Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-25
VIII be Chiefly Anti Trust and
Anti-ImperialiSm
Sill YER IN THIRD PLACE
Meeting Is In Session In st. Louis To.
day.-Trouble In the Illinois
Ranks--The Banquet.

st. Louis, May M.-Ways, means and
methods of conducting the next presi-
Dental campaign will be considered
by the democratic conference at the
Planters hotel tomorrow. 1t is not
thought that much other matter will
come before the meeting and no definite
action of any sort will be taken until a
majority of the members of the commit
tee is present and whether a sufficient
lumber will be in attendance is problem
at:cal. Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri,
who issued the call for the meeting, has
received IS favorable replies. Two Of
these have been withdrawn and proxies
forwarded. This leaves but 26 members
or the committee as an outside number
TO be present at the meeting. and the
democratic leaders are not over sanguine
onlgh that they will nave his lumber,
or even 20, which would constitute a
Working majority Of the committee. If
a quorum is secured it is altogether
likely, according to Committeeman Ga
han of Illinois. that the meeting will be
resolved into a formal session of the ma
tional committee and some definite ac-
ton taken. Otherwise there will be
nothing but an informal conference re-
garding the best methods of conducting
the campaign.
Only three committeeman are in the
city tonight-Woodson of Kentucky, Ga
han of Illinois and Stone of Missouri.
1t is generally understood that ''anti-
trust will be the rallying cry for the
democracy, with neutrality-suspicious. a
close second, and ..16 to 4" not entirely
discarded, but kept in third place. AS
one Of the leaders Of the party ex-
pressed it, .anti-trust and anti-imperial-
ism will be the salt and pepper with
which we will flavor 16 to l."
There have been countless rumOrs
floating around to the effect that silver
il to be entirely discarded and that, as
far as Missouri Is concerned, Bryan is
to be shelved in favor Of William j.
Stone Of Missouri. This Mr.. Stone posi-
lively denied today, saying that he would
go into the next convention to work for
Bryan, and that the Missouri delegation
would vote solidly for Mr.. Bryan's
nomination Committeeman Gahan was
closeted for three hours today with Mr..
Stone, urging the claims Of the Harrison
faction in Illinois as against that headed
by Ex-Governor Altgeld. The Harrison
men deeply resent the action of the demo-
cratic national committee in the in
uOISbIHtILL IL gave kAllStlu I'LL Tile IIldyOf-
atty campaign in Chicago this spring,
and was very stiff in urging that Altgeld
be removed from the advisory commit
tee of the national committee, as he did
not represent the regular democratic or
ganization, which the Harrison men as
sert themselves to be. They did not sue
coed in obtaining what they desired and
MI. Altgeld will probably remain a men,
ber of the advisory committee, but they
were made complacent by assurances
that the power and influence of Mr.. Alt
geld as a. member of the advisory COM
nittee will be greatly curtailed.
Similar assurances were also received
concerning Editor p. j. Devlin of the
democratic national press bureau, who
circulated the Endorsement of Altgeld,
to which the Harrison men object. The
Harrison faction, after receiving as
%urances that the Altgeld power will be
restrained, lessened their fight against
him, but there is to be no let up regard
ing Devlin, and the Illinois men are out
Devlin is not alarmed, n declares that
as he is the personal appoirtee of Chair
| man Jones, nobody but that gentleman
can remove him.. He says he will hang
on despite the wishes of the Illinois
men.
If the conference should be resolved
into a form Of national committee to-
morrow, it is probable that the r%esigna-
ton of Messrs. Teller and Allen from the
ways and means committee will be ac-
cepted. Both are willing that they should.
The ANTITRUST banquet tomorrow
night promises to be a most successful
affair. All available seats have been sold
and an overflow meeting has Deer ar
ranged for. The toasts will be as fol-
lows: "Why We Are Here Hon. Harry
Halves; presentation of State and Dis
trict Banners in the Name of the State
Committee" o Champ Clark: "Ac-
ceptance of State Banner" Hon.. C. B..
Faris; Acceptance of District Banners"
Hon. M. F. Benton; TRUSTS and Democ-
racy," M. c. Wetmore: 1.-THE Trust and
It's Parents" Hon. D. A. DeArmond;
"MonopOlies," Hon. w. j. Bryan.
It is expected that short talks will
be made by other distinguished mem-
bers.