Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-18

since the death of Frederick Douglas,
has decided to come out for Bryan.
Bishop Turner will be attended in his
conversion 10 democracy. it is further
announced. by Bishops Derrick and
Grand of the same church. Not con-
tent with deciding to vote for Bryan,
Bishop Turner has also expressed a
desire to take the stump for the demo-
cratic nominee, aud he has already
m zde arrangements with the demo-
cratic national committee to speak in
Kansas. Minnesota, Michigan, Indi-
ana, Ohio. West Virginia and Illinois.
In the last four states the African
Methodist Episcopal church has cen
tered large part OF it, total mem
cants Bishop Turner will take with
him on his Journey through those
states. i ne tCHOws his present plan,
! e 1Gye canvas tent, so that he may
always have nall Dig enough 10 &C.
com nodate the Gro Ed. nf his co!orei
brethren who. it is thought will flock
20 hear him.
Samuel 4. kingman, of Topeka,
Kas.. for ten years chief justice of the
supreme court of Kansas, a lifelong
repu blican and a pioneer os the state,
announces his determination TO sup
port W. J. Bryan and the eutire dem
ocratic ticket. He leaves the party of
his Younger days, which he served
with conspicuous credit, with great
reluctance, but ne believes the purity
has departed 80 far from It's original
teachings that he can no longer con-
sistently remain with it.
| II am sorry" said Mr.. Kiugman.
that am not as young and active
as used Tn be, but find as l grow
older my interest in public affairs and
my concern in the republics welfare
grows stronger. The policy of the
repu blican party during the past four
wears has been such as 70 absolve any
patriot from remaining with it,"
Hon. Samuel d. Holiday. of Ithaca.
n. Y. former member of the assem-
bly, and the most prominent Cleve-
land democrat in this section of New
York state, publicly announces his in-
tention of supporting Bryan and
Stevenson. II is estimated that his
influence lost the democrats 400 votes
in 1896. Mr.. Holiday, in an inter-
| view, suid that he would work for
| BRYAN because he considered f ee sill
yer dead issue and believed the
other issues of the campaign most
Important. The conditions are en-
tirely different, said he. than they
were In 1896. To-day the question
of the policy to be adopted in
regard To our new possess
ions, truss, the-Porto Riean
matter. the tariff. war scandal,
and war taxes are the vital ones.
There is no third ticket, and as
choice between the odious policy of
Mckinley and the democratic ticket.
| much prefer the latter. l believe,
too, that nin--tenths of the gold DEM
ocrats will do the same. My opinion
of Bryan has changed. His wonder
full record during the '99 campaign,
the life he has led as defeated candi-
date. aud the strength of his charac-
ter, has shown him to be a most re-
markab BILE man. 1 believe Bryan will
carry New York state and win
W. H. johnson, professor of Latin
at Denison university, Granville
Ohio. and a most ardent supporter of
Mckinley in 1896, has written a letter
to the democratic state executive com
mittee in which be t. kes p very strong
stand against imperialism and the
Mckinley policy and declares fo~
BRAN. Professor johnson declares
thsc If the C0unUrv /. 20 oGsayed from
lni!itarisn aud imperialism It is evil
dent that il must nc By the election o.:
BRYAN. as the mass of snti-imperiai-
lists axe now 10 be fougd in the demo-
cratic parry.
Hon. Harry Smith. of Washington,
ID. c., who was for sixteen years
journal clerk in the house of repre-
sentatives, and for a long period of
his life an important official in the
treasury department, has declared
for Bryan. Three times he was par
liamentary secretary of the national
repu bitcan convention. the first time
in 1883. at the Chicago convention.
which nominated Harrison; in 1892.
at Minneapolis, and in 1896. at s..
Louis. The policy Of the administra-
ton in regard to the Philippines and
Porto Rico has turned him against
the party. MIR. Smith said: "De-
spite the fact that 1 have always been
a republican, am compelled, out of
respect for myself and my country.
to vote this year for Bryan. In 1896
worked night and day for the Nc.
Kinley ticket. All my life, since
was old enough to know one party |
from another, have been taught and |
nourished on the principles of the re-
publican party, but cannot vote for |
Mckinley on the present platform of
the party.
Charles II. Schweizer, one of the |
most prominent attorneys of the La
Crosse county bar. and a representa- /
tive standardization citizen, who |
was one of the most bitter of Bryan's