The Van Buren press., 1896-08-01
Senator Jones Now Reeuperatlng al
His Home, Washington, Ark.

From the Little Rock Gazette.
Senator James x. Jones, chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee,
took dinner at the Union Depot in Little
Rock Tuesday afternoon. He resumed
his journey few minutes later, going
to his home at Washington, Hampstead
county. A Gazette reporter met
the distinguished campaign manager at
the depot and had pleasant chat with
him concerning the political outlook.
The Senator is fresh from Lincoln,
Neb., where he had a five hours
conference Sunday afternoon with Mr..
Bryan. He reports the nominee in a
very happy frame of mind over the
situation.
For a man who knows great deal,
Senator Jones talks less for publication
than any public man of the day Even
to his most intimate friends he is not
ELUSIVE to the extent of imparting
information the publicity of which
would cause a stir. In the creed OF
campaign generalship to which he
maintains fealty, reticence is his watch
word, apart from the inner councils of
his lieutenants who are entrusted with
the execution of his plans. While all
this is true, Senator Jones is not
sphinx like Congressman Harrity,
for when questioned in a general way
he expresses himself frankly relative to
campaign topics and as he is far from
being a rainbow chaser, what he may
have to say can readily be accepted as
the deliberate Judgment of skilled
sentinel on the public watch tower.
What may | say to your Arkansas
constituents, Senator. about the out
look2'' queriad the reporter.
Tell them everything looks bright, -
he senteniously replied.
"Will Mr.. Bryan accept the Populist
nomination under the circumstances
THAT question has been answered by
Mr.. Bryan himself in the statement
prepared by him and given to the
Associated Press Saturday night.
"But how about the Vice Presidential
dilemmaf''
''Oh, that does not bother us in the
least.
Then you apprehend no fatal
division of the Populist votes in states
where it can affect the result2'
Il do not AS l stated, everything
looks bright, which means that no con
ulllDllS nave loCi w oiiNhS
in Democratic success.
do you think Tom Watson will be
pulled DOWN.
THAT is something | cannot
answer. - The Senator manner
indicated that it would be immaterial
whether Watson remained in the race
or not, although he did not say So
what of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan2'
"They are sure to go our way.
And the East?
Reports from there are extremely
encouraging and the fine prospects are
not confined to any isolated locality
but embrace number of states where
our chances are improving daily.
While talking to THE Gazette
reporter, the Senator was frequently
interrupted by personal acquaintance
who greeted him cordially. To each of
the anxious inquiries for information
touching the progress of the campaign
Senator Jones gave the invariable reply
that all looks we'll for Bryan and
Sewall He said that the West would
undoubtedly go solidly for the Demo
cratic ticket, that the South was of
course the same way, and that the East
was evincing more and more a
disposition to join the people pro
cession. Everyone who greeted the
Senator was eager to hear him talk of
his visit to Mr. Bryan. Senator Jones
told them all that the nominee was
we'll, happy and perfectly sanguine of
victory in November. And, by the
way Chairman Jones himself was the
personiication of robust good health
and cheerfulnes. He is in fine fettle for
the fray and will throw himself heartily
into the great campaign at hand.
/ Senator Jones will remain in Hemp
stead county only few days and will
go thence to headquarters at Washing
ton, ID. G.. He said that the matter Of
fixing a date for the notification of the
nominees at Madison Square Garden in
New York had been delegated TO Hon.
VIM. p St. John, treasurer Of the
National Committee. He thought the
date would be on or about August l2th.
As vet Chairman Jones has not
announced the personnel Of the
executive committee.