The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-20
National Leaders Say Nebraskan
Will Lead Again in 1900.
CITIES PULLING FOR THE BIG
CONVENTION.
Chairman Jones Discusses the Prob
able Platform and Says Chicago
Platform VIII Be Reafirmed
With Planks Against Trusts and
Imperialism.

Chicago, Nov. Ex-senator James K.
Jones, chairman of tie Democratic COM
mittee who arrived tonight. said he did
not know what the executive committee
would do tomorrow out it could not call
a meeting of the full committee and
it could not call the convention. This
is the first time since the close of the
campaign of 1896 that Senator Jones has
met his colleagues on the committee,
as he was absent in Europe when they
met here last July
/ While the executive committee may
not do anything relating TO issues cam
didates or conventions, IT Is expected
that a number of prominent Democrats
from all parts of the country will be
here tomorrow to round up" the situa-
tion- According to a telegram received
today. w. j. Bryan viii not be present.
Mayor David s. Rose of Milwaukee
heads a delegation of Democrats from
Wisconsin who are here to boom Mil
waukee for the national Democratic
convention. In the delegation are ex-
Governor Peck. ]. F.. Stobers, George
w. Bruce William Walker and j. G..
Donneily. Milwaukee offers an audi
torium seating 5000 people and is
ready with a guarantee of $500 to
pay the expenses of the convention and
offers convention hall seating 10000,
offers to pay all convention and COM
mittee expenses and on top of that.
offers a contribution of $4,000 TO the
Democratic fund.
Jones On the Platform.
Senator Jones. shortly after his ar
rival at the Sherman house went into
executive session with Chairman ]. G.
Johnson, of the national executive COM
mittee. After the conference he was
asked what he had TO say about candi-
dates. and issues for next year He
replied: There is no doubt that Mr..
Bryan will be. the Democratic nominee.
The Democratic convention in my own
opinion will reaffirm the Chicago plat
form. / believe the Democrats will de-
clare against imperialism and in favor
of Legislation regarding trusts. 1t is
too soon yet 10 say just what will be
the dominant issue. Conventions and
platforms do not make issues. In some
parts of the coIptry the financial part
of the question VII - most interesting
to the voters. in another Imperialism,
in another trusts, and so it will CO."
When told of reports = to the effect
that he was opposed to holding the
Democratic convention in Chicago and
keeping the national headquarters here
the senator replied that there were good
reasons why the campaign should be
handled from Chicago and good reasons
why it should not be. ref
Campau For Bryan.
National Committeeman Campau of
Michigan, who arrived during the day, 1
in discussing the recent election said
the result in Nebraska shows that
Bryan is strong enough to be certain
of denomination and perhaps by accla-
nation.
j. NJ Guffey of >Pittsburg, national
committeeman from Pennsylvania said.
Mr.. Bryan will be the next candidate.
There is no opposition to, him in my
state
John S. Killing of Erie. chairman of
the Pennsylvania Democratic state
committee and w. J. Brennan, a
prominent Democrat of Pittsburg
came to Chicago with Committeeman
Guffey as on lockers at the committee
Mr.. Killing said:
''The Republican quarrel in Pennsyl-
vania helps the Democrats in state
politics only. The anti-Quay forces are
for a stronger fight than
they have ever made