Washington sentinel., 1900-03-24
BRYAN & SULZER.
EAST WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS
NAME THEIR TICKET.

EAST WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS
NAME THEIR TICKET,
AT a largely attended and enthu-
siastic meeting Of the East Wash
Ington Democratic Club, held last
Tuesday evening, resolutions were
passed declaring for William J.
Bryan for President and Represen-
tative William Sulzer, OF New
York. for Vice President, and de-
manding that the delegates from
the District Of Columbia be in
structed to vote for their nomina-
tion.
The resolutions were aimed at
and intended as a warning to GER
tain leaders OF the District Democ-
racv who are believed by some OF
the most enthusiastic Bryan men
TO be planning to send an un-
pledged delegation to the Kansas
City convention, which will be for
Bryan ifhe is clearly in the ascend
ancv, but hostile to him If an OPP
portunity should arise for his de-
feat.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. Cotter 7. Bride, president
of the club, and warm personal
friend OF Mr.. Bryan. Il is at Mr..
Brides home that Mr.. Bryan is al
most invariably a guest when he
visits Washington. There were a
number OF anti-Bryan Democrats
in the crowd, and although they
expressed their disapproval OF the
resolutions on the street after leav-
ing the hall, during the meeting
they were conspicuous only by
their silence. Mr.. William Hol-
mead was at the meeting, and
prominent II lmead leaders from
all parts Of the city were also pres
ent, but the Norris faction was
only slimly represented. The East
Washington Club is reputed to be
Anti morris in its tendencies, the
belief that Mr.. Jas. L, Norris and
his followers are, to say the least,
lukewarm in their Organism being
responsible for this condition.
There was belief in Norris quar-
ters that this opposition might find
some form Of open expression at
the meeting, but il the members OF
the club were disposed to so ex.
press themselves, the disposition
did not become manifest. The
utter lack of provocation may have
been responsible for silence on the
subject.
Before passing the resolutions,
the club listened to addresses by
Representatives Cochran. OF Mo-,
Sulzer, OF New York, Champ
Clark, Of Missouri. The following
resolutions were introduced and
passed without a dissenting voice
and amid much enthusiasm. They
read as follows:
Resolved. That the DemOcr ats Ofthe
assembled, hereby declare that We favor
the reaffirmatiOn OF the Chicago platform
with strong additional planks against
trusts, miIitarism and imperialism
That we condemn and denounce any
alliance, expressed or Implied, with
Great Britain,
That we sympathize with the Beers,
and demand that this republic take the
initiative to preserve their republic and
bring about an honorable pease.
That we favor the denomination oi
William Jennings Bryan, OF Nebraska,
for President, and the nomination o
William Sulzer, OF New York, for Vice
President. and that the delegates from
theDistrict be instructed to vote accord
ingly.
Mr.. Cochran was the first OF the
speakers Of the evening. He de.
elared that the Chicago platform
would be reaffirmed at Kansas
City without the sacrifice of one
important principle, and upon 4
William ]. Bryan would triumph
sntly be elected President Of tht
United States.
"The principles enunciated a
Chicago" he said, "are as muel
the principles Of Democracy today
as they we're four years ago. Th'