The record-union., 1896-07-18
INCLINED TOWARD ANARCHY.
Ii Least, the Kind Promulgated at
Chicago.
So Said One of the Speakers at tn
Democratic Meeting Last
Evening.

Probably four hundred men gathered
et Seventh and Z streets last evening
&c attend the Democratic meeting called
by the County Central Committee for
the purpose of ratifying the nomination
OF Bryan and Sewall for the Presidency
and Vice. Presidency
Ihe meeting was called to order by
Hugh nj. LaRue, Chairman of the County
Central Committee, who stated it's OBJ
!ect, and followed with few rugged
remarks. How we'll the delegates to
the Chicago Convention had done their
DUTY, he said, the people mast judge.
For his part he believed that good
Democratic platform had been adopted
-one that every Democrat could stand
on-good, even if it declared for free
coinage at the ratio of Is to /.
1t was expected, he said, that the con-
ventlon would nominate a man in whom
the people had confidence and many
hoped for Bland of Missouri, but an
other honest man was found who held
the confidence of everyone, and his
name was William Jennings Bryan.
(Applause). He was receiving an ova-
ton from people of all parties, and he
believed the people would elect him
next November.
the shores of the Atlantic ''away down
in Madne'' and had been all his life
identified with the best interests of the
people. This coming election would be
no ordinary one. The people were con-
fronted with hard times, and the farm
ers were threatened with desolation and
bankruptcy. When the farmer failed
the laborer suffered, and a change was
wanted by the people
The present financial system had been
tried and found wanting, and he be-
lieved a change would be for the better.
Under the free coinage of silver the peo-
pie would be happy. prosperity once
again come, employment be furnished
for the laborer, and the farmer get a
fair price for his produce. (But Mr.. La
Rue did not explain how these results
would be produced
At the conclusion of the Chairnan's
remarks Colonel R. L. Peeler an
nounced the Following officers of the
meeting:
Chairman. II. NJ LaRue: Secretaries,
j. c. German and r. L. Peeler; Vice
Presidents, w. D. Lawton Matt F.
Johnson, A. G. Hinkson,, H. L. Nichols,
Z. W. Hale, G. S. Waite, w. d. Com
stock, James Stephenson, Fred Cox, A
NJ Seymour, James B. Furnish, JAMES
B. Harris, Joseph Routier, F. H F'ratt,
Captain Blessing, J. H. Devine, Charles
Leonard, r. E. Kent, J. G. Davis, Chas.
Bentley, William Gutenberger, H b.
Nelson, Joseph Glide, DR.. T. A. Snider,
Joseph Hahn, R. o. Crayens Dr. Mat
thews, Frank Ruhstaller, Christ Weizel,
William Mclaughlin. D. J. Mannix, B.
K. Bloch, Fred KeiseI H. D. Nash, H. C.
Ross, Jr., Gillis Doty, DR.. De Jarnett,
Thomas Johnson, T. W. O'Neil W. ].
Hassett, A. Mazzini C. NJ. Harrison,
Charles Aull ]. P. Cox, A. J. Gray, E. G.
Ely, J. II. Watkins, H. NJ. LaRue, Jr.,
Frank Lyman, ]. r. Foster, B. Lucy, NJ.
= Cronin, Don Ray, John Mackey A. G..
Will Maurice Sheehan, Isador Schadt,
c. Graffmiller, Charles It. Hughes,
Henry Treichler, DR.. RAIDER, George F.
Suydam E. l. Woodman, L. P. Price,
j. C. German and W. C. O'Brien.
Chairman LaRue next introduced
Joseph Leggett Of San Francisco, who
was well received. He said 1T had been
difficult at times for him to take what
his party dished up for him, but that
he was Democrat all the way down.
He was a Democrat because ne couldn't
help it, and If he could understand
things there were a great many RepubH-
cans saying the same thing. An earnest,
faithful, honest body of men had met at
Chicago and built a platform which
everyone could support, because it was
once more Democratic. Could the i'm
mortal Jefferson have penned it, it could
not have been more worthy, and no body
of men could have chosen better men to
head it. Jefferson's test of man was,
rs he capable? Is he honest?" and
Bryan would stand the test. The peo-
pie knew his ability. 1t had been exer-
cised before the convention, not as a
means to secure a nomination, but as
duty. He had no influence behind him.
The speaker referred to Mckinley and
stated that his nomination had been
foregone conclusion for weeks before the
convention at St. Louis was held Mark
Fanna had done his work well. Most
PERSONS had believed that Bland would
be nominated at Chicago, but there was
no slate. Hill, the giant of the East,
had presented his side Of the question
to the convention in a burst of elo