The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
BRYAN WILL co
ON THE STUMP.
He Will Tour the Country Max
ing Speeches.
He Will Talk From the Rear of
Train.
BEGINS ABOUT SEPT. ]
In the Meantime He Will Take
a Good Rest.
Senator Jones Worried About
the National Committee.

New York, Aug. 14.-Chairman Jones
has held a conference with the national
committeeman who are in the city. One
thing which was decided upon at the
meeting was that Mr.. Bryan will travel
the country over addressing the crowds
from the rear of a railroad car
An announcement to this effect was
prepared by the chairman of the ma
tional committee, Senator Jones. 1t is
as follows:
1T has been decided that Mr.. Bryan
Will take lively part in the campaign
about September and continue on the
stump until the election. In order to
obtain a much needed rest and to pre-
pare the letter of acceptance before the
speechmaking begins he will spend the
next two weeks at some quiet place not
yet decided upon. The visit to Bath
Maine, will therefore be postponed until
the latter part of September when Mr.
Bryan will make a number of speeches
in New England
Mr. st. John stated that he did not
know when Mr. Bryan will leave the
city. Mr.. Bryan returned to the St
John home after the dinner at the
Windsor and remained in secIusion dur
ing the remainder of the evening. Mr.
Bryan returned to the house for the
night shortly before midnight.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
national committee was in anything but
a pleasant frame of mind yesterday and
threats as to what would be done if
there was not active participation in the
Bryan campaign by all the national
committeeman. For the past few DAYS
members of the national committee
have been urging some action by the
chairman against the absent and sup
posed to be inactive committeeman
from New YORK, Connecticut and Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Jones has steadfastly re-
fused to do anything and the commit
tee by vote RETAINED from interfering.
Yesterday, however, there came a
change in the situation. Following the
delegation of Pennsylvania men to see
Mr.. Bryan Chairman Jones attempted
to influence the action of Pennsylvania
committee by proclaiming in a telegram
that James Kerr of Clearfield would be
a proper man to elect as chairman in
place of Mr.. Wright, resigned. The Har
rity men had candidate of their own,
Colonel Spangler. A telegram from
Harrisburg stated Mr.. Spangler would
be elected. Mr.. Jones then said If Mr..
Kerr was not elected he would remove
Harrity from the committee and ap-
point Kerr
Senator Jones was shown the dis
patch relating to this story. He read
it through carefully and then positively
refused to talk. When he received
telegram that Spangler had been elect
ed over Kerr, thus giving the victory to
the Harrity people, Senator Jones is
said to have made the threat that all
national committeeman who did not
take an active part in the campaign
would be ousted from the committee.
A friend of Mr.. Harrity and the COM
mitteman, Mr.. Sheehan, when the threat
was mentioned, said:
II do not think that Senator Jones is
SO lacking in political knowledge as to
make that statement. The fact is he
cannot remove a member of the COM
mittee and 1t is a question If the COM
mittee itself can do that The only way
a member can be removed is by the
state committee or by his home COM
mittee. Senator Jones has made a mis-
take"
Senator Jones of Nevada said ct
think Chairman Jones' attitude has been
| misconstrued in the matter. He will
not attempt to remove the members of
New York. Connecticut and Pennsyl-
vania who have not taken any part in
our proceedings. But he will do this.
The chairman, who is making his cam
paign and executive committee was Civ
en- power to select persons outside of
the national committee. The states
of New York, Connecticut and Penn
syIvania will be represented on the
committee but not by the national
committeeman. Mr.. Kerr will proba-
bly, be chosen from Pennsylvania Mr.
/ Alex Troop for Connecticut and Mr..
| Vim. Sulzer for New York although
/ the latter matter may be left open I'M
! til the New York committee meets.
/ That may be said to be Mr.. Jones
| plan"
to all the newspaper men that he had