Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-08-14
From Our Regular CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7th, lS9,


Senator Jones, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, found
himself called upon very early in the
game to pay the penalty of prominence
in a National Campaign. In addition
to having been maliciously lied about
and misquoted lie has been directly
attacked and charged with mis-
managing the campaign. 1t isn't
Senator Jones that these people are
after injuring, but Bryan and Sewall,
whose prospects are looking entirely
too bright to please their enemies.
AS to the misquotation of his inter-
view concerning the Southern Popu-
lists, Senator Jones said before going
to New York, where he will probably
remain until after the National Com
mittee meeting and the big Bryan and
Sewall notification meeting, mex,
week: l did not say that Mr.. BRYAN
would not accept the PopIlist nomina-
ton, for l have no authority to say
that. l did not say that IS 2 general
rule the southern Populists were not a
creditable class. On the contrary, |
said that most OF them were patriotic
men who were working for cause
that they were Populists because they
had believed they could promote their
cause best through new party; and
that now they would support Bryan,
because it was shown that their
patriotic objects could be attained
only through his election. That is
what l said OF the southern Populists
rs rule. As an exception l spoke of
the class who were not creditable. |
said there we're some who were Popu-
lists merely for their personal ad-
vancement; some who had become
Populists through selfish, and not
patriotic motives. l spoke OF these as
the exceptional class who would not
support Bryan; that there were some
who, for selfish motives, would not do
so. but would prefer to have Mckinley
elected"
The charge of mismanagement
against Senator Jones falls of its own
weight, for the very good reason that
there has been practically nothing to
manage and will not be until the
meeting 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 adopted. This charge was ac-
companied by 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 rels-
tons existing between Senator Jones
and German, thus depriving the Ma
tional Committee of the advice which
Mr.. German has promised to give dur
ing the campaign in lieu of accepting
the craftsmanship of the executive
committee which WAS offered him.
The gold Democrats of New York
may be quite the patriots they claimed
10 be. but since it became known in
Washington that they tried to make
deal with Mark Hanna to cast their
votes for the Mckinley electoral ticket
in exchange for Republican votes in
the New York Legislature for one of
their number as Senator to succeed
David b. Hill, they are clsssed as plain,
every day disgruntled politicians, more
bent upon getting Office than upon
defending principles.
Unless all the reports from West
Virginia are wrong, which is not at all
likely, that State will certainly give
Bryan and Sewall q large majority.
Among the West Virginians in Wash
ington this week was Chairman Chiffon
OF the Democratic State committee.
He says it is only question of how
large majority the State will give the
Democratic ticket, as the Republicans
are Hooking to the support of Bryan
and Sewall clubs.
The size OF the Democratic majority
in Alabama indicates with unerring
certainty that the most of the Popu-
lists in the South will return to the
Democratic party, thus realizing the
prediction made when Bryan was
nominated. 1t also increased the
difficulty OF Tom Watson putting up a
claim for Democratic recognition
which will receive any attention. The
south will be practically solid for
Bryan and Sewall, although Maryland
may be lost on account OF the moneyed
and corporate influences of Baltimore
being thrown for Mckinley and the
gold standard. Dem.