The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-05
DENIES THAT HE SAID UNKIND
THINGS ABOUT THE SOUTHERN
POPULISTS.
DID NOT SPEAK FOR BRYAN.
BOY ORATOR INTENDS DO
ING.
FAULKNER FEARS A CLASS ISSUE.
He Charges the Republican Cam
paign Managers With Forcing
Ut ON the Country.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-The Demo-
cratic congressional committee head
quarters have become a rendezvous for
Democratic leaders until the national
headquarters are established. Chair
man Jones was at work there early on
his mail. Later Chairman Faulkner,
of the congressional committee was
Joined by Senator German, Senator
Stewart, ex-Gov. Black, president of
the association of Democratic clubs.
Chairman Chiffon, of the West Vir-
ginia state committee, and Representa-
tive Capehart. of West Virginia. The
talk was on general politics. although
Senators German and Faulkner went
into secret session on certain bran
ches of campaign work. Mr.. Faulkner
and his associates expressed salts
faction with the results in Alabama,
and at Brunswick, Md, yesterday.
where the Democrats carried the town.
In speaking of the general status of
the campaign, Chairman Faulkner
said: II am beginning to fear that
our opponents will force the issue away
from one on economic questions, and
make 1t an issue between corporations
and wealth on one hand, and the poor
people on the other-in short, class
issue That is the danger ahead, and
we have not sought such an issue. We
have been willing to discuss an econo-
mic question. But our opponents will
not discuss the silver question, further
than to ridicule it and assail it's ex-
ponents and now by the organization
of their committees, they have made
their contest essentially representative
of wealth and corporate influence. AS
I say, I regret to see that the oppo-
sition is surely forcing this dangerous
class issue to the 'front.'
Chairman Chiffon, Of the West Vir-
ginia committee, reports that silver
clubs are springing up throughout the
state.
At Republican congressional head
quarters, a million pieces of literature
have been sent out within the last "a
hours. OF these, a quarter of million
are small posters" giving Mckinley
views on money. The committee con-
tinues to be deluged with requests for
literature. One Of Acting Chairman
Apsley's letters from Indiana today
said: 1.-THE silver craze is dying out
and we must go at EN- with tariff
literature"
Workmen are busy cleaning up
Wormley's hotel, which adds to the i'm
preston that the old hosiery will be-
come the national Democratic head
quarters. Chairman Jones, Of the
Democratic national committee, today
corrected certain misrepresentation
which have arisen from public inter-
views with him in the last day or two.
II did not say that Mr.. Bryan would
not accept the Populist nomination, .
said Mr.. Jones, s'for have no author
ity to say that. I did not say that as
a general rule the Southern Populists
were not a creditable class. On the
contrary. I 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 a
new party; and that now they would
support Bryan because it was shown
that their patriotic objects could be
attained only through his election.
This is what I said of the Populists Of
the South, as rule. AS an exception,
I spoke of the class who were not
creditable. I said there were some who
were Populists merely for their per-
sonal advancement; some who had be-
come Populists through selfish and not
patriotic motives. / spoke of these as
the exceptional class who would not
support Mr.. Bryan. I said that as a
rule the Populists in the South would
follow the patriotic course and support
Bryan; that there were some who for
selfish motives, would not do so, but
would prefer to have Mckinley elect
ed"
Chairman Faulkner received a re-
quest today which he regarded as sig
nificant. 1t came from leading re-
tail dealer at Huntington, w. Va. ask
ing where he could buy five hundred
Prvan cabinet photographs which, he
said, were the strongest kind Of cam
paign documents. The photographs
were to be distributed with purchases.
Representative Pearson, of the Ashe-
vile, N. C. district, was at Republican
headquarters during the day and said
intense telling had been aroused among
Southern Populists by Chairman Jones'
interview concerning them
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