The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
HAVE TURNED TO BRYAN
Prominent Repub lean Leaders DisayOw Al
Old lies.
GEORGE BOUTWELL, HAS BEEN CONVERTED
Editor Finerty. cbisago'- Irish ON.
tor, Chungcs Ideus-Thi I'll I'i,rty
Is Very sadly Divided.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle
The democratic leaders of the country
are laying great stress on the fact that
seldom dav passes hat does not witness
The attestation to conversion Of some life
Ions republican from his old opinions to
these ol democracy. II this be so GER
tdiniy yesterday should be considered in
the light OF gala day to the party. two
men OF no less importance than George
5. boutwell, and Jonn r. Finery having
thrown their weight into the scale OF
brysnism.
In both these cases there are very sig
nilcant features, tor both are men of
large following and both WELD an active
influence in the campaign. Boutwell, as
the president of The National Auti-impe-
rial!stic league aud Finerty as the leader
OF the United Irish osople OF Cook county
stand for the progressive movement and
their change OF influence is q matter o.;
no light Importance 10 the whole cOun-
Try.
George $. Boutwell,. ex-governor of
Massachusetts,. ex-congressmAn and life
long republican, the associate of Blaine,
Garfield. Conkln Frye, Kelly aud the
other great leaders Of the republican
party III congress, Will support bryan anu
stevenson in the coming campaign. The
formal announcement OF his intentions
VIII be made at Indianapolis next week
when the liberty congress assemblies. Mr..
Bcu we'll Is the president of the National
nulmperialst!c league. and. while he
has been foremost among those who op-
posed the Mckinley policy in the Philip
pines he has Deen regarded by many as
belong ne to the Ho0r brand Of antrim
. perialists.
He mas remained quiet concerning his
political intentions and this gave strength
to the impression that he would not go
with many OF his allies in the movement
into the democratic camp to wage sue
Cesstul battle against republican impe-
! rialism. To such an extent had this feel
= ing grown that the element fayoring d
third party reared upon the issues OF inn
peralism and miltarlsm began talking or
the nomination Of Boutwell, for the presi-
[ deucy.
p week ago in the inner circles OF the
, leaders of the republican end of the ants
+, the effect Of such nomination was the
, toDic Of discussion. The Osborne, or
Para hotel wing of the gold democracy
, anti imperialistjc faction began to advo-
:, cato the domination Of Boutwell,.
. Yesterday assurances We're received IN
. CSicago that Boutwell, was opposed TO q
" third party nomination which included
q him in its forecast Friends who arc IN
Il his confidence sent word to the Chicago
members of the league hat Boutwell, Wa
j. stil of the sturdy stuff that characterized
e him in congress two decades ago and
a that he had not aboted one bit of his in
r tonsitv OF purpose nor was his Ulnd
e clouded by advancing wears.
e. The Chicago people were told that Bout.
l. we'll considered he Kansas City platform
'- as embodying all that an anti imperialisl
IT could ask and that recognizing the issue
s. to be the paramount one in the campaign
" he proposed Joining hands and heart with
~ the democratic party.
70 EX-GoverESr Boutwell, is over So year'
A. OF age He has been the peer of Hoar il
., the politics OF he old Bay State He wal
~ the friend OF Sumner and OF Garrison. HI
- was one of that brilliant group of youDi
20 men who organized the republican party
- in New England and one Of its creates
expOnents for more than forty-hve years
He will deliver the opening speech a
50 the liberty congress next Wednesday II
NJ Indianapolis He will then state his Owl
9. position In the conflict. II is semi -oth
!" cialy made now in order to quiet the un
a. rest that the talk OF his accepting a nom
ct nation for the presidency had create
al among the leaders OF the movement
us
J., John F. Fnerty, former congressman
=, for twenty years past a leader Of thu
y, Irish people Of Chicago. the editor o
cd the Citizen and always a devoted re
'ef publican, will support Bryan and Stew
ne Snson, He makes the announcement
en- today in an editorial in his newspa
per Since the close of the Spanish
ed American war Mr. Finerty has been den
ne tiied with the liberty movement in Chi
nj cago.
as Last winter ne was speaker at mos
~. OF the pro,Buer gatherings. He wa
ca the leader in the great mass meeting
- tINa -.,If
ey dated Irish societies in expressing sym
az patty for the Beers With all his hlre,
~ Of the policy of the republican admins
ST, tration he INDUCED in the hope tia
the convention at Philadelphia would re
NV sent the betrayal of its principles b,
the administration.
Even after the nomination OF Mckinle
he he remained silent. His struggle wit
ad himself Is over. He announces that hi
convictions Of right have outweighe'
&c his prejudces and strengthened him II
NJ break the many ties that held him II
ng the republican party.
IN He holds the issue OF Imperialism an
GA militarism 10 be the paramount one 0
CIV the campaign. 4 protectonist and
lr sound money man, he believes that to-
- perpotuity Of the Republic should b,
at preserved and internal economical ques
% tons discussed afterward. In his edl
o torial he says in part:
I'D THE Citizen believed, and still believes
that the American Republic can have n
subjects" or "colonists"-all must h
citizens or aliens. Our present execu
' tive has virtually annexed Of his owI
''' voEtion the Philippine Islands, who's
mt people were lighting for their liherie
W. against Spain The people of Port
on Rico rushed into our arms at the heigh
- OF the Cuban war expecting to h
no treated as citizens Instead they hav
IA been treated as aliens and the presiden
er fixed upon them an embargo which pro
" claimed them, to all intents and purposes
foreigners and political interiors.
no Fifty thousand American bayonets hol
~ the Filip!nos in subsection, contrary I
'H honor, gratitude and the faith OF ma
lions. The seizure of the Philippine IL
lands by our forces while stlll the FIJI
4 ipino army fought in alliance with gu
OF troops was the greatest ACT OF poiii,a
". treachery the world has known. TIL
II, Citizen has not, therefore, changed
10 The republican party has. It has haule