The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-12

| o. P. Arthur, Aledo, ILL.,, lifelong
Democrat, former publisher of the
Democratic organ of Mercer County
l am for the Republican ticket. l have
| Just returned from Colorado, where
edited Democratic paper for three
years. Mckinley will carry Colorado,
| the slump from Democracy being very
heavy.
w. S. Campbell, Springfield, H.,
former Assistant Acknowledgement un-
der Altgeld. We have organized a Re-
publican club with 100 charter mem
bers, all former Democrats, OF which
| am secretary. There are 1000 Brit
ish-Americans in Sangamon County,
| and 80 per cent of them will vote the
Republican ticket this fall.
Jesse H. Donnell, Moweaqua, III. l
| have always been a Democrat, but l
am for Mckinley and Yates, and l
know of twenty Democratic friends
and neighbors who have also changed.
Logan Combs, Marion County, Hi
nois, sheep raiser, lifelong Democrat.
! In 1896 | received II cents per pound
| for my wool, while in 1900 1 received
| % cents for it, so why should | not
support Mckinley when it is of such
| great advantage to the farmers to do
| so?
Chris Schaeffer, Salem, H., old SOL
+, der, lifelong Democrat. The Mckln-
| ley policy is the only true American
policy.
James Foster elected Constable on
| the Democratic ticket at Salem, H.,
! two years ago. | have always been
Democrat but will this year support
Mckinley.
Glenn Greene, Samuel Smith, promi-
nent farmers, Onarga, Marion County,
| Ill. We were supporters of Bryan in
1885, but are for Mckinley and the en-
tire Republican ticket this year be-
cause of the good Mckinley times.
Charles Missellbrook, farmer, Saline
County, Illinois. | am Democrat,
but the times are good enough for me
and | do not desire change.
Ex-Judge John l.. Hunt. leader OF
the Democratic silver forces OF
Georgia and the originator of the
state silver conventions in 1896, which
anticipated and controlled the action
of the Democratic State Convention,
has come out in violent opposition to
the present campaign of William Jen-
nings Bryan for the presidency. EX-
pansion and national honor are the
reasons.
DIR. C. w. Matthews, physician, Cass
County, III.
L. Ellery Anderson, New York.
Sound money.
William j. Jcrdon, banker central
Illinois, and a leading Democrat.
John A. Gillespie, farmer, Keyes-
port, III. Prosperity.
w. s. Wilson, former Superintend-
ent of the Illinois Central at Pinck-
]. /. James, Superintendent OF the
County Home, Salem, III.
o. A. James, Salem. Ill.
George Tubbs, Salem, Ill.
J. T. Davis, Salem, Ill.
Henry Vursells, Salem, III.
John ]. Hopkins, former Democratic
Supervisor, Salem. ILL.,
r. s. Hopkins, Salem, Ill.
c. T.. Minor, Omega, Ill.
Thomas NJ. Smith, Salem, III.
+. H. Boyd and sons, Kinmundy. Ill.
A. i. Tibbetts Of Newgayo. Mich,
who ran for Congress in 1895, declares
that he is an expansionist and that he
leaves the Democratic party because OF
its unpatriotic attitude and its incon-
sistency upon trusts and other issues.
Richard Wedelsind, twice Mayor of
Raymond, Ill. Prosperity.
A. b. provinces, Popalist, Heads
burg. Cal. Favors expansion and up
holding authority in the Philippines.
Captain A. L. Delcambre. Of Mount
Kisco. N. Y, a wcll-known Democrat
Of Westchester County. has announced
that he cannot support Bryan and the
Kansas City platform. Captain Del
cambre has son who served in Cuba
with the T1st Regiment. He believes
in expansion and in letting the nag
fly In the Philippines.
Hambleton & Co. bankers, Balti-
more, Md. 10 free silver.