Carlisle backs McKinley after Sound Money Club role
Former Speaker and Secretary John G. Carlisle, a Democrat, agreed to lead a New York Sound Money Club and assist in McKinley's reelection. He cited two Chicago speeches from 1890 and 1896 warning that coinage policy could enslave workers by devaluing wages, urging honorable efforts to avert free coinage of silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Carlisle
House of Representatives
the Treasury
Cleveland
Sound Money Club
New York
McKinley
Carlisle
Chicago
Eco
N G. Carlisle
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
William Hintz and His Experience With Sheep
William Hintz a leading Hancock farmer explains leaving Bryanism to avoid “voting sheep.” He says he once supported Democrats but pulled back after observing the methods and the pull of money among party leaders. He urges following successful men and questions free silver and other reform calls.
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Mi Hintz
Hancock
More Nebraskans Leave Bryan's Standard
A fragmented listing shows numerous Nebraskans from Red Cloud Guide Rock Imarah and Holt Co and Deloit township declaring support for McKinley and the Republican ticket. The passage cites local merchants farmers and professionals while criticizing the Populist party and Bryan.
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Bryan
M. Sterne
Red Cloud
H. Deidrick
Walt Elliott
John McCord
Guide Rock
McCord
Farmer
Red Nibs Perry
Vance McCall
Imarah
James Vance
Lawrence McCall
McCall
Thos
Emigh
W. 3. Bense
Red
Brian
Mythe
Virginia Democrats shift as key figures break for McKinley
The document records Virginia political figures and longtime party members shifting support to McKinley in the 1896 race. Notables including Colonel John B. Purcell of Purcell Ladd & Co. Richmond and other leaders such as R. E. Richardson and J. B. Darnell are noted as endorsing McKinley or switching allegiances, reflecting wider realignments among veterans of the Democratic Party and prominent Virginians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Purcell
Purcell, Ladd & Co
Richmond
Palmer and Buckner
Brian
R. E. Richardson
T. Wien
Virginia
Perat
McKinley
Bryan Lost Newspaper Support Across Many Papers
The list shows numerous Democratic and Independent papers opposing the 1d to 1 ticket, while others such as Staats Zeitung, Denver Times, Silver Republican papers, and cities like New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis reflect varied editorial stances. This record catalogs papers by city and name, noting supporter or opposition for 1896.
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Staats Zeitung
New York
Denver Times
Silver Repubblican
Bryan
Denver Republican
Silver Republican
Denver Post
Port Chester
N. Y
Daily Item
Missouri Voters Split Over McKinley and Bryan in 1896
A long list of Missouri figures from Seymour to St Louis and towns like Piedmont, Mountain Grove, and Chillicothe endorse sound money and expansion, many backing McKinley while some support Bryan. Merchants, lawyers, bankers, and public officials weigh national policy, with remarks on prosperity under McKinley and skepticism of free silver.
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Ralph Simmer
Simms Mo
Seymour
Rity
R. A. Collins
Piedmont
G. W
Col
O. L
Mansfield
M. Gorman
Henry Merchant
Wright County
Henry Snyder
Mountain Grove
Larmer
J. 3. Magee
Cape Girardeau
R. McCombs
Jackson
Miller
Rob’t Barnard
McElhaney Station
Frank
Grangeville
McKinnd Prosperity
J. H. Steinecipher
Buffalo
McKinley
Flory
W. D. Olderworth
St. Louis
Farmer
Bruno Olderworth
St. Lex
Henry
Nryzis
Eugene Guerre
Florisant
Bryan
Sues
Orator
En Telegraph
Dent
Dr. Davis
Charleston
Mississippi
John A. Jackson
Chillicothe
Papuin
Clemens
Carthage
Conn
Sound Money
Music Hall
Sound Money Democratic Party
John M. Palmer
Walsh
Roosevelt
Terminal Association
G. H. Walker
H. H. Pike
Ashland, Pike Co
James Campbell
Missouri
Brian
New York
A. W. Day
Day Rubber Co
William B. Cowan
National Bank of Commerce
P. C. Maffett
Missouri Railway Co
Poplar Bing, Mo
A Georgian’s Reasons for Voting for McKinley
Xander R. Lawton declares support for McKinley in textual form, arguing patriotism and opposition to enemies, while urging fair treatment of Southern people and expansion of commerce and national power. The piece presents political justification and hopes for reconciliation with the solid South.
