Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23
DIR cHAIRMAN,s VIEWS.

United states Senator James X. Jones,
| chairman Of the Democratic National
| Committee. takes q very cheerful view
Of the political situation 1t Is certain
| that recent events In the financial and
| legislative history of this country have
| been TO the advantage Of our party. The
| Republicans have failed 10 satisfy the
! people with their scheme for currency re-
| lief, and, therefore, must bear some OF
| the responsibility for the peril through
which the business world is now passing.
| We take 1T. however that the admins
tration knows its danger and that II there
IS any power in the White House 10
| counteract the shipments OF gold abroad
| and make the money markets easier II
will be exercised.
Mr.. Hanna is too shrewd a leader
though he has been called an amateur
politician"-to leave any stone unturned
which could make the Industrial. condi-
lions favorable to his party next year.
We conclude. therefore, that all Of the
ingenuity and all the resources Of the
government and Of the treat moneycd
interests Of this country will work to-
gether to produce favorable financial con-
ditons from this time on until the presi-
Dental election IS over. The wonder.
however, is, that they do not 80 20 work
more earnestly to give the country per-
manent relief, instead Of adopting tenn
porary measures TO tide them over pohu-
cal and business crises.
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opinion when he says that only William
Jennings Bryan Will be mentioned as
candidate for the Democratic nominal
tion Yes; ii would be useless for any
one else to enter into the race. unless he
could content himself with "a comDl-
mentary vote" from one or two States.
AS to whom the convention would select
for the second place on our ticket. Mr..
Jones was reticent. We dare say he
could have given very good guess, bun
no would not try.
1t is a noteworthy fact that five or six
months in advance Of the meeting of the
two great national conventions the presi-
Dental nominations Of both are clearly
foreshadowed. 1t is also known who Mr..
McKinley's running mate will be-Mr.
Root, the present Secretary of War hav-
ing been chosen by the Republican lead
ers for that position. What is more,
these leaders make no bones Of admitting
that Mr.. Root is to have the position.
One Of the reasons why the city Of New
York could not secure the National Re
publican Convention was that it had been
decided 10 nominate Mr.. Root for the
vice-presdency; that was deemed sufh-
Client honor i'm the canvass of 1900 for the
Empire State.
Where the Democratic National Con-
venton will be held Chairman Jones
would give no guess nor opinion. Our
reading of our exchanges leaves us just as
much in the dark on this subject as Mr..
Jones has left the public but we incline
to the opinion that popular sentimen. is
drifting against Chicago. IT is admitted
that that city can offer great facilities
for national convention, but convention
habitues are tired Of it. Unless there is
u New York candidate for the vice-presi-
dency who is in the way, it would be very
well for that city to put in a bid for our
convention. Most people would pre-
fer to go there, ana the fact that Tam
many is prepared now TO give our ticket
and our platform its hearty support will
make New York stronger that it is natu-
rally. But somehow or other New York
never makes a very strong, well ordered,
heavily backed fight for a convention, OF
We wonder why. is it too provincial?
Or does it consider such prizes not worthy
| Of a downright hard tussle.