The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-26
EVERY DEMOCRAT WILL VOTE TICKET Campau is Mentioned for the
 Championship JAS. K. JONES AT ES0PUS Former Senator Assures Judge Parker That All Who Voted for Bryan
 VIII Vote for Parker
 This Time.
JAS. K. JONES AT ESOPUS

Esopus. N Y. July 25.-Former Senator preside tomorrow at the meeting of the democratic national committee, which will elect new chairman. Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia, chairman of the committee at St. Louis which drafted the national platform, and Daniel J. Campau, member of the democratic national com mittee from Michigan. were callers at Rosemount. the home of Judge Alton B. Parker, democratic candidate for pres- ident, today.
 Senator Jones told Judge Parker that every democrat who voted for MT. Bryan in 1896 and 1900 will vote the democratic
 ticket this fall. Senator Daniel said that the franchise plank in the democratic platform would enable the party to carry Maryland. West Virginia and Delaware
 Senator Jones told Judge Parker that the money question was not an issue In the campaign except as it was made a personal issue by Judge Parker himself
 The fact that there is no money plank in the platform is satisfactory to dem
 ocrats who favor free silver, and there @SAo 1ohotct opilCS bhlu JuQR6 FdTker 8 position in declaring for the gold stan
 dard is not offensive to them
 Clear Grasp of Situation. After the conference the visitors talked with newspaper men while waiting for their train 70 New York Senator Daniel said he had come to Esopus prepared to
 Ike Judge Parker He had support d
 the judge tor Il e nomination and kne w a great dssi shout him, but his great learn ing and the clear grasp he has of Il business sile of the campaign to be made
 this fall particularly appealed to him. Speaking of campaigning generally, Sentor Jones said he does not favor the presidential candidate making a canvass by going on a general stumpIng tour.
 From this 1t is taken that the subject ot personal campaigns was one of the topics of the long conference. and that Judge Parker reiterated his objection to presi- dential candidates taking the stump. t is not believed that Judge Parker win leave Rosemont on a speech-making trip. Some promises were made to Judge Par ker by Senator Jones In regard to the fight that will be made to carry certain western states claimed by the republi- cans. Senator Jones said that If the democrats in the east and Atlantic states
 do as well as he expected there will be democratic triumph in November
 Asked whether he had given any ss- surance to Judge Parker that no silver democrat would oppose the ticket, Sena- tor Jones said:
 4a tn1r hot A.
 have told you. every democrat will vote
 the democratic ticket this year I think Judge Parker understands that" campau Is Possibility.
 Much surprise was caused her etoday 1 by the anti-Taggart ticket. Mir. Campu said he had heard little talk of any one but Taggart although it is known not one of them really favors the election of Mir. Taggart They say they have heard no other names mentioned among mem- bers of the committee.
 One of the visitors asked newspaper men if there is anything In the talk for Senator Smith of New Jersey, but pro- fessed not to know whether his boom has substantial backing. It was learned at Rosemount that Senator Davis had mentioned MT. Campau for the place on the occasion of his visit to Judge Parker. Senator Davis spoke of MT. Campau as the Nestor of the committee, although a young man in years. and believed him to be we'll equipped for the place If Sena- tor German declined to accept
 Judge Parkers visitors said they had heard little discussion in relation to the treasurers of the national committee. There are two candidates for the secre- | taryship, and there may be more before | an election tomorrow. Two names men | tioned thus far are C. w. Walsh of Iowa, the present secretary, and Urey | Woodson of Owensboro, Ky.