The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-05
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
Chairman Jones Corrccts Misstatements
That Have Boon Made.

Chairman Jones Corrccts Miscellaneous
That Have Been Made
Washington, August 1.-THE democrats
congressional headquarters have become
a rendezvous for democratic leaders The
democratic National headquarters are es-
tabliShed, Senator Jcnes was at work
early on his mail Later Cha rman Faux
ner of the congressional committee Was
Joined by Senator German Senator Stew
art Chairman Chiffon of the West VIZ
ginta stare committee and Representative
CIrchart # West Virginia. The talk was
on general politics.. Though senators
Faulkner and German went into secret
session on certain branches OF campaign
work. Mr.. Faulkner and his associates
expressed much satisfaction with the re-
suits In Alabama and at Brunswick, Md
yesterday when the democrats clrri d
that town. they assert, on the silver aucs-
ton.
In speaking Of the general status of the
Camrai IN Chairman Faulkner said. Il
am beginning to fear thu; our opponents
will force tho issue away from one of
eco npmic questions and make II an issue
between c3roNltiHns and wealth ON one
hand and the poor people on the other.
In short. a clash. This is the danger
ahead aud when a class issue comes. no
one can rell whore It win land. We have
not sought such an issue. We have b On
willing to discuss an econom question,
silver question further than to ridicule
1t aud aSsail ~ opponents and they have
made their contest one essentially repre-
sentative Of wcllth and corporate IN
fuence. AS | say. | regret to see the
opposition IS surely forcing this dangerous
class issue - the 'front.'
Chairman Chiffon of the West Virginia
committee says that democratic clubs are
spr,netng up throughout the State.
At republican headquarters here a mil
lion pieces Of literature have been sent
out during the past twenty-four hours;
The committee continues t. he dcluged
with requests for literature. one of Chair
man Apsey's letters from Indiana said
today: "The silver craze Is DIVING out
aud we must 30 at them with tarin<itcra-
ture,"
lcy's hotel, which will become Narional
dcneocraflr hcadqraIters. Chairman Jones
todav corrected certain m sapprehcnS ons
that have arisen from published inter
views with him In the past div or wv.
no, accept tho ponulist nomination said
Mr.. Jones. for have no authority to
saw that, did not say that AS y general
ruio the Southern populis's Were nor =. =
creditabIe class, on the contrary ] saf,
thnr most of them were patrrtc men
who were working for cause; thaat thoy
we're v,pulists because iheN coulH Pru-
mote their cause host thro"gn1, 'n ',,, ne"
Marty. and that nov they VIII sum r.
,,,,,or because T. was shown that tho IT
nafr.0tic objects could he attalned ON,
,hrouf-I, his election. The IS whaf ! saih
OF tho Southern ropnils,s rs iu'' rs
an exrcptfon I spoke II tno class VINO
,,,oro no, crpditahle. | said thai thcr"
were some who pose merely Tor a, pcr-
s.,ol advancement; some WHO hlu become
pornlfsts through selhsh anu h9' p''o,i.'l
NATIVES spoke Of these As the cNron-
in.ua,, ,iass who could not supp1rt Bryan.
eaid that there were ihose VINO Ior -
ish MOVIES would not support bryah'