The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-26
Presidential Candidate Is Very Much Encouraged Over the Outlook for Victory
DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS
 IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY
Republican Party Has Failed in Re- sponslbility During Twelve Years of Power Says Bryan and This
 is Cause of Changes.

New York, October 5.-After a week of hard campaigning, William J. Bryan, democratic candidate for President rest ed today in this city The candidate had breakfast in his private car as it was dashing through New Jersey, and ar rived at 9:15 a. m, at Jersey City, where he was met by National Chairman Mack and Nathan Straus. Almost immediately the party crossed the ferry to New York, and MT. Bryan was driven to the resi- dence of MT. Straus, where the day was spent in resting for this weeks ordeal. Tonight the candidate dined at the home of Herman Ridder, treasurer of the na- tional democratic committee.
 Tomorrow morning early MT. Bryan will go to Paterson, N. J., in fulfillment of a pledge made last week to make a speech there. At the conclusion of the meeting he will return again to New York city.
 Mr. Bryan declared tonight that with the exception of being very tired. ne was feeling we'll
 : q am finishing the campaign better than ever have" he said. My voice has stood the strain we'll and I don't think that have lost weight"
 Forecasts Not Sure.
 MT. Bryan said that some of the fore casts he had seen in the morning papers today did not agree with the reports that he had been receiving.
 Flow do things look, Mrs Bryan?p .very encouraging.@ was the reply. ''What do you think of Indianag' he was asked.
 We had very enthusiastic meetings there and also in Ohio. The prospects in both states are very bright was the answer.
 MT. Bryan said that all the straw bal- lots that had been taken in the country showed democratic gains, "but," he con- tinued, 'of course the accuracy of the straw ballot depends upon the way it is taken, and the way the names select ed. You select a list of names to send postal cards to, you receive many an- swers, but you have no way of finding out how the men who did not answer are go- ing to vote. The trouble comes, when you try to average the votes of the ones
 
 those who have responded"
 "Where have the democratic gains been this year, in comparison with other years?' the candidate was asked.
 Gains in Every State.
 This year the democrats have gained in every state. Heretofore, we have made gains in some states and have lost in other states. This year there are gains throughout the whole country, and gains in every occupation. There are gains among the farmers; these gains are very marked. There are gains among business men, professional men and especially among college men. That is the interest," with the other campaigns that have had anything to do with"
 What is the reason for this gain?' Only one,'' replied MT. Bryan "I think that it is that the republican party, in power for F years, has failed to meet the responsibility"
 MT. Bryan said that the poll in New York cty, the largest city in the coun- try, and the poll in Iowa, probably the largest agricultural state, showed that the democratic gains were substantially the same In New York state and city the reports showed 50 per cent gains and in Iowa about the same.
 MT. Bryan today received the following cablegram from Oxford college England: William J. Bryan, Democratic Head-
 quarters, New York:
 "American Rhodes scholars, after de- bate, emphatically support you for Pres ident, and wish you hccess.
 AMERICAN CLUB.'