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Show THEY ARE COMINGl flEN OF PROniNENCE WHO HAVE . CHANGED FROM BRVAN TO . M' KIN LEY. A Partial List From a Few States The Colorado List is Too Long to Print, But Everybody in the Btate Knows Some of Them Among His Own Acquaintance. (Special Dispatch to the Globs Democrat.) Demo-crat.) New York, Sept. 8 The Republican National committee gave out for publication publi-cation to-day the names of nearly 300 prominent Democrats, many of whom supported Bryan in 1890, and some of them Palmer, who Intend to cast their ballots for McKinley and Kooseveit next November. The list comprises men who have been prominent in Democratic Dem-ocratic politics for years, and their desertion de-sertion of the party will mean vastly more than the mere loss of individual votes. Most of them have a. strong following which will be influenced by the action of those to whom they have been accustomed to look tor guidance in political matters. . The list is really a remarkable one, showing as It does the tendency of men who were willing to swallow Bryan and his heresies once to repudiate him now that he has added te tkem disloyalty disloy-alty to the flag. Senators' W. A. Peffer, JohnM. Palmer, Pal-mer, Lee Mantle, Abrani S. Hewitt and Congressmen Sibley have already been mentioned. Among the names on the new list are the following. Charles Deuby of Indiana, former minister to China and Philippine commissions), com-missions), " Ex-Congressman W. D. Bynum. George W. McDonald, secretary of the Gold Democratic committee of Indiana. In-diana. - 4 Euclid Martin of Nebraska, formerly Democratic postmaster at Omaha. Captain W. E. English of Indiana, son of W. H. English, who was General Gen-eral Hancock's running mate. Melville E. Ingalls, president, of the Big Four rallroai. ', General Isaac S. Catlin of Brooklyn. - H. H. Grace of Wisconsin, Democratic Democrat-ic candidate for. mayor of West Superior Su-perior two years ago. Frank Joues-, a leading Democrat of New Hamptliire and a large contribu- The Hon. W. H. Swett, ex-Speaker Montana House of Representatives, Botte. W. McWhite, chairman Silver Bow County Silver Republican committee, Brtte. Colonel C. F. Lloyil, lieutenant colonel col-onel Third volunteer cavalry, Grigs-by Grigs-by regiment, Bntte. Colonel Byron H. Cook, lieutenant colonel First Montana volunteers, Butte. Malcom Gillis, chairman S'ver Bow County Republican committee, Butte. The Hon. A. F. Bray, merchant and ex-member Montana Legislature, Butte. Colonel P. R. Dolman, ex-trustee Montana Soldiers' Home, Butte. Eugene Carroll, superintendent Butte City Water Works, Butte. M. L. Holland, ex-assessor Silver Bow county, Butte. Charles Lyford, Republican nominee for assessor Silver Bow county, Butte. J. R, Thompson, mining broker, Butte. J. Chaubin, merchant, Butte. Savin Lisa, merchant, Butte. C. W. Ellingwood, merchant, Butte. B. J. Girard, merchant, Butte. B. F. Pluinmer, stationary engineer, Butte. Colonel J. D. Jenks, contractor, Butte. David Marile, capitalist, Butte. Silas F. King, capitalist, Butte, Charles Madison, attorney, Butte. Charles M. 1'arr, attorney, Butte. George Haldron, attorney, Butte. Miles Oavanaugh, attorney, Butte. B. N. Beebe, clerk, Butte. Henry C. Smith, Judge District Court, Helena. A. J. Seligman, ex-member Montana Legislature, New York. The Hon F. J. Edwards, mayor, Helena. Hel-ena. Carl Rasch, attorney, Helena. A. M. Holter, merchant, miner and capitalist, Helena. W. It, Logan, ex-agent Blackfoot Indians, In-dians, Helena. J. E. Morse, banker, Dillon. A. J. Beunett, banker, Virginia City. Elmer Metcaif, ranchman, Stevens-ville. Stevens-ville. The Hon. D. J. Tallant. ex-member Montana