Arizona republican., 1902-04-04
That Arkansas should turn against

That Arkansas should turn against Bryanism as represented by Senator
 James K. Jones, THE GROWING is one of the politi- DEMOCRATIC cal surprises of the BREACH year. Jones, as
 chairman of the democratic national committee in the last two presidential campaigns and as Bryans chief representative in both, stood for the Chicago and Kansas City platforms more explicitly than could any other man before the Arkansas people. That he is defeated by an ex- ceedingly narrow margin in the legis- lature, however, emphasizes the fact that instead of abandoning Bryan, the democratic party is being divided in twain between the radical, populistic element and the old line conservatives by German and Hill. Nobody believes that MT. Bryan will lie down. He will continue to contest for supremacy in his party, and the eastern leaders who affect to despise his influence will lind that the harmony for which they are working will be the harmony of faction. At no time in the history of the party has it appeared so prob able that it was doomed to hopeless division.
 The defeat of Jones has caused jubi- lation, of course, in Washington, where the anti-Bryan atmosphere is heaviest. There is hardly prominent democrat in congress that is not jealous of the young Nebraskan, and they are rejoic- ing that his chief champion has been retired. Washington dispatches on the subject all have the same tenor. A that the Jones overthrow is the most welcome news democrats in congress have received during the session The election of a new senator from Arkan- sas will make the change of senate leadership from Jones to German an easy and natural step. His position as head of the democratic national committee carried with it the leader ship of the minority.
 From a tactical standpoint the demo- is no match for Aldrich. The younger democratic senators have long since broken away from him. Patterson, Du- bois, Bailey and Culberson have had neither time nor inclination for con ferences with Jones. In the senate he has been a more dismal failure as manager, if such thing be possible. than as the head of the democratic national campaign organization. AL drich is the smoothest manipulator who has ever sat in the senate. The only man in the democratic party who can approach him Is German and had Jones been reelected. his past record proves that he would have sulked, when his mantle was shifted to the Marylander. Senators who will not approve the nomination of German for the presi- dency will unhesitatingly follow his state leadership.
 The triumph of eX-Governor Clark in Arkansas only accentuates the change III lIlc SOull iS Star states that while Senator Jones' connection with the alleged cotton bale trust is assigned as the chief reason for the revolt against him. it is apparent that the democrats of the south have grown tired of carrying dead timber. Bryan and Jones and all that they stand for are strong only in Missouri. Texas and some states of the west. The selection of Benjamin Cable to manage the congressional campaign was the most convincing proof that could be offered that democratic congressional leaders wanted a new deal" But it is manifest that the anti-Bryan demo- crats greatly underrate the strength of Bryan throughout the country.
 The fact of Delegate Smiths utter failure to accomplish anything for