The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-08
THEY PLAN FOR VICTORY
BRYAN's GENERALS AT WASHING
TON ARRANGING CAMPAIGN.
Chairman Jones Believes Populists
nsa Rsie Are Patriotic, Work
lag for n Cssse.

Washington, Aug. - The democratic
congressional headquarters has become
the rendezvous for the democratic lead
ers until headquarters are established.
the chairman was at WORK there today
on his mail. Later Chairman Faulkner
of the congressional committee Vas
joined by Senator German, Senator Stew
art, Ex-Governor Black, president OF the
association of democratic clubs, Chair
man Chiffon of the West Virginia state
committee and Representative Hart Of
" est Virginia. The talk was on general
politics, although Senators German aud
Faulkner went INTO secret session on GER
tain branches of campaign work. Faux
ner and his associates expressed much
satisfaction with the results in Alabama.
and at Brunswick Md, yesterday. where
the democrats carried the town, they as
sert, on the silver question.
I'VE have been willing TO discuss any
economical question:" said Senator Faux
ner, but our opponents Will not discuss
the silver question further than to ridI =
cule it and assail its exponents. 1 regret
to see that the opposition is surely tore
ing a dangerous class issue to the front"
Chairman Chiffon of the West Virginia
committee reports that silver clubs are
springing up throughout the state.
At congressional headquarters one-ha!f
million pieces of literature have been sent
out within the last "a hours. or these a
quarter-million are small pastors giving
McKinley's views on money. The COM
mittee continues to be deluged with le-
quests for literature. One of the acting
chairman's letters from Indiana today
says: 1.-The silver craze is dying out, and
we must go at them with tariff literd-
ture." Workmen are busy cleaning DIP
the Wormsley hotel, which adds to the
impression that the old hostelry will De-
come the national headquarters.
Chairman Jones of the democratic ma
tional committee today corrected certain
misapprehensions which have arisen from
published interviews with him within the
last day or two. II did not say that Bry.
an would not accept the populist nomlna
tion," said Chairman Jones, for L nave
| no authority to say that. l did not say
that, as a general rule. the southern pop
ulists were not credit to the cass. OF
| the contrary, l said that most of them
were patriotic men, who were working io
a cause; that they were populists because
they believed they could promote thei
cause best through a new party. and tina
now they would support Bryan because
was shown that their object could be at
tanned only through his election. This Il
what said of the southern populists es
| rule. AS an exception, l spoke OF tn
class who were not creditable. l sai
| there were some who were populist
| merely Tor their personal advancement
some who had become populits through
selfishness, and not patriotism. l spok
of those as the exceptional class WIN
would not support Bryan L said that, a
a rule the populists in the south woul
follow the patriotic course and supper
Bryan; that there were some who, 10
selfish motives, would not do so, pu
would prefer to have Mckinley elected.
Chairman Faulkner received a repoI
which he regarded as significant. 1t cam
from a leading retail dealer in Hunting
ton, w. Va, asking where he could ou
500 Bryan cabinet photos, which he sal
were the strongest kind of campaign doc
uments.
Representative Pearson of the Ash'
Vile, N. c., district was at republica
headquarters during the day and said ths
intense feeling had been aroused anon
the southern populists by Chairma
Jones' interview concerning them.