Evening star., 1898-08-03
NEW POLITICAL DEAL
Ex-Gov. Stone to Succeed National
Chairman Jones.
BRYAN'S new NATIONAL PLATFORM
To Be Announced to the Missouri
Convention.
BAILEY TO BE DEPOSED
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspt rdence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August ,. 1S)s.
Ex-Governor William J. Stone of Mis-
souri,, it is said, has come to the front as
| the democratic leader of his state, and fur
thermore that indirectly Mr.. Stone has put
himself in communication with Senator
Murphy and Richard Croker. In a letter
sent by Ex-Governor Stone to Secretary
Walker of the aoueduct board. Mr.. Stone
says that he regards Mr. Croker as one of
the most remarks BILE men of the country
and that he never knew a man who had
such pronounced force of character. All
this may not seem to be important on its
face but when it is made known that ex-
Governor Stone Is slated to succeed Senator
James X. Jones of Arkansas. as chairman
OF the democratic national committee, a
little more light is thrown on coming
events. In other words. Mr.. Croker, having
made an alliance last fall with Mayor Car
ter H. Harrison of Chicago who is to han
die Illinois democratic politics, Is now max
ing an alliance with Ex-Governor Stone
who is to be the great man of the demo-
cratic national committee Mr. Croker pro-
poses to become more of figure in the
national politics of his party, and side by
side with him in the venture is said to be
Senator Edward Murphy, jr.
Senator Vest is still friendly to eX-Gov-
ernor Stone for the reason that Mr.. Stcne
little over a year ago declined before the
caucus the nomination for United States
senator, and allowed Vest to succeed HIM
self. If anything should happen to Sena-
tor Vest, Mr.. StCne would go to the United
States Senate. StCne, the democrats fanil-
lar with the situation say, has succeeded
Chairman Jones of the national committee
as the handler of William J. Bryan. Jones
and Bryan didn't get on very well during
the campaign of 1896. Jones was gentle and
inexperienced, while Bryan was imperious
end hea1Strong. Stone is spoken of as q
much stronger and more resourceful poll
tician than Jones, and Bryan regards Stone
as the best politician in the democratic
party.
Stone raised mcst of the money for Bryan
in 1896. Stone has just moved from his
old home i'll Nevada, Mo, to st. Louis, and
has set up as the great democratic man.
ager of Missouri, which has always been
considered the bell-wether state for the
southern and some of the western states.
Stone has taken Bryan in hand since the
Spanish war broke out. Bryan made
speech at the Omaha exposition. in which
he inveighed against territorial expansion
and annexation. Stone got hold of Bryan,
and it wasn't but few hours before Bryan
issued a statement that he had not been
reported correctly in his Omaha speech.
Stone was the last democrat of prominence
in the west to see Bryan before Bryan
moved on Jacksonville with his Nehras ska
regiment, and Stone, il is now asserted,
has in his possession letter from Bryan,
which Is 20 be read at the forthcoming
democratic state convention to be held at
Springfield, Mo-, on August 10.
Bryan's Platform.
In this letter Bryan favors the annexa-
ton of Cuba and Porto Rico. and favors Il
coaling station for the United States in the
Philippines. Bryan. in the same letter.
comes out strong for the construction Of
the Nicaragua canal by the government,
which Senator Vest and every democratic
congressman from Missouri except Coch-
ran opposed bitterly. Missouri is regarded
as the most powerful democratic state in
the Union 1t was ascertained that if
bryan could not nave secured Z colonalcy
of a regiment eXGov. Stone had provided
the way and means for Missouri TO Civ.
him one, and Stone declares that Bryan
has got Missouri as solIdly as though he
were a citizen of the state. Bryan. in
other words, is not relying upon Nebraska
for solid support in his schemes. and nei-
ther is Stone. They have the much more
powerful state of Missouri behind them.
New Democratic Leader.
1t was further ascertained from demo-
Gratis familiar with what is going on that
both Stone and Croker regard Representa-
tive Bailey of Texas as untitled for leader
ship in the House of Representa- tives, and
both WILL ii the House is democratic, COM
bine to elect Representative De Almond of
Missouri as Speaker Anyway, they declare
that DE Almond Is to succeed Bailey as the
leader OF the democrats in the House.
McMlllin cf Tennessee is out of the run
ming. He is not to so back To Congress.
He is the democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF Tennessee.
De Almond is spoken of highly by his
friends. He was originally PennsylNan-
ian. Without going further into what
might be considered useless details, the
platform of the Missouri democrats at
Springfield on August 10 will proclaim the
new national issues Of the democratic party
and Will, without doubt, ns Incorporate IN
the platform of the state convention of
New York, which will be held. it is said
about the middle of September.
Furthermore, the Missouri democrats.
with the full understanding of the Tam
many leaders, are in their convention TO at
tack what they term Gov Blacks force
bill,' and are determined 10 add that if the
state the victory will be but the precursor
of another federal elections bill. This too.
is TO be Incorporated in the democratic
state convention OF New York. In other
words. the Missouri democrats at their
the new Bryan doctrine in state and ma
tional affairs entirely with the approval
of the Tammany leaders and Others and
these new doctrines are expected to take
the place of the Chicago platform of ls.l6
The democrats hope by bringing forward
these new issues TO be successful, and all
this is told to show the close relation of
Stone and Murphy and Croker and Harri-
CO.., A..