The Washington times., 1908-10-31
LUNCHROOM CHARLIE
POLLS BRYAN'S STATE
The Times Forecaster Gets Hold of Some Remarkable
Inside Information in Nebraska-Declares State
Will Be Carried November ; Without Doubt

State, / always get some well informed
citizen TO outline its prin ,ipal prO,i,s>ts
and geographical characteristics then
am enabled to interview these products
and ascertain how the STATE is gong
every one knows how a political fore
caster depends on interviews and must
MAY both ends from the middle.
Timber Is scarce I was told, Win
the exception of Presidential timber
The latter species Sprouts aHe" ever
four years. The western part OF the
State is mainly adapted 20 grazing and
election bets are always paid on by
one of the parties giving HTe-llke linl-
tatiOn Of one Nebuchad-e eZZar. There
Is little coal. and that poor therefore
the mining vote doesn't nave a DatJlns
average like Pennsylvania.
There are some bluffs along the Mis-
souri river this feller told me, not
mentioning blulfs pulled OF at other
places. There are $50 species OF Wild
grasses. which now have been classi-
ned. II this wild grass can be tanned
between now and November ) IL VIII
vote for Bryan
Wheat. corn. flax, sorghum, barley,
grapes, and other things good 70 eat ana
drink are the principal products TAFT
ldDOTS under one disadvantage mere De-
cause he has never had mis- picture taken
while standing Dy a wheat stack or IA
a sorghum kettle. Bryan frequently has
the hired man throw wheat straw over
him, and then permits photographer
10 snap the i. l. and his plLcbIOrk-
In order 20 Offset this series OF the
BRYAN souvenir post cards, II has been
necessary 10 food the state with photos
OF Taft. atUred in a jumper suit. astride
helpless mule in the Eulllpplnes- II
this does not suffice pictures VIII De
scattered showing that TAFT knows now
10 milk COW with both hands al the
same time, and not have me puckeL
kicked away This Tould undoubtedly
fetch the farmers. called By the Agrl-
cultural Department 'asTicaltlrlsts.
Al Beaver City ] saw Col BuliQ bdii
Beaver. acknowledged leader OF his spe-
cies, and he told me that the beaver
vote would hold or until one or the
other candidates showed tnelT lnleIeS7l
in the beavers by Wdding up the etesh
barefOoted, and delivering ten-mlnute
talk from the rear pieIoFIn OF salo
candidates private car.
During the day. ] have pOiled Arapa-
hce, Benedict, Broken Bow, Columbus.
Crab Orchard, Lincoln. LOdgepOler Ne
braska CITY. Omaha stella. " dIeriOos
Weeping Water, and Papllon. Most
Of these polls were made over the teie-
phone, and in case ] failed 70 get voter
at the other end OF the line / talked 10
AiS wife. In most cases I0uAd tne
wives better Informed than their nus
bands as 90 how the latter would vote.
] borrowed an adding machine az
Crab Orchard, and after using up every
figure on il, reached this conclusion:
II Bryan can persuade more Nebraska
people to vote for him that vote for
TAFT and unless the election managers
] drop dead before the votes are counted,
Bryan will have Nebraska's eight elec-
/ tCTal votes. If, on the other hand, Iaft
should get even one more vote than
/ Bryan. q matters not whether II be
cast by an old or young man. q negro
] or a cOlOTed man. TAFT would be entitled
| To Bryan's home State. The politicians
/ have practically reached an agreement
| on this point. and / do not believe there
! IS any doubt of the result The vote
/ for Chaplin. Hisgen, and Debs VIII. OF
course. 90 to make IN the whole num-
! Der of votes cast. These gentlemen.
! though, are said. to be running not for
election. but rather TO see how fast
, they can Iun.
Place vour bets on this forecast. It
is reliable and entirely different from
those of other political writers VINO at
tempt to say much without saying any
thing.