should join the
Democratic column should carry with them New Jersey and
Delaware. the Democrats would win
If perchance Governor John Johnson of Minnesota should be
dominated m the Democrats who will their convention month
@ the Reobicans have nominated and he should carry Mime
m with its eleven electoral votes should be successful in In
llama in New York and in New Jersey and Delaware he would be
safe winner.
about time for the straw vote fend to begin his campaign