The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
POLITICAL NOTES
Our State Politios-Taft TO Fish
Sherman Notified.

Many Democrats are suggesting
plans Of getting all the Democratic
voters to the polls this coming cleo
ten and thereby pile large major
ity fer Bryan and Kern. While on
the other hand, the Republicans arc
backing a great deal on the victory
made by Gov. Wilson last fall. Some
CT the politicians figure that Bryan's
+ ajority In the State will run up 10
10000 or 10000. The scheme devised
by some Democratic politicians is to
have the State Central Committee
and al the subordinate committees
call for a primary election to be held
November 3. the regular election day.
The purpose will be TO name all the
county officers and Circuit and APP
pellate Judges. And by having a
man OF his choice as a candidate, the
voter will support the whole Demo-
ocI attic ticket 10 geLher with his spec
.ai candidate With the Democrats
counting on their unity TO carry them
10 victory and the Republicans ie-
ilecting on the victory OF last year
as an indication OF success this fall,
thsv will both land hard into the
campaign work this week. II is evil
dent that the Republicans will have
the most monev 81 kentucky the COM
inp campaign, but the Democrats are
working hard among the farmers and
ether private citizens for donations
en- a small scale. Put 20 look at the
situation from nonpsrtlsian stand
ltint one must be inclined TO be-
lleye that the tobacco troubles in the
s,ate are going 10 cut quite a fig
ure in the national election. There
a-e conservative ntp in both par
ties who say thae there are num-
Der OF Republican tobacco growers
who are bitterly oIIosed to Governor
wilson's use Of the militia. and on
the other hand there are admirers OF
Gov. Wilson ana HE policies and say
they will vote for another Republic
can who win carry out these policies.
John d. Wakefield says. zone Dem
ocIat. formerly a potent factor In
Kentucky politics said. Take my
wod for II. there are thousands OF
vrters in Kentucky who have lost
sight OF Bryan and Taft both, and
win vote for the party whose repre-
sentatives think as they think about
the tobacco war Tobacco growers like
ire concerns OF the East, and the
n onopolies OF the country viii vote
Tor the man nearest 20 his belief
Politics IS n thing OF minor imprtanoce
v hen compared with personal interests
and will be treated so. When feeling
betw, en- men runs so high that they
lurn each others barns, and threaten
each others lives and families are dis
runted then you may judge that
the difference will be made n vital
issue and will speak louder than par
" lines. Though II Is evident that
the Democrats viii have the advantage
An Kentucky vet there will be Demo-
Gratis IN the State who never voted
the Republican ticket who viii vote
II this time on account Of tho tohac-
co troubles
TAFT TO FIsH:--Candidate TAFT
and party viii leave Hot Springs
Friday. August 2s. for weeks fish
( ine In Lake Erie. Then he win SO
10 Cincinnati TO remain until after
the election. Following HIS usual
custom Mr.. Taft transacted no bust
ness nor held any political conferen-
ces Sunday. Mr.. Taft's vacation IS
a busy one.
SHERMAN NOTIFIED;-Jamos s.
/ sherman, In one of the briefest