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w, ,-st7 Jljisn t.h . T a T . '. . ? r.'l . " -j tt., .' ' '' The Commoner. .VOLUME 6, NUMBER ft x V u. mU , t$?WviJfi. : WHERE THE BATTLE IS GOING ON ? if"- M mn-' Bfc', h'- '.r r '. U .; v " y v f V i I 3f. M I ft- n - s h h in i i ; i I i! il ! Tho outlook for democratic success in Nebraska , this fall grows brighter every day. Mr. Shallen berger, candidato for governor, is making a telling campaign and is greeted "With enthusiasm every where he speaks. Ho is discussing the issues frankly and boldly and impressing all with his sincerity. Mr. Thompson, the convention nomi nee for United States senator, is also making an active campaign. In the congressional districts the candidates are doing good work, and the prospects for breaking Nebraska's solid republi can delegation are good. In the First district Thomas J. Doyle is making groat headway against his opponent, E. M. Pollard, who was elected at a special election a year ago, and who accepted. $1,900 congressional salary for time when he was not even a member of congress. In the Second district Gilbert M. Hitchcock has every assurance of success. His record while in congress is a guarantee of what his services will be if again elected. In the Third district Judge Guy T. Graves, in the Fourth district J. J. Thomas,-in the Fifth district R. D. Sutherland and in the Sixth. , district G. L. Shumway, are malting active cam ' paigns and are meeting with great encourage ment. The situation in Nebraska is unusually good and democrats have many reasons for feel- " Ing sanguine of success. , HEARST AND THE WORLD , The gubernatorial contest in New York is at tracting attention in all parts of the world. Mr. ' Hearst ,1s, being bitterly opposed by' representa tives of great corporations and by editors of riyal newspapers. The New Yorfc "Wqrld is waging a particularly bitter fight against Mr. Hearst and one of its readers, B. F. Richards, writes to the World the following interesting epistle: ,, ''The World influenced me twice to vote for the, unspeakable Jerome. The World apologized for Jerome, and I feel unalterably, unequivocally 'sore' that I voted for Jerome. Now the World Is not going to fool me again. I am going to vote for William Randolph Hearst for governor, and he Is going to be elected mark my words. If with a capital IIf Hughes should be elected I nerewith wish to go on record with the predic tion that Inside of six months after he begins his term the "World -will nnn"lnrl.7 V. xr,.-i, 4. ii.- people just as it apologized for Jerome. But it is not yet too late for the World to come out for the people and urge the election of Mr. Hearst Arent you going to do It? Just at present when I read your editorials and look at your cartoons thTwS"0 equivocally disgusted with AN AMUSING ERROR nn JJJ F?1?,0,!1 CoIoraIo will be interested in an editorial which appeared In the New Orleans Democrat of October 9. This editorial te entiUed glvtmel ??iXP " firs Paraph situatioTln a011 character: "The political Kwnlf010!!!30 has a38 a more inter goveraoTb t thG lei?Ult of the nomination for sev MfS 3 reDublIcans of Dr. Ben B. Lind- KnySrt JuvnnPrea2ler' wh0 is also ge of moRf nmMiio. Hwiwuim was pernaps tho 2Sl8 nS58 ? FePuans could have secerns to iavn? republicas. and Dr. LIndsey entail pZ! beP named morG a8 an independ- Western WpSS?003' salist, secretary of tho murder SfnnSah f2f alloged mP"cIty In the S5IS of Governor Steunenberg. Thus the char- Tii.rt, i LXT mw,,rt015 concern." Is a t,X 5 n Ben. B. Undsey." There th rn?,?S,Ben B' LIndsey. He is not, however Sndiff 1Ca,nmlneo- He la independent Illonn ,! "" ciunpaign. Tho repub 82nJSS2tto , B?. chanclo? pf is made by democrats to conceal the fact that they have a hard fight on hand and it is because some good people have been deceived by repub lican newspapers and republican leaders. It is believed, however, that Alva Adams, from whom republican politicians stole tho governorship two years ago, will bo elected by a substantial plurali ty. Incidentally it may be said that Judge Ben . B. Lindsey has a large number of friends who sincerely regret the remarkable attitude he main tains in the great contest now going on in Colo rado between monopolies and the people. SPURNED FIVE TIMES. The republican nomination for governor in Colorado was rejected by five men. In turn the nomination was offered to the following: Con gressman Pranklin B. Brooks, recently renominat ed; Congressman Robert W. Bonynge, also re nominated; Governor J. F. McDonald, Whitney Newton, ex-state treasurer; General George W. Cook, nominee for congressman at large and a candidate before the recent national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic for com mander in chief. Each of these men declined. Each intimated that the nomination was "tainted." IN THE HAWKEYE STATE The campaign Claude Porter, democratic can didate for governor, is making in Iowa is at tracting general attention. Mr. Porter is discus sing the issues with ability, and his hearty re ception everywhere, coupled with the internal strife hi the republican ranks, gives democrats' and tariff reformers generally great encourage ment. Mr. Porter is standing squarely on a plat form that promises relief to the people of Iewa, and those who know him believe he will be true to every promise. The democrats of Iowa under his leadership are making a gallant light, with prospects of victory brighter than they have been for many years. . HIO Republican stump speakers in Ohio who un dertook to push the "stand by, Roosevelt" argu ment are greatly embarrassed because the repub lican state platform, while endorsing Mr, Roose velt, gave even more cordial endorsement to Sen ators'Foraker and Dick who have bitterly opposed Mr. Roosevelt's