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Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Tuesday, July u. 1908.
BRYAN "FERvoR" is ON.

THE Rrvan supporters start their campaign
i with an unusual amount of fervor. In tact IN
n fervor before election day, they have never been
lacking. Back in 1896 they were certain when
he was nominated that Bryan would be elected
In 1000 they were not quite so sanguine, but they
believed they had a splendid chance Of winning.
This year they seem to be more than hopeful and
will probably continue in this frame OF mind until
the day of election approaches
The BRYAN men, it seems, have abandoned seri-
Gus hope of carrying any of the important last
ern States. Murphy and Mack, in New York,
have assured the Democratic candidate that he
will win New York State They have suddenly
changed their minds Before the convention Muir
ply predicted Bryan's defeat. During previous
campaigns, before the real work had begun, Mr..
Murphy and other Tammany leaders informed
Bryan of his roseate chances for victory just as
they are now doing.
But the Bryan men are probably figuring that
they will win eTShout New York. They base this
on the fact that Cleysland because of his strength
in the West in 1892, would have won without the
electoral vote Of New York The vote of the EN-
pire State was not then necessary for the success
of Cleveland. When we examine the figures OF
the last election, it will be seen that the Bryan
men have mountains of votes to overcome in their
own chosen field of battle.
For instance, Bryan has not been able to carry
California, and the majority in that Pacific Coast
State against the Democratic ticket four years
ago was more than IIs,ooo. In Colorado the ma
iority for Roosevelt was more than $4,000 Other
maorities against the Democratic ticket were as
follows Idaho, 1903 Illinois, 3o5,o3oi Indiana,
o4o44; Iowa, 1890; Kansas, I26o93 Michigan
227,7Is; Minnesota, I6I464; Missouri, 2s,I37;
Montana, 1850; Nebraska S66S2; Nevada, p
88s; North Dakota 3S327; Ohio, 2ss,42I; Ore
gon. 42,o34; South Dakota, SOFIA; Utah, 2o,o35;
Washington, 73,442; Wisconsin, I56,o57; Wyom-
ing, II,I5O.
OF course, Roosevelt was an extraordinarily
popular candidate, but these figures show the
tremendous odds against Bryan.
There must be more than landslide for the
Republicans TO lose sufficiently in these States to
permit Bryan to win.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Editorial Opinion
Athletic America.

Cleveland Leader.
Some of the best judges of the speed.
skill. stamina and pluck of the men
entered for the Olympic games to bo
held in London say that the Americans
viii take more prizes and pile up a
greater number of points than all other
| countries taken together. IL is believed
by these experts that all Europe will
not be able to match the American
athletes. who go TO the worlds metrop-
oils to contest for glory alone.
This seems to dispose. quite effectu-
ally OF the theory often urged that this
country is disposed to take its physical
culture by proxy, so 70 speak, and
watch men hired for the purpose play
games which ought to be building up
the endurance and strength Of millions
of amateurs. 1t is clear that no other
country can beat the United States in
purely amateur athletics. No other
country is equal to the American Re
public IN that field Of competition, ana
such international champions as are
being sent to England to uphold Ameri-
can prowess against the world do not
come by accident. They cannot be
gathered from a small or inferior body
of amateurs. To produce such eX.
ceptional specimens OF bodily power
and skin there must be many to choose
from and the general standard set must
be high.
In truth II is absurd to talk of the
scanty participation Of Americans in
the sports they ike so we'll when they
are served up il the best profession
alone are enough to show that a vast
multitude of bows and young men
plunge into contests OF strength and
skill with enthusiasm. The same rule
holds in tennis. football, golf. bowling
and other sports. The amateurs are
a multitude compared with which the
men who play for money are few if not
inconspicuous.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

ami has thus spiked gun that Bryan intended to
fire frequently. Tho matter of gathering money
for campaign expenses will follow the law of New
York State as TO the publicity of contributions.
The treasurer Of the campaign fund, Mr. Sheldon,
was treasurer of the camapign fund during the
canvass of the Hon. Charles Z. Hughes for gov
ernor of New York
The same methods pursued by the Hughes
oampaigners will be followed in the national cam
paign, and it is doubtful If more reputable po-
litcal campaign was ever conducted than that
which resulted in the election of Mr.. Hughes to
be governor.
The fund will be open to public inspection. It
is certain then that the money gathered for cam
paign expenses will be used for no crooked pur-
poses. Taft proposes TO win by methods that will
not permit of criticism even by the most ranoor-
ous of the critics
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. Personal and Pertinent

