The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
The Arkansas Senator is Be- ing Mentioned by Party
 Leaders in Washington.
ONLY HIS WISHES
Have Prevented Flame From Spreading to the Outside World
 A Surprise for Arkansas
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT BUREAU,
WAsHINGToN. D. C.. June 10.

! thesrecord will not be broken at Chicago next month.
 1t is not giving away secret to say I that a large element of the silver demo- crats warmly favor the nomination of Senator James K. Jones at the hands of the convention.
 | His selection is common gossip in the | halls and chambers of the Capitol build | ing, and only Senator Jones' wishes in | the matter have prevented the flame from spreading to the outside world. He will not yield to the solicitations of l his friends from all sections of the coun- | try, but begs them to abstain from per sonal favoritism, and work only for the general good of the silver cause. | It will be surprising to you folks in Arkansas. perhaps, when it is stated that prominent Eastern democrats are insist | ing that he lead the fight of the silver l forces against the republican single stand ard. exclusive tariff candidate, who is sure | to be chosen at St Louis.
 These prominent Eastern democrats in- clude mo less distinguished gentleman | than Hon. Arthur Sewell, national com Imitteeman from Maine. and other leaders | of the party in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut, all of whom are ardent free silver advocates. | In passing. it is said here that New England is ripe for an avalanche to the silver cause and will be the first section of | the East to break away from the gold | bugs. Republican though he is, Senator | Chandler has foretold this ill more than one interview of late.
 Strange as it may sound, prominent visiting democrat said in the columns of l the local press yesterday that if vote were to be taken on the silver question | alone in the state of New York at pres ent majority would be returned in favor | of the white metal.
 [ The fact is, owing to the prejudice of ! the big news agencies and press bureaus 1 the people at large do not know the eX- tent of the "silver craze" It has over spread the entire country, despite the great odds with which il has had to con- tend.
 senator Jones, however, does not en- courage the use of his name for the .nom- | ination at Chicago. He subordinates the great honor even of nomination, to the general success of the party, and has not allowed his friends to make public use of
 his name, notwithstanding that it is the judgment of many of the best democrats
 
 the wsest and most expedient that could
 be made. Northern democrats pooh pooh
 the assertion that his being a Southern man and X-Confederate soldier, would injure his candidacy. We can elect
 Jones'" they say ''easier than any man
 now mentioned for the nomination. He has clean record Tn public life"
 is said in his behalf, and it was entirely owing to his generalship, sagacity and clear headedness that the Mckinley bill l was repealed and reasonable tariff law substituted. He made good and carried out the promise of the democratic party to
 the people, for reduction on the cost of necessities and is the very man to lead the party to victory on the silver question. He would be especially stroug in New
 England and New York, and would sweep
 the South and West.
 That is the way talk runs at the ''Storm
 center' of politics these days, and it is
 assured now that Senator Jones will have to resist a mountain of pressure to pre- vent his name from going before the con-
 vention for first place on the ticket.
 Subsequent events will prove the truth fulness ofthis assertion.
 Senator Jones' friends think now that
 the matter is entirely out of his hands
 and do not esteem 1t just to him that the honorable mention and entreaty he has re- ceived from promsnent, party workers from all sections should be withheld from the public and especially from the people of Arkansas, who have ever delighted in
 honoring him and who will be proud to
 know of the great esteem and confidence
 in which he is held by the democrats of the entire country.
 The papers of the East have not been informed of the extent of the movement to nominate Senator Jones at Chicago, but name him frequently and prominently in connection with the action of the con-
 vention.
 When asked about the probabilities of him accepting nomination for president, the Senator said to The DemOcrat'sn
 correspondent that he was deeply grateful
 to his friends for their exceedingly kind
 and complimentary mention of his name
 in connection with the honor, but that he
 was in noWise candidate, and thought it
 best that personal fayoriteS should be
 made minor to a harmonious convention
 and united expression of the peoples
 will. When we finish the platform at
 Chicago it will be sufficient time to name
 a ''tcket," he said in conclusion,
 In reply to query as to the outlook
 for democratic success, the Senator said
 it was bright and cheerful, 'On a free
 silver platform we will sweep the South
 and West as with a new broom and the
 single standard folks need not be too con-
 fdent of an unbroken East. When we get through with them next November
 they will know that they were in fight
 A republican president is by no means | In h iS n fnty