Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

one of simple courtesy to Mr.. Bryan,
but the Harrison men declared that 1t
was a message of sarcasm, which meant
that if Mr.. Bryan was afraid TO keep
his word to address the meeting, it
would be a success without his pres
ence.
1t was late in the afternoon before
Mr.. Bryan made UP his mind to attend
the meeting, the Harrison people, who
were in good humor over the defeat Of
Devlin before the committee, ANNOUNCE
ing that he might attend the meeting
without causing any hostility TO him.
self in the Harrison camp. This mes
sage, however,
HAD NOTHING TO DO
with the intention reached by Mr.. Bry-
an regarding the meeting, for he had
decided to attend before it reached him.
When the national committee came
to order in the club room of the Sher
man House at II o'clock, all the States
were represented either by proxy or by
their regular committeeman with the
Texas, Utah. Vermont, West Virginia
and Arkansas.
Mr.. Bryan held proxies for Michigan
and South Dakota and was present
throughout the meetings OF the COM
mittee, although he did not take an
active part in the proceedings.
Ex-Governor Altgeld was offered the
proxy of Committeeman White, of
Washington, but declined it and Willis
]. Abbott, of New York, acted for that
State. Mayor Harrison held the proxy
for Alaska, but did not attend either
session of the committee.
AS soon as Vice Chairman Stone had
called the meeting to order Congress-
man Ferguson, of New Mexico, was
elected to fill the vacancy from that
State caused by the resignation of F. A.
ManZanares.
Mr. Stone then announced that the
committee of three appointed to inves-
tigate the charges made by the Harrison
faction of Illinois against P. j. Devlin,
editor of the Press Bureau of that ma
tional committee, was ready to report.
A motion was promptly made by
Mr. Gahan, of Illinois, that the report
of the committee be adopted and it
was carried with three dissenting
voices, O'Donnel, of Colorado; Will
liams, of Massachusetts, and Abbott,
of New York, voting in the negative.
Mr. Bryan did not vote, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he held two proxies.
The matter of rules was then taken
up, and Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, moved an adjournment as
not all the members of the committee
were provided with copies of the rules
and he objected to further proceedings
until they were supplied.
The meeting then adjourned until
$3.50, a recess of one and one-half
hours.
Committeeman Van Norton, of Ohio,
who was acting for Mr.. Mclean, the
regular member of the senate of that
the Ohio Valley
BI-METALLIC LEAGUE
were at the door and moved that they
be invited to enter and that Mr.. Tar
vim, of Kentucky, their chairman, be
asked to address the committee. The
motion was passed and the members
of the lague were admitted.
Mr.. Tarvin read the resolutions pass
ed by the League at the meeting held
at the Palmer house early in the day,
calling for the insertion on the next
Democratic national platform of
plankS antagOniStic to trusts, in Oppo-
sition to "imeprialism' and for de-
claration of adherence to the silver
plank of the Chicago platform. His
address contained nothing calculated
TO convey the impression that, unless
the members of the League received
the recognition they demanded, that
they would bolt from the ranks of the
Democratic national party. I'VE ask,
said Mr.. Tarvin, Ito be allowed to CO.
operate with the national committee
along these lines" and he aecentuated
the word these" in a significant man
her.
No action was taken by the commit
tee, save to pass a vote of thanks to
the members of the bi-metallic league,
and they were informed that the COM
mittee would call upon them whenever
it required assistance along the lines
marked out. The committee of BIZ
metalists then withdrew.
Mr.. Clayton, of Alabama, then
moved for the consideration Of the
rules governing the committee, and
asked the passage of a resolution to
the effect that all sections of the rules
from two to ten inclusive be stricken
out This was carried with some de-
bate
Committeeman Woodson, of Ken
lucky, delivered a long address on
methods used for collecting money in
Kentucky for the ways and means COM
mittee. Mr.. Clayton, of Alabama, then
moved an adjournment sine die, which
was carried. the session coming to an
end at s o'clock.
Committeeman Gahan invited tbs
members of the national committee and
their friends to make an excursion