Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-04
LEADING REPUBLICANS
FOR BRYAN.

Bishop Henry NJ Turner, of Atlanta,
head of the African M. E. church, and
idolized leader of the colored race since
the death of Frederick Douglass, has
decided to come out for Bryan. Bishop
Turner will be attended in his CONVEX
sion to democracy, it is further an
nounced, by Bishops Derrick and Grand
OF the same church This statement
was made today by the Rev j. A. Whit
man, a colored minister of Atlanta. and
the personal representative of Bishop
Turner. just before the departure of
ex-Gov. Stone, of Missouri, to the east,
the bishop sent the vice-chairman of
the democratic national committee, a
telegram saying that the Atlanta minis
ter had full authority to speak for him.
Samuel A. Kingman, of Topeka.
Kan, for ten years chief justice of the
supreme court of Kansas, a life long
republican and a pioneer of the state,
announces his determination to support
w. j. Bryan and the entire democratic
ticket. He leaves the party of his
younger days, which he served with
conspicuous credit, with great reluc-
lance, but he believes the party has de-
parted so far from its original teach
ings that he can no longer consistently
remain with it,
w. Ii. johnson, professor of Latin at
Denison University, Granville, o., and
most ardent supporter of Mckinley in
1896, has written letter to the demo-
cratic state executive committee, in
which he takes a very strong stand
against Imperialism and the Mckinley
policy and declares for Bryan. Profes-
sor johnson declares that if the country
is to be saved from militarism and inn
perialism it is evident that it must be
by the election of Bryan, as the mass of
anti-imperialists are now to be found
in the democratic party
Lewis E. Rowley, editor and proprie-
tor of the Lansing (Mich) Daily Jour
nal, who was the leader of the national
democrats four years ago, and worked
hard to compass the election of Presi-
dent Mckinley, today published Il
lengthy signed editorial, in which he
comes out squarely for Bryan. He says
that Bryan's indianapolis speech was
the delivery of a profound aud patriotic
statesman, his arraignment of the Phil
ippine policy of the government master
ly and unanswerable, and that ION all
the vital living issues Bryan is soundly
democratic and everlastingly right .
Paul ID. Carpenter, son of the late
Matthew Carpenter, for many years
United States Senator from Wisconsin,
will this year vote and speak for Bryan.
Mr. Carpenter has always been re-
publican.
Imperialism has, however, proved
too bitter dose for him to swallow
and on this issue he will be found in
the ranks of William j. Bryan's sup
porters. Mr.. Carpenter said his views
had not changed on the tariff or the
coinage question, but that he regarded
imperialism as the paramount issue.
Charles IL. Schweizer, one of the
most prominent attorneys of the La
Crosse county bar and representative
German-American citizen, who was
one of the most bitter of Bryans enc
mics in the campaign of 1896, and a
strong supporter of the Gold Demo-
cratic ticket, has announced his inten-
ton OF supporting Mr.. Bryan this year
with his whole heart, and will enter
actively in the campaign.
Mr.. Schweizer was so greatly opposed
to Bryan that he even went out making
speeches for the other side He states
that he believes Bryan is due to carry
the Gernlan- A american vote not only in
this section of the country, but all over
the United States.
William Barney, son of the old Lii
berty party's dead leader, has declared
that he will support Bryan in the pres
ent campaign. In letter to the New
York Journal on the date of August
22d, A.r. Birney says:
Educated by my father, James G..