The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-18
DISCUSSING
WAYS AND MEANS
DISTINGUISHED Democrats fleet
They Are Thoroughly Conf
dent of Bryan's Success.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-For
three hours this afternoon Senator
Jones. chairman of the Democratic
national committee, was caoseted in
an upper room with several distin-
guished Democrats, discussing the
subject of ways and means, and the
best method OF conducting the cam
paigu. Those present were Mr..
Johnson, of Kansas, the newly APP
pointed member of the campaign
committee from that state; Senator
Bacon, of Georgia; Chairman
Faulkner. of the congressional COM
rnittee; Mr.. Dan McConville, of
Ohio; Major T. o. Tawles, of Mis-
souri,, secretary of the Bimetallic
League: Hon. r. P. Bland, of Mis-
souri,; Representative Richardson,
of Tennessee, Representative LAv-
ircston. of Georgia, and Secretary
Gardiner. of the league of Demo-
cratic clubs.
No information was forthcoming
after the members departed, beyond
that all spoke sanguinety of the free
silver prospects.
Mr. Bland predicts an immense
majority I'M Missouri, and says ev-
cry western state will be loyal to
free silver. He states his belief in
the triumphant election of Bryan.
Representative Livingston ex-
Gratis will carry New York, New
Jersey and Delaware.
Chairman Jones leaves for Chi
cage tomorrow night or Wednesday
morning, for the purpose of ar
ranging for the headquarters. He
said this afternoon that he had Of
fered Governor Stone, of Missouri,
a place on the campaign commit
tee, but that the governor had de-
clined. 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 child's play" said Senator
Jones. 1.-The members are expected
to be about headquarters and ac-
lively engaged. Messrs. Mclean, of
Ohio; Smalley, of Vermont, and
Howell, of Georgia, will be stationed
in Washington and the other mem
bers at Chicago"
The executive committee has not
vet been decided upon. It has also
been settled that there will be no
headquarters of any kind in New
York. If Treasurer st. John finds it
impossible to go to Chicago, he will
remain in New York, but mis- Office
there will be the only thing ap-
preaching headquarters in New
York. While the headquarters are
to be In Chicago, it is the general
impression that the real headquar-
tiers, instead of a branch, will be
in this city. The naming Of Chicago
was, as enc member expressed lit
today, merely catering to sentiment.
The main work will be done from
this city.
Although no official programme
has been arranged. it is unofficially
announced that after Mr.. Bryan
speaks at Buffalo and Erie on the
26th and 29th insts., he will go di-
rect to Lincoln. and remain there
until after the the first week in Sep
TENDER. He will then probably go
to St. Louis between the. Tth and
10th of that month, when he viii
speak; thence he goes to Louis
vile. From that point his tenta-
tive itinerary includes Atlanta, por-
tions of North Carolina Richmond
and Baltimore He will arrive in
the later city sometime between the
18th and the 2Otll OF September.
where he will be formally notified
of his nomination by the silver par
ty. Between Richmond and Balti-
more, it is expected Mr. Bryan will
speak at a ratification meeting TO
be held in this city.
After October l, he will confine
himself to the middle western states
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan,
Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota,