The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-09-07
DEMOCRATS FOR Mckinley.
Many Prominent Men Desert the Bryan
Ship.-ReasOus Therefor.

The Republican national headquar-
tiers has just made public list of
prominent Democrats and silver lead
ers who have deserted Bryan and de-
clared for Mckinley and Roosevelt
since the national convention of theil
party together with reasons as to
why they have done so. The list is
as follows
John NJ Palmer, Springfield, Ill.
former senator and Gold Democratic
candidate for president, 1896: 81
shall vote for Mckinley, Populism is
unsafe, and Mr.. Bryan is the high
priest of that faction.
W. A. PETER, Kansas, Populist
leader and former United States sena-
tor: Economy, justice, good gov,
eminent and humanity, every good
impulse and every just and righteous
consideration demand that we do not
change the policy of the administra-
tion.
Gen. John Gill, Baltimore, Md,
president of the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit: sit seems to me that the
practical question of the campaign is
will the success of the Democratic
party this fall and what Bryan stands
for be for the best interests of the
country?' "
James M. Beck, United States dis
trict attorney of Pennsylvania q
am no longer Democrat; am Re-
publican. y
Thomas F. Ryan, New York. asso-
ciated with William c. Whitney in
business enterprise: 81 shall vote for
Mckinley. y
james A. Fleming, mine owner, and
has been conspicuous in Colorado poll
tics as a Democrat "Mr. Bryan, Lin
coin, Neb., took up the silver question
as possible stepping stone
Sidney V. Lowell, Brooklyn: 81
cannot be traitor to my country,
and Organism is treason.
John johnson, recently chairman Of
the Democratic central committee,
of Mcdonald county, Mo: ST have de-
cided that tits my duty as a progress.
sive citizen and patriot to lend my
support to the Republican national,
state and county tickets .
DR.. George l.. Miller, founder of the
Omaha World and for 20 years it's edi
tor: 81 regard. Bryan as a socialistic
revolutionist, tinged with religious
fanaticism. =
Joseph Morwitz, president of the
German Democratic Publishing com
pany, Philadelphia From the in
formation l have been able to obtair
as to the attitude of the German
Americans in New York, Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Louis, all cen
tiers in which not only their votes bu
their influence will be very strong
and possibly decisive, believe tina
it is overwhelming against Bryan.
! R. G. Springate, Ell Paso, ILL.,, pro
minent business man: ST am Demo
GRAFT, but on national issues am fo
Mckinley. I"
!, S. S. Harper, Philadelphia, manage,
of the Bed Rock Dredging company
1t wonld be hard to conceive tina
the election of Bryan will not unsettl
the business of the country.
Judge James T. Hoblit, Lincoln
Ill: 81 believe the attitude of Mr.
Bryan and his followers on the none,
question is full of peril to every in
terest in the country except that o
silver mining.
Heber II. Wells. Utah, governor o
the state, has changed from free silve
because of his admiration for the ad
ministration.
Abram S. Hewitt, former mayor o
New York City: with a presiden
hostile to sound financial system
even with the laws as they now ar
and the senate as it is, he could b,
hostile action bring about fnancia
convulsion which would cause almos
irreparable business calamity.
A. M. Stevenson. Colorado. chairmal
of the Silver Republican state centra
committee: II have adhered to tn
party's declaration that we were Re
Ipublicans on all other questions bu
the financial one. I am not Demo
GRAFT, and it seems to me that the tim
has come when we must either b
Democrats or Republicans. There i