Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-17
CHAIRMAN JONES
His Visit Here Has No Special
Significance.
HOPES TO CARRY new YORK STATE
List of States Which Are Claimed
for Bryan.
MANAGERS TRULY HOPEFUL

There appears to be no special signicance
in the visit to Washington of Senator James
K. Jones, chairman Of the democratic ma
tional committee. His coming to Washing
ton is merely an incident Of his being in
New York, which gave him an opportunity
to run over here for private business. Rep
resentative Richardson, chairman of the
congressional committee, who also is here
today, comes over every Saturday and re-
mains until Monday evening. The two will
leave this evening for New York. where
Senator Jones will remain for perhaps sew
eral days. A fair inference is that Senator
Jones visit to the east relates to raising
money for the expenses of the campaign,
rather than to any political deal or deep
laid plan TO capture eastern republican
strongholds. 1t is said that there IS moth
ing in the Hill-Croker situation in New
York which demands the attention of the
national committee, and if there were less
harmony than there is among the New
York democrats interference on the part
of the national committee would proba bly,
Go no good.
Conditions in New York.
Though there is a branch headquarters
of the national committee in New York
with Governor Stone at its head, and Cor
man, Richardson and others assisting, the
purpose Of this subcommittee is not to
manage the campaign in New York, which
is entirely in the hands OF the state MAN.
ayers. The national managers profess to
be we'll satisfied with the situation in the
empire state, and make an astounding dis
play of confidence that somehow or other
Bryan is going to carry that state. Curl
oGsly enough. both Croker and Hill have
been able to impress the democratic ma
tional managers with their perfect sincerity
and devotion to the cause of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr. Croker promises majority for the
democrats of 100000 or more in the terri
tory on his side of the Harlem and Hill
stakes his political future on being able to
hold down the republican majority to rea-
sonabie proportions up state In way, the
national managers hope to gain some ad
vantage from the personal rivalry of these
two men, and from the anticipated effort
of each to make the best possible showing
they draw the conclusion which, for time
al least. affords them comfort.
States Which Democrats Claim.
The list of states in which the democrats
claim to have hopes Of success is somewhat
astounding to the average republican. Start
ing with Maryland and Kentucky, which
they claim are almost certain to 90 for
Bryan. they place New York. Delaware,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan,
Ohio. Indiana and West Virginia in the
doubtful column, protesting the greatest
confidence In Indiana and New York, with
various shades of hopefulness with respect
to all the rest.
With this broad field Of operation, their
resources are severely taxed, and it Is
doubtful whether in any Of these states
they Will be able to do much in the way of
campaign work independently of what Is
done by the several state organizations 1t
Is believed that the national committee has
more money for campaign purposes than it
had in 1896, but 1t has nothing like enough
TO meet the expense of organized and eff
1ectlve work over such broad territory,
and while they are casting their eyes hope
fully upon these states which have big re-
publican majoritieS to overcome 1t Is
abundantly evident that they will have
great difficulty in holding South Dakota,
Washington, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana,
Utah and Kansas, which gave their votes to
Bryan In 1896 and Kentucky appears to be
by no means ceratin for Bryan as the
democrats seem to think.
Truly Hopeful of Success
Yet 1t is manifest that the democratic
managers are truly hopeful of success
Neither Jones nor Richardson Is clever
enough at acting to make such a display of
confidence which he does not feel.
In an interview Senator Jones says that
he thinks Bryan will carry New York and
that Croker thinks SO, too, and has wager
ed 100000 that Bryan will be elected He
expressed satisfaction with the situation in
Indiana, and said that the democrats in
Illinois were working earnestly and eff,,c-
lively. He laid great stress on the favora-
Die disposition of the labor vote toward
Mr Bryan, and said that there was great
zeal or enthusiasm and earneStneSS in the
ranks of the democrats everywhere He
said also that he thought the democrats