The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
WAS NOT INVITED
CLEVELAND NOT ASKED TO THE
NOTIFICATION MEETING.
Il was Bryan's Idea in the First Place to
Manager Jones Gave In to Rim-But
for Some Reason Cleveland and Bis Adj
Capacity for Running q Campaign
Should Not be Underestimated-He 10 .
ShreWd Or nauizec.

Should Not be INTERCHANGEABLE 10 q
shrewd Or sanizer.
Washington, D. c., Aug. u.-Presi-
dent Cleveland, the.only Democrat who
has occupied the White House since the
war, the titular head Of the Democratic
party, Will not be present at the Bryan
and SewaIl notification meeting in the
Madison Square Garden next Wednes-
day where four years ago CieVeiano
| and Stevenson were notihed OF tneir
nomination: nor viii any member or ms
cabinet or any other prominent omcer
Of the administration be present. Cnalr-
man Jones of the Democratic nauonal
| committee, says he has not invited any
of these eminent Democrats 10 be pres
ent on that interesting party occasion
when the Democratic candidates for
| president and vice president are TO be
| formally placed in command of the par
ty forces for the present campaign, and
it is known that if they We're invited
they would either decline or ignore the
invitations, even though some of them,
like Secretary Hoke Smith, might be
entirely willing to be present; but they
would be restrained by cabinet etiquette
in view of the fact that the president
has not declared publicly his position
respecting the action OF the Chicago
convention.
NO INVITATIONS.
Whether Chairman Jone. withheld
invitations to this notification meeting
of the Democratic candidates from the
president and other members OF the
Democratic administration who might
ordinarily be expected at such a gather
ing, because he and the other managers
of the Democratic campaign desired to
emphasize the reputation Of the Cleve-
land administration which he accom-
plished in the Chicago convention by
the defeat of Senator HiMs resolution,
commencing the administration, as well
as by the attacks on its chief acts in the
platform which he reported, or because
he did not wish to draw out at this time
such responses as might have been
made against the Bryan-Sewall ticket
and the Chicago platform by some
members Of the administration, may be
considered doubtful; but since Chair
man Jones and the other Democratic
managers here believe that the Cleve-
land administration is exceedingly un-
popular and that its opposition would
be hopeful rather than hurtful TO the
ticket he is trying 10 elect, IL is likely
that ignoring the administration SEEM
ed 10 him even more profita BILE than at
tempting to draw its hostile criticism
just now.
But whatever may be the fact about
the invitations the significant thing is
that the president and the other mem
bers of this Democratic administration
and SO many other distinguished Demo
or re no al
try to attend the Cleveland-Stevenson
notification meeting Of four years ago
will be literally conspicuous by their alb
sence at the Bryan-Sewall meeting Of
next Wednesday, and so viii make an
eloquent though silent protest against
the action Of the Chicago convention,
and demonstrate more pofntedly than
has yet been done the present divisions
in the Democratic party.
NOTABLE PERSONS ATTEND
Nothing IN the report Of the proceed
ings of the meeting will be more inter
esting than the list OF prominent Demo-
Gratis in attendance. With the exception
Of Candidate Sewail himself and George
Fred Williams, no conspicuous Demo-
GRAFT is likely TO como from New Eng
land. Now that Senator Hill has de-
clined TO attend, even at the urgent per-
sonal request of Chairman Jones, no
New Yorker OF national reputation can
be expected to be present. and unless
Governor Pattison should go over no
PENNSYLVANIA or New Jersey Democrat
OF national prominence is likely to at
tend.
There will be, OF course. Democratic
senators and represen tatives and others
OF prominence from south Of MaSon's
and Dixon's line, where almost all OF
the regular leaders are supporting the
Chicago ticket IL not the Chicago plat
form, and the notable guests OF the ac-
casion will come chiefly from the south
ern section, for most of the western
leaders are either opposed TO the Bryan
and Sewall ticket or else not sufficient
ly enthusiastic for 1t 10 make the trip
TO New York.
do not believe that Governor Bofes
or Governor Matthews Will find IL con-
ventent 10 attend. for example; but
there are some Democratic senators
and representatives who will serve to
represent the west. l am told that
neither Governor Aitgeld nor Senator
Tinman. who stand in the eyes OF most
people as the representatives of the new
Democracy, Will be present, both being,
II is said. somewhat out of tune with
Senator Jones. and Senator Tillman be-
ing also so much depressed by the re-
cent death of his daughter by light
ming stroke as 10 be unable TO GO.
Chairman Jones would not press eth
er OF them to appear. for he realizes
that their presence, like their pronlin-
ence at Chicago, would unfavorably az
feet conservative Democrats who nave
NOT Vet taken their stand against Bry-
an and Sewan. His purpose is to keep
AitEeld and Tfllmen as much out or
sight IN the campaign as he can. and he
viii Re aided in this by the fact that
Altgeld will have 70 spend most or his
time trying 20 re-eiect himself governor
OF Illinois. and also by the effect OF
Tillm2n's affection. However. they VIII
both be more prominent than he would
desire
II must always he remembered that
Chairman Jones himself. by nature and
by education and environment is con-
sentative and has only used the radical
forces because they were necessary 10
the accomplishment OF his purposes. No
one Gould he peg onaily more opposed
to the radical pc9ies for which Altgeld
aud Tiliman stand. or are supposed 10
stand. than Senator Jones. ana no one
resisted them more stoutly as far as he
felt he could prudentiy go AZ Chicago
than he did.
SENATOR JONES CAPACITY.
Senator Jones - suffering from
good deal OF MISUNDERSTANDING because
Re was 50 little known IL the north. in
spite Of his P-ominenoe in the senate
during the silver purchase clause repea!
discussion and the controversy over the
WthSon-Goruan tariff biz. which he
managed OF behalf % the Democrats in
the senate The New York nAwspa ps-s.