The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17


Herald from Its STAFF Correspondent
at Lincoln.)
Lincoln, Neb., Saturday. William
J. Bryan's second tour of the west,
which he completed on Thursday of
this week, has confirmed his belief
that he will be elected by a veritable
landslide, according to statements he
has made to friends since his return
home. His last trip took him
through the republican strongholds of
Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa.
None OF these states has ever given
its electoral vote TO a democrat.
Each OF them has elected democratic
governors. The executives of Min
nesota and North Dakota now are
democrats. Not since Horace Roies
beat the republicans on local issues
has Iowa had a democratic governor.
That was In 1894. But this fact does
not apparently weaken Mr.. Bryan's
growing confidence In the superior
strength of his cause In the Hawkeye
state. He made his first set speech
Of the campaign at Des Moines on
August 81. The subject was tariff
reform. He chose the location and
theme because of representations TO
him by some democrats that the
signs in their state indicated unmis-
takably ground swell againgst the
republicans on the tariff question.
Wednesday OF this week he made an
other speech In Iowa, this time at
Sioux City, In which he repeated his
assaults on Dingleyism. He was
listened to and applauded hy what
the locel newspapers, all republicans,
declared was the largest crowd ever
assembled at political meeting
there.
While at Des Muipes Mr.. Bryan
was promised that II he would speak
in the state again before starting or
his tour of the middle west. and
east, he would be PROVIDED with the
result of a careful poll which would
show him that he stood better thar
a fair chance of carrying Iowa. This
was given to him at Sioux City Wed
nesday night by officers OF the demo
cratic state committee. 1t purportec
to cover every one OF the $500 voting
precincts of the state. The figures
showed that there has been an aver
age change to Mr.. Bryan Of Mint
votes to the precinct. II the figures
are correct they mean shift to TIL
democratic ticket this year Of -, 50
republican votes. The normal repub
lican majority In Iowa Is about SC,
600. The democratic state commit
tee has represented to Mr.. BryaI
that with SO large change thu
early in the campaign they can lool
for 1t to be increased from nine Z
fifteen to the precinct by election
day.
, Mr.. Bryan found In Minnesota AM
North Dakota situations every Whi
as encouraging to himself as that q
; Indiana, Illinois and Kansas ar
r peared to be when he visited thos
states ten days ago. The politics
conditions, strategically considered
are almost exactly paralleled in thes
y two northwestern republican strong
holds by those OF the three middl
/, west states. Even republican leader
In both Minnesota and North Dakot
+, admit that their party Is In ba
!, shape to enter q national campaign
. Factionalism has rent their party a
. it never has before. This account
for the election Of democratic go'
- ernors In both states. The factions
: IL is conteuded, are irreconcilabl'
In each state the democrats are be
ter organized and are more barmoI
ious thar they have been since tf
. Bryan candidacy on the free sily'
= issue ip 1896 divided them into Wa
a ring camps.
Then. too, IT. is almost universal
:. conceded that 10 both Of these state
as In Indiana, Illinois and kansa
:, the democrats have nominate
stronger state tickets than have Il
republicans
on his swing around the circ
there this ~eek Mr.. Bryan was gree
ed with immense throngs tn
D. cbeered him wildly. While in ;
IS pauI be and Governor Johns
a. reached a perfect working sgreemer
te There had been friction be.we
D. them because Of events at the Denv
is convention, and even before tina
10 The basis Of the agreement Is tn
L should the northwest, where I
A. Scandinavian vote is the oetermi
nt ing factor. swing into The democrat
ct column this year Governor Johns
H. will logically he Mr.. Bryan's suoc'
Id sor in 1912
be Nobody doubts the bold Govern
er Johnson has upon the ScaD6inayi
vote. 1t requires only trip throu