Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-20
He MAY INSIST ON SITTING
PROXY HAS BEEN SECURED FOR MIR.
...s BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA.
Committee to Meet Mt 10 O'Clock This
Morning at Observation-Disclosures
or William j. Stone VIII
Try to Bar All Fac
tionaI Fights.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Acting Chairman
William ]. Stone, of Missouri will call
10 order the Democratic national commit
Tee at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the
sherman house. The Democrats gathered
here expect to be busy with questions OF
political moment during the whole of the
day. william Jennings Bryan will prob,
ably sit as a committeeman, arrangements
having been made to furnish him with a
proxy. John p. Altgeld holds the proxy
OF william II. White of Washington. His
presence in the committee may cause
trouble, for it is believed that Thomas Ga
nan, member of the committee from Illi-
nois, may question Mr.. Altgeld's right to
represent Democratic committeeman. APP
parently Mr.. Altgeld is desirous OF avoid
ing trouble. He said to-day that he did
not care to sit in the committee If any of
the members resented it, and. accordingly
telegraphed Mr.. White, suggesting that
some other proxy be named. 'If / do not
hear from Mr.. White" said the ex-govern-
or tonight, "or If he insists that / repro
sent him, shall do so. But have no de.
sire to bring local affairs into the commit
teo."
The discord between the Harrison and
Altgeld factions of the local Democra tic
party was the salient feature of to-day's
talk around the hotels. If Acting Chair
man Stones wishes are carried out, and
apparently most of the committeeman are
with him. the fractional differences local to
Chicago and New York will not be brought
before the committee in any form.
II is probable that a new rule will be
adopted tomorrow providing that when
ever a vacancy occurs in the national COM
mittee the state committee shall elect a
member of the national committee to fill
such vacancy. Another rule which Is under
consideration gives the nationak committee
the right to judge of the qualifications of
Its own members. Still another rule is be-
Ing talked of which would force ex-Gov-
ernor Altgeld out of his position as men,
Der OF the auxiliary committee which
was originally composed of Mr.. Altgeld,
Senators Jones, Teller and Allen, and VIII
liam j. Stone. This rule will provide that
all committees, auxiliary and otherwise,
OF the national committee shall be made
up only of members of the big committee
As Mr.. Altgeld is not a member of the
national committee, the adoption of this
rule would prevent his serving on any
auxiliary committee.
According to the plan of action gfeen
out tonight there will be two subsidiary
committees named-the finance committee,
which will take the place of the committee
committee. which, in addition to its other
duties. will take charge of the press
bureau
= II was reported to-day that IL a sub
committee of the finance committee is
named Tomorrow, Trey -Woodson, of Ken
lucky, and j. G. Johnson, of Kansas, will
pe Two OF its members, and Sam B. Cook,
OF missouri, will be made superintendent.
Mr.. Woodson and Mr.. johnson, who were
members of the committee selected to in
qulre into the protest made by Thomas
Sahan against P. ]. Devlin, press agent of
the national committee, have their report
ready to submit The report is understood
70 censure Mr.. Devlin for the part he took
al tne Harrison-Altgeld campaign last
spring and TO recommend the aboiishment
9 II is intimated that the designations of
senators Teller and Allen and ex-Govern-
OF ". Slone as members OF the auxiliary"
or ways and means, committee, will be
handed in tomorrow. Senator Jones' ab
sence in Europe will leave Mr. AltgeId the
sole remaining member of this committee
a,it anu an attempt may be made to force him
out and reorganize the committee with
onIy Democrats as members, leaving out
the Populists and silver Republicans
among the prominent Democrats here
Massachusetts; Oliver II. p. Belmont of
New York: Congressman James A. Nor
ton, of Ohio; William ]. Stone and Senator
FRANCIS M Cockrell. of Missouri; Colonel
Tor Arthur p. German; Clark Howell or
Georgia: William Goebel. Democrats ca
didate for governUT, Of Kentucky: Henry
~; HSiayton. OF Alabama; William J. Obey.
Committeeman Dwyer, of California; John
shafroth: of Colorado: Colonel John I
MMaTti7; Mar 1otn. Sf St Louis; Frank Campbell. of
yndr. Mew hnrR; fa >; e. Johnson: Of Kansas, and
League.