The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-18
MIGHTY POOR MANAGING.


supporting their regular national ticket
must see with sorrow that their cam.
paign is being sadly mismanaged.
They know that, regardless of how
just or how strong the cause, a ma
tional campaign cannot have success
Cor its end if competent machinery is
not at its head to direct and advise.
Ii seems that Chairman Jones of Ar
kansas. is a very competent manager
and has SO far done all that any man
could possibly do. He has felt from
the first that a presidential candidate
should net impair the wonderful
strength in dignity, by being too loqua
cious or too common. 1t was Jones
who insisted that Bryan should make
his speech of acceptance in the little
city OF Lincoln. Nebraska But
Bryan held out for big meeting in
New York and. Jones, with some re-
luctance, consented.
The Immense crowd came out in New
York. But Bryan's speech was too
technical. and he himself now con-
fesses that the people were disap-
pointed"
Bryan had intended to go into New
England making speeches to the peo-
pie, but Jones fatty set his foot down
on this project. In doing this Jones
also had to convince Mrs Bryan that
she was not running the campaign,
for her heart also was set on breaking
into New England.
Having persuaded Bryan TO settle
down and stop talking for a while.
Jones then set about TO select some
good man in the east to help him in
the management of the campaign.
Jones feels competent to carry on the
work, but he needed help, skilled and
experienced help. He found an as
sistant in Senator German of Mary
land, a gold standard man. who is SUD-
porting the ticket of Bryan and Sewall.
and who expressed his willingness to
lead the national campaign.
German had gone so far into this
work that he had already mapped oct
the campaign. But German has been
retired by the national committee.
probably over Jones' protest. The sill
YER men on the committee feared
treachery and would not accept Cor
mans leadership.
German had some very sensible ideas
of the campaign. He believed Bryan
could be elected from the fact that he
had made for himself within the last
three weeks poll Of the state of Mary
land. which convinced German that
Ma,yland's vote would be for the
Bryan and Sewall electors.
So believing and knowing he could
not harm himself by standing for the
regular Democratic ticket German pro-
ceeded 10 fix his battle array. In the
first place be intended to let the east
alone. He would pay no attention
whatever to Ohio. He believed that
free silver would carry in West Viz
ginia. He believed the Democrats
could carry Indiana. In the meeting
Of ire rational committee Tuesday Mr..
ShanElin. the member for Indiana.
made the statement that the state COM
niittee already had the names and
posroff:ce addresses of 10. 80 Republi-
cans who are going 10 vote for Bryan.
Mr.. Shansl'n admitted that several
thousand Democrats would vote for
Mckinley. but he claims the lO,130 Re
publican bol,ers will be increased 10
30 OBJ or 10000 by November. and that
in consequence the state viii go for
Mr.. Bryan 10y 4 very comfortable mar
gin. Mr.. German gives credenCe 10
this reI,or5. and counts Indiana among
tie states which Bryan is going TO Iyh,
for ahi -
Mr. German has little faith in the
ability OF Governor Altgeld and his
followers 10 carry Illinois. For this
reason the senator opposed the location
OF the headquarters at Chicago. He
Is of the opinion that the big German
vote in Illinois and the tremendous In
ryuenee OF Chicago in determining the
result in the state Will give Illinois TO
MAJOR Mckinley. OF course, Mr.. Cor
man did not admit this publicly, but he
said SO in his conference with Mr.
Bryan and the other campaign mana
gers. Michigan. according 20 Mr.. Cor
mans program, was fighting ground
with the chances about even Wiseon-
sin he comedies 10 Mckinley. and be