Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-15
HE SEEKS A REST.
Bryan Goes Up the Hudson to
Visit Some Friends.
WANTS A SEASON OF sECLUsION

So That Tie Can Proceed to the Writing Of
His Letter of Acceptance-A Talk with
the Candidafe-Three Factions in Wash.
inston State Negotiating for a Fusion
Democrats Of Connecticut Split on the
Silver Oufsetion-Political Notes
New YORK, Aug. 1o.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan left the city this morning for
lrvington- on the-Hudson, where they will
remain until Monday next as the guests of
John Brisben Walker, editor of the Cos
mopolitan. From Irvington they will
proceed to Upper Red Hook, where they
Perrne for about week. Mrs. Perrine
, was formerly Mrs Bryan's school teacher.
For week or two longer Bryan will rest,
except for the preparation of his letter OF
acceptance. 1t is expected that he will
speak AT Buffalo on Aug. p, and at Erie,
! Pa, two days later. These arrangements
, were as much the work of Mrs. Bryan as
Of her husband. Scwall. the vice presi-
dental candidate. decided to go with
them. Walker is an old friend of Bryan,
and it had been intended to spend the en-
tire vacation with him, until Mrs. Bryan
changed, the plan.
Wants to Prepare His Letter.
To q reporter for the Associated Press
Bryan said: Il am going for weeks
rest not so much because feel wearied or
physically incapable of keeping up the
work, as because must prepare my letter
of acceptance, and to do that needs quiet.
Mr. Walker is a friend of mine, and we
shall spend Sunday with him. Mrs Per-
! rine is friend Of my wife, and her old
school teacher as the Jacksonville Female
academy. We shall probably stay there
for week or ten days. Then l shall re-
turn to New York city
will You speak here again as has been
rumorcd:'
That is q matter we have not vet de-
cided. 1t has been only suggested, not
talked about"
Would you personally like to. talk
again herc:'
viii Stay Away from New England.
81 cannot answer that question at this
time. l shall be governed entirely by the
wishes of the campaign committee. Ii they
desire it shall he pleased to do it, But
repeat no decision has been made
When you come back to New York
whit will your future programme be?''
II shall leave for the west. making my
first stop ut Buffalo, where l will speak
Then l viii go on further west. speaking
NJ Eric, Pa, and at Cleveland. Further
than that we have not planned
Senators Stewart and Jones, Governor
Stone and Sewall were with Bryan for
several hours. 1t is believed that BRYAN
n1v L int bn L. 4
states, but that he will even refrain from
going over there.
German Wants Supreme Control.
Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee. left last night
Tor Washington without appointing either
| his executive committee or the campaign
committee. The conferences during the
day were lengthy and evidently of impor-
tancc, but are evidently no nearer "a solu-
tion of the trouble. which is alleged to be
Gorman's terms for managing the cam
paign. The story runs that German has
said that he will head tie campaign COM
mittec provided he can conduct it on the
lines he thinks best.
National Headquarters at Chicago.
This the others did not approve and at
midnight 1t was announced that German
had refused to accept the chairmanship of
the campaign committee. The national
headquarters, it was announced, will be
Mt Chicago. Another thing that is still
troubling Jones is the friction over what
TO do about the gold men Oh the commit
tee, who are "sulking in their Tents
Chairman Jones and Senator German
urge that some radical departure, such as
removal. should be the method employed,
while others are Of the opinion that rad
ical action of that sort would hurt the
candidate.
Chairman Jones it is said on good au-
| thority, has decided upon those who will
| compose the campaign committee, and
they VIII probably be appointed today
They are John II. Mclean, of Ohio; Gov
arnor stone, of Missouri; Clarke Howell,
Jr.. of Georgia; c. A. Walsh, OF Iowa; j.
Il. Shanklin, of Indiana; j. j. Dwyer, of
California; ID. ]. Campau, of Michigan,
and }. B. johnson, of haSsas. Governor
Altyeld may also be appointed a member
Of the committee.