Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-19
JONES GOING WEST.
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN HAS FINAL
CONFERENCES AT WASHINGTON.
A TALK WITH CHAIRMAN BUTLER.
IL Does Not Result Satisfactorily Ia
Leaders OF the Democracy y--F'usion
situation observation-disclosures or
Sewa1l:

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August H.
Chairman Jones, OF the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee. leaves for Chicago
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad T1as
was his last opportunity to confer with
his associates. and he improved almost
the entire day In that work For seve-
raj hours this afternoon he was again
closeted with Senator Faulkner; Repre-
sentatives McMiilin and Richardson OF
Tennessee; Committeeman Johnson OF
Kansas; Mr.. Evan n Howell. Of At
lanta. who holds the proxy OF his SON
recently appointed as a member Of tns
Campaign Committee; Senator Roach, OF
North Dakota, and Committeeman Je-
sephus Daniels, OF North Carolina.
The plans OF the chairman, so far as
they have been made, we're laid before
these gentlemen, and the details worked
out. They related chiefly to the work
Of the Washington branch OF the nation
al headquarters. all the literary and
newspaper work. the issuance OF docu-
ments, and the circulation OF printed
matter OF all kinds. This subject was
carefully considered In secret session.
and at its conclusion Chairman Jones
announced that Mr.. Clark Howell, being
n newspaper man OF experience and ablii-
~, would be in charge or this WORK.
Representative Richardson will be his
assistant, and Mr.. McMillin VIII edit ana
prepare the campaign book for tho Ma
tional Committee. Senator Jones WAS
unable to come to a decision as to thu
personnel OF his Executive COMMITTEES.
owing to his failure to receive certain
teIegrarns and letters that were expect
ed. He will not, therefore, announces
that committee until after he has reach
ed Chicago.
While the conference was in progress
Senator Mitchell, OF Wisconsin, who untit
recently was an advocate or "souno
money" and supposed to DO antagontftic
to the Chicago ticket and platform. eali-
ed at Headquarters and was Invited into
the inner room. While here the Senstor
gave verbal assurances oe his inSen 'on
OF going into the campaign ard aioirf IN
evory way possible the success OF me
ticket his party had placed In nornlEa>
| tion.
JONES AND BUTLER.
TIE conference between Chairman
Jones and Chairman Butler, OF the Popu'
! list committee, was not discussed very
| freely at this meeting. II being under-
| stood that the conference between ths
| two cha.rmen was not OF the most saus-
factory character and threw but htlie
| light upon L situation that appears TO be
| In need OF some illumination. The fact
that the Executive Committee represent
| ing the Populist National Committee Is
composed OF friends Of Mr. watson. the
pouullst nominee for Vice-President ON
the same ticket with Mr.. Bryan. causes
| some annoyance 10 those who are en-
deavoring to bring about an adjustment
OF the question as to who shan De tne
choice Of the electors 10 be seteoteu IN
the States where fusion has been agreed
upon. OF where such fusion Is believed tc
| be practicable
! The position OF some OF the ultra Popu'
list leaders thtt Mr.. Sewall shall with
draw Is constantly cOmbatted bS tnt
| Democratic leaders, but they have thus
far. apparently, been unable 20 offer an,
solution that dlminishes the opposition
OF the Populists TO Mr.. Sewall. 1t i
said positively tonight that Mr Butler
refused 10 give Mr.. Jones any satisfac
tory answer 10 the many queries he SUD
mitted at this interview.
While Mr.. Howell will be nomlnally ir
charge OF the literary work Of the Ma
tional Committee. the real head q thai
| important branch will be Representative
| Richardson. Mr.. Howell will come tc
| washington only occasionally. and give
his counsel and advice. but Mr.. Richard
son will remain here and have chargs
OF the headquarters for the National
Committee He will have several rooms
! in the old wornley Hotel, now occupied
| nv the Congressional Committee and q
force OF men under him to do the worn
outlined for him by Chairman Jones. Mr.
Richardson's experience in the House
and his extensive acqualntance win
Newspaper men. makes him good per
son FOR this work, and he Will ~ ono.
begin the labor OF reducing the business
to a thorough system.