It a police court in India. The client Of the
babu lawyer was woman accused of assault and bat
terry and the attorney, attacking the opposing lawyer
delivered himself follows MY learned friend with
wind from teapot thinks to browbeat me from
clearly in your eye My learned friend vainy
runs amuck upon the sheet anchors of my My
poor client has been deprived of of her valuable
leather (sbn) the leather Of her Until the wit
explains what became of my clients nose leather
he cannot be believed; he cannot be allowed to raise
castle in the air by beating upon bush"-Minneapolis
Journal
She sitting the window, gazing at the land
scape
Dearest she murmured do you realize the signi-
through which we being so un-
sympathetcally whirled? This is the land Of song
and story-the realm Of old romance DO not these
changing visits call up you thoughts daring knights
fray?"
yes darling" answered her husband earnestly but
knew II. lie was therefore unrelieved by the
terrupton when the brakeman stuck his head in at the
door and yelled, Indianapolis" s."-Pucb
When little Perrne first the trip west with the
Nationals Case Patten said him few hours before
they We're due to take the boat to Cleveland;
Il hope, Perrine, that will attacked by Nal
De Mer while going over the lake, for he is terrible
fellow to up against"
4 don't know this fellow Nal de Ner" snorted tho
little inheder but If he runs up against me looking
Tor einch he'll have surprise party handed 10 him.
for though might be small" added Mig as he took a
pull at his braces. "stil amt taking anything off Nal
ae er OF any other guy who might be looking for
Bile" on the trip the lake Perrine became terri
bly, seasick and when Patten found him leaning over
the side OF the boat he went up to him and said:
We'll Mig, see that old NAL de mer has put II on
you, just like he has done to all us at one time or
another. ~ -
What do you mean2 cried Perrine as he glanced
wildly about as II looking for an assaiant in human
shape" q" "0'""
Why see that you sick" replied Patten "ana
NAL de mer is the medical for sea sickness. buf
you win feel better Just as you get used to the
The pitching" feeby responded Perriue. as he made
another mad rush for the side OF the vessel @don,
feaze me 50 much but it's curves that knock me
out"-Washington Star. ~ "'s
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Just Fishing.
washington Herald.

Washington Herald.
OF all the various forms of summer
recreation. there is none to compare,
as we see x. with plain, old-fashioned
fishing. Not big-fsh fishing; not
angling for the monsters Of the Florida
coast or the California waters; not
specific effort. such as one goes thous-
ands of miles out of ones way to reach
salmon fishing. for instance-but just
fishing; wetting a line where the catch
ranges from half-pound trout and
Dream to one-pound cats and suckers.
Even an occasional muo-turtle or an
eel, helps the cause along materially
Ordinarily. common-folks fishing is
what we mean.
Nothing fancy IS needed for this
splendid sport. No reels are neces-
sary; no artificial bait permissible. No
undue advantage of the fish is taken
by one who gets all the true pleasure
possible from fishing Just a few cane
brake poles. a reasonable stout line
not to cost more than five cents per
yard. however, few healthy worms,
and a modest supply Of live minnows,
and the outfit is complete. Not all the
wealth of Rockefeller can add one whit
to that kit calculated to enhance the
fisherman's 10y in tho slightest degree.
You may fish from the banks of the
stream you select. If you please. but It
is better that YOU operate from a boat.
1t must be a paddle boat. however; not
| one Of those impossible things fashion
ed for rowlools. and. of course, It must
not be a canoe. It should be con.
structed of rough planks, and If II
leaks a little 50 much tho better. Fish
bite much more greedily when the fish
erman is sitting in a icaSy boat-es.
pecially one that has nyer made the
acquaintance of paint If you wan:
to enjoy yourself right up to the limit
go fishing-really and truly fishing;
like you used to when you were a bare
foot bov. It beats any other possible
outing that can be conceived.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
LITTLE REWARD FOR MR.. HANDY.

a LTHOUGH Mr. Handy is not ringer in
n the sense that some persons assume that
the word is always used, we believe that he is
glad that the curtain has been rung down on the
canvass of the Delaware Democrats to nominate
Judge Cray for president
Mr. Handy made his speech at Denver under
difficulties. His audience was mob OF persons
completely under the domination of Bryan and
obedient to his every whm The task was by no
means easy-that of leading forlorn hope in an
endeavor to honor man who did not want the
honor
But Mr.. Handy has fulfilled the duty imposed
upon him by the Democratic convention of this
State and that is about his only reward. He
stood without hitching all during this campaign,
as everyone knew that he would do.
Outside of the satisfaction of having performed
what he believed to be duty and the reward OF
having bouquets thrown at him by the local news
papers, Mr.. Handy has reaped nothing from the
canvass-not even the fame that the Hon. Josiah
Marvel obtained. No wonder that right before
the Democratic State Convention the former con-
gresham was on the point of throwing up the
whole business and refusing to attend the con-
vention as delegate.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
TAFT AND THE FUNDS.

