Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
THE PACIFIC COAST ABLAzE
Senator Bacon Says Bryan VIII
Sweep That Section.
LANDSPEAKS FOR MISSOURI
IS
Lily ZION Says Not Only New York, but Jer-
sey and Delaware Are Safe.
TlEGUlSHED DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL
; here Will Be No Drones in the Hive of the
National Committee-No Headquar-
ters of Any Kind in
New York.
SPEAKS FOR MISSOURI
,TIEGUlSHED DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL

Washington, Aug. 17.--For three hours
| this afternoon Senator Jones. chairman
| of the democratic national committee,
was closeted in an upper room with sew
| eral distinguished democrats discussing
| the subject of ways and means and the
| best methods of conducting the cam
| paign. Those present were Mr.. Johnson
| of Kansas, the newly appointed member
| OF the campaign committee from that
| state; Senator Bacon of Georgia, Chair
| man Faulkner of the congressional COM
mittee, Mr.. Dan McConville of Ohio, Ma
| Jor Towles of Missouri, secretary of the
| Bimetallic league; Hon. r. P. Bland Of
| Missouri, Representative Richardson of
| Tennessee, Representative Livingston of
Georgia and Secretary Gardner of the
League of Democratic clubs.
| If any specific plans were agreed upon
| the committee dscreety kept them to
themselves, for when the meeting was
| adjourned every gentleman present re-
| fefred all inQuirers to Chairman Jones,
| and that individual skillfully parried all
| business.
Senator Bacon has just returned from
| trip to the Pacific coast and reported to
| the committee that he found the whole
| coast and the country from the Pacific to
| the Mississippi river ablaze with enthu-
SlaS1n Tor fne democratic ticket ana the
free coinage platform upon which its cam
didate had planted himself. Senator Ba-
| con declared that the party would have
no trouble In carrying the whole of that
| part of the country for the ticket.
Mr.. Bland gave the committee one OF
his characteristic talks, and laughed at
| the claims of the republicans that they
| would carry his state. The democratic
| ticket, he said, was good for majority
| Of at least so, 900 to 60, 900 In Missouri. Ev-
1 txfoo tarn CT 70 if,1 ma n aat
| was loyal to the cause of free silver, and
| they would east their votes that way.
| After the conference was over Mr..
Bland was asked II he could say any
| thing about the rumors that the head
| quarters were taken to Chicago against
| the protest of the chairman and other
members of the committee because of the
| persistency of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bland
raised his hand deprecatingly at the
1 question and stated that he had nothing
| to say on the subject, not even denying
| that he knew anything about 1t.
To the committee Mr.. Bland gave the
| most hearty assurances that they would
| carry the whole western country, and
! stated his belief in the triumphant elec-
| ton of Mr.. Bryan. He offered his SER
| Vices to the chairman In the most unre-
| served manner, and 1t Is not unlikely that
| "Silver Dick" will be heard from as the
| camps Ign progresses.
Representative Livingston was not less
| imbued with the hope of success. He Ia
| on his way from New York, where he
| attended the ratification meeting. He
said he was confident that the demo-
Gratis would carry not only New York,
but New Jersey and Delaware. Silver
was, he asserted, almost as rampant in
| the heart of New York as 1t was In the
| west and south.
Chairman Jones leaves for Chicago to-
morrow night or Wednesday morning for
| the purpose of arranging for the head
| quarters. He said this afternoon that he
| had offered Governor Stone OF Missouri
| Y place on the campaign committee, but
chat the governor had declined 1t be-
cause of the fact that he could not do
| the work and still maintain the office OF
| governor of his state. He would be conn
| PEELED to give up one or the other, and
| for that reason he preferred not to go on
| the campaign committee. This COM
| mittee will not find it's work child's play,
| said Senator Jones.
| The members are expected to be about
| headquarters and actively engaged.
| Messrs. Mclean of Ohio, Smalley of Ver-
| mont and Howell of Georgia will be sta@
| toned in Washington and the other
| members at Chicago. They have full
charge and will take hold at an early
| day.
| The executive committee has not yet
| been agreed upon by the chairman. He
| will proba bly, net announce 1t until after
| he reaches Chicago 1t Is not likely that
| Governor Stone will be placed on this
| committee, as 1t has been the custom to
| appoint men to that committee from
| states where the fighting is close. At all
| events he would not be chairman, for
| the chairman of the national committee
| himself Is the chairman Of the executive
| committee, and Mr.. Jones does not care
| to delegate that duty to any one else.
| 1t has also been settled that there will
| be no headquarters of any kind in New
| York If Treasurer ST. John finds 1t inn
possible to go to Chicago he will remain
In New York. but hiS office there will be
| the only thing approaching headquar-
| ters In the metropolis.
| While the headquarters of the national
committee are to be located at Chicago,
| it Is the general impression that the real
| Headquarters. instead of the branch, will
be in this city. The naming of Chicago.
| as one member expressed 1t today, was
merely catering to sentiment. The main
work will be done from this city.
Although no official programme has
| been arranged ii Is unoficially announced
| that after Mr.. Bryan speaks at Buffalo
| and Erie on the 26th and 29th instants
| he will go direct to Lincoln and remain
| until after the first week In September.
| He will then probably go to st. Louis be-
| tween the 7th and 10th of that month,
where he will speak Thence he goes to
| Louisville. From that point his tenta-
| tive itinerary includes Atlanta, portions
| of North Carolina. Richmond and Balti-
| more He will arrive in the latter city
some time between the 10Th and Goth Of
| September. where he will be formally no.
| titled of his nomination by the silver par
| ty. Between Richmond and Baltimore
II is expected that Mr. Bryan will speak
| at ratification meeting to be held in
| this city. After October he will confine
himself to the middle western states Of
| Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Iowa,
| Wisconsin and Minnesota.
4 Third Dividend Declared
Washington, Aug 1.-THE comptroller
of the currency has declared third divi-
dend of 10 per cent in favor Of the cred
itors of the First National bank Of john
son City, Tenn, making in all 35 per cent
ON claims proved. amounting to $S4197.l7~