The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-26
EARLY NOMINATIONS MADE,
PENNsYLvANIA DEMOCRATS DE-
CLARE THEMSELVES FOR BRYAN.
VIII Hold Their Convention ON April
q, and Adopt a Platform on the
Lines Of the speech which the
Nebrasknn Made mt Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 25.-The state
Democratic committee set the pace Tor the
Democracy of the other states today py
making Col William J. Bryan Its choice
for the presidency in 1900. This action was
taken by the committee while Col. Bryan
was on his way to Harrisburg from New
York to attend the meeting and confer with
the party leaders. This is probably the
first time In the party's history that the
Democrats Of Pennsylvania have Indicated
their choice for president In advance OF the
state convention.
There was a large attendance of Demo-
Gratis from over the state to meet Col.
Bryan and hear him discuss the issues on
which the coming campaign Will be waged.
The convention will be held In this city
on April and will adopt platform along
the lines laid down by the Nebraskan ora
tor In his speech tonight before 5000 people
at the Keller street hall. The platform
will indorse the Chicago declaration OF
principles, denounce trusts and imperialism,
advocate ballot reform and pure elections
and condemn machine politics. The con-
vention will also nominate candidates for
auditor general, congressman at large and
presidential electors and elect eight. dele
gates at large to the national convention.
Col. Bryan reached here at o'clock ana
was escorted to the board or trade rooms,
where the state committee was In session
by committee representing the state
and local Democratic committees. He was
introduced to the assemblage by State
Chairman Killing and made snort spee e.,
when come to talk to Eastern Demo-
Gratis" he said, II feel It is my duty to give
them every assistance ] can and to tell
them that we appreciate the odds they have
to contend against. 1t is easy to be DEM
ocrat in the South and 1t is easier to be
Democrat In the West than it used to be.
I believe the time will come when the Chi
cxn To- 10 ~
lar in Pennsylvania as 1t Is out in Nebraska.
While no Republican can remember what
was In the Republican platform OF 1888. and
while no gold Democrat can repeat the In
dianapolis platform, every Democrat. and
Republican can remember the Chicago
platform. The Democrats ought to make
progress in this state because the Republic
can party is more corrupt in this state
than in any other state In the Union.
Unless the people have forgotten to think
and act for themselves they ought to rise
up and wipe the Republican party out OF
existence. If the voters of the Democrat
ie party speak now as they did in 1896 they
Will send men to the national convention
who will write a platform Ike that OF the
We are going to win in the campaign OF
1900 The young men woh are coming to
vote this year for the first time are be-
ginning to believe that the Republican par
ty is good thing for the monopoly and
poor thing for the young man, who. as
things are going now, can only hope to be
a poor clerk for some monopoly"
At the close of the meeting he held an
informal reception at the Commonwealth
hotel, and later he was the guest of Mayor
F.. Ritchey at a dinner party, at which Col.
Guffey, Chairman Killing and other party
leaders were present
After tonights meeting he attended q
session Of the local lodge OF Modern Wood
men of which he is an active member at
his home in Lincoln. Col. Bryan will go
from here to Smyrna and Wilmington, Del,
and from there to Washington to meet the
national leaders,