The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-19
COUNCIL OF DEMOCRATS.
SENATOR JONES AND OTHERS
DISCUSS THE CAMPAIGN.
The Headquarters Will Be at Chicago
and Bryan Will Make an Ex-
tended Tour.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-For three
hours this afternoon Senator Jones was
closeted in an upper room with several
distinguished Democrats, discussing the
subject of ways and means and the best
method of conducting the campaign.
| These present were Mr.. Johnson of
| Kansas, the newly appointed member
| of the Campaign Committee, Senator
+, Bacon of Georgia, Chairman Falkner,
! Chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee, Mr., Colville of Ohio Major T.
| O. Towles of Missouri Secretary of the
| Bimetallic League, Hon. r. z. Bland of
Missouri, Representative Richardson of
| Tennessee, Representative Livingston
of Georgia and Secretary Gardner of the
| League of Democratic Clubs.
| No information was forthcoming after
| the conference beyond that all spoke
sanguinely of the free silver prospects.
| Mr.. Bland predicts an immense major
ity in Missouri and says every Western
| State will be loyal to free silver. He
states his belief in the triumphant cleo
ton of Bryan. Representative Living
ston expressed confidence that the DEM
| ocrats will carry New York, New Jer-
sey and Delaware.
Chairman Jones leaves for Chicago
tomorrow night or Wednesday MORN
ing for the purpose of arranging for the
| headquarters. He said this afternoon
| that he had offered Governor Stone of
| Missouri a place on the Campaign Com
mittee but that the Governor had de-
| clined it because of the fact that he
could not do the work and still maintain
the office of Governor of his State.
This committee will not find its work
child's play" said Chairman Jones.
| THE members are expected to be about
headquarters and actively engaged.
Messrs Mclean. of Ohio. Smalley of
Vermont and Howell of Georgia will be
stationed in Washington and the other
members at Chicago
The Executive Committee has not yet
been agreed upon by the Chairman. 1t
| has been settled that there will not be
| any headquarters of any kind in New
York.
/ While the headquarters of the Ma
! tional Committee is to he located in
! Chicago it is the general impression
! that the headquarters instead of
| branch will be in this city. The nam
| ing of Chicago was as one member ex-
pressed it to-day merely catering to sem
| timent The main work will be done
| from this city.
| Although no official programme has
! been arranged it is unofficially an
| nounced that after Mr. Bryan speaks
| at Buffalo and Erie on the 10Th and
18th instant he will go direct to Lincoln
and remain until after the first week IN
| September He will then probably go
| to ST. Louis between the 9TH and 10Th
| of that month when he will speak;
thence he goes to Louisville. From that
point his tentative itinerary includes
1 Atlanta portions of North Carolina,
f, Richmond and Baltimore. He will ar
rive in the latter city some time between
the 18th and Goth of September, where
he will be formally notified of his nomi-
nation by the Silver party.
| 1t is expected that Mr.. Bryan will
speak at a ratification to be held in that
city. In October he will confine himself
to the middle Western States of Ohio,
| Illinois, Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin
| and Minnesota