The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
BRYAN IS SURE TO WIN
Jones Says There's No Doubt
About His Nomination.
CROKER ALREADY IN LINE
Free Silver Will Have Larger Follow
ing In 1900 : Thu Prosperity
Argument "A Fight on
Imperialism.

New York, Oct. 8.--United States
Senator James *. Jones of Arkansas,
chairman of the democratic national
committee, and wife were passengers
on the Cunard line steamship Lucania
that reached New York to-day. They
have been travelling in England, Ire
land Scotland, Switzerland and Wales
for several months. Senator Jones
said that he had been much benefited
by his lengthy European travels and
felt ready to go into the work neces-
sary in getting ready for the presiden-
tial campaign MM
Senator Jones, when asked to give his
views on the political situation, said
that owing to his long absence abroad
he was not as fully informed as to
political conditions as he hoped to be
in few weeks. When asked his opin-
ion as to the probability of the dem
ocratic nomination going to w. J.
Bryan, he said:
There is no doubt that Bryan will
receive the democratic nomination for
president" and added: HAS anybody
any doubt on that question? Bryan is
sure to win"
On the attitude of Richard Croker
as to the nomination Of Bryan for
president, Senator Jones had little to
say, merely replying to a direct ques-
ton:
Croker is already in line"
AS to the possible outcome of the
national campaign of 1900 Senator
Jones said he believed that the free
silver idea would have a greater fol-
lowing than in the campaign of 1896.
He based this assertion on the fact
hot 20, a,f1r
ceive support in 1900 from a new
source.
"In 1885," he, said, there were many
republicans and others who believed
that when the republican party declar
ed for bimetallism, the declafation
was made in all sincerity. These same
men now doubt the sincerity of that
plan of the republican platform
When asked what effect he thought
the apparent prosperity in the western
states would have on democratic is
sues, Senator Jones said
Yes, ] know they say at Washing
ton that the country is in a highly
prosperous condition and perhaps that
is correct from certain Stlndpoints.
But l cannot see that there is any
great material prosperity among the
agricultural and similar classes. 1t
does not appear to have affected the
farmer, nor has it done much as yet
for the laboring man in general. Cot
ten and wheat have not made any ad-
vance to speak Of in price. That ar
gument can be readily answered when
the time comes. OF course there has
been an increase in the output of gold
and that Is bound to affect politics
in some degree greater or less. But
| that is only a proof of the arguments
advanced by us in 1896 that what the
| country needed was greater volume
| of money in circulation"
When asked what effect he thought
| the alleged prosperity would have on
| the voter in general he said in EN-
! phatic tones:
1T will effect only those men who
are very narrow in their political and
social views. That voter it will intlu-
ence, but in reality it will be an argu-
| ment in favor of our party"
He said that it was his opinion that
the opposing presidential candidates in
1900 would be Bryan and Mckinley.
| The democratic platform, he declared
would be launched in that year once
more on principally the same basis and
certain essentially same planks as in
1896. The party would declare for free
silver at the same ratio. and he
thought about the only addition to or
change in the party platform of any
| moment would be a plank relative to
| anti-inperialsm. That. he asserted.
would undoubtedly be one of the i'm
| portant issues in the campaign. He
refused to discuss the matter any
| more than to say. with a wave of the
| hand: Everybody knows what impe-
rialism means. The question under
discussion means just the reverse"
During the afternoon and evening
several men prominent in political life
called on Senator Jones. Among them
was George Fred Williams of Massa-
Il ic
conference over political matters and
plans for the coming campaign prep
| aratiOnS.