Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-05

WASHINGTON. August 4.-The Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee head
quarters have become a rendezvous for
Democratic leaders until the National
headouarters are established. Chair
man Jones was at work there early en-
his mail. Later Chairman Faulkner, OF
the congressional Committee was Joined
by Senator German, Senator Stewart ex-
Governor Black, president OF Democrat
ic clubs. Chairman Chiffon. Of the West
Virginia state Committee, and Repre-
sentative Capehart, OF West Virginia.
The talk was on general politics, al
though Senator's German and Faulkner
'Vent into secret session on certain
branches OF campaign work. Mr.
Faulkner and his associates expressed
much satisfaction with the results in
Alabama and az Brunswick, Nd, yes
Ierday. where the Democrats carried the
town, they assert, on the silver ques-
zion.
In speaking Of the general status OF
the campaign Chairman Faulkner said:
Il am beginning 70 fear that our oppo-
nen-s viii force The issue away from The
economic questions. and make il an is
sue between corporations and wealth
on one hand and poor people on the
other. IN short Q class issue. That is
the danger ahead, and when q class issue
comes no one can tell where it will lead.
We nave not sought such an issue We
have been willing TO discuss an econ
Omic question. But our Cponcnts will
not discuss the silver question. further
than 70 ridiClle il and assail It's expo
uents and now by the organization OF
their committees. they have made their
contest one essentially representative OF
wealth and corporate Influences. as 7
say, I regret 70 see the opposition is
surely forcing this dangerous class is
sue 10 the front"
Chairman Chiffon, Of the West Vir-
ginia committee. reports thar silver clubs
are springing up throughout the State.
Al Republican Congressional head
quarters half a million pieces CT litera-
'Gre have been sent out within the last
= hours. or these, q quarter of a mil
lion are small posters" giving McKin-
ley's views on money.
WOrkmen are busy cleaning up
Wormley's hotel which adds to the i1l-
preston THAT the Old hostelry will be-
come The National Democratic hoad1uar-
tiers. Chairman Jones, Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee to-day cor
recJed certain misapprehensions which
have arisen from published interviews
wish him within the last day or two.
Il did not say that Mr.. Bryan would
nos accept the PCpulisJ nomination" "
said M. Jones, FOR 1have no authority
to say that I d.d not say that as
general rule the Southern Populsts
were not a crCGitable class. On the
contrary I said that most Of them were
patriotic men who were working for a
cause; that they were Populists because
they had believed they could promote
their cause best through a new party;
and that now they would support Bryan
because it was shown that their patri-
0ric objects could be attained only
through lis election This IS what I
said of the Southern P0pu!ists as rule.
As an exception. I spoke Of the class
who were not CTc1itabie. | said there
were some who were POpulS,s merely
for their personal advancemenJ; some
who had become Populists merely
through selfish and not patriotic mo-
tives. I spoke Of these as the exception
al class who would not support Mr.. Bry-
an. said that as a rule the Populis,s
in the South would follow the patriotic
course and support Bryan. that there
were some who FOR selfish motives would
not do so. but would prefer to have Nc
Kiniey elected"
Chairman Faulkner received a request
which he regarded as significant It
came from a leading r=tail dealer at
Huntington, w. Va, asking where he
could buy five hundred Bryan photo
graphs which, ne said, were the strong
est kind of campaign document. The
photographs were to be distributed with
purchases.