a 5 WAS to be expected, the personality Of
the candidates on the two tickets will
figure largely in the campaign-more so Than tbe
platforms of the conventions No matter what
platform the Democratic convention at Denver
might have adopted, it could not separate itself
from the man who stands upon it and who is
sufficient platform in himself. And there is evil
oenee that the personality Of Taft will be potent
in the campaign. Taft will grow upon the voters
as they come to know him still better. For in
stance Taft has made his position plain as to the
publicity OF campaign funds. Nothing is TO be
concealed about these contributions
The national convention did not pass resolu-
1 Ton iavorlng publicity Of campaign gifts, but
Taft has done what the convention did not do
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

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Evening journal., 1908-07-14
ARMY OFFICERS TO GO ABROAD.

I ANGUAGE, as part of the equipment for
= warfare, is agitating the War Department
to such an extent that it is probable that meas
ures will be taken in a short time to send officers
to foreign schools to overcome the deficiency in
this respect.
There are fewer officers in the American army
who speak a foreign tongue than in any other
army in the world 1t has been suggested that
number of the officers of the highest class stand
ing at the army school of the line or the staff
college, be given Language leave of absence"
for year, to be sent to foreign countries such
as Japan, China, Japan and others to acquire the
tongue In addition officers are to be sent to at
tend riding schools at Saumur, France; Vienna
Hanover and Rome.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Peoples Column
Dem oorats Ask ouestions.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Some years ago the late Ambassador
Bayard was given a reception at the
Grand opera House in this city. Mr..
Bayard had been on a visit to Europe
and the reception given on his return
was of a non-partisan character, being
participated in by adherents of both
political parties.
The distinguished Delawarean and
Democrat was a member Of the United
States Senate at the time, and during
the preceding session of Congress
there had been a warm discussion and
some feeling on the silver question,
labout which the voters in Delaware
were more or less divided.
During an address made by Mr..
Bayard on that occasion, he did what
more of the peoples representatives
might we'll do.
Going over his career as a public
man and senator, he called attention to
the vital questions on which he had
recorded his vote and after each ques-
ltion he asked with fervor and fine
dramatic effect: did not 1 then echo
the voice of Delaware?"
The work of the Denver convention
is finished. The delegates have re-
turned to their homes and it is per-
tinent to ask at this time of the dele
gates from Delaware: did you at that
convention echo the voice Of Della
lware?"
The delegates from this county were
Peter ]. Ford and l. Irving Handy
The writer would therefore. as a
Democrat and Delawarean, ask:
Peter ]. Ford and L. Irving Handy
when you voted TO sustain that politi-
cal traitor and bushwhacker, James
lGuffey, did you then echo the voice
Of Delaware? When you entered into
a combination with Jim" Smith, OF
New Jersey and the political legatees
Of Arthur Pue German, of Maryland
did you then echo the voice of Della
ware?
When you dragged the name of the
Honorable George Gray into associa-
ton and alliance with the very people
who betrayed the Democratic party
under the late Grover Cleveland, and
defeated every real effort at reform
did you then echo the voice of Della
ware?
Every good Bryan man in Delaware
respects George Gray. Personally the
writer was glad 10 see the Delaware
delegates vote for him, although the
writer was for Bryan and believed all
the time that IL would be party suicide
to nominate the judge in the present
state of the public mind.
To link the fortunes Of the distin-
guished Delawareans to the car OF
such political desperadoes as Ryan and
Donnelly and such traitors as the
German crew Of Maryland. and sucr
marplots as the "Jim" Smith gang ir
New Jersey would be beyond belief, II
II had not actually taken place. The
voice of Delaware will be heard. The
lgreat majority OF the Democrats OF the
state have no more use for the pirate
crew commanded by Guffey than the
national Democracy in convention as.
sembled have shown.
| The leadership of men who discred.
Il tied our Doble little State will be re.
pudiated and the cause of real De-
mocracy, untainted by mercenary
greed and ignoble ambition, will &c
forward with a giants might to brins
the government back to the people
who love their country and it's institu.
tions. and would not barter its good
name for expectation of reward OF
hope OF preferment Yours.
Democrat
Wilmington. Del, July 1s.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
B. & 0. RAILROAD
VERY LOW RATE
SUMMER ECURSlONS

