Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-25
THE FIGHT ON BRYAN
His Defeat for the Nomination Re-
garded as Impossible.
PLAN TO SIDETRACK SILVER ISSUE
Attack on National Committee
Chairman Jones.
SECOND PLACE ON TICKET

The antl-BrEan element OF the democratic
party have not yet got to the end of their
endeavor in the direction of making trouble
for the hard-and-fast Bryan people. They
expect to still have some fight left in them
when they get to Kansas City. While they
have been compelled to abandon all hope for
their original plan 10 get uninstructed dele
cations who would vote against Bryan in
sufficient numbers to prevent his nominal
ton they have hope of being able to ac-
compIish something in line with their de-
sires.
TIL. defeat of Bryan at Kansas City is no
longer regarded by anybody as a possibility,
but those men who have openly opposed
Bryan, together with those who have Sc
cretly disapproved of him and his principles,
though they have been so situated that it
was not wise for them TO proclaim their
diSapproEal, are directing their efforts now
toward the nomination Of 4 man on the
ticket with him who is identified with the
element opposed to Organism and who sup
ported the ticket in 'a6 under protest; and
also toward displacing Senator Jones of
Arkansas as chairman of the national com
mttee- They are working to this end with
great deal of energy. and enlisting in the
cause some who have always been loyal to
Bryan. but who are more or less doubtful
of Bryan's strength. and are willing to ac-
code to most any proposition they are led
to believe may lead to success in the cleo
ton. They expect to he able to get enough
men of influence in the convention commit
ted to their plans to enable them to put up
very lively fight in the convention. and
perhaps TIC succeed in both their objects.
Chairman Jones' Vigilance.
Chairman Jones is so thoroughly devoted
to Bryan and the principles of the Chicago
platform that his continuance as chair
man of The national committee would be an
obstacle to their plans for giving direction
TO the campaign. The anti-Bryan people
charge up against Senator Jones the failure
of their scheme to get control of the con-
vention through uninstructed delegations.
When that scheme was first conceived d
very determined effort was made to retire
him from the Craftsmanship of the present
committee CT to discredit him by represent
ing that there was friction between him and
Othe" prominent Bryan leaders and even
between him and Bryan himself
Jones circumvented their plans and on
going to Europe for his health he left the
work of the committee in the hands of men
thoroughly in sympathy with the plans
which had the approval of Mr.. Bryan and
himself. He has been extraordinarily watch
full Of the interests of Mr.. Bryan and the
political principles which Mr.. Bryan stands
for and 1t is known that he will oppose the
nomination of any man on the ticket with
Bryan who does not stand just where
Bryan stands on public questions. There
fore an attack on Jones, so as to destroy
his influence as far possible. is a first
Sttp III lllt Stitlne 10 tbullttTdct 1Ee NOM
nation of Bryan by putting on the ticket
with him man OF Numerically opposite
views and to shift the issues of the cam
paign. Jones is not committed to any par
ticular candidate for the vice presidential
domination. and it is said that he has
personal preference. beyond the insisrence
that the candidate shall be a man who
agrees with Bryan politically.
The Issue of the Campaign.
Events of the past few weeks have Pc
cuiarly emphasized the fact that our poll
icy in dealing with acquired territory is
going to be the leading issue in the cam
paign. no matter how much the platform
of SO is reiteratd at the Kansas City con-
Vtntion. and that the money question Will
rave to take second or third place as a
subject of interest. This will be determined
by the interest taken by the public in the
question of more recent development and
more immediate concern, and 1t Is believed
that the public will be apt to regard the
discussion of the money question aca-
demc. The stalwart Bryan people are de-
termined. however, that as an article of
faith the money plank of :6 shall be de-
c1ared as emphatically as it was in !ti. and
that ii shall not at any time during the
campaign be repudiated or belittled as
issue. If the people are more interested in
other questions, that cannot be helped by
the convention.
Aim OF Anti-Bryan Men.
If the democrats who regard Bryan as too
much of populist tand many are giving
expression to that opinion in the advocacy
of a conservative nomination for Vice Pres
idenD can succeed in nominating for Vice
President Il man who does not believe in
f1ce silver and can depose Chairman Jones
they hope to be able to so direct the cam
paign as to amount To Il practical repudia-
ton of IL to l. They know that while
Jones will not insist that IL to l shall he
paramount to everything else, whether the
public so considers it or not. he Will not
operate with any effort to repudiate il as
an issue.
From the apparent progress that is being
made by those who want to nominate {.
Vice President who will be an antidote to
Organism, the prospects are that the no
nOtony of the Kansas City convention will
be broken by very lively scrimmage-