legislature, Great Falls. Joseph M. Dixon, nominee for Legislature, Legis-lature, Missoula. These men oppose Bryan because of his Populistic tendencies and antl- expansion ex-pansion views. tor to Democratic campaign funds. Albeit Traber of Indianapoli one of the most prominent German-American Democrats of that city. Edward Abend of East St. Louis, Illinois, Il-linois, presidential elector on the Dem-" ocrntic ticket four years ago. John L. Pollock, former Democratic member of the Illinois Legislature. Professor S. S. Hamill of Jacksonville, Jackson-ville, Illinois, formerly instructor and a personal friend of Bryan. Editor Donald, of the Volksblatt, Rock Island, Illinois. The Rev. P. M. Nystrom of Iowa, who stumped among the Swedes in South Dakota and Nebraska four years ago. Colonel J. C. Wear, Poplar Bluff, Misouri, prominent for years in Missouri Mis-souri Democratic politics. Colonel Richard Dalton, Cleveland's collector of internal revenue at St. Louis, and a prominent candidate for the gubernatorial nomination which W. J. Stone got in 1892. , J. West Goodwin, editor of the Se-dalla Se-dalla (Missouri) Bazoo. General D. N. Mclntyre, former attorney at-torney general of Missouri, and an ex-Confederate ex-Confederate soldier. Byron H. Cook, lieutenant colonel of the First Montana volunteers. W. H. Sweet, ex-Speaker of the Montana Mon-tana House of Representatives. S. H. Lanner of Utah, former publisher pub-lisher of the Great Campaign, a Bryan-ite Bryan-ite organ. John Q. Cannon, formerly editor of the Deseret News. Malcolm Gils of Montana, chairman of the Silver Bow Republican County committee. On the Massachusetts list are: Charles Francis Adams. Alpheus S. Hardy. JcHin T. Wheeburgh, former manager of Governor Russell's campaign. Henry W. Lamb, president of the New England Free Trade League. Charles A. Conrad, once a Democratic Demo-cratic candidate for Congress. The list Includes men from a dozen states, but especially from the West. It is here that the administration foreign for-eign policy finds the warmest favor. J. M. Dunsmore, Populist Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives In 1893. voices the sentiments of a large number of former Populists who have come out for McKlnley, and whose names and aduresses the Republican Repub-lican National committee has, when he says: "I am a loyal American and propose to support candidates who will vote" to hold every inch of ground acquired by war." The Colorado contingent comprises sixty-seven names. Nine-tenths of the men have been in politics and have held offices of great trust. They are mostly free silver men, who still believe be-lieve in silver, but who cannot stand Bryan's unpatriotic policy, and they are going to vote the Republican ticket tick-et Here are some more names : WYOMING. Hon. J. M. Wilson (sheep business), Douglas. Hon. Timothy Kinney (sheep business), busi-ness), Rock Springs. Hon. Melvln Nichols (supported Bryan on silver Issue), Sundance. Hon. A. D. Chamberlain (prosperity), Douglas. Hon. John Beckwith (prosperity), Evnnston. Silas Guthrie (sheep business), Moor-croft. Moor-croft. William Daley (sheep business), Rawlins. Raw-lins. Thomas Painter (prosperity), Evans-ton. Evans-ton. A. M. Bunce (sheep business), Lander. Lan-der. Hon. John McDermott (sheep business). busi-ness). Glendo. A. W. Phillips (prosperity), Douglas. Hon. D. A. Kingsbury (prosperity), Buffalo. Thomas Reed (prosperity), Cheyenne. W. W. Creek, M. D., (prosperity,) Cheyenne. John Cahill (prosperity), Cheyenne. Frank Bon (prosperity), Cheyenne. MONTANA. The Hon. Lee' Mantle, ex-United States senator aud chairman of the Silver Sil-ver Republican State committee, Butte. The Hon J. E. Ricards, ex-governor, Butte. |