The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-29
STONE FOR CHAIRMAN
THE MIssOURIAN TO HEAD BRYAN
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
John Gilbert Shanklin Talks Rather
Plainly About the Turning
Down of German.
STONES KNITTING OF BLAND
A CHAPTER FROM THE CONVENTION
FIGHT AT CHICAGO.
ShankIin Says Leon Bailey VIII Not
Get on the National Cam
paign Committee.
JONES'S ADVISORY BOARD
BOLTING REPUBLICANS TO GIVE AD-
VICE TO DEMOCRATS.
Shanklin Says Leon Bailey Will Not
Get on the National Cam
paign Committee.
JONESS ADVISORY BOARD
BOLTING REPUBLICANS TO GIVE AD-
VICE TO DEMOCRATS.
Senators Teller and Dubois Among
Quoting Bryan's Campaign.

John Gilbert Shanklin. of Evansville, In
diana member of the Democratic national
committee, that is the commit
tee headed by Jones, arrived in
the city yesterday on his way
from the New York to the Chicago head
quarters. Incidentally he talked rather
plainly about affairs in the committee. He
was asked concerning the story sent out
from this city a few weeks ago about the
shelving of German and when he asked
for particulars, he was told that the story
went that Stone and others had objected
to the idea of placing German at the head
of the campaign committee because num-
Der of Western State conventions had GEN.
sured him and he was generally believed
to represent the money power in the
Senate.
THAT was the feeling in the committee
at its New York meeting" replied Mr.
Shanklin. ''It would have been fatal
mistake to place him at the head of the
committee 1t would have lost us thou
sands and tens of thousands of votes
throughout the South and West. German
is not at all in sympathy with the genius
of this campaign. Why, at the New York
meeting he made a defense of Senator
smith, of New Jersey O'Donnell. of Colo
RADIO made a statement that Smith, who
is the New Jersey member of the national
committee and chairman of the New Jersey
State committee. had gone to Europe and
had not even been present to call the State
convention. O'Donnell named an excellent
gentleman from New Jersey and asked that
the committee accept him to represent
New Jersey at least until Smith should re-
turn, but German arose and made de-
fense of Smith"
who will be chairman of Mr.. Jones's
campaign committee?" was asked.
Governor Stone. of Missouri, will be the
chairman replied Mr.. Shanklin
Governor Stone. 1T will be remembered,
was one of the steering committee of five
in charge of the silver forces at Chicago
and the friends of Bland openly and fire.
quently accused him Of caring more for
the interests of the senatorial syndicate
than for those of his candidate. In fact ii
was charged frequently during the con-
vention that he was putting knife under
Bland's ribs whenever he could conven-
iently do so and since the convention, it
has been charged that he was for Bryan
right along His appointment as chairman
of the campaign committee is very likely
TO imbue the friends OF German with the
belief that he had his own interests in
so successfully to the appointment Of Cor
man.
for State Auditor on the Popocratlc ticket
What is Leon .. Bailey charging around
so wildly to get on that national campaign
II didn't know he was so wild about it,
replied Mr. Tanning.
Why. yes he Is said MI snankilni; s,ai
one from him myself asking me TO have
Jones appoint him and | got a telegram
he wants to be on there for is more than
| can understand There is nothing in II
but work. / had letter from Jones the
other morning. He is not going TO appoint
Bailey nor anybody else from Indiana. He
has stated that whoever be might choose
for this committee would be expected to
give his whole time to the work and pay
his own expenses. Under those conditions
/ cannot see why Bailey would want on
the committee.
ton could not be better said Mr.. Shank
lin. Il have just come from Evansville on
my way to Greenfield. where. | will give
them free silver Tomorrow night. L have
not yet fully read McKinley's letter. of ac-
ceptance. but from a cursory glance
think 1t shows some ability such sas. Nc
Kinley is capable of. l think there is no
doubt that this State will be carried by
the straight Democratic free-silver ticket
by heretofore unknown majority. / say
this because IT could not be otherwise, ex-
cept by a reversal of conditions and that
is not probable with the present feeling
induced by hard times throughout the
country. Times are getting harder. A man
wakes up in the morning and feels that
he is poorer than he was the. day before
and he has reason to think so.
What effect do you think the gold con-
vention will have on the party?
az do not consider the convention to be
of any Importance. except to help get votes
for the party and keep 1T together. where
as they might otherwise be cast for Nc
Kinley. You see there are some people who
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circumstances. 1 have no doubt but that
the convention will put candidates in the
field and 1t is my opinion that General
Bragg. of Wisconsin. may head their ticket.
with General Buckner, of Kentucky,
candidate for Vice President. though Louis
VILE may be honored and George NJ. Davie
nominated instead. He is a very prominent
attorney in Louisville and hard political
worker.
mo. I can't say that fear the gold con-
yention in the least neither do | fear the
result of the semi -ronso idation of the Dem
ocrats and Populists. In my opinion the
Democratic ticket will go through
straight.