Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-06
POLITICAL NEWS.
Senator Jones Denies the Story
Published by Mr.. Peck.
mr.. WOLCOT1 STATES HIS POSITION.
The Popullst Candidate for Vice President
Refused to Speak In Alsbams and Ex.
plains His Reasons Wolcott's
Resignation Wanted.

plains His Reas0ns-W olcott's
Resignation Wanted.
| WASHINGTON, Aug 3-Senator Jones,
OF Arkansas, chairman Of the national
democratic committee, returned to this
city yesterday from his trip to the
west and expects to remain in the city
during the coming week for consulta.
ton with such democratic leaders as
may be here from time to time, and
later will 60 to New York city to at
tend the meeting Of the national COM
mittee on the 18th and the Bryan and
Sewall notification on the day follow
ing Pending the meeting of the ma
tional committee in New York the final
disposition Of the question Of the es-
tablishment Of permanent headquHr-
ters during the coming campaign Is
hardly looked for. Senator Jones had
nothing definite to say on this subject
last right, and expresses the opinion
that the matter would not be settled
until the committee meets While Sem
ator Jones is believed to have about
decided upon the formation Of the ex-
ecutivc committee, which will have
active charge Of campaign work, he has
moi ye' prepared 70 make puol'c any
names In TINS case also ne expressed
tine opinion mat tne committee VIII
not oe 1uliy named until me mee''hR
IN new York ne may however an
nouhce an inoiviauai memner or Two
during MS stay ID cnls cry. inc sena'
TORS attentlon was cailed 10 inc state'
ment IN 'ne htian'a oournai tnaue W
w. L. reek' VINO leu the ueorgla ae'e'
gat'on AZ tne populis' convention '"at
there was an understanding petween
the popul'st ana democratic leaders
That II the popuilsts would nominate
Bryan Tor president ana southern
populist Tor wee president that Mr.
Sewall would retire from the race he-
gardlng TINS Mr.. Jones declared thatso
far as he knew no arrangement OF the
Kind was entered into.
woLcoTT STATES HIS POSITION.
DENVER COL, Aug. 5.-senator Ed
ward O. Wolcott has issued signed
statement outlining MS position IN the
present campaign. lie says the silver
question is most vital and that while
recognizing that international blmetal-
lism is the most desirable means oy
which silver could be reytored as
money metal, he firmly believes the
United States could restore IT inde'
pendently OF other nations. He main
tains that his position has always been,
during his seven years IN the senate,
the same as that of the other silver
senators The financial plank OF the
-,h,;aor ,lo4fon Ia saws 10 ~
.oPuo'ean pi"o ~ y',
from satisfactory, uu1 ne noius Iha1 the
pledge for the furtherance OF interna.
tional bimetallism must be taken in
,ooa to;,h 4, r,a,v ~ +bo r.rtu,s roooyd
So M
oh oVhor quesUious' Ano P'"'io'"' No.
he atf1rinS, aside from the money QuaS-
H., ,,,;.l,o,,. ao ora +ho nor,;roo
'iol' "i'nou' law "i.' '"o "oneo
OF the parry man vi higheso preslueh-
tial qualifications.
wArsou nm Nor opuU
m,. n
ATLANTA, ua'' mug noinaS ~
watson, pOpullSt candldate f0r vice
president, did not speak in Alabama
Friday and Saturday as he was request
ed to do by Senator Marion Butler, Of
North Carolina, chairman Of the popu-
list national campaign committee. In
explaining his refusal to obey the or
ders Of the campaign chairman, he
wrote:
1t seemed to me we had better walt awhile
anu a' sec wpa, sne s'.uaslon ID so,"e ~ 10 MI
nryan "vu,u aaso W ,o'pona o,,. W. oa' .,n,..a
son IA ~" u'sa, VI 'n1 $1,000 ,', su a".'e
Mou'u noo'v w., a,oss pasia no ,,a a.on
oonoo'nlne nis s"oneo. .. sna ,va'o"
.heio a'o o.n0as, ono -, 'nom po,.S ',,a. ous
ueois@ ss,'e ooa a' .ons wa nusu,s
anu " n'sns Ue mo,' W "a'u 'nu 'oe Mno.nv'
rhe p'iW w., inuo,so "n"u "as tV ,s ~ SS
NJ, DO 50. % Tngr IN are mutterings Of dscon.
tent all along the line, and If Mr. Sewall de-
clines to retire for harmony's sake the rank
and file OF our party NAV break away from the
leaders and refuse to vote for Mr. BRYAN.
Therefore my own opinion is that we had bet
YER ,,,,Io ''0" uH''' 'io a'o'pHe'e ''o''S 'Se'
THE poprr,sr Nov,v,r,ox
Nav yonK Aug IA snecial to the
World from Washington saws, Sena. |
Gov Iores 81 Arkansas chairman -
the democratic national committee,
,yhsn asked bv the World corresnond,
ont the question; sWjll Mr. BRYAN nc. |
cent the nomination offered him bv ths
nopulists9 he answered. slowlv.and de-. |
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