Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-15

Haskell coldly received.
Yesterday was a busy day for all the
candidates of prominence. Bryan. Tart.
Hughes and Chanler were all on home
grounds and all were we'll received. The
claim Is made that Bryan will lose MS
own county by 1000 against 600 In 1896
and LOO In 1900. Democratic national
committee names President Healey OF
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Ffremen as
making the charge that Daniel j. keefe
had been promised appointment by the
President as Commissioner General OF I'm
migration in return for that labor leaders
support Of Taft. Healey's name was pub
lished as a result of the Presidents de-
NAL Of the allegation.
BRYAN ON THE PLATTE
William ]. Bryan ended at Hebron last
night the second day of his three days
tour and roundup Of his home state He
Is as busy as a bee patching up the
political fences that Gov. Hughes tore
down. Bryan made twenty seven speeches
yesterday, unwindine a string Of oratory
along the Platte river for $50 miles. The
trip was over the same ground which Mr..
Bryan covered on his first extended cam
paign trip years ago over which he has
campaiEned every few years since then.
Yesterdays crowds were record-breakers
for that section.
LABOR SAFE, SAYS TAFT
Ohio is safe. Judge Taft confidently be-
lieves Last night at Wheeling. w. Va,
after a trip 'of three days through Ohio
labor centers. he said he was satisfied that
labor's attitude toward him has been
misrspresented and that he will get full
party vote from that source in Ohio and
in the other states as well.
HUGHES IN NEW YORK
Gov. Hughes fresh from talking for
Taft in the west. tackled his own job in
some Of the upstate counties of New
York yesterday and started out to smoke
out his opponent Chanler. In Utica last
night the biggest kind of a crowd turned
out to hear Hughes with marching clubs.
Jim Sherman glee clubs. red fire and
bands. 1t was the wind-up of days
campaigning In Herkimer and Oneida.
Today the governor speaks at Rome,
Oneida. Canastota and Syracuse.
CHANLER FINDS FAVOR
Lewis s. Chanler. democratic nominee
for governor of New York. topped the
most arduous day of his campaign SO far
enthusiastic crowd Of $500. During the
afternoon he swung through the Mohawk
valley. where he found reason to believe
there was a lot of Chanler sentiment
among republican voters. In six meetings
he addressed about 200 people.
GARFIELD TO THE 'FRONT.'
In a rapid tour of New York city last
night from the Bronx to the lower East
To-
made six political speeches. asking sup
port Of Taft and attacking the sincerity
Of Bryan At one meeting he brought up
the Haskell incident, saying that Mr.
Bryan was personally responsible for the
elevation of Gov. Haskell TO the office of
national treasurer. and holding this to
prove Mr.. Bryan's unf1tness for positions
of trust and honor.
HANNA MAN SCARED
Ohio Is doubtful state. according to
NJ. ". Hessey, a GAINESVILLE republican
who was close personal and political
friend of the late Mark Hanna. He
thinks the situation in Ohio at the pres
emit time indicates a landslide for Bryan
from Lake Erie to the river. and that the
republican party in the state is on the
verge of division as a result Of the atti-
tude OF President Roosevelt.
LODGE ON SOCIALISM,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. in an ad-
dress at the banquet OF the Postmasters'
Association of New England last night,
sent forth a word of warning against So
cialism. declaring that if this country
ever is confronted with Imperialism il will
arise from causes existent among our
selves and will come to us from the sue
cess Of men who try to array class against
class, and on other than party lines vio-
lating every tradition and institution of
this country.
KERN CLAIMS OHIO
II am counting on Indiana going demo-
cratic and / know what / am talking
about said John W. Kern in New York
Yesterday People want change in
Indiana. and in Ohio things are much the
same II something unexpected doesn't
happen in Ohio before election day Bryan
will get the electoral vote OF that state
lust as surely as he will get that of In
diana" Mr.. Kern likewise mentioned
that he didn't think Hughes tour of In
diana had made much OF an impression
PRESIDENT NOT WORRIED
It was authoritatively stated at the
White House yesterday that the Presi-
dent does not share the anxiety about the
result of the election that so many re-
pubiicans are exhibiting just now. He
feels that Taft's election is certain and
he believes that Taft will carry every