New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-14
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THE LEADERS DEMORALIZED
OUTCOME OF MR. BRYANs VISIT HERE
DrsHEARTENfNG TO THEM.

DTSHEARTFNfNG TO THEM
HE PosrpoNEs MS TRIP TO MAISE-DIFFERrNcrs
BETWEEN HIM AND SENATOR JONES OVER
THE NATIONAL HEADouARrERs-Tn
ST JOHN OUTFIT At THE BAR
THoI.Dr TO NJ IGNORED
The visit OF william J Bryan n New-Yorh
altogether has proved most disheartening N
those who have his campaign In charge ne
came prepared To conquer and assume the leader
ship OF a well-organized. enthusiastic and rapid
" growing army. All these high hopes have
been dashed to the ground. and now the whole
plan Of battle is shattered. everything Is in q
chaotic condition. and the Bryan managers
are despondcnt. dubious and disguised. II was
boldly announced when Mr.. Bryan on his
way to New-York that he would stay FOR day
or two I'm this city and then continue his trium-
phant progress toward Maine. where he would
be the guest Of MIR Sewall Last night It was
learned that. as a result OF the unfavorahle i'm
preston created by Mr. Bryan here. the trip 10
Maine has been postponed. The enthusiasts
who have had the campaign in hand AT the Bar
thOldi headquarters are 10 be Ignored IN me
future; the names ~ the members of me cam
paign and Executive committees are to be with
held during the patching up of "A row OF no
small proportions I'm the National Committee
over the composition of subcommittee: thers
IL "A wide difference Of opinion between Mr..
BRYAN and Chairman Jones over the place Tor
the National Headquarters. and Messrs Bryan
and Sewall are here without the slightest idea
OF what will be the next step TO take 10 promote
their election.
II is on the whole a woful condition of AT
fair, from the point Of view Of the Democratic
bay %
start. and the blame had to be attached some
where The first persons 10 come In FOR censurs
were those who have had control ~ the Bar-
tholdi headquarters and made the excessively
bungling arrangements for the mass-mee'ins In
Madison Square Garden.
LOST IT'S NERVE
Yesterday afternoon Senators Jone. German.
Tilman and blackburn and others ~ the Lead
ers. got together in Mr. Jones's room disap-
pointed c1d irritated lot ~ statesmen snf they
made n p-etcnce ~ hiding their feelings They
talked long and earnestly and then adjourned
10 the Windsor. whore they met Mr. Bryan. ana
more talk was INDUCED In. To use the phrase
Of one member of the National Committee. me
whole Bryan OUTFIT has lost its nerve and does
not know which way to turn Mr.. BRYAN per-
sonany is still smarting under the cold criticism
which he has encountered. and was in gloomy
frame Of mind all day.
The Hote Bartholii headquarters and those
who have had charge there came mp fer dis
cussion Mr. Bayard. Mr. Teal. Mr. McLaugh-
lin and the rest Of the silver enthusiasts were
talked about in a way that VAS not AZ all COM
plirnentary and finally. II was suggested that
steps be taken 10 abolish this headquarters.
Then IL was shown that this headquarters cond
not be abolished as the National COMMITTEES
did not control II. and the only thing that could
be done was ignore the thing This policy
was finally decided upon. and the Hote Bar
tholdi headquarters, II II remains open so II vas
reported last night Will be simply the office of
the treasurer OF the National Committee. and
any work done there outside Of the treasurer's
office will not he under the supervision ~ the
National Committee
HIS TRIP TO MAINE PUT OFF.
Mfr Bryan spent the day the Windsor
Hotel and also spent the night there ~.
was in consultation most ~ the afternoon
with the managers Of his campaign. snd
after a great deal OF talk II was decided that
il would not be tactful for Mr.. Bryan TO visit
Maine just al this time. and any further excur-
sion into the East was vetoed II is said that Mr..
BRYAN readily concurred in this suggestion that
he refrain from visiting Maine nj this time as he
had suddenly acquired feeling Of timidty over
the situation He came boldly Eastward. to
quote Senator Blackburn. OF Kentucky. with
lance In rest and visor down." hut the first col
lsion has been dapidating as to cause him to
wish To retire temporarily 10 recuperate II was
said last night that he would spend the next two
weeks AT some quiet place. perhaps Long Reach
Long Island. Senators Jones and German did In
tend to leave the city at midnight last night. but
everything is in such chaotic state that they de-
cided 10 walt and try 10 bring some order out ot
all the disorder they have encountered.
Senator Jones and some ~ the other members
OF the National Committee held conference In
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening It was
learned that the meeting was to decide who
should be appointed upon the Campaign and Ex-
ecutive committees In the forenoon Senator
Jones said he would probably give out the list In
the afternoon. In the afternoon he said that ne
would give II out I'm the evening. and late last
night he shut the door in the face Of a newspaper
man who had asked him when the lis, would he
given out saying in an irritated way
Il cannot tell you anything about that list
II may be TWO or three days before II is COM
pleted
THE WESTERNERS DfSTRTSTFUL.
The trouble about the committee 1t is said.
is largely due 20 the distrust the part Of the
Southern and Western members OF the East
ern men. The Southern and Western members
have eyed with dtsapproval the calling of Sena-
tor German into the councils OF the leaders.
They viewed him a gold standard man and
one who is working with them simply 20 retain
the badge f regularity. not really anxious for
the success OF the National ticket. Hence they
fear him and object 10 too much confidence
being r.posed in him. II has been suggested
that Mr German be made chairman Of the
Campaign Committee. especially since he was
the one that introduced the resolution pfovid.
ing for IL The Senator. when asked ABOUT the
matter. only smiled and said that he knew
nothing II was learned however. that the iriu