The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
If Sewall Is Forced Out the
Maine Barrel Will Be
Sadly Missed.
MINE E-owNERs APPEALED TO.
They Are Asked 10 Put Up Funos tG
Elect Silver Congressme1 as
Well as a Presid mt.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3.-Sen-
ators Jones and German had long con-
ference this morning regarding the work
that will come before the Democratic Ma
tional Committee at its meeting in New
York on August IL. A number of topics
were discussed.
1t is regarded as absolutely certain that
the management of the campaign will be
intfusted to the hands of Mr.. German.
Mr.. Jones is anxious to be permitted to
name his Marylan colleague as the chair
man of the executive committee, Mr..
German is willing to serve as manager
but he is very unwilling to accept the
craftsmanship. Mr.. Jones believes, how
ever, that bafore the National Com mittee
meets, Mr.. German will give his consent
to be memb ber of the committee, but not
its chairman. Mr.. Turpie of Indiana is
looked npon as another member of the
executive committee.
"Gil' Shanklin, who succeeded Secre-
tary ST Sheerin as Indiana's member OF
the National Committee, has been here
awaiting the arrival of Mr.. Jones to press
his own claims to appointment on the
executive committee. There is little rea-
will be seriously thought Of IL Mr.. Turple
is strong enough to accept the appoint
ment. Senator Harris of Tennessee is
spoken of as another member.
There has been much gossip printed in
the papers recently about an alleged de.
termination Of Messrs. Jones and German
to bring out a resolution at the next meet.
ing of the committee which will declare
vacant the seats of all members of the
committee who are gold men or who have
declared themselves unwilling to support
the nominees of the Chicago convention.
1t is stated to-day on excellent authority
that no such action is contemplated. When
the National Committee met for the first
time at Chicago none of the dissenting
National Committeeman attended the
meeting except Mr.. Harrity. They are
not expected to be present at the forth
coming meeting. At the same time there
is no authority vested in the committee to
oust these members. Such action rests
entirely with the different State commit
tees.
AS a matter of fact the National Com
mittee is a purely formal body which
takes little or no part in the active man.
agement of the campaign and 1t is stated
here that no notice will be taken OF the
absence or the presence of the gold men.
Mr.. German Is a strong advocate Of
Washington as the National headquarters
and his advice will probably be followed
by the National Committee. As to the
troubles between the Populists and the
Democrats in the South it has keen de-
cided that no concessions will be made to
Pepulists even at the risk of their fasing
with the Republicans as they have done
in Alabama and threaten to do in Georgia.
In the West fusion will be advised every
where.
Senator Faulkner chairman of the Con-
eressional Committee will urge on the
National Committee, the necessity for
prompt financial aid and Jones and Cor
man will support his plea that some Of the
National Presidentia campaigns finances
be diverted to Congressional campaign
work. Mr.. Faulkner complains that his
committee is shockingly poor and that it
is unable to help out candidates who need
funds.
MIR. Faulkner will argue that it is as essen
tial to elect free silver House as 1t is to
win the White House for Bryan, for with
out silver Congress the silver President
can do nothing. This argument is to be
made to the owners of the silver mines
who are expected to pay the bulk of the
Democratic campaign expenses.
Candidates and PLATFORM Denounced.