The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25
TO Try FOR NEW YORK
Col. Bryan Will Make an Effort
to Capture the Empire State.

Chicago, Sept 25.-It has been de-
cided by the Democratic national COM
mittee that Mr.. Bryan will make a de-
termined effort to capture the vote OF
New York state. The matter was set
tied today at a conference at Demo-
cratic national headquarters, at which
were present, in addition to Mr.. Bryan
Chairman Stone of the national commit
tee, Committeeman Campau of Michi-
gan and O'Brien of Minnesota and Con-
gresham Shively of Indiana.
1t was decided that Mr.. Bryan should
be in New York from October 16 to 20,
inclusive, and return there on October
a. Whether he is to wind up the cam
paign in that state was not finally set
tied, though practically agreed upon.
The announcement was not made abSO-
Lutte, however as the programme is still
subject to change. The statement given
out by Chairman Jones after the con-
ference was:
What we have been debating was
the programme for Mr.. Bryan after his
dates in New York from October 16 to
20 and again on October q. We have
practically agreed on the plan, but can
not give it out now, as it may have to
be changed in some particulars
Ex-Governor Stone, who has been in
charge of the New York headquarters,
is the man responsible for the determi
nation to make the fight in that state.
He came here during the day with the
statement Indt, WllllG ne cOulQ not
promise that the electoral vote OF New
York would be cast for Mr.. Bryan, still
the state was fighting ground, and with
Cookers help in New York city there
was a good chance of success. That
Croker would do all he could to help
Bryan Governor Stone brought ample
assurance
At the conclusion of his conference
with the members of the committee Mr.
Bryan gave out the following statement
in REPUTATION of a report that positions
in his cabinet, should he be elected, had
already been promised:
81 have not given to any one, either
verbally or in writing, a promise of a
cabinet position, and I shall not, during
the campaign, make any such promise
I have not authorized and shall not au-
thorize any one, verbally or in writing,
to promise any cabinet position, or any
other position to any one. If am elect
ed I shall be absolutely free to discharge
all the duties of the office according to
my own judgment in all matters not
covered by the platform.
$50 far as know now shall follow
my original itinerary Notwithstanding
all this talk about my changing my
dates at the behest of the committee"
Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by j. Ham
ilton Lewis, of Washington, took the
Burlington road for Lincoln at $50
p. m.
New York today.
The following addition to William J.
Bryan's itinerary was given out at Dem
ocratic national headquarters:
Leave Sioux City, Ia, September %,
over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
for Sioux Falls, S. D.; leaves Sioux
Falls, S. D., over Northwestern for Abb
erdeen, arriving night of September %.
Departing from Aberdeen at midnight,
travels through North Dakota over the
Great Northern to Crookston, Mimi ar
irving on the night of September 20.
Reaches Duluth over the Northern Pa
cific SUqndS Sunday in that citV. takes
Minneapolis and Omaha road for Min
neapoIis and St. Paul, October l. To
Mankato, Mimi, over the Minneapolis
and Omaha and from Mankato over the
Northwestern to Chicago, arriving here
the night of October or the following