The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-08-26
BRYAN UNSAFE
And His Party No Better Says One
of chieaso's Leading Democrats
and Former Candidate
for v. s. Senator.

Chicago. Aug. 23.-Franklin Nc
veagh. leading democrat OF this
city. has decided to cast his ballot
for w. H. Taft in November. because
he believes Mr.. Bryan an unsafe can
didate and the party to divided to be
trusted to carry out any policy.
The fact was not generally known.
however. until yesterday. when poll
tical circles began to hum with the
news that Mr.. McVeagh, who In 1894
had been nominated by the democrat
Of Illinois for the United States Sen
ate. had voted the Republican ballot
at the primaries. Aug. 8. Mr.. McVeag
now is at his country home at Dub
lin. N. H.. and In responce to an in
quiry from the RecOrd-Herald, asking
whether the reports were true. sent q
telegram last night. substantiating
the rumors. defining his position and
declaring the reasons that had led
him into the Republican ranks.
The telegram was as follows:
Dublin, N. H.. Aug. 21.-The Chi.
cago Record-Herald. Chicago; Tele
gram received. Reports correct. Am
a Republican because my interests
is in progressive policies and in a
party backing which makes them pra
ticable. The Republican party party.
through Roosevelt and the western
people. has become q sure hacker Of
progress. including even tariff pro
gress. The rsactionary Republicans
are certain to become a smaller and
smaller minority.
am for Taft In particular because
he will carry forward what Roosevelt
mas begun and because l believe he
will be another epoch-making Presi.
dent.
Bryan. though honest and able,
lacks political judgment and common
sense and would be extremely uncer.
tain and unsafe. The Democratic
party. though now specifically un.
flied. cannot possibly be really SO. an
will. for years to come. be unable to
| consistently and usefully back any
policies.
Therefore, the only party to belong
to is the Republican, II what you
really care for is political, social and
| economic progress. Franklin Nc
Veagh.
For years Mr.. Mcveagh has taken
| a prominent part in public affairs
and has been recognized az one OF
the most Influential citizens OF Chi
cago. He was educated at Yale and
at Columbia law school, but, being
forced by i'll health to leave the law
came to Chicago before the big fire
in 1871 and embarked in grocery bus
ness. Following the great fire Mr.
McVeagh showed the quality of his
citizenship by aiding in the organi
cation of the Volunteer Citizens AS
ISOLATION in 1874. at time when the
city was inaduquateiy governed. He
was elected its. president.
In the presidential campaign Of 1884,
Mr.. McVeagh became active in the
ing the executive committee that floC
ed Illinois with campign literature
for Grover Cleveland. Ever since
then he has been considered one Of
ChicagO's prominent Democrats, al
though he has not played in the &C
tive game OF politics.
In 1894 the Democrats nominated
him for United States senator and he
made a canvass of the state. When
the Civic Federation was organized
to inaugurate municipal reforms Mr.
McVeagh wasprominently mentioned
for the mayors chair. and since then
his name has been proposed severa
times in connection with the office
but he has not been q candidate fol
public office since his campaign fol
the Senate.
In Che National Civic Federation
MFR. McVeagh served on the commit
tet.ek thirty-six. representing Illinois
o4hat body: He aided in ersapiz
Ing the Chicago Bureau of Charities