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Knights Pythias, August 4 to is.
Cleveland, Olio-lnternational Con-
Vention B. Y. P. U. Of America,
July to 12.
Columbus, Ohio-Prohibition Ma
tional Convention, July IA to 16.
Denver, Coll. o. o. F. Sovereign
Grand Lodge and Patriarehs Mill
tant, September 19 to &c.
Niasra Falls, N. Y.-Special Elf.
teen-day Excursions, July II, 81.
August IA, %, September II and
October 2.
st. Louis, Mo.-Knights of colunn
bus National Convention, August
q to 6.
st. Paul, Minn.-Aneient Arabic
Order Mystic Shrine, Imperial
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Toledo, Ohio.-G. A. R. 42d Annual
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Evening journal., 1908-07-14
CORPORATIONS

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matter.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Notes and Comments

An Atchison woman dress with a long train
10 party and the rest Of the guests spent
two-thrds of their time in jumping over t-Atcnson
Globe.
Think OF the prizes America could win II spellbndng
we're one Of the Olympian games-Denver Republican.
sensational evangelist asserts that Georgia girls arc
wearing peek-a boo shrtwaists with such meshes in
them that they wouldn't do for minnow nets But Geor
gia girls are catching larger hsh-Louis-
vile Courier-J journal.
The side whiskers Of the Hon. Jim" Sherman may
make the boom of the Hon. Jim Ham Lewis Of some
importance at Denver If whislers must flow in the
campaign, Mr.. Lewis is indispensable to Democratic
success.-Charleston News and Courier
recent order of the Commissioner OF Police called
upon each member Of the department TO send in two
photographs of himself mounted. The appearance
Of some who misunderstanding the order. climbed
for the first time in their lives, is posi-
lively agonizing.-New York Herald
An Atchison has much confidence in her
husband that il he wanted to in balloon, and
take children with him. she wouldn't obect-Atchi
son Globe
Hearst does not like Bryan Hearst does not like
In fact, IL is pretty we'll conceded that Hearst
does not like much of anyone but Hearst-Baltimore
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
HIS HORSE WAS STOLEN

Locking the stable after the horse is
stolen is about as sane an act as trying
TO grow hair after the head is bald.
If the hair root be absolutely dead.
permanent badness will be your lot.
and you might as well cheer up and tell
; our friends that it isn't so bad after all,
as 10 bemoan your fate.
But if your hair is Just beginning to
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

thin out; IL the
thought occurs
to you that in
a year or two
you can take
your seat in
the baldheaded
row without
being asked for
ere d e n tials,
then you've got
a chance, ana
a great big
chance.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
SAVED FROM UPSET YACHT
Marrow Escape for a Dozen Pleasure
Seekers in River.

CHESTER. Pa. July 14-Whiie re-
turning from the fishing banks last
night a party of II plessure-seelSers in
the yacht Ellen l. P. Morris were
caught in a squall and .he boat over
turned. All of the men narrowly
escaped drowning.
Charles 7. Morris. proprietor of the
Washington House. was thrown in the
water and was sinking the last time
when he was rescued by John Minshall,
who also rescued five other occupants
of the boat when 1t overturned, they
being unable to swim. The craft was
righted and towed to Chester.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

It is said that "Jim" Dahlman, the cowboy
mayor of Omaha, and the staunch supporter Of
Colonel Bryan, is preparing to visit New York,
and New York is ready to receive him. They will
have plenty of fun with Jim" over there, and
doubtless the citizens of the metropolis would
like to see him made chairman of the Democratic
national committee Jim" would do as we'll in
that Job as did the Hon. tom" Taggart.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14
Eire pestrovs Saw MN.

WOODLAND, July IA large saw
mill belonging to Lee Wheatley, at
woodland, was totally destroyed by
fire with a loss Of about $4,000. On
which there was a small insurance.
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

The friends of Major Flagler, who seem to be
unduly agitated because of his reported transfer
to the Western field OF operations, seem to over
look the fact that the new appointment of the
major is in the nature of a promotion-a promo
ton from admiral of the mud-digging feet to that
of commander OF a battalion of engineers. 1t is
noticed that personally the major is taking no
part in the agitation for, like good soldier. he is
prepared to obey orders THE JOURNAL,
wishes him JOY in his new field of labor. and
thinks it rather odd that members OF the Board
OF Trade and others should attempt to interfere
with Major Flagler's promotion.
The Hon. Wade Ellis, of Ohio, is reported as
slated for Assistant Attorney General to succeed
Milton d. Purdy, who has been called the chief
trust buster OF the administration Mr. Elhs had
the platform in charge at the Chicago convention
and he exercised his commission with skill and
fidelity
Evening journal., 1908-07-14

The "jackies" are enjoying the world cruise of
our big fleet, which is now inthe Pacific ocean.
OF the 1900 enlisted men in the fleet, there have
been only 100 desertions, which the naval officers
think is a small percentage
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Hearst not like Bryan Hearst does not like
Taft In fact II pretty we'll conceded that Hearst
not like much Of anyone but Observation-Disclosures
American.
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