Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
MANY REPUBLICANS BOLT.
List of Prominent Men Who WIN
Vote for Eryor.

there for "a few hours of Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, who had u con-
ference with Secretary Kerr. Sen
ator Jones had along with him par
tidl list OF prominent men who voted
for Mckinley and Hobart in 1896,
but who have left the Republican
party and will now work for the cleo.
ton of Bryan and Stevenson. Here
are the names of some Of these for
mer Republican leaders aud their
reasons for abandoning tue G.. o. p
Judge Q. l.. Holtz, one of the
leaders Of the Communications of
Cleveland. He has been q lifelong
Republican and power in the par
ty. He will take the stump in his
State for Bryan this fall.
Charles M. stafford, New York
lawyer, and United States Marshal
under Cleveland, stayed away from
the polls four years ago because he
distrusted Bryan. He is out with an
announcement that lie considers
Bryan the greatest man Americs has
produced since Llr coin, and he will
take the stump in Bryan's behalf.
Charles F. Bacon, a former law
partner of Senator David b. Hills,
who voted for Mckinley in 1896.
He will support Bryan this year.
l.. L.. Godkin, editor of the New
York EeveDig. Post, who was vehel-
mont in denuncist!on of Bryan in
1896, is now out with an open letter
in which he says: "My opinion of
William Mckinley and the men who
surround him and act with him is
that they are the most dangerous
set of scoundrels by which any civil
lied country was ever beset."
Edwin F. Walker, secretary OF the
Young Mems Republican Club, of
Evanston. ILL.,, says: "As President
Mckinley has shown that he cannot
be trusted to do his plain duty, 1
hope and believe he will not be re
elected.
Webster Davis gave up his place
under the administration aud an
nounces that he will support Bryan
BECAUSE of the corruption of the Re-
publican party and $40 .imperislistic
policy.
OHIO STATE BAR PRESIDENT.
Judge p. A. Loubie, president of
the Ohio State Bar Association, an
ardent and lifelong Republican, who
was at one time a candidate for Con
gress in McKin!y's district i'm his
annual address to the association
recently, said: The Republican.
administration aud leaders have. ut
terly disregarded the Constitution
and the principles upon which our
government rest, because they were
supposed to stand in the way of a
mere partisan advantage, and because
they interfered with the new Repub
lican doctrine that trade, and not
liberty Or the Constitution, follows
the flag. Such doctrine must be
exposed and its adherents swept ont
of power"
Secretary E. M. Ordwav, of the
Anti-Imperialist League, has said:
whatever the Anti. Imperialist Con-
vention may do, l shall support the
Kansas City platform and ticket
Joseph Breltinger, chairman of
the Gold Democratic organization of
Cleveland, declares: There is a
regular stampede to Bryan among
the Gold Democrats OF Ohio.r
CHAIRMAN HoBsoN.
j. Haskins Hobson, State chair.
man OF the Populist party in Virgil
MIA, has announced his intention In
support Bryan
George NJ. Hillman, a prominent
leader of Mount Holly, N. j., voted
for Palmer and Buckner four years
ago, but announces bis inte ton 70
vote for Bryan this year.
Judge Thomas A. Moran, of Chi
cago. who supported Palmer and
Buckner in 1896, is now out for
Bryan and St., v nson.
Sigmund Zeisler, a distinguished
lawyer of Chicago, who stumped for
Mckinley four pears ago, is out for
Bryan this year and will take the
stump for him a little later.