The age-herald., 1899-09-14
DELEGATE WOOTEE ATTACKS TRUSTS
 AT TIE CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
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 of the conference, the committee consisting of one delegate from each state represented and each organization of general has the following among its members: Texas, Hon. A. B. Davidson; New Mexico, Frank Springer; Florida, John F. Forbes; West Virginia. J. B. Harris; South Carolina, B. C. Kaufman; Mississippi. J. w. Culver; Louisiana, w. w. Howe; Missouri, F. C. Farr; Maryland, Major John P Yelot.
 Nationist Socialist League, A. A. Sim mons; tariff reform committee of the Re form club, Lawson Purdy; American Social Science association, w. A. Giles; National Grain and Provision association, s. H. Greedy; National Grange, H. E. Huxley; National Alliance Theatrical Stage Elm ployes of America, l.. NJ Harmt; New England Free Trade League, Byron ". Hot; American Academy of Political and Social Science Edmond J. James; Illinois Commission Mems association, George H. Holden; Order of Railway Conductors, E. E. Clark; Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men, w. S. Carter Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen, P. H. Morrssey; National Association of Manufacturers, Theo. c. Searcy; National Millers' association, Ell. Madebury; National Single Tax League, Walter A. Lantz, American Antitrust League, M. L. Lockwood; Brcklayers and Masons of America, M. R. GradN United Garment Workers of America, Henry
 
 League, P. E. Dove, eX-officio Franklin H. Head and Ralph M. Easily.
 White Elected Chairman
 William White, of Louisiana, was elected chairman of the meeting and after hot discussion was elected permanent chair man of the conference. The vice-chairmen selected were; Thursday, Dudley Wooten. Texas; Friday, Mayor H. B. Johnson, Colo rado; Saturday, s. P. Corley. The following s.t,1- | nd was appointed: H. w. Blair, New Hamp- shirt; L. D. Sutherland, Nebraska; J. w. Gains, Tennessee; J. c. Hanley, Minnesota; A. B. Davidson, Texas
 The committee will make special rules to govern points of dispute but ordinary par liamentary rules will generally prevail
 After vainly trying to solve the question of a committee on.resolutions the commit tee adjourned uneil evening. The opening of the evening session was delayed for some time pending the report of the com mittee on programme and on organization At S:30 o'clock President Head introduced Governor George w. Atkinson, of West Virginia.
 Gaines Presents Report
 After Governor Atkinson had concluded his speech, Congressman John w. Gaines, of Tennessee, presented the report Of the committee on organization, naming the chairmen already mentioned and providing that three S6SSlOHS De USlu udlls. All Peb- pers or addresses are to be limited to twenty minutes The report was adopted unanimously. In accepting the gavel the chairman confined his remarks to thank ing the conference for the honor conferred upon him, and promised to preside with impartiality.
 Attorney General D. C. Crow, of Missou- ri, then spoke on "Insu-ance Combina- tions," and was followed by P. E. Dove, president of the Commercial Travellers Ma | tional League. MT Dove vigorously de- | nounced trusts. He asserted that while the | cost of living has increased within the last l two years at an average of between 12 and 1 16 per cent, wages have been advanced less 1 than per cont, wages being lower today 1 than in 1895, and declared the advance in l price due to the direct or indirect influence 1 of trusts of about 15O commodities, ranged | from to 800 per cent.
 l The next speaker was MT. Thurber. of l New York. Joseph Ntmmo, Jr., of Wash | ington, followed
 A programme for tomorrow was present. 1 ed and adopted. It was the intention tt 1 have W. Bourke Cochran to talk tomorrow night, but he objected to the arrangement 1 and expressed a desire to speak Frida. 1 evening following W. J. Bryan. com