The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-04
GORMAN MAY GO ON THE EXEC.
UTIVEiCOMMITTEE.
He Had q Long Conference Yesterday
With Senator Jones-Business Ia
Brisk at the National Silver Head
quarters-All the National Commit
tees Are Being Inundated With
Letters From ALI Over the Country.

Jones, OF Democratic national commit
tee, who arrived last night, began work
to-day on the accumulation OF campaign
work, which awaited him, He took
temporary quarters In Senator Faulk-
ner's private office at the Congressional
committee headquarters.
Soon after his arrival he WAS io;ned
apparently by appointments, by Senator
German, Senator Stewart and Messrs
Berret and Norris. of Washington, Mr..
Norris having been until recently o
member OF the national committee.
The conference lasted s half hour, and
the gentlemen present separated TO
meet again st the capitol at noon. No
information WAS given as to the su b lee IS
discussed, except that Mr.. Jones WAS
going over number OF details
report was current abous the head
quarters that MIR. Gormsa would be q
member OF the executive committee
and possibly it's chairman. There WAS
no verifcssion OF the report, but the
presence OF Mr.. German added to the
comment in shst direction.
Chairman Jones busted himself at all
spare moments with the mass of mail
Officials connected with the committee
say that the correspondence is unpres
cedented. One OF the veterans on the
committee said that in his service of
twenty-four years he had never seen
such public interest In affairs, and he
claimed that the letters received show
considerable Republican detection from
Mckinley to silver.
At the Republican Congressiona
heado uarters the large working force
Is kept very busy. Here, too. it is
stated that the public interest in poll
tics, IS indicated by the extent of the
mail, Is unprecedented. letter re.
celved from Louisiana assures the com
mittee that there are strong hopes of
carrying that State for Mckinley.
At the national silver Headquarters
number Of interesting letters were re-
ceived to day, one from the mayor Of
La Crosse, Wis, asked for supply of
German and Scandinavian literature,
and added that the silver movement
was making rapid progress In that local
ity.
Another letter from the Pennsylvania
district in which Mr.. Sibley Is q candi-
date for Congress asserted that his cleo
ton was beyond doubt and that his
strength was aiding the national ticket
Word from Massachusetts Is to the
effect that many silver clubs are being
formed there. Several letters rendered
services on the stump.
VA pOi Aoi JOlHSU senator Jones st
the capitol shortly sfser noon. where
they were in the appropriations com
mittee room for hours. At the copclu-
sion Mr.. Jones said there was nothing
to be made public
Mr.. German was asked as 80 the
current report that he would be on the
executive committee and possibly It's
chairman. He authorized the state
ment that he would not take the chair
manship under any circumstances.
1T is the same now as in 1888 and
1892" he said, when gave every aid
in my power to Mr.. Whitney and Mr.
Harrity, but would not take chairman
ship. In the present campaign / will
aid Senator Jones in every way posi-
bly,, but under no circumstances would
/ assume the duties of chairman Of the
executive committee"
When asked as to whether be would
be member of the committee, Mr.. Cor
man replied that the chairman was prac-
tically the committee