The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-23

recently declared in an open letter that
he will vote for Bryaun. He states that
the party of Hanna and Mckinley is
Republican only in name and ne can no
longer affiliate with it.
Hon S. C. Burdette, of Charleston,
W. Va, has just resigned the office of
Assistant United States District Attor
ney. to which he was appointed by this
Administration. He renounces his allie
glance to the Republican party and takes
the stump for Bryan. Mr.. Burdette was
assistant to Hon. J. H. Gaines, United
States District Attorney, who is also the
present Republican candidate for Con-
gress from the Third West Virginia dis
trict.
Hon. Walter L. Waller, who was Uni
ted States Consul to Madagascar under
President Harrison, and later captain
in the Twenty third Kansas Volunteer
Infantry, which did valiant service in
the Spanish war, is one of the leading
colored men of the country He stumped
the country for eight years under the
auspices of the Republican National Com
mittee and is now largely interested in
enterprises in Cuba. Writing from San
tiago, August 20, to A. E. Manning, of
81 have just read Col Bryan's mas
terful effort at Indianapolis-his speech
accepting the Democratic nomination for
President of the United States. His
speech will read we'll beside those of the
great Lincoln. Set me down for William
jennings Bryan.
&c. H. Reeves, former Republican
State Senator from Plymouth, Ind, for
mally left the Republican party on Sep
TENDER and announced to his friends
that he will vote for Bryan.
Hon. Joseph G. Orr, of South Bend,
Ind, one of the leading Republicans of
that State and the foremost member
of the Northern Indiana bar, writes to
Mayor Taggert, of Indianapolis:
After giving considerable thought to
the matter l have concluded that impe-
rialism is in fact as the Kansas City
platform declares, the paramount issue
| have decided to support Bryan. If 1
can be of service to your committee on
the stump or elsewhere call on me.
james Godfrey, of Columbus, Ind, a
retired farmer of great influence, who
has been leader in Republican ranks
for many years, announces through the
local papers that he has severed all con-
nections with the Republican party and
will work and vote for Bryan.
Hon. Bennett Mecum, of indianapolis,
writes:
While Republican for 35 years and
an old war veteran, l cannot conscien-
tiously support the Republican ticket this
year and shall vote for Bryan
M'KISSON'S DECLARATION.
'Ex-Mayor Robert E. McKisson, of
Cleveland a lifelong Republican, has
declared himself for Mr.. Bryan this year
Judge It. C. Martin, of Waukesha,
Wis, member of the Republican Com
mittee has resigned from that body and
will support Bryan and the Kansas City
platform.
washington L. Tenant, one of the
most influential Republicans in Schoha
RE county, N. Y, and an orator of note,
has announced his detection from the
Republican party and will take the
stump for Bryan.
Mr., Harry H. Smith, of Detroit and
Washington, the wellknown paTliamen-
tartan and Republican politician and for
mer tally clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, has severed his connections
with the Republicans and reported for
duty at Democratic State headquarters
at Detroit.
Thousands of Jerseymen, who voted
for Mckinley in 1896 and have hereto
fore been staunch 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 former Judge William
E. Skinner, of Hoboken, who was an ar
dent Republican in 1896
Edward NJ. Shepard of New York
city, a vigorous opponent of Bryan in
1896 and leading financier in Wall street,
announces that he will vote for Bryan
this year. He says:
g We must preserve our ideal of Dem
ocrat government at whatever price.
mr.. Shepard also announces that he
is authorized to state that his friends
A. Augustus Healy, now in Europe, and
Harrington Putnam. now on the Pacific
Coast, win be glad to have it known
that the welfare of the country, in their
opinion, requires the support Of the DEM
ocratic ticket
THE Chamberlain Manufacturing Com
pany of Hudson, Mich, the largest con-
Germ in the city, which four years ago
supported Mckinley and prosperity has
this year papered its front windows with
likenesses of Bryan, and the president Of
the company says: AS soon as our Ne
braska President takes the reins of gov
eminent in his hands this company will
begin anew the manufacture of hoTseless
carriages with Is spokes to one wheel.
AN ARMY OF OTHERS.
But the list of prominent Republi-
cans who have recently left their par
ty to join the Bryan ranks is altogether
too long for detailed mention. Among
scores of those who have thus placed
themselves in line for the Republic as
against the empire, should be mentioned
Sibmund Ziesler, of Chicago; Irving
Winslow, of Boston; Herbert S. Bigelow,
of Minneapolis; Former Lieutenant
Jones, of New York Zones, he pays the
freightD; Edward Osgood Brown, of Chi
cago; John j. Valentine, president of the
Well Fargo Express Company; Flavius j.
Van Voorhees,, of Indianapolis; Moses b.
Collett, of Denver NJ ]. Hize collector
of internal revenue at Chicago under
President Cleveland; Capt. Thomas Nc
Nulta, of Los Angeles, Republican leader
of Southern California; Hon. VIM. Cla-
tor, of West Virginia; Gen. John G
Beatty, former Republican Congressman