The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
SAYS IT'S BRYAN
THE "SOLID WEST" IS AFIRE
WITH ENTHUSIASM.
1t is in the South Alone That the
Democrats Do Not Seem Thorough
ly Aroused.

Democrats Do Not Seem Thorough
| ly Aroused.
Capt. w. T. Thrower of CheraW
who attended the national Democrat
ic convention as a delegate from th
Fifth congressional district, fllin
Capt. John G, Richards place passe,
through Columbia Friday, en- rout
to his horne He was enthusiastic il
praise of the Democratic nominee
and says he firmly believes that the
will win a great victory at the pol
in November.
"The West is enthusiastic TO
Bryan and a landslide for the Demo
cratic ticket would not surprise MT
in the least, said Capt. Thrower
II never talked with single man il
the Western country who was no
outspoken for Bryan, and I talked
with many who have heretofore voted
the Republican ticket. All Of those
bolted the Democratic ticket il
1896 and 1900 will be back in line
and l am not expecting Taft to ge
many electoral votes west of Pennsyl
vania. have doubts of his carrying
his own State Of Ohio. | talked
with scores of people from Ohio
some Democrats and some Renubli'
cans, and they told me Taft
might lose his own S-ate, ne Of
them openly asserting that the State
would he for Bryan and Kern.
Ito give you an idea Of how the
Bryan sentiment is sweeping the
West, I had quite long talk with
Mr.. E. F. Reinoehl, president and
manager of the Geauga Printing
Company Of Chardon, O., and he
frankly said that never in the poll
tical history of his section Of Ohio
have so many pronounced Republi-
cans announced their intention OF
bolting the party and supporting
Bryan. Mr.. Reinoehl is publisher OF
The Geauga Republican, The Geauga
County Record and The Middleford
Times, influential papers in that
county, especially among the Ger
mans. He frankly told me that he
did not consider Ohio safely in the
Taft column and said he looked for
the biggest loss in Republican votes
in that State ever recorded.
81 stopped off at Danville, Ky
and talked with a great many people
there, including men who have been
voting the Republican ticket for
years. Not a man did I find who is
going to support Taft this year.
They are 'sose, on the administra-
ton and want a change. Bryan and
Kern will carry Kentucky b. the
largest plurality rolled up for the
Democratic ticket there in many
years. They are enthusiastic for
Bryan, and, there. as elsewhere, !
find that those who bolted the ticket
in 1896 and 1900 have come back
into the Democratic fold-and they
are filled with enthusiasm
'.On the train, coming through Ten
nessee, struck up with lifelong
Republican who told me that he Is
for B-yan, and that other former
ReDublicans in Tennessee would
leave the old party this year and
give the Democratic ticket their sup
port.
s'It is everywhere thus. Of cour'
Sc, the Democratic ticket will carr!
the solid South, but as matter ol
fact cur people are less enthusiast
than any people l have seen yet
They simply do not appreciate the
CONDITION that confronts the coun
try: they have not been keeping VI
with the trend of things POLITICAL!
in the West. l tell you the tolk:
out there are already warmed up
and they are filed with hope. Water
NV rredicton. the South and The
West will join hands in this election
and Bryan and Kern will win
great and glorious victory in Novem
ber."
Capt. Thrower was pleased Will
the convention; with the supreme
harmony which prevailed and will
the hearty and sincere praise n
heard on every hand about ". }
Brvan. Even those who went ther
| prepared to vote for Gov. Johnson
Judge Gray or others for presiden
tial nominee had nothing but word
of praise for Bryan and the conven
ton wound up in grand love feast
Personally Capt Thrower faVore'
John Mitchell. the great labor LEAD
er. for vice presidential nominee bu
he is satisfied that Kern will help tn
ticket and may beb the means 0
placing Indiana in the Democratl
column. Mitchell is a great man
a leader" said Capt. Thrower, an
would have added to ~, strengt
of the ticket. Well. he did not sc
the nomination, but he is with us
heart and soul. and the work Whlc
| he and Gompers will do in the II
terest of the ticket will count.
Asked for an expression regardin
Vim. r. Hearst's latest utterance, !
which he criticised the Democrat
ticket and platform. Capt. Thro"e
merely said, "Well. Hearst is a dea
one, politically, and no longer ma
tho influence which he one time e.
erted.
GOES FROM ASYLUM TO JAIL.
! Alleged Embezzler in Florida arfes
ed and Will be Tried.