The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-13
CONVERTS TO DEMOCRACY
Thinking Men in Every Section
Turning to Bryan.
Rev. Wallace II. Struble. the Noted
Evangelist. VIII Work and Vote
Against Imperiniism-i Son of Gen.
Lew Wallace Reuounces President
Mckinley - Long List of others.

! In every section of the country leaders
/ of thought and action, honest thinking
men of every class. condition and color.
are fastening TO ally themselves .5ith Mr..
Bryan on the side OF the Republic against
/ the Empire.
The Rev. Wallace B. Struble, National
! Secretary of the United Christian Party,
| Vice President of the Young Peoples
/ Temperance Federation o. America, leader
! Of the MONDAY temperance meetings in
/ Willard Hall, New York, a noted evan
/ gelist and a lifelong Republican, has
nounced the McKinley-Ha party and
J rendered his services to the Democratic
National Committee for this campaign for
the purpose OF assisting in the election of
| Bryan and Stevenson.
Lew Wallace, ir.. son Of the famous
Indiana soldier, statesman and poet. an
! nounces that he will vote for Bryan. I'm
notable instances" says Mr.. Wallace,
Mckinley has violated his oath of Office
and no trust can be placed in him. on
the contrary. Bryan is a man true to his
faith and steadfast."
THE only remedy l. as Democrat, can
see for existing political and industrial
evils says Mr.. Patrick A. Collins, lis to
vote the straight Democratic ticket. The
issue, in my own judgment, is the iDteg
rity of the Republic under the Declaration
of Independence and the Constitution
Bishop J. Milton Turner, of st. Louis.
at one time United States Minister to Lii
beria and much-admired Republican
orator is arranging TO take the stump for
Bryan. Mr. Turner says the negro SOL
diers vino served during the war with
Spain acutely resent Roosevelt's declara-
lions that he had to shove the niggers''
out of the way at San Juan Hill. Turner
will organize club of negro Spanish war
veterans to fight Roosevelt.
Sidney Egerton, Ex-Governor of Ohio, and
one OF the fourteen surviving members of
the historic convention at which the Re
publican party was founded, has recently
declared in an open letter that he will
vote for Bryan. He statet that the party
of Hanna and Mckinley is Republican only
in name and he can no longer affiliate
with 1t.
s. C. Burdette. of Charleston, W. Va,
has just resigned the office of Assistant
United States District Attorney. to which
ne was appointed by this Administration
lican party and takes the stump for Bryan. )
Mr.. Burdette was assistant to Hon. ]. H.
Gaines, United States District Attorney,
who is also the present Republican candi-
date for Congress from the Third West
Virginia district.
John L. Waller. who was United States
Consul TO Madagascar under Pres;1s1t
Harrison. and later a captain in the
Twenty-thlrd Kansas Volunteer Infantry,
which did valiant service in the Spanish
war Is ore of the leading colored men of
the country He stumped the country for
eight years under the auspices of the Re-
publican National Committee and is now
largely interested in enterprises in Cuba. |
Writing from Santiago, August 90 to a. |
Z. Manning, of indianapolis, Captain Wal !
Ter says: Il have just read Mr. Bryan-s |
masterful effort at lndanapolis-his |
speech accepting the Democratic nornina
tion for President of the United States. |
His speech will read well beside those OF |
the great Lincoln. Set me dnwn for Will |
liam Jennings Bryan"
c. H. Reeves, Republican ex-State Sena- |
tor from Plymouth, Ind, formally left the |
Republican party on September and an
nounced to his friends that he will vote |
for Bryan.
Joseph G. Orr. of South Bend, Ind. one of |
the leading Republicans OF that State and |
the foremost member of the northern In |
diana bar writes to Mayor Taggart OF |
Indianapolis After giving considerable |
thought to the matter, | have concluded \
that Imperialism is in fact. the Kan |
sas City platform declares. the para |
mount issue 1 have decided to support |
Bryan. II | can be of service to your |
committee on the stump or otherwise cali |
on me-
James Godfrey, of Columbus, Ind. re- |
tired farmer of great influence who has |
been a leader in Republican ranks for |
many years, announces through the local |
papers that he has severed all connections |
with the Republican party and will work |
and vote for Bryan.
Bennett Mecum, of indianapolis. writes: |
While Republican for thirty-fve years |
and an old war veteran, | cannot con |
scientiously support the Republican ticket |
this year and shall vote for Bryan"
Ex-Mayor Robert Z. McK5sson of Cleve- |
land, lifelong Republican, has declared |
himself for Mr.. Bryan this year.
Judge t. G. Martin. of Waukesha, Wis,
member of the Republican Committee has |
resigned from that body and will support |
Bryan and the Kansas City platform
Washington l.. Tennant. one OF the most |
influential Republicans in Schoharie Coun-
ty, y. Y, and an orator of note, has |
announced his detection from the Repub- |
lican party and will take the stump Tor
Bryan.
Harry II. Smith of Detroit and Wash |
ington, the wellknown parlismentarian |
and Republican politician, and former |
Tally Clerk of the House of Representa- |
tiyes, has severed his connections with |
the Republicans and reported for duty |
at Democratic State headquarters at De /
troit
Thousands of Jerseymen who voted for
Mckinley in 1896 and have heretofore been
stanch Republicans have come over to |
Bryan this fall. Among them may be |
mentioned Herman Haupt, President of
the Bakers Supply Company, of Jersey
City, and exJudge William Z. Skinner, of |
Hoboken. who was an ardent Republican
in 1896
Edward NJ. Shepard Of New York City, a
vigorous opponent Of Bryan in 1886, and |
leading inancier in Wall Street, an
nounccs that he viii vote for Bryan this |
year. He says: We must preserve our
ideal of Democratic self-goyernmrnt at |
whatever price" Mr.. Shepard also an
nounces that he is authorized to state
that his friends, a. Augustus Healy, now
in Europe and Harrington Putnam. now
on the Pacific Coast. will be glad 10 ave
it known that the welfare Of the country. |
in their opinion. requires the support OF |
the Democratic ticket"
The Chamberlain Manufacturing Com
pany. of Hudson, Mich. the largest con
Germ in that city which four years ago |
supported Mckinley and prosperity, has
this year papered its front windows with
likeness of Bryan, and the President OF
the company says: las soon as our Ne