Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
PARTING OF THE WAYS
Where the Antf-IniperiaIists Are
Standing Considering Their
Best Political Road.
THEY ARE MET AT INDIANAPOLIS
Lyncher Calls on Hanna-Bryan's
Future Engagements.

Indianapolis. Aug. 1.-The dele
gates of the two conventions of anti
imperialism are arriving en- every
train today. The executive commit
tee of the anti-imperialism league met
this morning to arrange the program
for the convention which will have an
opening session at IL tomorrow. The
maternationals. who are anti-imPer-
ialists. but also anti-silver. anti-Bryan
and anti-M cKinley met this afternoon.
The convention was called to order
by Thomas NJ. Osborn, of Aurora, n.
Y, and Louis r. Enrich. the per-
manent chairman, delivered the ad-
dress in which he declared free silver
a dead issue and in regard to the pol
icy of the administration in the Phil
ippines, said: Il shall fight this
crime so long as life shall last"
indianapolis. Aug. 14.-Delegates to
the National or third party began to
arrive yesterday. This party orig
mated at the time of the meeting of
the Gold Democratic committee i'll this
city. At that time there was d COM
mittee OF eleven sent here to confer
with the gold committee and urge it
to recommend the nomination of i
third ticket. Failing in this they is
sued a call for a national convention
to be held in this city Aug. 10 and
Is. Previous to this the anti-imperial-
lists had Issued Il call for Il convention
to be held in this city Aug. 10 and IL.
The members of the National party
hope TO form an alliance with the
anti-imperialists, and they hope that
the anti-imperialsts will indorse the
ticket they nominate. Louis K. Ehr-
ich, Of Colorado Springs. Colo, will
be the presiding officer of the conven-
ton, and Isaac II. Klein. of New York,
will be secretary.
View of a First" Arrival.
The first Nationalist TO arrive was
Robert A. Widemann, of New York.
WidemGnn says there are three
courses open to the anti-imperialistS.
namely: To maintain n third ticket;
to indOrSe Bryan, or to do neither and
merely work to defeat Mckinley. But
there are many of US" said he. "who
are Republicans. and we cannot stom-
ach Bryan. We find that both the old
parties are in the hands of machines
and that in the end few will profit
at the eA ApeDSe OI the w are
confronted with a peculiar condition.
If Mckinley. who seems to be train
ing his guns against free silver is
elected, he will declare that his i'm
perialist policy has been indOrsed. If
Bryan, who is attacking the admins
tratiOn's imperialiSt policy, is elected,
he will declare silver has been in
dOrsed. Either would be contrary to
our views"
Ants Drift Toward Bryan.
Widemann says there is little doubt
that there is drift toward Bryan.
The first session of the Nationals will
lie held in the assembly room of the
Commercial club this afternoon at >
O'clock. 1t Will be a preliminary meet
ing. Tomorrow morning the conven-
tiOn will probably take up the subject
OF nominating third ticket.
Congress of neutrality-suspicious..
The congress of the Anti-Imperial-
iSt League will be called to order to-
morrow morning in Tomlinson hall by
Senator Henderson, of Missouri, and
he Will introduce Governor George :.
Boutwell,. of Massachusetts, who will
preside over the meeting. There Will
be no set programme for the first ses
sion. y number of short speeches will
be made relative to determining what
is the best course to pursue. Gov
ernor Boutwell, is opposed to placing
Il third ticket in the field and will use
his influence to prevent the nomination
of n third ticket and likewise the in
dorSement of Bryan and Stevenson. He
believes strong resolutions denOuncing
Imperialism should be adopted and
then the meeting should adjourn.
LILLIAN C.JEwETT SEES HANNA.
Republicans Cannot Indorse the Anti
Lynching Lengue-Dly at Canton
New York. Aug. 14.-Ferhaps the
most interesting visitor 1T the national
Republican headquarters yesterday was
Lillian Clayton Jewett, the so-called
Joan of Arc" of the AnTi-Lynching
League. of Boston. Miss Jewett waited
for some time while Governor Roose-
welt was talking with Senator Hanna.
She then had an audience with the
chairman herself. When Senator Han
na was asked about the matter he re
piled: Poor girl. She wanted the Re
publican national committee 10 indorse
the Anti-Lynching League. OF course
we could not do il. We all deprecate
lynching. l told her that all moral
persons and law-abiding ones are
against lynchings. This is not a party
matter"
Canton q. Aug. 14-So far as viSi-