The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-23
DEMOCRATS TO CONFER.
Text Of Letter Outlying Scope Of st. Louis
Meeting.
AR. WALL OF WISCONSIN GIVES IT OUT
Says He VIII Not Attend BecRuAc II
LIS "Oniy" Meeting Of ways and
Means Committee.

Milwaukee, Wis, May Outward c.
Wall, National democratic committeeman
Of Wisconsin. today made public the call
tor conference of members OF the Ma
tional democratic committee at ST. Louis
May 20. the announcement OF which was
published some time ago Wisconsin VIII
not he represented at the conference, a
MIR. Wall docs not look upon the meeting
as more than conference of the ways
and means committee and in giving the
letter Of the press, does SO after being
criticised by Wisconsin democrats because
of his determination not 10 attend the
meeting.
The full toNt Is as follows:
Hon, ~ G. Wall, Member Democratic Ma
tional Committee, Milwaukee. Wis
ST. Louis, Mo May 4.-Dear sir: As
you are no doubt aware, senator Jones.
chairman Of our National committee, has
gone to Europe for the benefit NJ his
health. MIR. Walsh secretary OF the COM
mittee, is In Alaska. senator Jones writes
that ne Will probably be absent for several
months. aud as Mr. Walsh has been in
Alaska about year already and is now
publishing a newspaper. il Is uncertain
when he will return to Iowa. Before sail
ing for Europe, Senator Jones wrote let.
tcrh to lis, In which he asked one OF mis-
associates C1ohnson) to act as secretary
OF tho committee during Mr.. Walsh's alb
senue and asked the other of us (Stonel 10
act in his stead as chairman OF what ia
known as The ways and means committee,
HAVING headquarters az Chicago until his
return. on Senator Jones suggestion we
have met here today for a conference. We
.t..t. No. ~
when the work OF organization for the
campaign of 1900 should he begun in
earnest and actively prosecuted We be-
lieye this work should be carried on not
IN two or three States but throughout the
unon. 10 the end that We may be pre-
pared to fight the battle next year with
well grounded hope OF success,
We believe the members OF the Ma
tlonal committee should meet at an early
day for conference with a view to reach
Ing some understanding as 10 future OPP
erarions We have no authority, OF course
TO assemble the commission in regular
meeting, but we have thought II would be
proper and wise to write to members OF
the committee individually and suggest an
Informal conference. dinner viii be
given IN this city on May %. 10 which
some 1900 persons will be invited. Mr.
Bryan and other leading men Of the party
win attend the dinner and formal invita-
tons VIII be sent TO each member Of the
National committee. AS st. Louis Is
central and convenient point. we have
concluded TO write TO members OF the
committee and invite them to meet here on
the 25th at she Planters house, where we
can spend the day in discussing party az
fairs and arrange our future work There
are number OF important matters which
ought 10 receive the attention OF the
committee and we believe great good
would result from such conference as
we propose, We know how difficult It is
Tor gentlemen to leave their homes and
give attention 10 matters of this nature.
but we feel that the circumstances ana
conditions surrounding us demand some
Harrihce, and hence II is we urge this
suggestion upon your confederation.
II Is unnecessary 10 state that Chairman