Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
SENATOR JONES' PLANS
Will Not Look After Details of Democratic
Committee Work
These VIII he Left to MIR. Johnson
The District National Conn
mifteeman.

Senator Jones, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, does not con-
template devoting as much time to all the
small details of the committee work as he
did before he was taken i'll last spring. He
Will resume his duties as chairman OF the
national committee. but Mr.. johnson will
continue to look after the great mass Of
detail work. Senator Jones left here Sat
urday for his home in Arkansas accompa-
MED by his wife and his daughter. Mrs.
Plant, and expects to remain at his home
until the latter part of November. on ar
irving in st. Louis yesterday he held a con-
ference with Acting Chairman johnson and
Ex-Governor Stone, and a further confer
ence is held today. Senator Jones Is well
pleased with the way the party work has
progressed during his absence in Europe.
His Health Restored
His health has been completely restored.
and he said before leaving Washington
that he felt better than he had before for
ten years, much better than he did for sew
raj years prior to his attack: but it is not
his purpose to burden himself at this time
with unnecessary work, and for a time he
will occupy himself with questions of gen.
eral policy and will be available for con-
ference and whatever may be required OF
him, while Mr.. johnson looks generally
after the work of the committee. He has
decided to indulge himself to this extent
because he has perfect confidence in the
ability and excellent judgment Of Mr.. John
son to look after the work. Since Mr..
Johnson will be deVoting his time to the
details of the committee work. the question
Of committee headquarters between now
and the time of the selection and nrganiZa-
ton of the new committee by the next ma
tOnal convention will be left to him to be
decided as best suits his convenience.
There will be a great deal of work done in
Washington. even if Mr.. Johnson does not
find it convenient to have his headquarters
here, and it is believed that the national
committee headquarters during the next
presidential campaign Will be located here.
MIR. Gardeners Successor.
1t is probable that the local central COM
mttee of the District of Columbia will not
receive any sort of recognition in their
efforts to select a national committeeman
to succeed Mr.. Gardner. Their fight over
this matter promises to be useless and
protitless. The unanimous recommendation
of a body of democrats in the District rep
resenting the District democracy to
greater or less extent would receive con-
sideratfOn by the national committee, mere
ly u recommendation: but might or
might not be followed With such a situa
ton as exists, it is probable that the rec
concentrations will be ignored altogether.
and inasmuch as the local central commit
tee was not engaged in performing an Of
fetal duty in trying to agree among them
selves on some one TO recommend, the ques-
uon OF the regularity OF lnelF proceedings
in the matter is not likely TO be even con-
sidered by the national committees.
1t is expected that when the national
committee meets a national committeeman
representing the District Of Columbia viii
be selected without reference to who may
have been candidates for the Endorsement
Of the central committee though the pros
poets Of any candidate might be prejudiced
by developments in the existing contest.
Claims to Re Ignored.
Any claim of a candidate based on his
selection by the central committee is sure
TO be ignored. The purpose Of the national
committee will be to select man who will
in the judgment of the members Of the
national committee, be the most useful
member Of the committee and be
a representative of the most earn
est Chicago platform democrats Of
the District. The selection will be made
with a view to committee work, and not
with reference to any fractional rivalries nor
local political ambitions, and no authority
will be recognized in the selection except
that of the national committee itself.