The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-12

WASHINGTON, August 2.-Senator
National Democratic Committee, re-
turned to this city today from his trip
to the West. The Senator expects to
remain in the city during the present
week for consultation with such Demo-
cratic leaders as may be here from
time to time, and later will go to
New York city to attend the meeting
of the National Committee on the 11th
and the Bryan and Sewall notification
on the day following. The under
standing now is that the two candidates
will be notified at the same time, as
has been done by the Democratic party
in the past.
Pending the meeting of the National
Committee in New York the final dis
position of the question of the establish
ment of permanent headquarters dur
ing the coming campaign is hardly
looked for. Senator Jones had moth
ing definite to say on this subject to-
day, and expressed the opinion that
the matter would not be settled until
the committee meets.
While Senator Jones is believed to
have about decided upon the formation
of the executive committee which VIII
have active charge of the campaign
work, he is not yet prepared to make
public any names. In this case also
he expressed the opinion that the COM
mittee will not be fully named until
the meeting in New York. He may,
however announce an individual men,
ber or two during his stay in this city.
The Arkansas Senator's attention was
called to the statement IN the Atlanta
Journal made by w. l.. Peek, who led
the Georgia delegation at the Populist
Convention, that there was an under
standing between the Populist and
Democratic leaders that if the Populists
would nominate Bryan for President
and a Southern Populist for Vice-Pres-
ident, that Sewall would retire from
the race.
Regarding this Jones declared that so
far as he knew no arrangement of the
kind was entered into. The chairman
is well satisfied with the general sit
uation, and says the Democratic ticket
is as good as can be. He ridicules the
idea of a reaction in the silver senti-
ment, and looks for its continued prog
ress. This sentiment" he said, "be-
gan with the repeal of the Sherman
act and has progressed ever since"
Alabama Returns.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), August 3.-At
II O'Clock tonight William Vaughn,
Chairman of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, made the following
statement:
The news of the election in this
State is meagre and nothing like an
accurate estimate can be made. But
it is evident that the returns will give
Joseph F. Johnston, Democratic can
didate for Governor, majority of some
10000. The usual count out has evil
IDENTIFY been resorted to in order to de-
feat Congressman A. T. Goodwin, the
candidate of the Populists and Repub-
Iicans for Governor. By this means
the Democrats will probably secure the
State Legislature. The Goodwin State
ticket has doubtless carried a consid-
cradle majority of the counties where
the whites are in the majority and the
Democrats a majority of the black
counties.
Incomplete returns from about half
the counties received up to midnight
show that Johnston certainly carried
five counties that were Populist two
years ago, while six others of the same
class are so close as TO require the
official count to decide. The Demo-
Gratis have not lost a county so far as
heard from, but the fight in this coun-
ty is close. The count is incomplete at