The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
IT SEEMS SOME OF THE DEMO.
CRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT
TEEMEN ARE Sinking.
THREATENS 70 GUST THE |NDOLEN1
And Put Men on Committee Who VIII
Hustle for Bryan-Executive Com
mittee of Gold Standard Demo-
Gratis Call for Convention.

New York, Aug. 13-ChairHan Jones
OF the national committee was in any
thing but pleasant frame of mind today
and it is said this evening he made
threats as to what would be done if
there was not active participation in the
Bryan campaign by all the national COM
mitteemcn. For the past few days the
more radical members of the national
committee have been urging some action
10y the chairman against the absent and
supposedly inactive committeeman from
New York, Connecticut and Pennsyl-
yania.
Chairman Jones has refused to do any
thing, and the committee, by q vote YES
terday. refraincd from Interfering. To-
day there came a change in the situation.
Following closely the visit of delega-
ton OF Pennsylvania men to Mr.. BRYAN.
Il story was printed that Chairman Jones
mad attempted to influence the action of
the Pennsylvania committee by nro-
canning III telegram that James Kerr
OF Clearheld would be Il proper man to
elect as chairman, i'll the place of Mr.
Wright, resigned. The Harrity men did
not believe this, and had a candidate of
thelr own, Col. Spangler. Late in the
afternoon telegram from Harrisburg
stated that Mr.. Spangler would be elect
ed. 1t is said that Chairman Jones then
answered that if Kerr was not chosen
he would resort to the power conferred
upon him and would remove Harrity
from the national committee and appoint
Kerr. '''"'
Senator Jones was shown the dispatch
relating to this story. He read il through
carefully and then declined to talk.
When he received telegram stating
that Garman, in whose favor Spangler
had retired, had been elected over Kerr.
mus giving the victory to Harrity. Sena-
tor Jones is said to have made the threat
tnilC all national committeeman who did
not take part in the campaign would be
ousted from the committee. A friend
OF Mr. Harrty and the New York com
mltteeman, Mr.. Sheehan, said when the
meeting was mentioned: Il do not think
senator Jones is so lacking in political
KnoWledge as to make that statement
The fact is, he can not remove a member
OF the committee, and it is a question
whether the committee itself can do that.
me committee is not an executive and
is not a judge of its members Gualitica-
TONS
Late i'll the night friend of Mr.. Jones
expressed what may be the plan of the
chairman in regard to the alleged obsti-
nate members of the committee. He
said: Il think that Chairman Jones at
tltude has been misconstrued He will
not attempt to remove the member of
New York. Connecticut and Pennsylva-
mia for not taking any part in the proceed
ings. But he will do this: The chair
man. i'll making his campaign and eXccli-
tive committee, was given power to Sc
lect persons outside of the national COM
mittee. The states of New York. Con
necticut and Pennsylvania will be repre-
scntcd on the committee, but not by the
national committeeman. James Kerr
will probably be chosen for Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Troop for Connecticut and Mr.. Will
liams for New York, although the latter
may be left open until the New York
state committee meets. That may be set
down as Mr.. Jones plan"