Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1896 — JONES IS CHAIRMAN. [ARTICLE]

JONES IS CHAIRMAN.

Democratic National Committee Select* llirn as its Leader. Senator James K. Jones was eleeted chairman of the Democratic national committee. The new chairman was called in and made a speech, saying he was deeply sensible of the honor, and accepted the position because of the interest he felt in the cause of silver. The members from the gold States did not generally attend the meeting, although there were Some notable excep.ions, Mr. Hanrity was there, having ike proxy of E. C. Wall of Wisconsin. An interesting feature of tile meeting was the fact that the temporary organization was presided over by Mr. Harrity. a gold standard man. Among the gold States not represented were Maryland, 'Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. Mr. Bryan was present during th? greater portion of the time the committee was in session. During the long French war two old ladies in Stanraer were going to the kirk, the one said to the other: "Was it no a wonderfu’ thing that the Breetisli were aye victorious ower the French iu battle?” “Not a bit,” said the otliof old lady, “diuna ye ken the Brearisii aye say their prayers before ga'in into battle’/” The other replied: “But eauua the French say their prayers as weelV” The reply was most characteristic: “’Hoot! iaberlng bodies, wha could imdarstan’ them?”