The Portland daily press., 1900-08-16

More Delegates Are Elk
pected Today.


indianapolis, Ind, August 15.-The
first day S session of the Liberty con-
gress of the National anti -Imperialistic
league, was somewhat disappointing so
far as the attendance of delegates was
concerned. About 800 accredited delegates
were present and more were promised
for tomorrow. In spite of he small at
tendance the speeches of Edwin Burritt
Smith, the temporary chairman, and
George S. Boutwell,, the permanent presi-
dent. brought forth much enthusiasm.
The public meeting in the evening was
much better attended and the reading Of
BOurke Cockrans letter was the signal
for tremendous applause. But the great
est demonstration of the convention, so
far, came in the afternoon, when the
| venerable George S. Boutwell,, ex-gOver-
nor of .Massach usetts and secretary of
the treasury in he cabinet of President
/ Grant, concluded his address, as perma-
nent chai rman with the declaration that
| he had turned his back on the Repubh
can party and should support Bryan for
/ President. The delegates rose IN their
seats and rendered the eX-gov ernor an
ovation that lasted several minutes.
TOmlinson hall was deliberately decorated
with American flags and with portraits
| of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Thorn
as A. hendricks and oliver z. Morton.
| There were two huge banners contain
! ng excerpts from the speeches of Abra-
ham Lincoln and three containing parts
Of the behold a Republic perOrations
TO Mr.. Bryan's indianapolis speech of
acceptance. Swun g directly over the
speakers platform was an immense ban
ner with the following inscriptiOns
Il speak not of fOrc1ble annexatiOns
| for that cannot be thought OF. That,
by our coda of morals, would be crimi-
| nal aggression. William Mckinley.
behold a republic standing erect,
| with the empires all around her bowed
beneath the weight of their own anna
ments-a republic whose flag is loved
| while other flags are only feared. Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
George j. Mercer of Philadelphia called
the convention to order at II O'Clock
| presenting Edwin Burritt Smith of Chi
| cago, as temporary chairman. Prof A.
IL. Holman OF the university of Chicago,
read the declaration OF Independence
Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati
invoked the divine blessing on the DELHI
eratlons of the body after which Mr..
Smith delivered his address.
After a short recess for lunch the con-
vention met again at half past two.
Chairman Smith called for short adj
dresses from delegates. Those who re-
sponded were DIR. VI. A. Croffut of Wash
tngton, Gen. John Beatty of Columbus,
Ohio, Judge Moses HaIlet of Denver,
Edgar A. Bancro it of Chicago and CANA
Iiel Bradford of Boston.
DIR. Crotfut said he had long been a
Republican, but should this year give his
support to Bryan. He presented to the
convention the regrets of Gen. William
Birney and ex-senator John b. Hender-
son OF Washington and George l.. Well
tngton OF Maryland.
Gen. Beatty aroused much enthusiasm
by his remarks. ~ have been ReDubn-
can for so years." he said, land l pro-
pose to continue Republican until I
die. pray that God Will forgive me for
voting for Mckinley in 1896. / did not
think he would turn his back upon the
eternal principles of the republic. If
Cleveland or Reed or Bryan had been
President there would have been no war
IN the philippines, no butchery of inOffen-
sive Christian people; no deaths OF brave
American soldiers there; but our flag
would now have been hailed with acclaim
with a new republic
Judge Hallet of Colorado said his state
was sure to go for Bryan whatever the
action Of the convention.
Edgar a. Bancroft said: Whenever
the Declaration Of independence and
the Sermon on the Mount are proclaimed
by party as glittering generalities, then
you may know that the party proclaim
ing it is in the control Of Dives ana the
Phar1sees, The object of this Congress is
to bring us back to the principles which
gave US national life.''
Mr. Bancroft said he was still faithful
to the Republicanism of 1860. but could
not adhere to the Republican party OF
1900.
Gamaliel Bradford said he had taken
long journey from Boston principally
to avert what he thought would be a
great mistake-the nomination of a third
ticket
''This ele ction,'i he said. ''is not going
to be settled by the newspapers nor By
the pOlit iclans, nor by the capitalists,
but by the people. Now If we are going
to defeat Mckinley we must all throw
our solid support in behalf of William
j. Bryan. (Great applause.) Then when
he sits in the Presidential chair (Which
he W1l1), we win have some influence
with the administration we Will be able
to say that we are with him from the
beginning. L am strong advocate of
the gold standard and I think he is mis-
taken about the money question. but
also think he is thoroughly earnest
and honest and sincere.
II want to see that kind of man in
the Presidential chair. Since the time
OF Lincoln, do not believe such a speech
has been made as Mr.. Bryan made here
one week ago. l have as much faith as
l have in any doctrine of religion that
when the people vote next November
they will cast an overwhelming testi-
mony in favor of William j Bryan
BY q standing vote the convention
adopted q resolution expressing svm-
pathy with Carl Schurz in the d. a.h of
his s0n