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Be Chairman of this important committee.
| SSvH1tOr Svt Jones 10 very amiable person.
ment OF political campaign than toad in an
Astansas SaI,sisas puddle He was thoroughly ratified
Bryan failure, and it was almost pitiabIe to see
sen.tSEy rely % fSr counsel upon that old campeIgner
senator Jones perturbed over the result Of the the
MauisOn Square meeting, but he was also up
| stump over Mr.. Bryan's insistence and egotlsm
| situation.
Senator Jones, Senator Harris of Tennessee.
senators % VeSt and Cockrell OF Missouri and all
the rest ofthe Senatorial combine which fosted
fBsyans nominetion upon tho Convention at
ton shall be the main hendq qnarters OF the Fopo-
cratic National Committee. Senator Jones and
Kind enough and frank enough to say that
msshinStSn onss,ntH S was the best place for head
ments could be sent out free on the franks of the
congressman and United States Senators who
fEe MSe n'srs;tsd IN the Bryan The
city city has never for an instant been considered a
of nF'sh M hessd9narters itis the personal bureau
nized by the National Popocratic Committee
T. Is distinct and personal bureau, and
Chairman Jones has never darkened its doors.
Neither has Senator German All OF the other
bureau; II has been even suggested that It's
door; should bo closed entirely. as everything
quarters has tended to make the Popocratic
camnaiEn ridiculous.
with il made clear to Mr. BRYAN yester3oy that
h,, the main head9usrtsrs Of the Popocratic COM
he transs nn % IN ne kicked over
quarters should be in Chicago. Here again
Bryan attempted to interfere with his man
open h,s oempalSn in this city, but. they were
determined that he should not again bark up the
wrong tree. They told him tatly that the main
headquarters must be in Washington, and SEN
ator Jones intends to go to the City OF MAgnih-
cent Distances this afternoon for the purpose of
pepfec,tng plans leading up to that result
ton delayed the acknowledgements by Senator Saes
Jones of the nine members of the Popocratic
CHmpTsn C9nmiItse 90 nm This is the ell.mportant
mittee to be appointed by Chairman Jones
will be a useless body SO far as the campaign
Not a Democrat win contribute a dollar.
The Popocrats must look for their money TO the
servedly yesterday that they were ready to
dump in a heap of bullion merely as a specua-
Jones himself when he wili uame the nine mem.
bers OF the Campaign Committee. He said last
then. again. he might wait for a week
t. In 6 the Sn hunt for chairman m OF this committee
National Committeeman Daniel J. Campnn Of
MiS,hiEan. NIi,h MT. C1mpau was Cleveiand,s FIRST
ot 1ne I5s of b,s stS tR to
!ional adversary of Don NJ Dickinson. also Of
Detroit. When the National Committee met in
fore they ~ were snbmit.ea to the Committee on
Credentials the Michigan contest was taken up
teemen decided that the sound-money Demo
crats of Michigan were entitled to their seats.
Of tho Wolverine State was cast by N. Campau.
he continued the contest and took 1t be-
committee. made up of free.siiver men. decided
to upset the verdict Of the National Commttes
and, and BY the action Of the Committee on Creden-
Democratic d. NJ. party a sovereign State was robbed
In tad Hnta tt,a ttT,NA . l.aN
the Committee on Credentials had no more right
To sit in Judgment on the Michigan case than It
Government. He declared the conduct Of the
Com mittee on Credentials to be a gross usurpa-
plague the Democratic party in the ruture
Neyertheless, to the silver men was given
10 . tse voses e Mehe n
order 10 bring abont twn-thirds' majority for
Itis now proposed. 1t was said. to reward Mr..
Campau for his efforts on that occasion by max
It has been said that the Porocrsts have no
right to usurn the power ON the National Com
mittee and thrust out fellow committeeman who
this free-silver :populistic campaign. Senator
German took exception to this statement last
night when he said that. In his opinion, the ma
jority members OF the COMMITTEES could remove
. committeeman who deliberately declared that
campaign II this plan Is carried out nearly
dozen members Of the National Committee
ment OF Senator German. 1t has always been
insisted that National Committeeman were
elected by their State delegations. and that they
were responsible TO these delegations alone.
Bryan. however. is heartily in accord with the
programme to throw out National Committee
men who refused TO put their shoulder to the
wheel and aid in his election.
After the Windsor Hotel conference last night
Bryan was tax Ell back TO Mr. Sinjun's house, and
he will remain there until he determines what
step he Is to take next. Senator German will
in that beautiful village for a long rest.
Senator Jones, on his visit to Washington.
will discuss with the other mem bers Of
Campaign Committee to be selected. Gov. Stone
said last night that he would fee from this town
to-day and go back to his home in jefferson
City. Mo. Bryan's visit to New York has been a
stupid failure. and nobody knows this better
than his managers.