policy. OKLAHOMA Jesse J. Dunn, chairman and C. D. Carter, secretary of the Oklahoma democratic commit tee, have issued a circular in which they appeal for campaign funds from democrats generally. They point out the Importance of electing two United States senators and five representatives from Oklahoma when the new state shall have taken its position. They say that the contest now on will largely determine this question, be cause aa a result of the pending election, the republicans hope to secure control of the election machinery and domination of the constitutional convention. Any democrat desiring to contribute to tho campaign In Oklahoma, can send his contribution to Jesse J. Dunn, chairman, In care of the dem ocratic state headquarters, Oklahoma City Oklahoma. , MISSOURI Republicans are making a desperate fight to keep Missouri out of the democratic column, and some of their leaders really believe they have fair prospects of succeeding. The democratic leaders believe that In Missouri, as In other states, a. full democratic vote means a democratic victory. Democratic candidates on the state ticket In Mlsl sourl are as follows: Supreme judge, long term Judge A. M. Woodson; supreme judge, short term! Judge W. W. Graves; railroad and warehouse commissioner, Rube Oglesby; superintendent of schools, Professor H. A. Gass. The St Louis Republic says; Tt is time for the democrats of Missouri to awaken to a recog nition of the insidious conspiracy the republican newspapers and republican leaders of the state are endeavoring to carry to a successful con clusion. There is but one chance of republican success, and that chance lies in a renewal of the democratic apathy that helped the republicans V years ago. To create this apathy they ar deliberately scheming to produce discontent ! dissension by fabrications put out to 2322S Sd deceive democrats. There is but one course for sensible democrats to pursue. Let them shut their eyes and ears to the falsehoods circulated by their political opponents. Let them heed onlv those things they learn from democrats who can be trusted. If there is actual dissension and disagreement, other than the ordinary clashing ambitions of individuals which is common to all parties and will last as long as partisan politics lasts, they will learn of it quick enough from the mouths of democratic speakers and throuch the columns of the democratic press." COLORADO The democratic ticket In Colorado is as fol lows: Congressman-at-large, Samuel W. Belford congressman First district, Charles F. Tew: con gressman Second district, William W. Rowan Justices of supreme court, George K. Hartenstein, William P. Seeds; governor, Alva Adams; lieu tenant governor, Elias M. Ammons; secretary of state, Horace W. Havens; treasurer, Edward E Drach; auditor, Andrew Sandberg; attorney gen eral, William B. Morgan; superintendent public Instruction, Honora B. Maloney; regents of uni versity, William H. Bryant, Benjamin Koby. KANSAS There are excellent prospects for" a democrat victory in Kansas. W. A. Harris, former' United States senator, is the nominee for governor, and the state ticket throughout Is one of the strongest every offered to the Kansas people. No effort is made, to dispute that in the senate Colonel Harris made an acceptable record in the way of service to the people. Republican leadership is torn with dissensions, while democrats are working har moniously for the election of Colonel Harris and the entire democratic ticket. CHARLES E. HUGHES OF NEW YORK Th2 )Istory of tte Present campaign in the state of New York does not begin with the nom lnating conventions of the democratic and repub lican parties of that state. It really begins with a 15er. i!sued by AIton B- Parker, democratic candidate for the presidency, early in the national campaign of 1904. In that letter Judge Parker charged that the republican campaign managers had solicited contributions from the great trusts and insurance combines, and the charge was in stantly met by President Roosevelt who, in heat ed language, declared it to be false and malicious. President Roosevelt challenged proof that such contributions had been solicited. ,The& came the famous Armstrong commit tee investigation into the insurance scandals, and JJISm f? hat Charles R Hughes, republican candidate for governor of New York, made his appearance In the field. Mr. Hughes was engaged UnSSS charge of the investigation. During the progress of that investigation official after official Sl? f iUrane co,m?aaie3 went UP the wit ??S n dandCalmi7 admtted that in 1896, 1900 and 1904 they had contributed largely to the republican national campaign funds. These admissions aroused a national interest and m fnaJ761"611 Uptoe of pectancy, waiting for George B. Cortelyou and Cornelius Bliss to be called upon the witness stand. It was a most interesting situation. nndiiL11, theL tavessations conducted ?ust BhS? lfcIrcumstaces, this one stopped Just short of its most Interesting and valuable norprZn hE'SK- CrteIy011 Bills were ldnof Fr, "?taeSS Btand' Ul Che famous to th tSS ;Whmarched ten thousand men aain M? SrV5 ? " ched them down SfghGS,had taken the investigation ?n the w h6re l ?.romlsed something tangible M Sed lZTm " glnUy and velfmh0?1 m ?me that President Roose- 1 Ws famous -muck raking" speech. By ?TiAPAatr coIntcidence the gentle subsidence of lf invest,gat,on began Just about the n r. ttZu - "- "e uwi mat it was up eJSr5i UL Chalrman Cortelyou and treasurer Bliss upon the stand. tmwL!?Te8tIPtIon camo to a sudden and un aIS 2 vSfar " reaX results werG concerned. iS ?LSL th0!SInor and beneficiaries of graft were mildly reprimanded. nJtJZ m5th! ter ihQ newspaper dispatches credited Prident Booiylt with intimating that VU v m;1! &ufei&iAS " toiHmdtkamAsk vmmvmnm