The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
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DEMOCRATIC SEE-SAw, WITH Ne
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three Richer Men. Gufrey. Newisnds
or Clark. Talked o. FER Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee.
James X. Jones Of Arkansas, chairman
of the Democratic National COMMITTEES,
has been at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for q
day or 50. He attracted little observation.
Mr. Jones has often been q visitor to New
York city in the last half dozen years and
his missions have not been altogether OF a
political nature. He has been interested
in the Round Cotton Bale Trust and II has
been necessary for him to confer with
his associates In the enterprise.
Yesterday there were Democratic at the
hotel who said that Mr. Jones Is to be sue
National Committee by either Col James
Newlands the newly elected United States
Senator for Nevada, or Senator William
A. Clark Of Montana.
It was mentioned with singular candor
that all three are millionaires many times
over and that IL was demonstrated In the
national campajS ns Of 1893 and 1900 that
the Democrats could not live on shavings
alone. Col. Guhey is an oil king, Mr.. New
lands is owner Of vast silver and gold
mines and Senator Clark is richer yet In
copper and. silver. The one who pro
duces' the most OF substantial COM
modify will get the job as chief Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
Coincident with Mr.. Jones's appearance
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel came dispatches
from Washington announcing the election
Of Senator Arthur Pue German Of Mary
land TO be the absolute leader Of the Demo-
Gratis in the United States Senate. Sena-
tor German has been endowed with uncon-
ditional authority and 1t will be his prov
ince to shape political legislative affairs
In Washington between now and the assem-
bling Of the Democratic National Conven-
ton in June or July. 1904. 80 that the Demo-
Gratis may have ISSUES in the approach
ing national battle.
II was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel In Au-
gust. 1895, that Mr.. Jones, then Just elected
chairman Of the Democratic, National Com
and told the Maryland statesman that
the Bryanites would not permit him TO be
q member Of the Democratic National
Executive Committee or In any way to
have hand In the Bryan campaign Of that
year. VII. VOnSS ndu Jubt Hct
and his friends at the home Of the late VIII
liam p; st: John. treasurer OF the Demo-
cratic National Committee. who was to
have been Secretary OF the Treasury. II
Bryan had won. Mr.: Jones pleaded with
the Bryanites and their friends to give
Mr.. German place on the Executive Com
mittee. insisting that his experience In the
campaigns Of 1884. 1888 and 1892 would be
Of incalculable value TO Mr. Jones, who
had had little or no experience In con-
d.. 49,
The Bryanites were obdurate.
There was famous dinner OF the Grid
iron Club in Washington at which Bryan
and German 0ust defeated for the Senate)
were present. German spoke. frst he
told OF the beauties and effects Of organiza-
ton joshed' the members in happy style.
Bryan was more serious. Looking straight
at German Bryan praised Germans utter
ances a. TO the glories and benefits of
Organization and bitingly added:
tineuished gentleman from Maryland has
ioined. the most permanent Of all organiza-
And here German hobs up on top Of
the coop-if there Is q coop.
Senator German, Democratic. will head
the delegation from his State In the national
convention Of 1904. In the conventions
Of 1898 and 1900 he was represented by
NJ: he sysn als SS y S M sSHSh
was never able to beat Mr. German for
National Committeeman.
Will Mr.. Bryan be a delegate to the Ma
tional Convention from his own State Of
Nebraska7 II so, therell be music, IL IL
predicted. He will meet the suave Mr..
German face to face and the Maryland
sphinx and his friends will be in full control
OF the National Committee and thereby
Of the convention, as the committee names
the temporary and permanent chairmen
and officers OF the convention besides the
committees on platform and credentials.
II 10 the opinion that there will be no sort
Of . fight in the convention, unless Mr..
Bryan himself leads It; as. In the list OF his
friends. there In not one TO match the Demo-
cratic warriors who will he on the field
with battle axes swinging at Bryan and his
doctrines. j. c. Dahlman. Democratic
National Committeeman for Nebraska, has
Just said in an authoritative interview:
II am for o Western candidate II we
can get one: II not. am for Parker of New
York never word about Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan was not q regularly elected
delegate to the Chicago convention of 1885,
which nominated him the FIRST time He
turned up there ~ q contestant and was
seated by the committee on credentials.
appointed by a national COMMITTEES which
had been captured by the Free Silver Demo-
Gratis