The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
CHICAGO WILL
BE THE BASE.
Democratic Headquarters Have
Been Located There.
Bryan Insisted That Chicago
Should Be Selected.
GORMAN CAN'T SERVE.
Won't Take Charge of Cam
paign But viii Help.
J. 6. johnson of Kansas, One of
Campaign Committee.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE headQuar-
tiers of the Democratic national COM
mittee viii be established at Chicago.
This announcement was formally made
by Chairman Jones late Saturday.
There will be branch headquarters
in Washington, and a part of the
campaign committee will remain in
Washington during the contest.
The literary end of the headquarters
VIII be at Washington and all the cam
paign documents viii be sent from that
city.
Chairman Jones will make his head
quarters at Chicago and will proceed
to that city early this week.
Six members of the campaign COM
nittee were announced by Chairman
Jones. They are: John r. Mclean of
Ohio, E. J. Campau of Michigan, J. G.
Johnson of Kansas, Clark Howell of
Georgia, B B. Smalley of VermOnt,and
ThOs Gahan of Illinois.
The campaign committee when COM
pleted will be composed of nine mem
bers, so three members are vet to be
selected. It is probable that one of
these will go to New York another to
the Pacific Slope and another to the
southwest.
Mr. Jones is ex-officiO chairman of
the campaign committee. Senator Cor
man was requested to accept q place
on the campaign committee, but he de-
vi
casO as the headquarters. Senator
German will take personal charge of
the campaign in Maryland. and con-
Guided that he could not efficiently
serve on the campaign committee and
look after the campaign in his own
state with headquarters at Chicago.
This does not mean, however. that
Senator German will not take an act
i've part in the campaign. His advice
and assistance viii always be at the
disposal Of the chairman of the ma
aenT p l.
himself to see that the electoral vote
of Maryland is cast for Bryan and
SewaH
Mr. J E Norris. lately national
committeeman from the District of
Columbia. has been appointed assist
ant treasurer of the national commit
tee and will make his headquarters
here.
It is no secret that Chairman Jones
IS very much opposed to locating the
headquarters at Chicago. He yielded
however, to the personal solicitation
of Mr.. Bryan, who insisted that the
headquarters should be estab lished in
the west Chairman Jones was salts
fed that the campaign could be con-
Quoted more effectively and more
cheapIy from Washington than any
where else. Mr. Bryan was seconded
IN the effort to carry the headquarters
to Chicago by Gov. Stone Of Missouri
and Gov. Altgeld of Illinois.
There are many reasons why Chi
cago might be preferred. 1t is in the
Illinois.
Indiana, Michigan, Iowa Minnesota,
Wisconsin. Kansas and Nebras ska can
be reached from Chicago with ease
and without delay.
The branch headquarters at Wash
1ngton viii be, to large extent, a lit
erary bureau. Documents will be sent
out ana the general newspaper end of
the campaign will be conducted here
senator Jones himself will be in charge
of the headquarters at Chicago.
Three members of the campafsn
committee probably will be permanent
" located at Washington. It is not
improbable that Senator German will
be the directing genius at the Wash
ingtOn end.
1t is reported that Clark Howell of
Georgia VIII be at the head of the lit
erary bureau.
The work Of the campaign will now
actively begin, and within couple Of
weeks Democratic orators will be on
the stump IN every state.
The campaign book of the Democrat
&c committee is in a forward state of
preparation, and viii be ready for
general distribution within three DAYS
after the reception of the letter Of ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Bryan.
The location of the headquarters in
Chicago means that the battle ground
viii be the west. A strong fight will
be made in New York and New Jer-
sey, but the management of the cam
paign in those states will be left to To-
cal men. The hard fighting will be in
Illinois, indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin.