The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-26

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-The state
Democratic committee set the pace for
the Democracy of the other states to-
day by making Colonel William j.
Bryan its choice for the presidency in
1900 This action was taken by the
committee while COLONEL Bryan was
on his way to Harrisburg from New
York to attend the meeting and confer
with the party leaders. This is prob-
ably the first time in the paTty's his
tory that the Democrats of PennSyl-
vania have indicated their choice for
president in advance Of the state con-
vention.
There was a large attendance Of
Democrats from over the state to meet
Colonel Bryan and hear him discuss
the issues on which the coming cam
paign will be waged- The state con-
vention viii be held in this city on
April 3. and will adopt d platform
along the limos laid down by the
Nebraska orator in his speech tonight
before 5000 people at the Keller street
hall. The platform viii endorse the
Chicago declaration of principles, de-
nOunce the trusts and Imperialism ad-
VOcate ballot reform and pure elections
and condemn machine politics. The
convention viii also nominate candi-
dates for auditor general. congress
man-at-large and presidential electors
and elect eight delegates at large TO
the national convention.
Aroused Great Enthusiasm.
Colonel Bryan reached here at 5
O'Clock and was escorted to the board
Of trade rooms. where the state com
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Ocratic committees. He was intro
duced to the assemblage by State
Chairman Killing and made a short
speech, which was received with much
enthusiasm.
When I come to talk to eastern
Democrats he said, I feel it is my
duty to give them every assistance
can. and to tell them that We appre-
ciat6 the odds they have to contend
against. 1t is easy to be Democrat
in the south and it is easier TO be a
I Democrat in the west than it used to
be. I believe the time viii come when
the Chicago platform Democracy will
be as popular in Pennsylvania as it is
in Nebraska.
while no Republican can remember
what was in the Republican platform
of 1896, and while no gold Democrat
can repeat the Indianapolis platform,
every Democrat and Republican can
remember the Chicago platform. The
Democrats ought TO make progress in
this state because the Republican party
/ ia 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
I OF existence.
IF the voters Of the Democratic
party speak now as they did in 1895
/ they will send men to the national
/ convention who viii write a platform
/ like that OF the Chicago declaration of
principles. I believe we are going to
win in the campaign of 1900. The
/ young men who are coming to vote
/ this year for the first time are begin
ming to believe that the Republican
party is a good thing for the monopoly
and a poor thing for the young men,
who, as things are going now, can
1 only hope to be a poor clerk for some
| monopoly"
/ At the close Of the meeting he held
an informal reception at the Common
wealth hotel, and later he was the
/ guest Of Mayor FTitChey at a dinner
party. at which Colonel Guffey, Chair
man Killing and other party leaders
! were present.
| After tonights meeting he attended a
/ session Of the local lodge of Modern
/ Woodmen. Of which he is an active
member at his home in Lincoln. Col
; onel Bryan will go from here to Smyrna
and Wilmington, Del, and from there
/ to Washington, to meet the national
/ leaders