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McKinley
Xander R. Lawton
Campbell changes party stance over Philippines expansion
Ex-Congressman James R Campbell of McLeansboro Illinois, a longtime Democratic leader, announces he switches to Republicanism on the expansion issue. A U S colonel returning from the Philippines says he supports holding the islands and establishing stable government, criticizing the Democratic stance and predicting the war ending after McKinley’s reelection. Campbell declines to join the Republican ticket now, citing furlough limits and time. He has a long service record from state senate to Congress and raised the Ninth Missouri Regiment during the Spanish American War.
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James R.campbell
McLeansboro
Democratic Party
Illinois
Philippines
McKinley
Coleone
Campbell
Ance
Congress
Missois
Hhouse i
Minister Milburn switches to Republican ticket
Dr. J. A. Milburn of Second Presbyterian Indianapolis, once a stalwart Democrat, will vote Republican this year. He argues Bryan embodies economic heresies and misreads a growing world, praising McKinley as the better path for expansion and national destiny.
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J. A. Milburn
Second Presbyterian Church of
Indianapolis
McKinley
Bryan
Speeches Tie Populists to Prosperity and Imperial View
A list of Kansas figures from Erie to Weir City voices support for prosperity after 1896. W H Nation argues McKinley era gains outweigh fears and endorses retaining the Philippines. Other Kansas leaders, merchants, miners, and doctors are named in praise of economic expansion and imperial policy.
Democrats Abandon Party for McKinley in Widespread Letters
A collection of letters from voters in New York and across several states shows figures like Abram H. Dailey of Brooklyn and J R Williams of West Virginia disavowing the Democratic ticket and pledging support for William McKinley. Other signers include F. P. Garrettson of Newport, R. L., A. J. Mills of Oriskany, and Col. Andrew Corry in Utah, citing loyalty to Republicans, farm interests, and opposition to premium policies as driving reasons for the switch.
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George L. Rives
New York
Sound Money
William E. Curtis
Abram H. Dailey
Brooklyn
Kings County
Dailey
F. P. Garrettson
Newport
R. L
United States
J. R. Williams
Bucks, Summers Co
West Va
William McHinley
McKinley
Dunns
Republican Party
Nepublican Party
A. J
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Merchant
Red Lingser
Rattie
Zer
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Iger
Nant
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Coria Discland
Bang
Ind
Greanized
D. Ind
Paswer
Metropoli
Ginius Newton
National Pank
Richmond, Va
Palmer
Buenot
Lars
Roger Gregory, I Jr
King William County
McKinai
John B. Darnell
Ai- Simos County
McKinies
Ae Brittigham
Mount Vernon
Arin
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Chien
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Raleigh
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Observer
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Progress Review
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Philadelphia
Demokrat
the People
Utica
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Troy
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Butte Mont
Inter Mountain
Monona
Monona, Ia
Thos. H. Harkless
Lamar
Prosperity
D. H. McIntyre
Mexico
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Terminal Railroad Association of
St Louis
America
James R. Campbell
Kansas
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Erie
Neosho Co
R. E. Melvin
Lawrence
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Kansas State University
John A. Forrest
Hope
Judge Funk
Medicine Lodge
Ben Jenkins
Miner
Weir City
Lou McGruder
Charles I. Dodson
Charles Hughes
Weir
J. S. Murphy
Henry Davis
J. W. Farrell
Real Estate
Matt Goodman
Robert Goodman
Weighman
Ed Goodman
Tom Brisco
James Dunn
Cit
Ira Clemens
Y. D. James
William Eddy
James Bates
Matt MacClenahan
Dan Gray
John Cunningham
Ben Rood
James Moore
Mercha City
Sol Relli
John Alfred
Wei Mike Fasogen
Charles Kemp
Thomas Mallems
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S. P. Murphy
A. C. Hinkson
Sacra Cal
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Man
Sacramento
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Andrew Corry
Iron
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Sion
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