The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-03
Busy Formulating Plans for the
Campaign
HE HAS NO WORD TO GIVE OUT
Regarding Bryan's Attitude Toward the
Populist Nomination
Retire From the Race-Silver Senti.
ment 10 Growing
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. - Senator
Jones Of Arkansas, chairman of the ma
tional Democratic committee, returned
to this city today from his trip to the
west, which included st. Louis during
the Populist convention week, Mr.. Bry-
an at Lincoln, and the senator's homo in
Arkansas. The senator expects to re-
main in the city during the present week
for consultation with such Democratic
leaders as may be here from time to
time, and later will go to New York
city to attend the meeting of the ma
tional committee on the 18th, and the
Bryan and Sewall notification on the
day following. The understanding now
is that the two candidates will be no
titled at the same time, as has been
done by the Democratic party In the
past.
Pending the meeting Of the national
committee in New York, the final dis
position of the question Of the estab-
lishment of permanent headquarters
during the coming campaign is hardly
looked for. Senator Jones had nothing
definite to say on this subject today.
and expressed the opinion that he mat
ter would not be settled until the COM
mittee meets. While Senator Jones is
believed to have about decided upon the
formation of the executive committee
which will have active charge of the
campaign work, he is not yet prepared
to make public any names. In this case
also he expressed the opinion that the
committee will not be fully named un-
til the meeting in New York. He may,
however, announce an individual men,
Der or two during his stay in this city.
Questions bearing toward the atti-
tude Of Mr.. Bryan towards the Popu-
list nomination and affecting the re-
tention of Mr.. Sewall on the national
ticket are those on which the chairman
declines to express an opinion. The SEN
ator's attention was called to the state
ment in the Atlanta Journal, made by
| Hon. W. L. Peck, who led the Georgia
delegation at the Populist convention.
that there was an understanding be-
tween the Populist and Democratic At
5a~aan" Would retire from the race. Re-
garding this Mr.. Jones declared that
so far as he knew no arrangement Of the
kind was entered into.
The chairman is we'll satisfied with the
general situation and says the Demo-
cratic ticket is as good as it can be. He
ridicules the idea of reaction in the
silver sentiment and looks for its con-
tinued progress.
This sentiment" he said, began with
the repeal Of the Sherman act and has
progressed ever since"
FUSION IN KANSAS.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. "A special to
the Times from Topeka says:
Apropos to the question Of fusion in
Kansas Of Democrats and Populists, the
Democratic leaders, 1t is said, have par
TALLY mapped out plan of action.
Their state convention will be held at
Hutchinson on Tuesday next, while that
Of the Populists will convene at Abb
lene on the following day. The Hutch
inson convention will be organized, it
is said, in the usual way, and then ex-
United States Senator John Martin will
introduce resolution setting forth the
situation and providing for the appoint
ment Of a committee to confer with the
rangement. The resolution will be
adopted and a recess will be taken until
the next day. The committee will ar
rive at Abilene the following morning.
They will proceed to round UP the Popu-
list leaders who favor Col. Harris fusion
plan and urge them to work resolution
through their convention for a confer
ence committee. If the conference COM
mittees adopt the Harris plan, which
provides for the naming of electors by
the Democrats and state officers by the
Populists, 1t is believed the Democratic
convention will adopt the report.
Completes returns from yesterdays
Democratic primaries to select county
committeeman and delegates to the
state convention prove the election of
a majority of the anti-Brown factions
candidates. The Brown faction, which
was supported by Gov. Stone, had been
the leaders in local politics for some
time. and its defeat is the elimination
of lengthy and bitter fight.
THAT NOMINATION
NEW YORK. Aug. IA special to the
World from Washington says:
Senator JONES of Arkansas, chairman
Of the Democratic national convention.
has returned to Washington. When
asked by the World correspondent the
questions: Will Mr.. Bryan accept the
nomination offered by the Populists?
he answered slowly and deliberately:
"How can he? He was nominated
with Mr. Sewall or the Democratic
platform and he will do nothing that
will reflect upon him as a gentleman
or as Democratic candidate.
II see that some of the Populists are
declaring that unless Mr.. Bryan accents
their nomination by August the CEN
trail committee will withdraw his name
and nominate some one else in his place
Well, let them do so. Mr.. Bryan hav-
ing been the nominee of the Democrats
and of the Silver party, common de-
cency would at least suggest the pro-
priety of his accepting those nomina-
tions first. But suppose the Populists
do nominate another candidate for the
presidency, what would be the situa-