The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-06

state could be safely counted as dem
ocratic. The Nebraskan's chief adj
yisers here have been Augustin
Thomas, the dramatist, and Henry
Walker, respectively president and
secretary OF the Commercial Travel
ers' league, and Norman f. Mack, of
Buffalo, the present national com-
mitteeman.
At the present moment Lieutenant
Governor Louis Stuyvesant Chanler
Is fayorably regarded by the Bryan
men. He has made a good record nj
Albany, and Is much stronger with
the rank and file oil the voters than
be was before he took ONCE.
Chanler is a great admirer Of Gov
ernor Hughes. Ever since the latter
took Office. his den ocratic colleague
mas praised him publicly and pri-
vately.
I've differ on many subjects, Is
one OF Chanler's fayorite remarks.
"Often tDe governor does things that
are contrary to what would have
done. but, he Is thoroughly honest
and conscientious, and l AM con.
sinced Is about the best governor
New York state ever had"
Now that is high praise for polit.
cal opponent. Hughes and his
irienus appreciate IT, Undoubtedly
IL would mean good many votes for
Cbanler IL he ran for Office In year
that Hughes was not on the ticket.
Chanler has also demonstrated politi.
cal sagacity by sidestepping factional
| lights. lie is not embroiied with
Murphy or Corners, and the old line
democrats who beat Hearst In 100,
have kind words for Chanler. The
Cleveland democrats, who have been
seeking to organize an anti.Bryar
movement, have had their nets out
for the lieutenant governor. He has
been invited to attend caucuses and
conferences, but on every occasion
has been ''too busy"
One enthusiastic Bryan Ian In this
city has the figures TO SHOW that the
Nebraskan will he the next president.
lie claims that these figures will
later be shown TO be facts. Anyway,
his reasoning is interesting:
"In the last electoral college Roose.
welt received 335 votes aud Parker
tlu Sinaa than nHtahon.a hos laa..
added to the list OF states with ,
electors, total OF Is3 This makes
242 votes necessary to choice. IL Is
conceded that he viii have the lac
that Parker received The Judge lost
one OF the Maryland delegates. There
will be no split this year. Missouri
also seems TO have returned tn It's
democratic moorings The last cleo.
tion showed conclusiyely that Okla.
homa is as solidly democratic as any
southern constituency. Tier seven
votes will be for Bryan. This, with
Missouri's Is, and the one from
Maryland, give a conceded gain OF 26,
total OF 1866.
1.-THE republicans are getting weak.
er In New York every year Hughes
was the only man who could have
Cal ried IL In 1905. II Taft is the
candidate he will be slaughtered al
the polls.
''Ie will lose the votes OF the Wal
street men, who blame Roosevelt fol-
the recent financial panic, and will
vent their spite on Taft. lie viii
lose the votes OF the Hughes men
who are angry at the kind OF polite,
that has been played by federal Office
holders. lie will lose the votes Of
thousands OF negroes because of tb,
Brownsville case. Any democrat
could beat Taft in New York thi,
year. That is a gain Of 30 NOR,
votes, a total Of 205.
Don't regard Ohio as a hide
bound republican state. The For
aker men will knife TAFT. The Co,
crowu in Cincinnati will do the same
although they are openly for hi
nomination. They do not forge
that the war secretaiy's speech a fey
years ago beat the republican candi
date for mayor II Cincinnati. BryaI
can carry ohio against Taft. Tha
is % more votes, bringing the tota
up TO 22s.
New Jersey, which got away fron
the democrats In 1896, is swingin
back to her moorings. The presen
republican governor only slipped q
by few thousand. The strict Sun
day laws, which Governor Ford
pledged 10 uphold are driving tn
Germans over TO the Democrat
party. Every city In the state Is
democratic stronghold Many thou
sa DIS OF New Jersey voters an
workers In New York The same II
fluebees that hurt Taft 10 the En
pire state are injuring him acro'
the river. New Jersey has IL vote
Bryan will get them. That brin.
the total up to e.0, only two VOTE
from a majority.
Delaware may furnish then
The republicans are steadily CROWN