Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-20
THE OPPOSITION FORCES ENTER
TANNED AT A DINNER.
Discussion Over Opposition Policy
Richardson, DeArmand, Bailey
and Others Make Speeches.

column article descriptive Of dinner
given by Mr. Newlands to the leading
Congressman of the Democratic. Sill
yer Republican and Popuist parties,
at which prolonged discussion took
place regarding the lines of action to
be pursued in the present Congress
with view OF furnishing record
for the next campaign. The Post
says:
alt was very notable banquet of
Democratic and opposition members,
rs the following list will show: Rep
resentatives Richardson and Carmack
of Tennessee: Clark, Cochran and DE
Almond Of Missouri; Shafroth and
Bell Of Colorado; Levy, Chandler,
Mcclellan. Sultzer and Cummings of
New York; Wheeler and Berry of
Kentucky; De Vries of California;
Allen and Williams OF Mississippi;
Wilson of Idaho; Howard, Livingston
and Fleming of Georgia; Bailey. of
Texas; Lentz of OHIO; Underwood of
Alabama; Dinsmore of Arkansas, and
Sibiey Of Pennsylvania. Ex-repre-
sentative Hartman of Montana. and
ex-Representative Towne of MINNIE
sofa also graced the board.
"At Mr.. Newlands' right was the
minority leader, Mr.. Richardson, and
at his left the wit of Tupelo, MIR. Al.
len. Directly facing Mr.. Newlands
at the opposite end of the table was
the ex-leader, Mr.. Bailey of Texas.
After the menu had been COM
pleted, Mr.. Ncwlands arose and out
lined his yiews upon the leading is.
sues OF money, trusts and expan.
sion, and stated that the purpose of
the meeting was to draw out the
varying views from the different sec.
tons Of the country, with a view of
harmonizing upon es sential issues.
Do Almond of Missouri, Sibley of
Pennsylvania, Towue of Minnesota
Bell Of Colorado also presented their
views and the banquet closed about l
o'clock after closing speeches we're
made by Bailey and Richardson.
Though the dinner was private and
confidential it seems that reporter
OF the Washington Post succeeded in
obtaining a partial hearing OF the
speeches. and Newt lnds IS quoted ut
considerable length in a way that in
accurately expresses his views. On
the following day Mr.. Newlands re-
Piled in a letter which we publish in
these columns:
EDITOR PosT:' The dinner to the
Opposition to which you refer in
this mornings Post, was not intended
to have any public significance, and l
was quite surprised to see it the sub
ject of notice in your paper. AS some
space Is given to an inaccurate state
meat Of my remarks, which may lead
to misapprehension, beg leave to
give correct statement Of my views
upon the questions referred to.
First. hold it essential that the
forces which are to be opposed to the
Republican party in the next cam
paign, represented now by the Demo-
cratic and Silver Republican parties,
should be amalgamated by thorough
organization and the unification OF
action on essential issues and should
present the country policy OF con.
structive craftsmanship and not u
policy OF mere negatloD.
COMMITTEE TO SHAPE OPPOSITION.
Second. I believe that q step in
this direction would be tho organiza.
ton OF Congressional committee,
equally representing the different
sections Of the country, the Eastern,
the Middle the Pacific and Mountain
States as well as the Southern States
that it will not do to submit the shap-
(Contin ued on second paRe)