The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-22
From Mckinley to Bryan.

Mr.. F. Lewis Marshall, of Orange county.
Va, a relative of Chief Justice Marshall and
for many years the most prominent Repnbli-
can in that county, and for several years the
county chairman of that party, repudiates Nc
Kinley and the Republican platform and will
vote for Bryan and Sewall.
Reports to headquarters in Washington
show that twenty-five per cent. of the Bryan
and Sewall clubs of the country are Republi-
cans.
John Hale, the leading agriculturists and
specialist Of Connecticut, last week created a
sensation in Hartford by announcing himself
for Bryan. He has been lifelong Republi-
can, and member of the Connecticut Legis-
lature. He said-'1 will probably vote for
Bryan. met him in Nebraska five years ago
and he struck me as very brilliant, earnest
young man. believe that in this fight he is
the representative of the creators of wealth,
who have none as against the men who do not
create, but have it all. This is only the be-
ginning; the fight will go on, even if Bryan be
defeated. The Democracy has placed itself
in accord with the people, and am with the
producers"
Charles w. Herzog, of Baltimore, who was
the Republican nominee for Congress in the
Third district of Maryland few years ago.
has announced himself for Bryan and free
silver.
Col. Benjamin F. Taylor, prominent Re-
publican of Baltimore county, Nd, is out for
Bryan and Sewall.
Colonel James A. George, of Washington,
d. c., addressed large meeting of silver men
last Saturday night at Chadron, Nebraska
After the speech Bryan club was organized,
with l75 members. Seventy-eight were Re-
publicans heretofore, the balance being Popu-
lists and Democrats.
There are 424 inmates in the Soldiers Home
at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sixty to so are
| Democrats, but canvass ofthe inmates shows
that about half of them are for Bryan. Cap
tain Soule, formerly of Wisconsin regiment,
said: 81 have voted a Republican ticket ever
since the war. am Republican at heart,
but cannot vote for Mckinley or the Repub-
lican ticket this year. lam patriotic. have
chunk of lead in me now that | received
in battle, and | crnnot sell this country
into slavery to England when | have
/ fought to sustain it. Nopatriotic citizen can.
1t is time that we stopped trucking to these
money changers that remained at home dur
ing the time that we were fighting at Antietam
and Gettysburg and Fredericksburg. am
done with the Republican party as long as it
is for England against America, and as long
as it is for the rich man against the patriot
and the poor man.
Rev. DR.. King, Presbyterian minister, of
Vineland, New Jersey. has bo'ted Mckinley
and the gold standard.
E. K Brown, "a Republican of twenty
years standing" writes to The Baltimore San
that he will support the Chicago nominees,
He is for free coinage of gold and silver.
Rev. j. R. Wheeler. D. D., of Cumberland,
presiding elder of the Frederick District of
the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episco-
pal Church, though a Republican for forty
| years, has become a convert to free silver and
has decided to vote for Bryan.
T. John Bowie, Republican exmember of
the Legislature from Anne Arundel county,
Nd, has announced himself for free silver
coinage.
Capt Frederick C. Peck, one of the wheel
horses among the Republican politicians of
Montgomery county, Nd, will support Bryan
and Sewall. He is clerk in the pension Of
fee at Washington, and last winter was very
active in Annapolis for Hon. George L. Wei
lington and materially aiding him in his can
v,,ss for the United States senatorship. Mr..
r, w. Stout, prominent Republican of
Coolesvile district, same county, announces
that he will support Bryan and Sewall at the
| coming election.