The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-19
Made Executive Officer of Demo-
cratic National Committee.
ISSUE A HARMONY CALL
PARTY URGED TO KEEP NEXT
YEARS CAMPAIGN IN VIEW.
Leaders Believe That Prospects of
Success Grow Brighter With
Every Day-System of Collecting
Funds Discussed-Have 100000
Pledged-Meeting of Committees.

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-John G. Johnson
of Peabody, Kan, today was made the
executive officer of the Democratic ma
tional committee. He VIII take charge
Of the active work of the ways and
means and press committees, and with
in two weeks will come to Chicago to
open headquarters Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, viii arrive in New York
Oct. 6. and two days later he will meet
Mr.. Johnson either in Chicago or st.
Louis.
Mr.. Johhson's selection as the execu-
tive officer OF the national committee
under Chairman Jones is considered a
triumph for the members of the COM.
lnIttee who have been working toward
harmony in the party. Mr.. Johnson
was placed on all of the committees by
Ex-Governor Stone, vice chairman of
the general committee. He is one of
Senator Jones most intimate friends
and stands as the representative of all
the factions and classes in the party.
To emphasize the fact that they want
all Democrats to get together next
year, the national committeeman adopt
ed harmony call, as follows:
A Harmony Call.
L h6 ildllOudls committee OF. the iD6Il-
ocratic party. in session at Chicago to
consider the work of party organization
preparatory to the campaign of 1900,
sends greeting to the Democracy of the
nation. with the assurance that the
prospect of Democratic success next
year grows brighter every day and we
have every reason for confidence as to
the outcome
The great need now is party unity
and fhnrnI1crh o1.cro loo
mittee appeals, therefore, to our party
friends in all the states, and especially
in the states where elections are to be
held this year, to put aside all local
differences wherever they exist and
support the regular party tickets ear
nestly and enthusiastically keeping
always in view the great struggle of
next year, and remembering that in
unity there is strength and in division
weakness. Especially do we appeal to
the Kentucky Democracy to give loyal
support to the regular ticket in that
state, headed by Mr.. Goebel, and there
by make sure Democratic victory in
the state and the return of Senator
Blackburn to the senate of the United
States"
Never Held an Office.
Mr.. johnson is one of the few men
on the national committee who never
held public office. He was born in
Brooklyn, n. Y, and for a time lived
in Peoria county, Illinois. In 1887 he
moved to Kansas. He is the Oldest
member in point of continuous service
on the state Democratic committee
Just prior to the Chicago convention of
1896 he was selected as the Kansas
member Of the Democratic national
committee
The executive committee ways and
means committee and press committee
of the Democratic national committee
were in session all day. Secretary |
Charles A. Walsh was made member |
eN-off1cio of all the committees and sec
rotary of each. Nothing but organiza |
ton work was discussed in the COM |
mittees. 1t was determined to spread 1
the ways and means system OF collect |
ing funds over more states. Samuel B. /
Cook, general manager of the commit |
tee, made his report, and, although the |
details were not made public it was |
learned that the committee has in the |
Of 100000 pledged, and |
about $4,000 on hand.
Signs of Friction.
The nearest approach to friction /
came in the executive committee, when
George Fred Williams was asked why |
the Massachusetts Democrats were to
select UeleSaleS TO the DelnDcraIlc Ila-
tional convention next Thursday,
months before the national convention
will be called. It was said that Mr.. /
Williams admitted that John r. Nc
Lean had some ground for charging
that the Massachusetts, Democrats had
taken snap judgment" but insisted
that the Bryan Democrats feared that
the anti-Bryan men might get the del
sgation away from them if the cleo
ton of national delegates was put off
until next year.
Mr.. Williams, just before leaving for
home, said that the Republicans had
passed law which provided that only
-wo political conventions could be held
n one year by any one parry, and if a
were held next year to elect
national delegates, the Democrats
would not be able to hold the other
.wo necessary nominating conventions.
The Democrats are booming the Dali
as state carnival. for half of the gate
receipts are to go TO the Democratic
state campaign fund. The executive
committee adopted resolutions endors-
ng the carnival, and most of the COM
n3ttee who were III the city yesterday
will attend