The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-29
MISSOURI
Tho state Central Committee 10 for
Harmony.

Tho state Central Committee 10 for
Harmony.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 23.-A long
stride toward harmony in the ranks Of
the Missouri Democracy was taken at
the Southern hotel this morning when
twelve members Of the old State cen
trial committee voted to recognize and
take into the fold the nineteen MEM
bcrs added to the committee at the
convention held at Fertile Springs last
summer.
The motion to recognize the silver
ties was made BY j. w. Zevely of JEFF
fcrson City, and every member Of the
old committee present voted aye. X.
G. Stcuver, committeeman from the
Tenth district, was absent, and Ber-
nard Corrigan, committeeman from
the FIFTH listric,, was at h hotel,
but did not participate in the meeting.
a lively debate followed regarding
the time when the joint and harmon
lied committee should meet. A recess
was taken until noon with the ques-
tion still unsettled.
The action taken by the committee
is considered u victory by the silver
ties, but the Francis faction contends
that IL was animated by the highest of
party motives In admitting the Pertlc
Springs members.
q. w. Allen, chairman of the Pertle
Springs committee; y. l.. Christian of
the Fourth district. q. IT, Avery OF the
Ninth district, John W. Booth of the
Tenth district, were the only ones
present. IL was nearly IL o'clock
,vh.u Cknirrnn Mo M .pall,I tha t,ant-
ing to order. lie explained that the
old committee met as individuals and
not as u committee to take action on
the recognition Of the Pertle Springs
members. lie said that he had been
requested by Committeeman Allen,
Knott and Avery to call q meet
ing Of the JOINT committee and asked
for instructions. The motion to admit
the silveritcs was then carried. Har-
vey Salmon and John n. Carroll in
sisted Oh another meeting to-day, but
Chairman Matfit, Icvely and Sam
Brooks opposed holding a joint meet
ing while SO many of the Pertle
Springs members were absent. Car
roll and Salmon won their point on a
vote of = to ., which was su~ bscquently
made unanimous. The meeting was
an open one and three of the silverite
committee were present. They left
the room after the adjournment, fear
ing that some surprise would be
sprung on them at the afternoon meet
ing.
The committee met after the noon
recess and quickly completed the love
feast which is expected to enroll Mis-
souri, again in the ranks of Democratic
States. TWENTY wo members out of
the thirty-four were present at the
second meeting. including George w.
Allen, j. NJ. Christian, J. A. Knott and
John w. Booth of the Pertle Springs
COMMITTEES. a resolution was made
and carried that the nmalgamated
committee should meet here ut the
Planters hotel Tuesday, December 3.
Chairman Maflitt said that he hoped
there would be no old ard new COM
mittce hereafter. and that the personal
difference should be forgotten in the
work of carrying the state for the
Democracy. His remarks were hearth.
ly applaudcd. a committee was APP
pointed To draw mp resolutions on the
death of A. {. Sherwood, committee
man from the Fourteenth district,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The ~silverites. as the extra commit
tecmen appointed at the Pertle
Springs convention are known, are
now in control Of the state Committee
with nineteen members out of thirty
four,
Nothing was done about fixing the
date of the State convention to choose
national delegates. The Pcrtle Springs
convention adopted n resolution to
hold the convention on or before
April IL, 1896. The old committee
favored n later date, as it believed
that the sentiment in favor of free
silver in this State was on the wane.
II the nineteen Pcrtle Springs com
mitteemcu remain united they car
control the date of the convention and
possibly elect delegates who will
favor a free silver man for President