The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-27

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. Aug. 26.-The Democratic man
ayers within three weeks will print an Of
ficially verified list of thousands upon
thousands of names of Republicans who
voted for Mckinley in 1896. and who Will
vote for Bryan in November.
When 1t comes TO an actual showdown of
change the Democratic managers believe
they can give the Republicans four TO one
Acting Chairman Jones said to-day:
Il know of one precinct in certain
State in which We have u verified list OF
eighty Republicans who voted for Mcl\in-
ley in 1896 who will vote for Bryan In an
other town. list of l04 German Ameri-
cans has been made by one man among
his personal acquantanCes, who have
changed from Mckinley to Bryan.
These are, perhaps, exceptional in
stances. but the drift is SO strongly in our
direction that the situation is hopeless for
the Republicans ii it keeps up
A dispatch from Madison. Wis. to-day
announces that Governor Edward Scoheld
to-day. III an interview. said that under no
circumstances would he support the Repub-
lican nominee FOR Governor. Robert NJ. La
toilette. and that he had decided 10 support
the nominee of the Democrats. Louis G.
Bohmrich of kcnoSha.
The announcement has caused a sensation
i'll Wisconsin politics. Governor Scoiield is
expected 10 support Bryan, since he is Il pro-
nounccd anti-imperialiSt.
\ dispatch received to-day from Union.
W. Va, says that Lewis Ballard, a life
long Republican and for years one of the
leaders of that party in Monroe County.
has cCne out i'll an open letter declaring
that he will vote for Bryan this year. He
writes q long letter giving his reasons for
q n :3i II W he
Il will support W. J. Bryan. He gets his
inspiration from that same Declaration of
Independence that l, an oldfashioned Re-
publican, believe in and he has the honest
manhood to let us know just what he stands
for.
Il shall vote for him. not because he is
Democrat, or because he is Populist or
a free silver Republican. But 1 shall vote
for him because of his true -Americanism
and because he stands in the footprints of
Washington. of jefferson and is Repub
lican Of the Lincoln type and does not
cringe at the crack Of the whip of Il Mark
Hanna or the Sugar Trust. the Tobacco
Trust. the Oil Trust or the Whisky Trust"
George j. Thompson, a lawyer of Monroe
County, a lifelong Republican, also an
nounces that he will not support the Re-
publican ticket this year
Reverend Daniel W. Shaw. pastor of the
largest colored church in Charleston, q col
lege graduate and man of much influence
with his race, Professor II. c. Barnett of
Huntington. a successful colored educator,
and others of their standing taking the
stand this year that as Il race the negro
must cut loose from the Republican party.
Professor Barnett is editing a paper with
a large circulation among the colored peo
pie of the State and his stand will make
great change in the negro vote this year.
INDIANA Is DEMOCRATIC.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Indianapolis, Aug. 26-The Republican
leaders of Indiana are panic-stricken. 1t
leaked out to-day that they had made a poll
of the State and complete returns show a
Democratic majority of 1900.
Chairman Hernly issued secret call for
a meeting of the State Executive Committee
and told the members that IL will take he
roic efforts for the Republicans to get The
State back in line before election. He told
them that at the present time the State is
in the hands of the Democrats. The poll
books were referred TO and they verified his
statement that the State is Democratic by
1900.