Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-23

Lincoln today, having been at Kearney
last night, where he spoke to an enthusi-
astic crowd.
Il have been in about twenty-five or
thirty counties during the last few months
and l fail to find any dissatisfaction
among the republicans and Il Is my opinion
that Taft and the entire republican ticket
will be elected by the usual republican
majorities. In fact, l found conditions nor
NAL everywhere. I believe, though, the
republicans are more wide awake and In
terested than l have seen thin for a long
time. They don't want any Organism In
theirs and neither do a great many demo-
I~crats.'
Following are a few other expressions OF
men who have been out over the state or
who have brought messages from their own
localities:
Ed Hall. David city: Republicans In
good shape in Butler county. The demo-
cratic politicians are talking loud as usual
in the towns, but they don't get the hold
on the farmers confidence now as they
used to. There is a general feeling that
things are going pretty good in Nebraska
and that we had better let It alone. II
Bryan'e election would prove to be a ma
tional blunder we could still stand it in
Nebraska, but It would hurt us like every
thing. Bryan got LOO majority in But
Ter county I'm '96. In 1900 he got 800 ma
jority. In my judgment he will not get
over 400 majority this time"
Don Love, LincolD: Il have been out
considerable in the country precincts OF
Lancaster county and the political con-
ditions there are very different from the
conditions in the city here. In the city
Bryan's followers are talking optimistically
of his chances ard | think some of them
really believe it. outside Of Lincoln the
regular party lines seem to he maintained
with very little enthusiasm among the
democrats and you get the encouraging re.
port In each community that the democrat.
will lose some of their former followers.
Charles w. Neutrality-suspicious. are al
in line at Imperial. We won't lose a vote
Good crops and good prices. Three and
half inches Of rain Sunday. Not an idl
man in our county A farmer here sol,
lOO-acre corn crop, Jumped It off, for 5000
The whole western part Of the state 1
prosperous and the farmers are not want
ing any Of Bryan's experiments. You NEE
democrats every now and then who ar,
not talking much, but who candidly ADM
that they are tired Of Bryan and believ,
that he carries his personal ambitions to-
far. The merchants all over Nebraska ar
~disCounting their bills now. They didn'
do that when Bryan was in congress tin
kering up the tariff with his free trad
notions"
DR.. J. A. Andrews, Holdrege-"The re
publicans in Phelps county are at work
We are expecting a net gain here. Phelp
is nominally about 200 republicans. 1t ha
come into this condition during the las
few years while Bryan's influence ha
hpan uvnpinp lfftla hy Itftla apaope the NJ
braska farmers. In his ten-minute speec
the other day at Holdrege he made a hi
Tor contributions. My judgment Is tina
Mr.. Bryan's influence over Nebraska vol
ers has materially lessened in the last fe-
years"
s. w. Sunderland, Cedar Rapids-"Boon
county is for Taft and Sheldon. 1t used I
be a Bryan stronghold. Every time Brya
runs he has a new theory. 1t keeps h
followers jumping sideways to be in lin
with him. 1 think Greeley county, to,
will roll up more republican votes tina
= are expected. Loss Brian will get a gres
big vote in my locality, for he used
live there. George Sheldon will get SON
democratic votes. They call him the be
j governor. 1 ave not yet heard a sing
democrat ~criticise the present state a.
; ministration."
Lou FRAZIER, talk
Fairmont was rather cold. The crowd wa
e small. At the end of the speech a ms
s waved his cap and shouted: Three chez
k for Bryant! There was no response. N,
a single cheer. A wave of ~good-naturt
r laughter went over the crowd as the ira
pulled out. Whatever you hear as to Il
e condition in Fillmore county, put it dow
k that the republicans will get their ~
share OF votes"