The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-03
Committeeman DISCUSS
CANDIDATES AND ISSUES

| J. G. johnson OF Kansas is one of the
best-hnown members of the committee
having served since 1896
kansas Democrats will hold their con.
vention April to select delegates to the
| National Convention,' he said We will
| instruct for Hearst without doubt We
are, for him and intend to show it by ou,
| early action. l am in favor of reaffirming
| the Kansas City platform.
| The Democrats are better organized
| than they have ever been and enter the
| campaign hopeful of success. OF course
do not claim to be thoroughly posted as
to Republican politics in my State. but
| should say that Senator Burton is dead
politically. while the Old Republican ma
chime IS almost in the same condition
Yes have heard former Senator Harris's
| name mentioned in connection with the
! Democratic gubernatorial nom.nation. but
think he has left the State and is EN-
| ployed by a Chicago livestock concern
| No; am not a candidate for Governor
| Daniel !. Campau of Michigan is the
/ oldest member of the National COMMITTEES
| time he has been State chairman of his
| party. There has not been time in the
| last thirty years when he has not held Of
| flee in the party organization.
II am in favor OF live issues in our next
platform" he said. I'VE want issues upon
| which we can win. Al the same time. We
| want these issues without discrcditing the
| record OF the party in the past. There is
| no need for us to cast aspersions upon any
| Democrat in order 10 have live issues for
| the campaign"
WILL HAVE LIVE ISSUES.
do you favor a reaffirmation of the
| Chicago and Kansas City platforms?" he
| was asked
We want and will have live issues. is
all that have to say in relation to that
| he replied with a smile. Personally ]
have not expressed a choice for IA presi-
| dental candidate and have none In
| mind
| Governor John r. Osborne of wyoming
| is claimed by friends of Hearst to be IA
rorabie 10 his candidacy. Il have not ex-
pressed myself for publication" he said.
| NO one has right TO say where /
stand, and l do not choose at this time
to say. We will not have our convention
| until June, when there viii! be plenty of
time IN which to talk about the matter.
ready TO say whether l favor reaffirma-
ton of the Kansas City platform"
Former Senator James X. Jones of Ar
kansas talked freely with his feliow-corn-
mitteemen about the national situation
| but refused to talk for publication As to
his possible candidacy for reelection as
chairman of the National Committee he
was noncommittal.
when the convention namcs the cam
didate for President he said Il will
support him, as have always done. Like
wise when the convention makes the plat
form. l will support that. | can tell
right where 1 stand about the middle of
July
What do you think of Mr. Bryan's
propaganda in the East?'' he was aske
What propaganda? Has he been in the
East?" And then he shook his head in
silence
Sitting with Senator Jones was j. NJ
Guffey of Pennsylvania. the millionaire
oil man. Il have repeated to ali the boys
that l have nothing to say at this time
about candidates or issues he said
Secretary Charles A. Walsh of Iowa ~
an outspoken Hearst man. II am and
have been, for him all the time l am an
original ninety-six man."
FOUR ARE FOR HEARST.
Besides. Mr.. johnson and myself there
are two other members of the committee
present to-day who are for Hearst, even
though they will not talk for publication.
i cannot tell you who they are. No. Sena-
tor Jones is not one Of them, even though
his State will he for Hearst"
Norman Z. Mack of New York has al
ways been supposed 10 be a friend of