The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-03
Announced That James &.
Jones Will Give Advice
During Campaign.
,WAT'TERS0N VISITS
AR KER. !! AT ES0PU:Sl US
Veteran E Editor$ Hopes ford DEM
ocratic8 Success and#Will Do
His Part = arker to- Make
No Speech sand Will I.
N Not Visit St.
Louis.
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Special to The { Times D!spatch.)

Especial to The 4 Times Dispatch II
NEW y DIRK. September August Bel
lnonts ambition to be kn own az I he
dominant power In the Demo ocratic MAJ
tionas Committee Is said to be at the bot
tom of the paralysis that seems to- have
seized this body Chairman Ta aggart who
would become q, aere5 subaltern Il Bel
monts ambition were realized. 81 is fight
Ing for political existence, and the Ma
,tlonal$ Commit tee 4 Is In a deadlock. lsi59
II Belmonts plan Is reported i: to be the
ag1lshment OF n a. branch y eadquarters
tinsS the West, with II Taggart IN charge
The main dquarters# here he would
and William Z. Il sheehan The Western.
branch would be dependent on Eastern
HEADQUARTERS for; funds. "a AS q threat to
compel compli iance, If Belmont Is said IL to-
hold the re fusal OF Wall Streets sup
port. Belmont is being aided in his pur-s
pose, It Is said, , Il by the Il editorial ! tti-S
tldeS OF one IN ew5 = ork Demo ocratic news
paper. which has belittled II the work Of
Taggart. i@ a6
g Conference y day. M
Taggart ISL ware OF all this. and ap-
spealed Is so,n1e,@of the 4 chief Democrats
outsid e. Of New y ork TO prevent his de-.
throIlement Colonel James Guffey, Of
Pittsburg. came t. town. John P.sE Hop;
kins,, airman OF the illinois State Cons:
mittee w James 4 K. ] Jones, g, Of Arkansas;l
ex -cl,a ,airmar n of 4 the National Commit tee,
and National Commit itteeman Roger.s G.5
Sullivan, accompanied Mr. Guffe ha,
went first to y Mr.. Taggart's room any
we're closeted with him for an h our. r
Then they went to Mr. Shee ehan's oonl
and & remained 9long. Mr.. Hop pkins Is In
terested In the establi ishment q q Vest
ern headquarters. but he wants Il It q IN N
his city. and not at Indianapolis, g 4 ~ Mr.i
Taggart swoul d prefer: s 585 !. 81
5 Imme lately, after the conference Mr. s
TaggartS was asked is the question OF q q
Western head quarters was In q fair way
toward ttlernent. 5Et' 70, i cant say hat
1t is,ns he Brepl led. ,;.7s5 1,
IN On tuesday Taggart nnouncad hat the
ma tier would be decid ed shortly but. q
change seems to have come d over the
Meanwhile funds are being collected
slowly, and the work OF Organization IN. IN
the doubtful States is tagging.
Jones to Help. 81!
Al IA ssociated Press dispatch from New
York says ssss$ % lsyi IA
Ann A1ui ouncen,en was made at the ma
tional 8Democratic headquarters that
former Senator James X. Jones. Of
( Arkansas, ,$$ VIII 8 was chairman Of the
National Committee during 1 the past
eight years, wi be connected WITH the
committee in an advisory capacity. He
will not bof assigned TO any special work
or department, but It is expected that he
viii come to New Y ork and remain where
he can be consulted and give council II as
5tos his 4 experience Il General syY alsh, of
Iowa, who was secretary Of the old COM
Smittee and j !; G. Johnson, of 1Sans Is.8
who was chairman Of the Executive Cons
Smittee during the last campa Ign. have
been placed In charge \ Of dc epartments
at national headqu The statement
rs made that these gentlemen have como
here. at the reauestseof Chairman 4: 2 Tag-
cart, I,
" Messrs Jones. Johnson and Walsh were