Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21

the meeting Il would be a success with
out his presence.
1t was late I'm the afternoon before Mr..
Bryan made up his mind 10 attend the
meeting, the Harrison people who were
in good humor over the defeat OF Devhn
before the committee, announcing that
he might attend the meeting without
causing any hostility 90 himself in the
Harrison camp. This message, however,
had nothing 10 do with the intention
reached by Mr.. Bryan regarding the meet
ing. for be had decided to attend before
IL reached him.
THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
When the National Committee came
% order I'm the club-room Of the sherman
House az u o'clock an the States were
represented. either by proxy or by their
regular committeeman. with The eNcep-
/ ton OF North Dakota. oregon. Texas
| Utah, Vermont West Virginia, ana Ari-
iona. Mr. Bryan held proxies for Mlchi-
| gan and South Dakota. and was present
| throughout the meetings Of the commit
tee. although he did not take an active
part in the proceedings. Ex-Governor
Altceld was offered the proxy Of COM
mittceman White Of Washington. nat
| declined g. and Willis y. Abbott, or New
! York. answered for that state. Mayor
| iNNHfiE0Il Aif'lN Aitf NI'Ah t'i fAt.'t.'s.-f
/ old not attend either session OF the COM
| mittcc.
, Among the members Of the National
! Committee tor proxies who were present
| at to-day's meeting were the following:
! Alabama. Henry ID. Clayton; Arkansas.
| Thomas O. MacRae; Florida. William j.
/ stone. proxy for Samuel PascO; Georgia.
/ Clark Howell; Louisiana. Newton &.
! Blanchard. Michigan. William J. Bryan,
/ Daniel / ffamnans MfgSlggluu4
| Senator William Y. Sullivan; North Caro-
/ lima J0scphus Daniels. South Carolina,
| Senator Benjamin II. Tillman; South pa
/ kota William J. Bryan. proxy for James
| NJ Woods. Tennessee. James NJ Head;
! Texas. not represented; Virginia, Peter
i J. Otcy.
! After Vice-Chairman stone had called
| tho meeting 20 order Congressman Fer
/ euson. of New Mexico. was selected 10
/ I'm the vacancy from that state. caused
ly the resignation of T. y. Manzana1es'
GEO. FRED WILLIAMS ADMITTED
The Chair then announced that it would
Dc in order 10 consider the question oil
admitting the new member from Massa-
( chusettS. Committeeman CorcOran. Gold
Democrat Of that State. having protested
against his removal to make room iOr
George Fred Williams The matter was
settled I'm favor OF the latter.
ANTI-DEVLIN REPORT
Mr.. stone then announced that the com
mittce of three appointed 10 inVe-ugate
the charges made 10y the Harrison fac
tion. Of Illinois. against y. J. Devlin, cdi-
tor Of the Press Bureau % the National
/ Committee. was was ready 10 report The
committee found that ono officer or mem
bor Of the Demccrati National Committee
was concerned. either directly or in,i-
rectlv. I'M the preparation or publication
Of the articles complained % by the Jlii-
u1is committee and MIR. G1han: that tho
responsibility for their preparation ara
publication. whether ccid.ntai or oth r
wise rests upon and mus, be borne en-
tircly hy Mr.. DCvlin; that. occupy ne inc
position le did. it was very inJudlclouS
and indiscrcet for him Oo matter what
his personal convictions as to the peId-
tive merits of parties or candidates ln
the municipal contest i'm Chicago. TO per
init the National Committee which he
represented. 90 be I'm any way drawn INTO
| such controversy: that IL was very lnludl-
cious and unwise for him 90 have pre-
pared such an article i'm the first place.
| even though me afterwards reconstructed
/ his first determination TO publish IL; but
your subcommittee desires To call esp '-
cial attention 20 the fact that after the
article complained of was published n
the Chicago daily press distinctly claim
/ ing that 80 was by authority of the Ma
u0nal Committee and its chairman, q
claim then known and now admitted by
/ MI Dcvln 10 be false, Mr.. DcVln re-
| manned absolutely silent from then until
/ the election was over, allowing 10000
copies a. the papers containing this article
10 De circulated I'm Chicago and its vi
entity. and permitting IT 10 have its fun
effect whatever that may have BEEN.
and made absolutely no effort 10 corr CT
| the false impression conveyed, or 10 eN-
tricate the National Committee from the
false position i'm which il was dcsgnedly
placed. I'm this your subcommittee bee
icves that Mr.. DoVlin was uni ortunately
unmindful of the p.ainest principles oil
fcalty due from trusted representative
10 the body granting him authority
"In view of the fact that a press com
J mlttce has been provided for as a sub
committee of our National Committee
3 and with the understanding that said
subcommittee is. I'm the future. TO super
e wise and control all the methods Of puo
| LEFTY in which the committee ana the
Z party has interest it is our opinion. an'
. | we hereby recommend, that the Nationa
o. Committee Press Bureau, Of which Mr.
e. | Devlin has been. and is now, in charge
e | should be- under the control of The Pres
d Committee Of the National Committee
e. and that It's organization and future ope
. | ration should be directed and SUPERVISED
o. by such Press Committee.
D Respectfully submitted.
e 'J-REY WOODSON. Kentucky.
, JAMES q. JOHNSON. Kansas.
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS, y. C.
ONLY THREE NEGATIVES.
A motion was promptly made by Mr.
] ! Gaban. of Illinois, that the report o
, the committee Doe adopted and 1T wa
/ carried with three dissenting voices
Nessrs. O'Donnen Of Colorado; Williams
OF Massachusetts. and Abbott, of New
. York. voting i'm the negative. Mr.. Bryan
did not vote Notwithstanding the fac
that De held two proxies.
The matter of rules was then takea up
and Senator Tinman, of South Carolina
moved an adjournment. as not all the
members of the committee were provided
with copies of the rules, and he OBJECTED
10 urtner proceedings until they were
supplied. The meeting then adjourned
until 1890. Il recess Of one and hall
hours
NEXT CONVENTION CITY.
When the meeting reconvened, Mayor
Rose of Milwaukee. addressed the com
mittee inviting the members TO make
visit 10 Milwaukee. and Mr.. Cox Inc
be,d of the delegation which is endcaVor
inc 10 secure the next Democratic con
vcntion for Kansas city. made shorl
speech. setting forth the advantages OF
,bat civ as a convention city. 40 ac'
lion was taken, as it had been determine
! before the meeting was called 10 order
that the committee should not at the
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