Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1908 — VERMONT CAMPAIGN [ARTICLE]

VERMONT CAMPAIGN

Republicans Manning the First Gun To Be Fired in ths Fall Elections. WILSON AND STRAUS TO SPEAK Taft Back at Hot Spring! and Conference* Scheduled. Democratic Leaders Foregathering at Lincoln—Bryan Pleased at Adlat Stevenson's Victory in thfe Illinois Primary. New York, Aug. 11.—Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, and Secretary Straus, of the department of commerce and labor, have both promised to make speeches In ike Republican campaign In Vermont The election in that state will be held on September 1 and is the first in the list of states. The fact that two cabinet members are to participate in the campaign was announced by Chairman Hitchcock, of the Republican national committee. Details of the campaign and dates for the speeches will be made public today, whert Hitchcock will confer with Vermont Republican leaders. Charles H. Keating, of Mansfield. 0., has been appointed assistant director of the speakers’ bureau, and will have charge of the work at Chicago headquarters. Taft to See Hitchcock and Vorya. Hot Springs, Va.. Aug. 11. —William H. Taft accompanied by Mrs. Taft and Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of tile Insular bureau of the war department has reached here, returning from the Green Briar. A. .1 Vorys, Taft’s Ohio chief of staff, will arrive here for a conference today or tomorrow. Frank H. Hitchcock will arrive tomorrow, at which time it is expected that the personnel of the advisory committee, of which Elmer Dover is to be secretary, will be decided upon. Will Discuss Campaign Plana. Plans for the general campaign will be discussed during this conference, when it is believed final decision will be reached regarding Taft a personal arrangements. Although many requests are being received for his presence at various places he has so far aocepted no Invitations. Incidentally Hifchcock will be asked to dfefine the course his committee is to take in West Virginia, whether aid and directions will be given to Swisher, the regular Republican nominee, or to Scherr, the so-called bolter. West Virginia's Difficulty. Senator Elkins, of this state, is here, n« it also Swisher, who came on the same train with Taft. Senator Scott is to come tomorrow and it is said Scherr will be represented. Senator Elkins believes the regular organization should be sustained, Taft continues to refuse to become involved in the controversy.

•TEVENSON COMPLIMENTED Bryan Says Nice Things of the Illinois Man- Important Conferences. Fairview. Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 11.— In addition to some traveling men, the vtaltors to Candidate Bryan at Fattvtew included Representative Henry Clayton, of Alabama, chairman of the committee on notification; i)r. J. W. McClure, of Sedalla, Mo., a member of the committee; Rev. S. F. McGuire, of Osceola, Kan.; Henry George Jr., of New York; Harvey W. Hardy, of Lincoln, an octogenarian who Intends to stump Erie and Wyoming counties, New York, for Bryan; a delegation of Christian Scientists from various parts of the country and three hundred members of the Epworth League to whom he delivered a brief address. The success of Adlal E. Stevenson, Bryan’s running 1 mate in 1900 in the rocent Illinois primaries for the governorship, attracted particular notice of the Democratic candidate. “While I take no part in the contests between Democrats before the convention or primaries,” he said, “I am sure I will be pardoned In this case if I say that we had a number of worthy Democrats aspiring to the governorship in Illinois no one among them wag superior In his qualifications to Mr. Stevenson. I believe be will make a very strong candidate, and will greatly aid the national ticket. Hfs -

I large public service and his sterling qualities combine to make him the ideal candidate and bt will make an Ideal governor." The vialt of Henry George, Jr. lasted an hour. His opposition to tba Ideff of the guaranty of bank deposits was well known to Bryan, but, that will not prevent him from supporting the Democratic ticket, for be said be wanted to see Democracy win in November. George is nearing the end of an extensive lecture tour, and wben that is concluded it Is his Intention to take the stump in behalf of Bryan and Kern. In his opinion trade anions were more in politics in the present campaign than he bad ever knew-them to be, “and that,” he said, “is saying a good deal.” The members of the notification committee are rapidly coming in. Today important conferences by the Democratic managers are being held In Lincoln. One of these is between Chairman Mack and the members of the executive committee, and another between Mack and the committee appointed to compile the campaign text book. Mack will also confer witb Bryan this afternoon.