Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-22

one of the many republicans in this
vicinity who will vote for the demo
cratic ticket this fall.
j. +. Missing, the weH-known
travelling representative of Romadka
/ Bros, the Milwaukee trunk manufac-
| turers, has renounced republicanism
! and hereafter will be one of the wheel
horses with his brother, L. E. Wis
sing, in promoting the cause of de-
| mocracy. 1t is only four years ago
, that j. B. felt such chagriu for I. E.
that he insisted his name thereafter
would be Missing, to distinguish
himself from WISHING. j. b. will
next consent to have his name changed
back to the original root.
| c. L. Smith of Indianapolis, who
is we'll known republican and who
in 1892 was one of the republican can
didates for the legislature, wrote to
| Chairman Martin recently, annouuc-
ing his intention to support Bryan.
He set forth his reasons st length in
signed statement. Among other
things he says:
To-day almost everything in this
country, excepting the air only-and
that would be monoPolized if it had
the solidity-are controlled by soul
less and mercenary trusts, and what
is to become of such giant growths of
Accumulated capitalP Are they the
Legitimate product of our civilization?
No, they are not the outgrowth of
progress. They govern and command
all channels of activity, and make
hewers of wood and drawers of water
all outside their channels. They are
so big they will not be admonished;
they will not bend, and that means
they must be broken"
H. P. McCrary, of Kingman. Ind
was in Chicago last week, and in con-
versation he said: -Four years ago l
voted against Mr.. Bryan on the money
lquestion. but if l live until election,
Mr.. Bryan will get my support. He
is, in my Judgment, by far the safest
man for president, and 1 believe he
will be elected
Charles F. Rooster, of Maryville,
Kas.. one of the prominent men of the
Sunflower state and lifelong republi-
can, is out for Bryan. Mr.. Rooster is
the wealthiest man in Marshall coun-
lty. He has lived here more than a
generation, and recently celebrated the
10th anniversary of his residence
here. He is president OF the Exchange
bank. No man in the county exer-
cises so great an influence among the
German veters as Mr.. Rooster. He
has in years past been elected TO the
office of county clerk and county
treasurer on the republican ticket.
He is lifelong republican, but he has
ANNOUNCED his purpose to support
Mr.. Bryan sud Mr.. Breidenthal this
Iyear. He says; 4 am going to take
of my coat and work for the success
of the entire fusion national and state
ticket"
| Charles Richardson, one of Pnila
delphia's leading independent repub-
licans, has come out tor Bryan for
president. Mr.. Richardson. who is
prominent in financial circles, having
been president of the Land Title and
Trust company, ignores the financial
argument aud acts solely upon the
,question OF Imperialism. MIR. Rich
Iardson is vice president of the Ma
tional Municipal league, the Philadel-
phia league and the Civil Service Re-
form association.
Col. Sam H. Burdette, of Charles
ton, W. Va, an active republican
worker, who has been prominent in
the party for several years, on Sept.
;, submitted his resignation as assist
ant limited States district attorney of
West Virginia. and has come out for
Bryan. The policy of the Mckinley
administration, Mr.. Burdette says in
La letter to the national democratic
committee, is utterly repugnant to
him, and he can no longer support it.
He has offered his services to the COM
mittee, and will stump the state for
Bryan.