Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-20
TIE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Has Decided to Make Chicago the Centre
for Operations

for Operations
DURING THE CAMPAIGN TO BE
CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE
NOMINATING OF CANDIDATES.
]. G. JOHNSON, OF KANSAS, is
TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE
WORK, AND WILL REMAIN IN
CHICAGO = THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE is TO MEET EVERY
SIXTY DAYS TO CONFER WITH
AND AID Mr.. JOHNSON.
CHICAGO, September 1S.-John G..
Johnson, of Peabody, Kans., to-day
was made the executive officer Of the
Democratic National Committee. He
will take charge of the active work Of
the ways and means and press commit
tees, and within two weeks will come
to Chicago to open up headquarters.
Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, will arrive
in New York October 6, and two days
later he will meet Mr.. Johnson either
in Chicago or st. Louis. Mr.. Johnsons
selection as the executive officer of the
national committee under Chairman
Jones, is considered a triumph for the
members of the committee who have
been working toward harmony in the
party.
Mr.. Johnson was placed on all the
committees by ex-Gov. Stone, vice
chairman of the general committee. He
is one of Senator Jones's most init
mate friends, and he stands as the rep
resentatiye 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
adopted a harmony" call. as follows:
1.-THE national committee of the DEM
ocratic party, in session at Chicago, to
consider the work of party organiza-
ton preparatory to the campaign Of
1900, sends greetings 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 thorough organization.
The committee 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 ex-
ist and support the regular party
tickets earnestly and enthusiastically,
keeping always in view the great strug-
gle of next year and remembering that
in unity there is strength and in di-
vision weakness. Especially do we ap-
peal to the Kentucky Democracy to
give loyal support to the regular ticket
in that State headed by Mr.. Goebel,
and thereby make a sure Democratic
victory in the State and the return of
Senator Blackburn to the Senate Of the
United States"
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, Ills. In 1877 he moved to
Kansas. He is the oldest member on
the point of continuous service on the
State Democratic committee. just
prior to the Chicago convention in 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
ex-officio 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
the ways and means system of collect
ing funds over more States. Samuel B..
Cook, general manager of that commit
tee. made his report, and although the
details were not made public, it was
learned that the committee has in the
neighborhood Of 100000 pledged and
about 500 coo on hand.
The nearest approach to friction
came in the executive committee, when
George Fred Williams was asked why
the Massachusetts Democrats were to
select delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention next Thursday,
months before the national convention
will be called 1t is said that Mr.. Will
liams admitted that John R. Mclean
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 delegation
away from them if the election of ma
tional delegates was put off till next
year.
Mr. Williams, Just before leaving for
heme, said that the Republicans had
passed a law which provided that only
two political conventions could be held
in one year by any one party, and if a
convention were held next year to elect
national delegates, the Democrats
would not be able to hold the other
two necessary nominating conventions.
The Democrats are booming the Dali
u