The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
MIR. BRYAN ENDORSED

In Advance by the ponnsylvanla.
Democracy Made Epuona, -
Which the Burden Was the Chicago
Platform Of '90.
HARRISBURG. Pa, jan ss.-+Tha
state Democratic committee Set tho
pace for the Democracy Of Other statee
to-day. by making Colonel William y.
Bryan It's choice for the presidency in
1901. This action was taken BY the
committee while Colonel Bryan was on
his way to Harrisburg from New York
to attend the meeting aud confer with
the party leaders. This ls probably the
nrst time ia the party's history titRt ths
Democrats of Pennsylvania have indi-
Gated their choice for President IN nd,
vance Of the state convention. TAOFS
was a large attendance Of ntmoeraAS
from over the state to meet Colonel
Bryan ana hear him discuss the iSElles
on which the coming campaign win -
waged Tho state convention will ~
held In thts city on April and VIII
adopt a platform along the lines iaia
down by the Nebraska orator in tip
speech tonight before 5000 people II
the Kicker street hall. The platform
will endorse the Chicago platform de-
claratlon OF principles, denounce the
trusts and Imperialism. advocate bal.
lot reform and pure elections and cone
denim machine politics. The cohyen'
ton will also nominate candidates fol
auditor general, Congress at large and
presidential electors and elect eight del
egates at large to the national conyen-
tion.
Colonel Bryan reached here at 3
O'Clock and was escorted to the board Of
trade rooms, where the state committee
was in session, by committee repre-
sentlng the state and local Democratic
committees. He was introduced to the
assemblage by Chairman Killing, and
made short speech, which was re-
celved with much enthusiasm. At tho
close Of the meeting he held an infor-
NAL reception at the Commonwealth
hotel, ana later he was the gueGt Of
Mayor Fritchey at n dinner party, at
which Colonel Guftey, Chairman Rlll-
ing, and other party leaders were press
ent After to-nlght's meeting he At
tended a session OF the local lodge of
Modern Woodmen, Of which he Is an
active member at his home In lincoln.
Colonel Bryan will go from here to
Wilmington. Del, and from there 70
washington TO meet the national lead
ers. congressmen Hall, of Elk Polk.
Of Columbia, and Green. OF RerkO, whO
came here last night with the eEpeetA-
ton of meeting Bryan, were oatlOa -
washington before he reachd here, .
vote on the Roberts expulsion rePOlu-
lions.
Colonel Bryan was introduced TO the
assemblage by Chairman Rilfing. NJ
ter the enthusiasm subsided. the colupol
made short speech. &c said thRt he
was to speak at length tonight on the
questions which are before the country
in the coming campaign and would RSt
make an extended speech this after
The Platform Of 'ss.
when come to tRlk to eastern
Democrats" !" he added, II feel It 4s NJ
duty TO give them every RsstStaneo 1
can and to tell them that We appreciate
the odds they have to contend against.
It is easy TO be Democrat in the south
and It is easier to be q Democrat IN the
west than 1t used to be. I believe the
time will come when Chicago platform
Democracy will be Ns popular in Penn.
sylvania as 1t IL out in NebrAhlta.
while no Republican can remember
what was in the Republican platform
Of 1895 and while no gold Democrat can
repeat the indianapolis platform, every
Democrat and Republican can retnsn-
ber the Chicago platform. The Demo-
cras ought to make progress IN this
state because the Republican party is
more corrupt in this state than in any
other state in the Union. UElless the
people have forgotten to think ana act
for themselves they ought to rise up
and wipe the Republican party out q
existence,