Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-12
Mr.. BRYAN'S CHOICE
He is Said to Favor Chicago for DEM
ocratic Headquarters.
WASHINGTON is SURE TO Be CHOSEN
The Nominee is Suffering From
Acute Laryngitis Today.
NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Special Dispat h to The Evening Star,

| Special pispata h to The Evening Star.
| NEW YORK. August 12-while the ref
| erehce or the matter Of selecting national
heanquarters TO the executive committee
| yesterday amounted to practically a de-
cision for Washington. a slight hitch has
| since occurred, which may postpone the
| final decision until tomorrow, and stll
| leaves a fighting chance for Chicago The
men of greatest influence and who mast
| have on their shoulders the burden of the
| campaign insist Washington and say
that there the headquarters are sure to be
| established but the friends Of Chicago are
keeping Up the fight. The element of doubt
was thrown into what was before practical
certainty by the attitude 1t was discovered
| last night that Mr.. Bryan occupied.
Before making the formal selection of
| washington, II was thought best to consult
| Mr. Bryan. not with the view of referring
| the decision, but a matter of courtesy. 10
| ascertain IL he had any fixed preference in
| the matter. conference with him dis
| closed that he was strongly in favor of es-
| tablishlng the headquarters I'm Chicago
| some strong reasons why Washington
| should be selected were presented to him.
and 1t is believed that he withdrew all op-
| position.
| The latest report has encouraged the
| friends of Chicago to make still more Wig
|
| ought TO know say that Washington will
| be selected. Chairman Jones declined to
| say any thing about what Mr. Bryan's at
| titude In the matter was but said this
| morning that he thinks a decision would
| be reached before tomorrow. He did no;
| indicate I'm any way what the decision
| would be- Others of the committee. some
1 of them among the champions of Chicago
| said to me that they thought Washington
| was already unofficially decided on and that
! that decision could not be changed.
New York. which had practically dropped
| out OF the contest. is setting up her claims
| again, as against both Chicago and Wash
| ington. 1t looks as If the matter might he
compromised by the establishment OF branch
| headquarters at Chicago, and possibly in
| New York also The principal HEADQUARTERS
are almost certain to be in Washington.
The national committee proper will not
| have much to do with conducting the cam
paign. There will be the national executive
committee, with large membership, and
| then the campaign committee of probably
nine members. This latter will really have
| charge OF the campaign, and there will be a
| small executive committee of that commit
| tee who will do the work. The main head
quarters, conducted by the chief executive
| officers Will be I'm Washington, and from
! there the campaign will be conducted.
Like National Convention.
There is a large crowd and as much ex-
| citement in New York today as il a ma
| tional convention were being held. II is a
| democratic silver occasion; therefore the
| talk is democratic and Of silver. 1t is a
| strange thing to hear in this city talk on
| every hand of silver silver silver nothing
but silver and democratic enthusiasm
| This is rot the talk of the New York men,
but of the people from far and wide who
| have come to see the Silver knight" no.
| titled. They have brought their silver sen
| timents with them. 1t Is an imported at
| mosphere In which New York is moving
| today.
| But Tammany takes its cue and thara &c
| also a lot o: local silver sentiment being
| worked up or. at all events. a lot of silver
| talk being INDUCED in by local politicians
| with such confusion and excitement as
| can be imagined by any one familiar with
the normal state of the New York mind.
| Among street car drivers, laborers along
| the docks and In the poorer districts and
| more particularly among all the class OF
| people where there is discomfort and q
| feeling of personal injury at the posses
| sion of wealth and comfort by other peo-
pie there appears to be a great feeling o,
| unrest AMI a disposition to look upon
| Bryan as Moses come to lead them TO a
promised land of which they have a very
| haZy idea.
Tonishts Meeting.
A tremendous crowd, spoken of by many
| as a great mob of people, is expected TO
| assemble tonight in order to hear Bryans
| voice. Great efforts have been made to
| get up an impressive demonstration, but
from present Indications it seems to have
| got away from them and anxiety is ex-
pressed as to how the notification meeting
is to be managed.
There is q regular battle over tickets.
! 1t is said that forty thousand have been
issued and many more counterfaited. The
clamor is being raised and bittel com
pla ints OF mismanagement are heard on
every hand. There seems to be no order
about anything. The management OF the
affair fell into the hands Of the ST. John
silver committee, and the democratic ma
tional committee has been unable TO get
any hold on the matter. Democratic lead
ers, Senators and members of the House,
are on a common level with the rest OF
humanity scrambling for tickets and
grumbling.
The Committee Meetings.
The meeting OF the notification commit
tee today was devoted chiefly to giving
voice to these complaints. The national
committee is struggling to bring some sort
Of order out of chaos. Bryan is keeping
himself in seclusion today. trying to doctor
up his voice, which was pretty badly used
up yesterday. He hopes TO be all right by
tonight, bat is compelled to rest, and has
a doctor treating his throat.
1t is said by some who are supposed 10
have seen 1t. that Mr.. Bryan's speech will
be wonderfully strong in Its way, stronger
than any he has made I'm the past and
very bold and aggressive. 1t will not be
such as to render him any more acceptable
TO the SUCCESSFUL conSerNatlNe puslness eie-
ment but will be calculated to throw still
more heat into the campaign. IL will be, IL
is said, an appeal to that class whom Mr..
Bryan aims 20 represent, and will contain
nothing ccnciliatory to the elemen; from
which emanates the strongest opposition TO
him.
In view OF the expected crowd, arrange
ments are being made for overflow meet
ings and speakers for this purpose are be-
ing drummed up among the visiting states
men. A rush and tumult is anticipated.
j. p. NJ.
SUFFERING FROM LARYNGITIs.
Trying to Get Bryan's ThrOnt In Con-
ditiOn for Tonight.
NEW YORK. August 12.-Wm. J. Bryan,
nominee for the presidency, is suffering to-
day from an acute attack Of laryngitis.
When he arose this morning he could speak
only In husky tones, and his condition was
.,,oh that MrS Rryan and Mr. 81 Iohn