The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Washington. Letter.

Washington. Aug. 7th, 1896 -Sena-
tor Jones. Chairman Of the Democrats
national committee, found himself called
uDon very early ID the game 10 LAY the
l.enaitv of prominence Ia batiODal
campaign IA addition Ia having been
Inaliciously lied about and rulequoted he
isS beea directly attacked and charged
with misIlanag'ng the eainPaign- IL
isn't Senator Jones that these people are
after iniuring. but Bryan aud oewalL
whose prospects are looking entirely too
bright To please their enemies As to
the mi=auotation OF ms interview con
cerning the Southern p0pullsts, Sena-
I for Jones said before going 10 New
/ York. where he vii probably remain
uDtjI after the national c0mDIttee meet
I ing and the big Brysn and oewah no.
/ tificatioB meeting. next week Gld
not saw that Mr. Bryan would not ac
/ cept the populist nomination, Tor nave
no authority to say that ! did not say
/ hat a. . general rule the southern pop
ulists were not a credItabe clasS- On the
I contrary. | said that most OF them were
natriotIc men who were working for
I cause:that they were pOpulsts because they
had believed theyrCOuld promote the cause
/ test through a new party; and that now
they would support Bryan, because ltwas
shown that their patriotic objects could
be attained only through his election
That / what | said Of the southern pop
ulIsts as a rule. ] said there were some
who were populists merely for their per
sonal advancement; some VINO had be
come popuiists through selfish, and not
natriOtic motives. / spoke OF these as
/ the exceptional class vino would no; sup
port BRYAN. ! said that as rule the
/ PopuIslS IN the south would follow the
/ patriotic course and support Bryan; that
/ there were some who, for selfish motives,
/ would not DO 50, but would prefer TO
! have Mckinley elected
The charge of mismanagement
| against Senator Jones falls of lis OVID
weight, for the very good reason that
/ there has been practically nothing to
| manage and will not be until the meet
ing OF the national committee IN New
| York CITY on the llth inst, when the
| membership of the executive committee
| Will be announced and the general plan
Of the campaign mapped out and adopt
| ed. This charge was accompanied by a
demand that Senator Germans services
be requisitiOned. That really explains
one Of the main objects OF those who
made the charge to upset the extremely
cordial relations existing between oena-
tor Jones and German, thus deprlvlng
the national committee Of the advice
which Mr.. German has promised to give
during the campaign IN lieu OF accept
ing the Craftsmanship OF the executive
committee which was offered him.
The gold Democrats of New York
may be quite the patriots they claim tc
be. but since II became known In Wash
ingtOn that they tried to make a dea
with Mark Hanna to cast their votes fol
the Mckinley electoral ticket ID ex
change for Republican votes IN the New
York legislature for one Of their numbeI
as senator to succeed David B. Hill, they
are class a. plain, everyday disgrunt
led politicians, more bent upon get
ting office than upon defending prin
ciples.
Unless all the reports from W. Va
are wrong. which Il not at all likely
that state will certainly give Bryan an'
Sewall a large majority. Among tn
| West Nirginians in Washington this weeI
was chairman Chiffon OF the Democrat
state committee. He says it Is only
: | question Of how large majority tn
, state will give the Democratic ticket, a
the Republicans are hocking to the sup
port of Bryan aud free coinage-in on
J. county alone 722 Republicans hav
D Joined Bryan and Sewali clubs.
i The size OF the Democratic ajOrit
10 Alabama indicates with uneIriug cel
tainty that the most of the populists in tn
South will return to the Democratic pal
} ty, thus realizing the prediction mad
{ when Bryan was nominated. 1t ais
q increased the difficulty OF Tom Watso
putting up a claim for Democratic recos
milton which Will receive any attention
z The south will be practically solid fC
Bryan and Sewall, although Marylan
Z may be lost on account OF the moneye
and corporate influences OF BaltimoI
. being thrown for Mckinley and the gol
standard. NJ.