Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

open campaign. Our candidate for fresi-
dent. William j. Bryan, has conducted
al almost superhuman canvass. which ap-
peals not alone to our party pride. The
plain people understand what he. his
party and platform mean. We have stood
in the open. Our cause Is just and right
and must survive. The masses have
given with alacrity contributions to defray
our necessary expenses and publications,
as promised of IL all has been made
THE republicans have appealed to the
offspring and beneficiaries of high tar
IFS. trusts and combinations for funds
TO run their campaign and for what else
we know not. because they have refused
to take the people into their confidence
and publish the names of contributors.
the amount given or the total amount
contributed Think of jury rendering
a verdict Involving the personal or po-
1itical liberties of man without the
court hearing the evidence beforehand and
in the open.
u believe democratic victory is sure
The party is reunited and a united effort
throughout has been made for the sue
cess of the entire democratic people. From
ocean to ocean and from the lakes to the
CULTS democratic victory is In the air. :
Republicans Confident.
Republican headquarters. national and
state. maintain today the same confident
httlIuue lCi tIlt last t"o NechS w lltH
shown the statement OF Mr.. Mack charg-
ing that negotiations have been going on
for ten days between Chairman Hitch
cock for the republican national COM
mittee and the Standard Oil Company.
Nv. Hitchcock dictated the following:
The assertion that there have beer
negotiations between myself and the
Standard Oil Company in reference to
campaign contributions is absolutely I'M
So far knnWl0dPp there
has been no contribution to our campaign
fun by any person connected with the
Standard Oil Company. no matter in
what capacity. nor has any such person
been solicited to contribute.
Mr.. Hitchcock said OF the charges. that
he had no apprehension as to their effect.
Hitchcock Processes Confidence.
lie said he had received additional in
formation today from Ohio and Indiana
which accumulated the opinion held by
him for the past four weeks that those
states are absolutely certain for the ma
tional and state tickets. While he has
never doubted Ohio, Mr., Hitchcock said
that he had not been sure about
Indiana's plurality until the last two
weeks. The Montana vote will be close,
Mr.. Hitchcock says. but 1t will be repub-
lican. He also repeated his claim about
Nebraska and said his most recent re-
outlook for a republican victory there
was decidedly encouraging.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he never had any
doubt about New York being for Taft and
Hughes. National Committeeman Will
liam L. Ward of New York. who was
present, said:
Hughes will not be more than 10000
behind Taft in New York state. In my
opinion Bryan won't carry Greater New
York
Chairman Hitchcock said New Jersey
would give satisfactory plurality for
Taft and Sherman.
Republicans Claim the House.
The republican congressional committee,
with headquarters in this city. expects.
according TO Secretary Loudensiager, that
the republican majority in the Sixty-f1rst
Congress will be greater than first an
tieipated. 1t is believed at headquarters
that the increase will come from several
southern states
Secretary Loudenslager's Congress fore
cast. issued several days ago. was: Re-
publicans. 227 democrats 164.