New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-26
GO TO BRYAN IN DESPAIR.
ANT1-IaIPERIALIsT HOPE FOR CONCEs.
SIONs AT KANSAS CITY.
FREE SILVER MIGHT BE INDORsED, 1T Is
SAID, WITH THE CRY ANYTHING
TO BEAT MKINLEY."

Thrty-two members of the Antl-Imperialist
League attended the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee at the Plaza Hotel yesterday afternoon. and
decided to swallow William J. Bryan and his 16 to
standard, to which almost every of them was
opposed last year rather than vote for Mckinley
and Roosevelt One of the principal figures at the
meeting was Elvood 5. Corser. secretary and treas
urer of the Free Silver party of Minnesota Mr..
Corser was jubant after the meeting adjourned
He is a short man. full of admiration for William
j. Bryan, and at heart has wholesome contempt
for the Eastern gold bugs" He looking after
Bryan's interests, however, and was satisfied that
he had done full days work.
Il told them" said Mr.. Corser, that Bryan,
with his IS to l doctrine, might be bitter pill for
them to swallow. but that he'd set well on their
stomachs. Then they all grinned, and said they
guessed that was about right. You can say that
Bryan will get the support of all these people here
to-day"
There is every indication of dissension in the
ranks of the Anti-Imperialists, however. if the
Kansas City Convention does not modify the Chi
cago platform. Before the Democratic National
Convention is held of the men who attended
the meeting yesterday will Mr. Bryan and try
TO get him to be little biz cOncillatory in his attt
tude toward the gold men. Failing in that the
Edward Atkinsons, Erving Winslows and Gamalel
Bradfords will swallow the boy Orator OF the
Platte without salad dressing. The slogan is ANY
thing to beat Mckinley"
Ex-Governor George S. Boutwell, of Massachu-
setts presided, and Frederick W. Goodkin, Of
Cnlcago, did the actual work or the secretary.
Present were Carl SChurZ of this city; ex-senator
John c. Henderson, of Missouri; Edwin Burritt
Smith, of Chicago; Horace White. w. y. Forney.
]. h. Pauding. e w. Ordway, Ernest H. Crosby,
William Potts. all of this city; William P. Trent,
of Sewanee, Tenn: Dana Estes. of Boston; w. A.
Croffut, of Washington: E. S. Corser of Min
neapolis; George l.. Paddock, of Chicago; Thomas
NJ. Osborne, of Auburn; Samuel Bow-les. of Spring
field; John V. lie Moyne. of Baltimore; Colonel
Charles r. Goldman, of Barnstable. Mass; Con-
gresham William H. Fleming, of Augusta. Ga:
Winslow Warren, of Boston; Charles B. Wildly of
Cincinnati; Charles NJ. Sturges, OF Chicago; CANA
lel Bradford, of Boston; Henry Budd, of Phila-
delphia; Erving Winslow. of Boston; Edward At
kinson, of Boston; Patrick O'Farrel, of Boston;
David G. Haskins, of Cambridge. Mass; George B.
Wild of Milwaukee, and Daniel NJ. Lord OF Chi
cago.
Mr. Smith said that letters of encouragem had
been received from Governor Lind of Minnesota,
J. Sterling Morton. of Nebraska City ex- Governor
Boies of Iowa. Thomas Wentworth Hgginson and
others
CARL SCHURz HAS a RESOLUTION.
The afternoon session was taken up with dis
cussion of the probable action of the Kansas City
Convention The Republican platform de-
clared to be utterly unsatisfactory, and the feel
ing seemed be that Bryan's ant-imperialstic
views warranted the support of all present.
Carl Schurz introduced the following resolution !
which passed without dissent:
Resolved That to the end of carrying into effect
our conformation Of the impepalisc policy Of me
Americsn Antmperiast League be i9st2ucted
to issue a call for general conference or con- !
ference to meet at such time after the National
Democratic Convention and at such place may /
be further decided upon by said committee.
After the meeting adjourned, at o'clock, secre-
tary Smith the newspaper men. He was sur
rounded by a number OF his friends None of the /
anti-imperaliss wanted TO be quoted but they all /
had something to say and they seemed to want |
to talk all at
Question directed to Mr., smith-This seems to be
Smith, little too early to say that yet. Wait
Another Anti-Yes, that's right; we're all for
Bryan, no matter what the platform1-
3Geson 10 Mr. G' n Y 1es Seem to bave lined
up with a number of silver Republicans;
lists not .H as IS to men . You see. We
Another-Bryan will be more conciatory this |
time Mckinley must be beaten at all hazards.
Edwin Barrett Smith. the secretary. finally said:
Not one of the men here to-day will vote. for
Mckinley. You count on that. There is little |
The prevailing sentiment is in favor of aGcept3g
BRYAN. free silver and all We shall not communal;
doubtless be made known to him.
Down on the sidewalk in front of the Plaza was
a small boy selling the tangled repeating tor
pedoes, the kind that snap till the coating is all
off the marble. .t
II tried sell dose gents some of desc balls"
said the boy disgustedly but one OF dem by de
name Of Winslow seq, Me little man, seq he ives |
gon' upstairs hev some freW'uks of our own /
And sez Aw OFF, An den l sed. Say,
dey's tree dozen of yuse guys an I've got just |
tree dozen of desc frecracker balls. I'll bet de .
drinks my fireworks II last longer n yours an |
den Chicago guy poked Winsow in de ribs an |
sed, OATS one youse, oil man. An say" con- /
tnued the boy 'wot kind of a procession will dem /
fellers make wen Teddy. de Rough Rider, goes
down de Bowery wild his ban an red fire."
A THIRD TICKET ALSO CONSIDERED.
The Executive Committee met again in the even |
ing, but after brief conference adjourned to meet
again at Chicago next week The fixing Of the
date and place Of the conference left in abey-
ance until then 1t is understood, however that
the conference will take place about August l. at
either Chicago. St. Louis Indianapolis. No sten
will be taken looking the putting of a third
ticket in the field until after Kansas City Con
vention. If the Democrats should insert plank
in their platform conforming to the wishes of the
anti-imperialists then their conference will
probably 90 nothing more than ratify that plank
Such Of the members of the Executive Commit
tee who remained in town after last nights meet
ing will confer with Edward NJ. Shepard this
Shepard was unable to attend yesterdays meeting
BRYANS ATTITUDE TOWARD TRUTH. /