The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-08-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. AUG. Z, 1896.

tFfOM Il regular
- WASHINGTON. AUG. Z, 1896.
. Senator Jones. Chairman Of the
Democratic Nationa. COMMITTEES.
found himself called upon very early
ID the game to pay the penalty ct
prominence IN a National Campaign.
In addition to having beer malicious
~ lied about and misqnoted he has
teen directly attacked and charged
with ~mismanaging the campaign. II
isn't Senator Jones that these people
are after injntin.. but Bryan =
whose prospects are looking entirely
too bright TO please their enemies. As
to the misquotation Of his Interview
concerning the Southern pOpulists,
Senator Jones said before going to
New York. where he will probably
remain until after the National Com
mittee meeting and the big Bryan and
Sewall notification meeting, next
week: 81 did not say that Mr.. Bryan
would not accept the ~populist nomina-
ton. for | have no authority to say
that. | did not say that as a general
rule the southern populists were not a
creditable class. On the contrary, |
said that most Of them were patriotic
men who were working for a cause
that they were populists because they
bad believed they could promote tler
cause best through u new party and
that now they would support Bryan,
because it ,. shown that their patri-
otto objects conld be attained only
through his election. That is what |
said Of the southern populists as a rule.
As an exception | spoke Of the class
who were not c,editablr. | said there
were some who were populists merely
for their personal advancement ; some
who had become popniists through
selfish, and not patriotic motives. /
spoke of these as the exceptional class
who would moi support Bryan. said
that as Il rule the ropullsts in the
South would follow the patriotic
course and support Bryan that there
were some who, for selfish motives,
would not do SO. but wonld prefer to
have Mckinley elected
The charge OF mismanagement
against Senator Jones falls Of its own
weight, for the very good reason that
there has been practically nothing to
manage and will not be until the meet.
ing of the National Committee in New
York City on the 18th inst. when the
membership of the executive commit
tee will he announced and the general
plan Of the campaign mapped out and /,
adopted. This charge was accOmpa-
MED by a demand that Senator Cor
mans services be requisitioned. That
really explains n Of the main objects
OF those who made the charge-to up
Get the extremely cordial relations
existing between Senators Jones and
German, thus d%epriving the National
of the advice which Mr..
German has promised to give during
the campaign in lieu Of accepting the |
craftsmanship OF the executive COM
which was offered him.
The gold democrats Of New York
may be quite the patriots they claim
to be, but since it became known in
Washington that they tried to make q
deal with Mark Hanna to cast their
for the Mckinley electoral ticket
in exchange for republican votes in
the New York legislature for one Of
their number as Senator to succeed
B. Hill, they are classed as
plain. everyday disgrantled politi-
clans, more bent upon getting office
than upon defending principles.
Unless all the reports from W. Va.
are wrong, which is not at all likely.
state will certainly give Bryan
md Sewall a large majority. Among
West Virginians IN Washington
this week was Chairman Chiffon Of the
State committee. He saws
It Is only a question Of how large
majority the state will give the demo-
cratic ticket. as the republicans are
aocl ing to the support of Bryan and
rec cninage-in u county alone 722
republicans have joined Bryan and
clubs.
Tie size of tile democratic majority
IN Alabama indicates will, unerring
certainty that the most Of the pOpulists
n the South will return to the demo-
cratic party, thus realizing the predic-
tor made when Bryan was nominated.
It ais increased the difficulty OF Tom
putting up a clam for demo-
cratic recognition which will receive
any attention. The South will be
practically solid for Bryan and Sewall,
although Maryland may be lost on
account of the moDeyed and corporate
influences of Baltimore being thrown
or Mckinley and the gold standard.
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