New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-26
BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS TAKE THE
INITIATIVE IN NAMING HIM

INITIATIVE IN NAMING HIM
Harrisburg Penn. Jan 25-The Pennsylvania
Democratic Committee set the pace for the De-
mocracy OF other States to-day by making Colonel
William J. Bryan its choice for the Presidency in
1890 This action taken by the committee
while Colonel Bryan was on his way 10 Harris
burg from New-YOrk TO attend the meeting and
confer with the party leaders This Is probably the
first time in the partys history that the Democrats
OF Pennsylvania have indicated their choice for
President in advance of the State Convention
There large attendance of Democrats from
the State to meet Colonel Bryan and hear
him discuss the issues which the coming cam
paIgn will be waged- The State Convention viii
be held in this city April 5. and viii adopt
platform along the lines laid down by the Nebraska
orator in his speech tonight before FIVE thousand
people at the Kelker Street Hall The platform
will indorse the Chicago declaration OF principles
denounce trusts and Imperialism, advocate ballot
reform and pure elections, and condemn machine
politics. The convention Will also nominate candi-
dates for AuditOr-General, Congressmen-at-Iarge
and Presidential Electors and elect eight delegates
at-large 10 the National Convention
Colonel Bryan reached here at 5 o'clock and
was escorted to the Board OF Trade rooms where
the State Committee in session. by a com
mittee representing the State and local Democratic
committees. He was introduced TO the assemblage
by State Chairman Killing, and made short
speech, which received with much enthusiasm
At the close Of the meeting he held an informal
reception at the Commonwealth Hotel and later
he was the guest or Mayor Frttchey at dinner
party at which Colonel GUfey. Chairman Killing
and other party leaders were present
After to-nights meeting he attended a session
of the local lodge OF Modern Woodrnen OF which
he is an active member at his home, IN Lincoln
Colonel Bryan will go from here to Smyrna and
Wilmington Del and thence TO Washington. to
meet the National leaders Congress men Hall OF
Elk. Polk. of Columbia and Green Of Berks. who
came here last night with the expectation OF meet
ing Bryan. were called 10 Washington before he
reached here. vote on the Roberts expulsion res
olution In his speech before the State Committee
Colonel Bryan said:
When I come 10 talk TO Eastern Democrats
feel IT Il my duty 70 give them every assistance
can, and tell them that appreciate the odds
they have to contend against. It is easy 10 be a
Democrat in the South, and IL IS easier 70 be q
Democrat in the West than II used TO De. be-
lieve the time viii come when Chicago Platform
Democracy will be popular In Pennsylvania as
IL is out in Nebraska While Republican can
remember what IN the Republican platform OF
1886 and while gold Democrat repeat the
Indianapolis platform every Democrat and Re
publican can remember che Chicago platform The
because the Republican party is more corrupt IN
this State than IN any other State IN the Union
Unless the people have forgotten 70 think and act
for themselves they ought 10 rise up and wipe the
Republican party out or existence
If the voters of the Democratic party sreak now
as thew did in So. they viii send TO the Ma
rfonal Convention who will write platform like
that OF the Chicago declaration OF principles ,
believe we are going 10 win in the campaign or
1900 The young men who coming to vote this
wear for the first time beginning 70 believe that
the Republican party is good thing for the
monopoly and a poor thing for the young man,
who as things going now. can only hope TO be
a poor clerk for some monopoly.