The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-07-28
KANSAS WILL
GO DEMOCRATIC
SAYS hR. F|NNEY
MANAGER OF GRAND, WHO HAS
JUST BEEN IN THAT STATE
TALKS.
He Says There is Great Enthusiasm
for Mr.. Bryan and Thinks the
State is cerrain to Go
Democratic.

For the first time in many years
Kansas will be found in the fall cleo
ions in the democratic column" said
w. A. Finney, manager of the Grand
opera house yesterday. Mr.. Finney
has been spending the past several
weeks at Sabbetha and other Kansas
and Missouri points ON visit to rel
atlves and friends.
Il was surprised at the enthusiasm
that was displayed in Kansas over
the nomination of Mr. Bryan. Per-
sens whom | met in many sections of
the state declared that though they
had never voted the democratic
ticket in their lives that this time
they were for Bryan. From what |
could learn from these people there
seems to be no doubt that the state
Will go democratic by majority that
VIII be absolutely staggering.
One of the reasons why the state
lis likely to go democratic is the fight
that William Allen White is making
on United States Senator Long.
The latter is strong corporation
senator and this has been made the
issue in the campaign. l heard Mr.
White speak bat he disappointed me
greatly; he can't remember his lines.
but when you read his attacks on
Senator Long in the state papers
they are certainly touched with a pen
of fire. -~,-'
1t is no common sight to see a dozen
farmers gathered on the street cor.
!ners of the little towns discussing pol.
itics and bear them say that for the
first time in their lives they are 60
ing to vote the democratic ticket.
The facts are that they are not
so much democrats as they are BRYAN
men. They have heard him at the
IChautauquas, have been touched bv
the eloquence and later meeting him
the personal magnetism Of the man
SO that they have gotten to the point
that they feel personal interest in
MIN. rev days after the democratic
national convention | was in Hia-
watha to hear Governor John John.
son of Minnesota speak. When he
declared that he was for Bryan, the
enthusiasm of the audience was moth
ing short of.magnificent showing that
the great crowd of highly intelligent
people was probably four or five 10
one for the Nebraskan.
i was up at Lincoln the day the
republicans strung their Taft banner
across the street | thought there was
about tc be riot. as the town for the
hrSt time Is overwhelming for BRYAN
Cooler heads prevailed for the time
put later the banner was torn down
lhere was great feeling over the oues.
tlon there, and while the effect of
having the banner rehung NAV not
nave affected the people in other sec.
tlons of the country, there is no doubt
that 1t has made votes for Mr. BRYAN
IN Lincoln, where the people strongly
resent the palpable effort to affront
and humiliate him.
The republicans are planning to
capture Nebraska If possible and are
already organizing for that purpose.
| hardly think they will make a ser
ious hght in Kansas as practically
everyone talked to believes that
the state will go for Bryan"
Missouri Is easily democratic. saws
Mr.. f1nney Mr.. Finney who is treas
urer Of the Savannah Theater, does
not take much stock in politics, never
having voted in his life. He is a
close observer, however, and his views
relative to the situation will be read
with interest here.