Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-19
HaS Already Outlined His Work
as National Chairman.
The COMMITTEE PROGRA NINE
Discovery of a Systematic Plan TO
Undermine Bryan Beginning
with The Selection of Delegates
to County and District COnVeH.
fions-EnCouraged by Reports
From New York.

Washington, July 1S.- Senator
Jones of Arkansas will not resign his
position as chairman of the democratic
national committee. This can be
stated authoritatiyely, once for all.
Two letters were received from him
in this city today, in which he not only
makes clear his intention of remain
ing at the head of the committee, but
outlines work upon which he intends
to engage as soon as he returns 10 the
United States His letters were dated
at Grendelwald and Ouchy-Lausanne,
Switzerland, and reported the senator
as improving in health. He was then
preparing to go to Geneva to spend a
week or more, "and," he said, Il hope
to come home entirely WELL" He will
reach this country about the first of
September, will spend that month at
Lake Minnetonka with his married
daughter, and will then go to Arkan-
sas, remaining there until congress
convenes.
1t is not known here whether SEN
ator Jones will send a letter to be
read at the meeting of the national
committee in Chicago this week, but
if he does not, the members of the
committee will be made acquainted
with the contents of the letters which
have already been received here. At
the headquarters of the committee in
this city it is said that Senator Jones
has been kept thoroughly advised as
to political developments in the United
States, aid that he is in thorough
sympathy with the proposed commit
tee meeting He is also aware of the
effort which is being made to under
mine Bryan, and this endeavor, by the
way, will be one of the subjects dis
cussed at the meeting of the commit
tee. 1t is said that information is in
the possession of the committee show
ing that the opposition to Bryan's
nomination has begun its work in the
most systematic and thorough man
ner, even 10 the extent of seeking to
capture the primaries which will elect
delegates TO county and district con-
ventions next spring While the power
and influence of this movement is fully
appreciated, it is said that it will not
be successful. This belief is based
upon the results of a careful canvass
which has been made under the di-
rection of the national committee.
While the committee has cores
ponded with democrats all over the
country, the most systematic endeavor
to learn the popular feeEng was made
in New York state Several thousand
circular letters were seEt, and, great
Iy to the surprise of the democratic
managers, responses were received
from 80 per cent of the persons to
whom the inquiries were directed. A
greater degree of gratif1cation was af-
forded by the character of the replies.
which showed that the sentiment of
fully 75 per cent of the democrats in
New York state north of the Harlem
river was favorable to the reaffirma-
ton of the Chicago platform and the
denomination of Bryan. These an
swers, which have all been carefully
filed. assure the members of the COM
mittee that the New York delegation
next spring. outside of the compara-
lively few delegates controlled by
Croker in New York city, will be
spontaneously for Bryan.
In addition to this, the national
committeeman for New York, Frank
Campbell, is for Bryan and was in
correspondence with Senator
Jones up 10 the time of the latter's ILL
ness and departure tor Europe. 1t is
said ths3 the friendly feeling toward
Bryan is so strong in the state that all
to deliver the delegation to
German or any one else are certain to
resuit in failure.