New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-18
JONES HOLDS A COUNCIL.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS IN CONFER
ENCE WITH THE CHAIRMAN


NEw-YoRK-MR. BRYANs ITINERARY.
Washington. Aug. 17.-For three hours this
afternoon Senator Jones chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee was closeted in an
upper room with several prominent Democrats
discussing the subject of ways and means and
the best methods of conducting the campaign.
Those present were Mr. Johnson. OF Kansas,
the newly appointed member Of the Campaign
Committee from that State; Senator Bacon, of
Georgia; Senator Faulkner chairman OF the
Congressional Committee; Dan" McConville, of
Ohio; Major r. o. Towles, of Missouri secretary
of the Bimetallic League; r. p. Bland, Of Mis-
souri,; Representative Richardson. of Tennessee;
Representative Livingston of Georgia, and Sec
rotary Gardner, of the League Of Democratic
Clubs.
If any specific plans were agreed upon the
committee kept them to themselves. for when
the meeting was adjourned every man present
referred all inquirers to Chairman Jones, who
parted all questions
Senator Bacon had just returned from trip
to the Pacific coast and he reported to the COM
country from the Pacific TO the Mississippi
River ablaze with enthusiasm for the Demo-
cratic ticket and the free-coinage platform upon
which its candidates had been planted. Senator
Bacon declared that the party would have no
trouble in carrying the whole Of that part Of the
country.
Mr. Bland gave the committee of his char
acteristic talks. and laughed at the assertions
of the Republicans that they would carry his
State. The Democratic ticket. he said.
good for a majority of at least $4,000 to 10000
in Missouri Every Western State in like man.
ner. he declared. was loyal to the cause Of free
silver, and they would cast their votes that way,
including Illinois and Indiana.
After the conference was Mr.. Bland was
asked If he could say anything about the rumors
that the headquarters were taken to Chicago
against the protest of the chairman and other
members Of the committee. because Of the per-
sistency Of Mrs Bryan. Mr.. Bland raised his
hand deprecatngly at the question. and had
nothing to say on the subject not even denying
that he knew anything about it.
Mr. Bland offered his services 10 the chairman
in an unreserved manner. "Sver Dick will he
heard from as the campaign advances.
Chairman Jones will start for Chicago to-mor-
row night or on Wednesday morning for the pur-
pose of arranging for the headquarters. Just
what building will be occupied he does not now
know. He said to-day that he had offered Gov
ernor Stone of Missouri place on the Campaign
Committee hut that the Governor had declined IL
because Of the fact that he could not do the work
and still maintain the Office of Governor of his
State ~
This committee will not find its work childs
plav" said Senator Jones. The members are ex-
pected to he about headquarters and actively en-
gagged" Messrs. Mclean. of Ohio; Smaey, OF
Vermont. and Howell Of Georgia. VIII he sta
toned in Washington and the other members In
Chicago They will have full charge. and will
take hold early day. The Executive COM
mittee has not yet been agreed upon by the chair
man. He will probably not announce II until
after he reaches Chicago.
II has been settled that there will be no head
quarters of any kind in New York. II Treas
urer St John finds It impossible to go to Chicago
he will remain in New-I ork. but his office there
will be the onlJ thing approaching a headquaT-
tiers in the metropolis.
While the Headquarters Of the National Com
mittee are to be i'm Chicago. II IL the general
impression that the real headquarters Instead
of the branch will Ge in this city The naming
Of Chicago was. as member Of the com
mttee put il to-day merely catering to sent-
ment The main work will be done in this
city
Although no official programme has been ar
ranged II is unofficially announced that after
Mr. BRYAN speaks in Buffalo and Erie on Au-
gust 26 and %. he will go directly TO Lincoln
and remain until after the first week IN sep
tember He will then probably go to 81 LOUIS
between September Z and 10. and MAKE
speech Thence he will go to Louisville from
thai place his tentative itinerary includes At
lanta parts Of North Carolina, Richmond ana
Baltimore He will arrive in me latter city
some time between September 10 and ~, and
there he will be informed OF h, nomination by
the Silver party.
Retween Richmond and Baltimore, 1t is eX-
pected Mr.. Bryan will speak at rati niIIe,
meeting to be held in this city. After October
| he will conhne himself to the states or ono
Indiana Illinois. Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.