Salt Lake Tribune | 1897-06-22 | Page 1 | Charges Against Bryan

CHARGES AGAINST BRYAN populist leader in maino maine makes ft a chorge charge of bribery le levaton iston faton me to june 21 prof L C bateman of 0 auburn who was waa the candidate or of the peoples party of maine CO for r governor lost last year and who Is a leader of the middle of the road forces in ili this slate today published an all attack ack on an william J dryan bryan prof bateman says that populist congressmen freeman knon knonley lef of south dakota chile on it liln I 1 a recent trip to his old home lc in skowhegan Skow hegan me gave cave out the inform informs a to the populist national commit lit lee was waa made with u ith the distinct under statial edff ng that no action against fusion phoeni bo be taken by the peoples party nt at all ftp next Natio nrIl convention this prof bateman wy PAY la Is nothing more than direct diet bribery prof bateman also alao says that sir mr bryan has han appended his Bau niana name home to senator allens letter of notification flea fi tion riven given out last september as secretary ot of tile the notification committee but did not sign ill the a itter la a question lie say that hat m mr r brians brans action in printing his name on n tn th T letter in lit his new hook book li eln an act of political forgery Date Il ateman nian Is 11 a dole delo alot kate e t to tile the middle of the road national n ti c conference on ference at tenn july till tte lie says ay h he will u III bring those theme mat mattera lets before the body