The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
IovES TALKS TOO FREELY.
ne BRINGS DOWN VIOLENT CEN
SURE on HIS HEAD.

Vexv York Journal Says He
should BE Made to Resign the
rhatrmanshiD of the Committee
Account of His Criticism of the
soutbern POpuIists-The Repub-
ucaps Will Use the Journal Edi-
toriaI as Campaign Thunder
otber Campaign News.
,,-osbinqton. Aug. 4-Senator Jones IS
s.yirr his troubles, and he begins to real
,zs that the craftsmanship of a national
-,-,n,ittee. during a presidential cam
-.,ign is not as tempting as it may ap-
1sar He is being vigorously criticised IN
.ortain quarters for speaking his mind
so freely on the subject OF certain class
q, populists in the south. Some OF the
s-srds of the silver movement are so
a,cited over the alleged statement OF
senator Jones, that they fear Candidate
Bryan's prospects will be injured il the
senator from Arkansas remains at the
head of the national committee. The New
York Journal. which claims to be the only
Rrvan organ in that city. is out to-day
IN q double-leaded editorial demanding
the HeSlEudlAOA VI DNAA1tSA rNA-N-f
suggesting that Senator German be plac-
ed at the head of the committee.
Conservative democrats and those who
are familiar with the populist movement
in the south, do not attach much import
ance to the hysterical utterances of the
enemies of Senator Jones, although the
subject was the topic of general comment
in political circles here to-day. At repuo-
lican headquarters it was said that the
Journal editorial will be circulated as
republican campaign document to snow
to the country that the democratic leader
is Incompetent.
At democratic headquarters there is a
general disposition to discredit these state
ments attributed to Senator Jones, or to
accuse the reporter who first published the
statements with violation Of confidence
in repeating what was intended as a prl-
vate conversation. Senator Jones practt-
cally admits making the statements at
tributed TO him, but he qualities the pub
lished reports Of what he is supposed to
have said. To him the subject Is an inSlg-
niiicant incident of the campaign. He will
be more cautious in giving out MS inter-
views in the future.
He is one of the frankest men in public
life at Washington, and he Is In the habit
of talking freely with his newspaper
friends. On the occasion referred to, there
who did not regard a portion of the con-
Versation as confidential.
By a strange coincidence, Senator's Jones
and Gonman we're in consultation with one
of the editors of the Journal this morning
when the paper arrived containing the Sc
we're arraignment of the present chairman
of the democratic national committee.
Naturally Senator Jones is disturbed by
the criticism of his course by the one pa
per in New York that is supposed to be
friendly TO the cause of Bryan, but 1t is
not probable that he will follow its advice
and resign. It is also positively asserted
that Senator German will not succeed his
personal and political friend as chairman
Of the national committee in spite of the
excited demand of the New York Journal.
When Senator German was spoken to on
the subject to-day. he said he regretted
very much that such an attack should be
made upon Senator Jones at this early
stage IN the campaign, and more than all.
he was surprised that it should come from
such a source. He commended the cour-
age, sagacity and the ability of Senator
Jones IN the highest terms, and says he
Is better calculated to deal with the south
ern popuHsts than persons who are not
ldmiliar with that section of the political
family. He says Senator Jones will have
many similar troubles to encounter before
sle campaign is over, but he predicts that
ir te WI conduct the work of the campaign
~ d manner that will be both satisfactory
party. Vi 'iie
senator Jones spent several hours at
cOhmlttee headquarters, but he was not
qs as communicative as he was yesterday.
ne received hundreds of telegfans from
an %n parts Of the country on various sub
yecls relative to the campaign, and there
was nothing in any of them that indica ted
disposition to condemn his course to-
wal "dIus the populists. He received numer-
Gus Gus telegrams congratulating him nnon
s'lT ,,or5s result IN Alabama, which is taken as
a.. seIlHcatlon Of his estimate of the southS
sIn populists, of the "trading class, re-
-'''eu 10 IN his alleged statement.