The morning times., 1896-08-18
LEADERS, IN CONFERENCE
Big Democrats Talk Things
Over With Jones.
BLAND IN THE COUNCIL
Representatives MenOf the Party from
Nearly Every State Win he Pres.
ent-Results OF the Meeting Kept
Secret-Silver Dick Promises Sue
cess ia the Whole Southwest.

For three hours yesterday aftern.o.
Senator jones. chairman OF the Democrati,
nationaicom,nittee, wasclosetedin an uppel
room with several distinguished Denucrat.
discussing The subject OF ways AMI i.,eans
ANA tue best methods OF CONDUCTING; ID,
campaign.
Those present Were Mr.. johnson, of Kan
SIS, the newly appointed member II The
campaign committee from that STATE; Sent
tor Bacon. Ut Georgia; Chairman Faulkner
OF the Congressional Committee; Mr.. Dan
McConviiie, Of Ohio; Major L. o. TowIes, Of
Missouri. secretary of the Hmet allic Lea cue
Hon. R.'P. Bland. OF Missouri; Representa-
tive richardson, OF Tennessee; Representa-
tive Livingstone. OF Georgia; and Secre, Try
Gardner, OF the League of Democratic Clubs.
Ii any specific plans We're agreed upoa
the committee discrectly kept them to
themselves, for when the meeting was al
journed every gentleman present referred
all inquiries 10 Chairman JONES AMI that
individual skiiifully parried all Iuas. ions
MR.. BACON REPORTS
Senator Bacon has Just returne,l from
Il trip TO the Pacific coast and r,.p,,r:n q; 10
the committee that he found the who.e
coast and the country from the P.iciic 10
the Mississippi River abiaze with enthu-
slism for The Democratic ticket and tie free
coinage platform upon which its candidate
had planted Linself. Senator Bacon de-
ciared ih 1t the purity would have no trouble
III carrying the whole Of that par, ti The
country for the ticket
Mr.. ISLAND gave the cunimit,.e one of
lris characteristic talks and laughed AT the
claims Of the Republicans that they world
carry tIis State. The Deniocratic ticket,
he said. was good for a ma j"rity OF at
icast $4,000 To So 800 in Missouri Every
Western state in like MANNER. he said,
was loyal 10 the cause OF free silver, and
they would cast their votes that way, in
Guiding iiuois and Indiana
BLAND WILL wOEK
After the conference was over Mr. Bland
was askca if he could say anything about
the rumors that the headquarters w;rc
taken 20 Chica go against the protest ~
the chairman and other members OF the
committee because OF the persistcncy CT
Mr.. Bryan Mr. Bland raised his hands
deprscatincly ut the question and stated
that he had Eothin= TO say on the subject.
i''s 'N''i 'tiiNlilS tHdt hH'H
about IL.
To the committee, Mr. Bland ga. ,hc
most hearty assurances that they wouid
carry the whole Western country and
stated his belief In the triumph. .rt ,icc-
tiou OF Mr.. Bryan. He offered his services
TO the ct airl. an in the most unrcscrvrd
manner, end it is not unlikely that Silver
Dick will be heard from as the cam
paign progresses.
Representative Livingstone was not less
imhued with the hope of success. He is
on his way home from New York, where
he attended the ratification meeting, He
said he was confiGen, that the Democrats
would carry rot only New York, but New
Jersey and Delaware. Silver was. ne
asserted, almost as rampant in the heart
Of New York a il was in the West and
South.