Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-30
LsaAses In the Party All -over the
Z scssntry Quit the Nebraskan
omes.Sesksr and Come
- Ont for Taft
"olsvsland Democrats" Rsfuss to Be
Whipped Into Line and Organize
to Fight the Nan Who Disrupted
The 1arty-solid South Shows
signs Of Breaking Up. = ~

LAX 1uo -l6p6Eudu blChet VIII BNSyP -
country In November is found fn the
ieonsiaysd numerous defectlons ofshere'
tofOrs proniuent Democrats from that
parH Practically all Of them give as
d yts1scn that they cannot suppnp the
.thricS offefsd. candidate and his ctnnge-
1Abis and unstable theories OF govern
ment They simply cannot bring Them
ss,yss 70 b. tdentiled with Bryan:
Perhaps the most notifying inci-
9ng khleA the Democrats haresexpe;..
risncsd In the present campaisnswere
lin sltssachusetys, where two big. men
named asfDelhocratic presidentiaH elsc-l
tors declined to serve on the sPonhu
tkat they were unable to supposf Mr..
Bryan and greatly preferred Mrs!Taft.;
THESE mem were Ferdina nd Strauss apd
C. II. r. Could, OF Lyons Falls. both
business men OF the first rank. Mr.:
Strauss. especially, has been promIneuS
in the Massachusetts, Democracy tfor
long, time. Their decilnation deserve
an Bryan electors caused a sensatlon in
Tho old Bay stste and Throughout the
61uhtfy. - - a. - E--T
DsaOeraslS Csugrsssnas for Tefs
& Eugene Walter Leake. Democratic
Representative In Congress from New
Jersey, called. at Republican National
Ca6nlttss Sheadqusrters early this
month to otter his services on the stump
for william b. Taft. Though he has
been q staAch Democrat all his life. he
Il bitterly opposed to william Jennings
Bryan and because he believes that the
election of Bryan to the Presidency
would mean the greatest calamity TO
the country since the civil war. he Il
ready to exert himself TO the utmost TO
sid the election Of Judge Taft. He is
speaking at Republican rallies through.
out the Eastern States.
Osqecrsss. .ossa.iss ss FsGhs nrya..
That the seutiments eelt By these men
arc shared Sy many in New York Is
.shown In the Organization Of the "Clevc.
,land Democracy" an association whose
psincip,es are anti-Bryan. and which
has been formed, according to the arti.
cles Of Incorporation, ITO revive the true
Pirit Of Democracy among the voters
Of Harlem and OF the whole city
Headquarters have been opened and the
club II doing active work, not. It Is al
most unnecessary to say, In the Inter
ssul. OF the continuous Nebraska Office
seeker, .r..-
John B. Dos Passos, q leading New
York lawyer and author, who has al
Ways been = Democrat, has come out
II 8 long statement announcing bis al
isSfance to TAFT and denouhcing Bryan
iSa And the remnants Of the party which
DryAn contro1s II am . Democrat, he
says, "I expect 10 cast my vote FOR Mr.
TAFT" william d. Davenport. a well.
known Brooklyn Democrat for many
ySafS Public Administrator OF Kings
codnty. has denounced the Democratic
piAtfofm and = now q vice president Of
The Taft-shSrman Lawyers Club
4 ssaaAaaeAt Widespread.
10 farmir Special City Judge Irving
z. Baxtsr. of Utica, y. T., who has
away bs<h q Democrat. and was
,slscted Cd that ticket. not only has re
puafftsd Bryan. but viii take the
Stpnp and advocate the election Of
TAN and sherman, Even up In Maine.
Whsrs the members Of the Deuocrntie
minority are supposed TO be ihopelessly
btdsbound, there u detection ". II.
Mclaughlin. Of Scarboro. for instaEce.
alfou6ces that he has become 50 dis
Susted with Bryan IN the Haskell con
troversy that hs has swung over TO
the ,Repuhiican party. IN
After hearing Judge Taft speak nj
u. Louis J. D. Houseman, Of Denver. :
Colo, q weli-known railroad builder,
snnoapcsd his conversion TO the Re
publican party and Its candidates. Mr
HCusssnan had been q loyai Democrat
for many years. This incident Of
Ssuyss, 10 q direct tribute 10 Judge
TAff's powers A. q csmpaisner. OF
which many evidences were produced
ON his now famous western trip,
7 ..Csavsssisas" IN the wssf.
II St Joseph. Mo-, one OF the feat.
ures was the conversion Of W. +.
T,ayis. 4 prominent Democrat. VIII"
xsDt To q uaesting at the stock yards |
I. sse Air. Taft. After sizing up the
latter NJ. Davis declared: Il
thought would vote for Mr.. Bryan.
but this man surely looks good to me-.
Another Missouri Democrat. Z. u.
Asy wood. & Burlington Railroad con
ductor Of D. Louis, evidently was
similsriy impressed; II any rate. he
has announced that Taft viii! get his
voss. Noticeable among the vice presi-
lsats at the Taft reception at st.
Loais wore James n Smith. head Of
the ,RS Louis business Mems League.
and Frederiek ~. Judson, well.known
laHysx, both Democrats whip have de-
clsxad their intention Of supporting
96ft.
Some readers VIII remember that ip