The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-12

Union, Is an ardent Taft supporter and has been talking Taft ever since the Judge was nominated for President. De Nedrey has issued a challenge to Fee ney to meet him on the stump and dis cuss the issues with him. The chal- lenge has not yet been discussed. De Nedrey's friends assert that he would simply "eat Feeney up." De Nedrey says he Is positive that Bryan will be elected. That statement is constantly made by him, and he backs It with the declaration thaN he knows the sem timent of the laboring men and is pos itive that the great majority of the members of the unions in the industrial centres are going to vote this time for Bryan. They are opposed to Taft, he claims. because of the latter's record on the Federal bench, because Congress at its recent session snubbed and in- suited the members of the legislative committee of the Federation of Labor. and because they were also treated in the same manner by the Republicans who controlled the Republican conven- ton at Chicago.
 Leaders With Gompers.
 De Nedrey says also that he is in communication with leading laborites in all sections of the country and they are overwhelmingly with Gompers. This Is the story that Gompers himself tells to inquirers. and he is reported tQ be determined to get into the fight In redhot fashion as soon as the court officials>-here let him loose. for they have been holding him on account of that boycott suit brought by a St. Louis stove manufacturing concern.
 If the majority of the laboring class cast their votes as the leaders say they will ythere does not seem to be much doubt that Mir. Bryan will be elected. In the last four national campaigns the bulk of the labor vote went to the Republicans.
 But terrible efforts are being made by the Republicans to hold the labor vote in line for Judge Taft. President Roosevelt, as is well known. is head and front of this movement. The press dispatches for some days have had items regarding the solicitude on his part lest too great a proportion of this vote should be switched to the Demo- crats and cause the loss of States that have heretofore been counted as safely Republican.
 In plain truth. there is thunder to pay for the Republicans so far ss the labor vote is concerned. And that is why the President is forced to send for labor leaders to devise means through which the tide towards Bryan may be stemnied. Not many labor leaders have responded to the beseech- ing invitations to visit the White House and talk the alarming situation over with the Big Chief" who. is | piaying the role of Presideatiai can didate and head and front also of tho national committee since 1t has become | apparent to the fretful Mir. Roosevelt that Frank Hitchcock is a mere infant in managing a campaign as compared with the late Senator Matt Quay, Mark Hanna and others.
 sargent's Successor.
 The President has had motive in delaying So long the appointment of a successor to the late Frank P. Sargent, Commissioner General Of Immigration . His idea has been to give this place to some very prominent labor union man for the effect 1t would have on the election. It has been a puzzling ques- tion, however to settle. A neat strok e 1t would be to find man who has heretofore been a Democrat. Then there is the uncertainty about the re- suit next month. Taft may be beaten and Bryan elected. No one would want the office in the eevnt Taft Is defeated. for he would be promptly kicked out in March, especially is he was turn coat in this election. The President make the selection until after the election. Possibly he may secretly promise 1t and through the deal work fine points in labor circles in the in- terest of my candidate"