Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-13
STILL BLOCKING TO BRYAN.
More Prominent Republicans Pro.
nounce for Democracy's Leader.
THEY REPUDIATE IMPERIALISM.
Bishop Turns r, Head Of the African NJ.
Il. Church, Will stump the Middle
Western States for Bryan and
Stevenson.

BISHOP HENRY NJ. TURNER, of Atlanta
head of the African NJ. f. church and
idolized leader of the colored race since
the death of Frederick Douglass, has de.
cided to come out for Bryan. Bishop
Turner will be attended in his conversion
to democracy, it is further announced
by Bishops Derrick and Grand, OF the
same church. This statement was made
recently by the Rev. J. A. Whitman, a
colOred minister of Atlanta, and the
personal Representatives of Bishop Turner.
Just before the departure of ex-Gov.
Stone, of Missouri, to the east, the bishop
sent the vice chairman of the democratic
national committee a telegram saying
that the Atlanta minister had full
authority to speak for him.
Not content with deciding to vote for
Bryan, Bishop Turner has also expressed
a desire to take the stump for the demo-
cratic nominee, and he has already made
arrangements with the democratic ma
tional committee to speak in Kansas,
Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia and Illinois. In the last
four states the African Methodist Elis-
copal church has centered large part OF
it's total membership of over 900, 900
communicates. Bishop Turner will take
with him on his journey through those
states, if he follows his present plan, a
huge canvas tent, so that he may always
have hall big enough to accommodate
the crowds Of his colored brethren who,
it is thought, will flock to hear him.
SAMUEL A. KrNGMAN, of Topeka, Kan.,
for ten years chief justice of the supreme
court of Kansas, a lifelong republican
and pioneer Of i, ting state, announces his
and the entire democratic ticket. He
leaves the party of his younger days,
which he served with conspicuous credit,
with great reluctance, but he believes
the party has departed so far from its
original teachings that he can no longer
consistently remain with it.
Judge Kingman stands on the Kansas
City platform regarding the issues grow
ing out of the Philippine war. He re-
CARDS militarism and imperialism as the
greatest menace to the Union that has
arisen since 81. He is also too stanch a
Kansan to tolerate the snobbish pro.
British tendencies now in vogue in
Washington.
81 am sorry" said Mr.. Kingman, "that
am not as young and active as l used
to be, but find as grow older my inter
est in public affairs and my concern in
the republics welfare grows stronger
The policy of the republican party dur
ing the past four years has been such as
to absolve any patriot from remaining
with it,"
1t was nearly forty years ago-in 1862
that Samuel A. Kingman was elected
associate justice of the supreme court by
the republicans. In 1866 he was elected
chief Justice and was continued in tina
exalted Office until he resigned in 1871
and Governor Thomas A. Osborne ap
pointed Albert H. Horton to fill thu
vacancy. Although advanced in year
Judge Kingman's faculties are unim
paired. No man in Topeka is held highe
in public esteem and affection.
THE Hon. SAMUEL D. HOLIDAY, o
Ithaca, N. Y, former member OF the as
sembly and the most prominent Cleve
land democrat in this section Of Ne,
York state, publicly announces his in
tention of supporting Bryan and Steven
son. 1t is estimated that his intluenc
lost the democrats 400 votes in 1896. MI
Holiday in an interview said that h
would work for Bryan because he con
sidcred free silver a dead issue and be
licvcd the other issues of the campaig
most important. "The conditions ar
entirely different" said he, ethan the
were in 1896. Today the question of tn
policy to be adopted in regard to our ne'
possessions, trusts, the Porto Rican mat
ter, the tariff, war scandals, and wa
taxes are the vital ones. There is II
third ticket, and as choice between tn
odious policy Of Mckinley and the demo
cratic ticket, much prefer the latter.
believe, too, that nine-tenths OF the gol
democrats will do the same. My opinio
OF Bryan has changed. His wonderf'
record during the '96 campaign, the Ii
he has led rs defeated candidate, an
the strength OF his character has show
|, him to be Il most remarkable man.
believe Bryan will carry New York sta
and win."