Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-10
SIGNIFICANCE OF JONES PURCHASE
OF LOUISVILLE DISPATCH.
FIGHT ON HENRY WATTERs0N
EXPANSION AND 16 TO L TO BE
THE
Missouri mocra Believe That
Stone and Jones Will Form an
With Croker and
Discard Bryan and An
ti-ExpansiOn.

The formal announcement that Colonel
Charles H. jones. formerly of the st. Louis
Republic. had purchased the Louisville Dis
patch, is accepted here among the Demo-
cratic politicians as a significant action on
the part of the national Democratic COM
Inittee TO further the political ambitions of
William j. Stone for president in 1900.
Colonel Jones and Mr.. Stone are very warm
personal friends and closely associated in
politics. Colonel Jones was credited with
having a great ambition to get back into
Missouri newspaper work and was said for
a long time to be looking over his old field
at St. Louis for the purpose Of purchasing
some paper. II is claimed he will not engage
in active work for several weeks and ting
meanwhile great changes are being planned
for the paper.
Politicians Eere who are closely identified
with the interests of William J. Stone claim
that in the deal with Mr.. Jones there are
Chairman Jones. of the national commit
tee: Ex-Governor Altgeld. of Chicago. and
the other devoted adherents of he idea of
is to 1 and that the Dispatch will be closely
related to the national for the
future and will voice the sentiments of
these political wiseacres.
Louisville. it is claimed, was chosen be-
cause of the fact hat the national COM
mittee will dispute the domination of Colo
mel Henry Watterson with the Democrats of
the South. and will attempt to give the
people of the Bluegrass state a new organ
and a new leader in national politics.
Colonel Jones Is for expansion and so Is
Mr.. Stone. and on all the other ideas of
national Democracy these two men agree.
They stand for the Chicago platform as it
was in the last campaign. They declare
that Is to / is the best economic prescrip-
ton ever written for the nation ana they
will defend 1t as one of the principles of
the party faith.
The Dispatch, under its new manage
ment, will come into direct conflict at once
with Colonel Henry Watterson and the
Courier-Journal. and the tilt that is GER
tain to follow ought to be of interest. 1t
will be interesting in Missouri, where the
personality of the two men who will meet
In opposition is well known. That such Il
renture could have promised any degree of
success prior TO the time Colonel Waiter
son broke from the Chicago platform would
not for q minute be considered, but with
the Courier-Journal standing for sound
lucky Democracy will possibly drift ulti-
mately to the new organ and listen 10 the
words of The new leader.
That Colonel Watterson will dispute the
right of the new editor to come into Ken
lucky and teach Democratic doctrine differ
emit from what he has declared to be the
real principles of the party Is certain and
as Colonel Jones Is OF a highly compative
nature there will be a struggle there that
can not fail to be of deep interest.
Ex-Governor Stone is understood to count
on The fact that any political ambition he
may cherish will be supported by the party
in this state. Altgeld. of Illinois. is his
personal friend: Jones. of Arkansas. is an
other. and with Colonel Jones doing silver
missionary work under the direction of the
national committee in Kentucky. it is pos
sible they intend TO try to capture tina
and other Southern states for the Missouri
man in the next national convention. Tit
fact that Governor Stone has frequently
been in New York and in conference Will
Croker rs pointed out as significant. While
Croker declares that silver Is a dead issue
he Is understood to be friendly to Mr.
Stone, and 1t is possible that in maxim;
this statement he is simply unloading MI
Bryan and would swallow the dead issue
dead though it might be. If he got othe
matters in the platform that suited him
Al any rate, the rumors of Colonel Jones
new paper and the reputed connection wit,
IL OF the national committee will serve 1
attract renewed attention TO the possibilit
of William J. Stone as the Democrat.
candidate for president in 1900.