The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-24
Washington letter .

Washington, July l7th, 1896 =
Senator Jones, Of Ark who was chosen
bv Mr.. Bryan to be chairman OF the
Democratic Naiioual Committed; re-
turned to Washington tais week He
brought with him an immease stock OF
confidence which he Is freely dis0i5u-
ting among Democrats He refuses II
consider the election nf Brian and Sc
wall other than an ahsplute certainty,
aud he says he knows prominent kepub-
Ecans who take the same view of ide sit
uatinn. one of whom told him ia L he
would not be surprised to see silver carry
every state outside of New England
He was asked if ne feared the nomina-
ton of a gold Democratic ticket,
aud replied: Not in the least why
should W.? 1t will not carry any state,
aud the only votes II Will get VIII DE
| those of Democrats who would otherwise
vote for Mckinley or else go fIsnIng-
| Ii NAV be called an independent ucHet-
| It's convention would not be representa-
tive of the Democratic party, because
| the Democratic party called TO-
| gether in national convention 10y It's ma
| tional committee, has already acted
| No one has any authority to call another
| Democratic convention. No, the threat,
| If il NAV be called one, of certain gentle
| men TO hold another convention has no
| terror / understand that several ad-
| ministratiou officials refuse to support
the nominee of the Democratic conven
| ton. They have never been with US.
| The fact that they are not with us now
is not astonishing" Secretary Herbert
was probably one of the officials Sena-
tor Jones referred TO, as he is credited
| with having said that he would not vote
| for Bryan and Sewali.
Senator Faulkner, of ". Va, chair
man of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee, believes that the
| Democrats can capture the house this
year aud is determined that it shall not
be the fault of the committee If they do
not He SAYS 1.-The province of this
| committee will be TO aid the election of
any candidate for congress upon the
Regular Democratic ticket We have
nothing whatever to do with the NOM
nations for Congress, and will take no
part in the contests for them. After the
| candidates are selected, however, 1t will
be our business, and we will see To il that
all the aid possible is given for the cleo
ton OF those candidates. We will take
1t for granted that the Democrats of
each district know what they are about,
and we will not question their selection.
1t will make no difference to us what the
platform may be upon which the candi-
dates are selected" Senator Faulkner
has no doubts about the election of Bry-
an and Sewail, nor about their carrying
mis- own state, of which he said: 81
think West Virginia will be carried by
free silver. ! believe that the senti-
ment throughout the state is over
wheImingly in favor of it. In my own
county l know personally of RepubIi-
can votes that We viii get with ouI
platform. | think the same condition
exists in other counties iD the state We
hold our state convention August 18th
and will nominate a state ticket upon 9
silver basis throughout. Every one o
} four congressional candidates will also bt
: for silver"
, The congressional committee has al
ready placed large orders for Mr.. Bryan'i
speeches IN congress, In order to be abl,
to promptly fill the orders for then
' which have already begun to come in
Among the other documents selected b,
the committee for campaign use ar
| speeches on finance by Senators Doniel
Jones, of Ark, and CockIell; on the in
t come tax by Representative McMillil
e and Ex-Representative Wike, and Re
+ preventative FiIzgerald's speech on sec
tarianism and the Marquette statue.
According to present indications, tn
II number of Democratic clubs which wi
y take part in this years campaign wi
v largely exceed that of any previous cam
!, paign. In one day, this week, sixty ap
:, plIcations for charters for new clubs wer
II received at the headquarters of the na
y nonal association of Democratic clubs
e There Is reason to believe that a boil
attempt is to be made to prevent tn
populist convention, which will be hel
at st Louis next week, endorsing Brya
and Sewall. Agents of those intereste
e in having the populists put up uicke
n of their own for the purpose of dividin
= the silver vote are reported to have il
!" timated to leading populists that an
i price they might name would be pal
l. for failure ol the part of the cor
J., vention to endorse Bryan and Sewa
and the nomination of a straight popU
list ticket. Those who ought to kno
'e say the convention will either endor:
re Bryan and Sewall or Will nominate ther
r outright. Ii is certain that the silv,
: convention, to be held at the same tim
= and place, will be for Bryan and Sewal
NJ.