Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
HE SEES VICTORY
Democratic National Chairman
Declares That Bryan Will
Garry East and West
REPORTS SHOW RISING TIDE
Ohio. Indiana and New York in I:io
Democratic Column.

NOi bidh L. MdCS, CndlrUidH Vi tAic
Democratic national committee, Is con-
fdent of the election of Mr. Bryan as
president. In a statement summing Il
up the situation he said:
Three weeks ago it was apparent
that the tide had turned toward De-
mocracy, and that every outward evil
dence pointed to a Democratic victory Il
in November. The situation is far bet Il
ter now than then, and am confident Il
in the belief that Mr.. Bryan will be I
elected president. In fact, the cam. /
paign, from the Democratic viewpoint. /
has steadily improved with each sue
ceeding week AS Mr. Bryan has pre-.
sented the issues in various sections |
of the country, the people have become |
more and more convinced that his |
election is for the permanent pros
perity and best interests of the nation. |
"Of the many reports l have received |
from the various states there has not !
been one discouraging to our cause. On |
the other hand, all of our informa ton
has indicated that there will be re-
markable decrease in the Republican
vote, and this statement applies alike
to the banner Republican state of
Pennsylvania as well as to states like
New York, Ohio, and Indiana. Mr..
Bryan will not only receive The major
ity OF the electoral vote, but one of the
greatest popular votes ever given q
candidate.
Says Fight Is Won.
"The fight is won, but we must keep
everlastingly at it for the remaining
two weeks of the campaign. Our re-
ports have been of such an encourag-
ing nature that I have at times had
fears least some of those on duty
would. in their enthusiasm. let up in
the fight, and my parting word to those
| at headquarters is that they continue
their efforts just as aggressively as If
| the contest had to be won in the de-
| Ginning days of the campaign.
"The Democratic party has greater
membership than the Republican party
| The only question with us in recent
| years has been to get our folks to-
gether in harmonious and united pha-
lanx. / do not believe there is DEM
| ocrat in the entire country who is out
| side of the breastworks in this cam
| paign, and that is the greatest reason
/ to my mind why Mr.. Bryan will be
inaugurated president on March 4 next.
/ will not attempt to give figures, but
will say now that New York, Ohio and
Indiana are Democratic this year, and
my prediction does not take into con-
sideration a number OF other states
that will swing from the Republican
to the Democratic column on election
day" - ur.s
| Republicans Pass the Lie.
Republican campaign managers have
been endeavoring to create the i'm
preston that James Duncan. first vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, is not in sympathy with the
+. labor movement. advocated by Mr.
Gompers, urging union. labor to sup
, port it's friends and defeat its enemies
, in the present campaign. Mr.. Duncan
was advised of this fact and asked tC
state his attitude in the matter. His
reply is explicit and gives the lie tt
the Republican managers who have
been seeking to place him in false
light.
81 List OF Trust Allies.
? The Republican national committee
: is sending out letter asking for "casf
contributions" in which the declara
|
Judge Taft and James S. Sherman i:
essential to the welfare of the coun
try
I The letter is of interest by reason
Of the character of the men who's
d names appear on the letterhead, ant
}, who make this appeal. Here are thu
d men who sign the letter informing thu
s people Of the country that Bryan
t election will be dangerous:
Charles F. BROKER. head of the bras
trust and vice president of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
? against which a government suit i
( now pending in the Federal courts.
5 Charles Nagel, of Missouri. one o
2 the general attorneys of the Standar
Oil company This Standard Oil rer
resentative is in charge of Republica
national campaign headquarters il
Chicago.
RI Frank O.. Lowden, multi-millionair
son-in-law of the late George M. Pull
man, and now head of the great Pull
man Palace Car trust, to which tn
travelling public pays tribute.
ri T. Coleman Du Pont, the head of tn
powder trust, which is fighting a sui
against dissolution.
Boise Penrose. the political boss
Of the corrupt political machine
Pennsylvania.
8 George r. Sheldon, the personal rel
resentative of J. Pierpont Morgan,
the capacity of director in all his trus
2 companies, and who collected tru.
x money for the election of Governo
8 Hughes of New York.
g William Nelson Cromwell, the legs
5 representative of Edward II. Harrima
9 and probably the greatest trust lawye
( in the United States.
81 Fred W. Upham, the fiat fryer" fc
& the Republican party in the west. an
5 the man who wrote letters to corpor
9 tions whose property he assessed b
< virtue of his position as a member {
3 the board of review in Chicago.
ri Farmers and Business Men Know.
8 This is a fine outfit to advise til
9 farmers and business men in. the we