The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-21
NO WARL|KE NOTE
SOUNDED THERE
Harmonious Meeting of Ma
tionaI Committee.
SILVER MEN OFFER Ain
SILVER MEN OFFER AID
BIMETALLIC LEAGUE COURTsE-
OUSLY THANKED.
RULES GOVERNING THE COMMITTEE
Beyond Making Several Changes in Those
Nothing Was Done During the Day.
Fight Against P. J. Devin
Brought 10 Close,

Fight Against P. J. Devin
Brought to Close.
Chicago. Ills, July 20.-No friction de-
veloped at the meeting of the Democratic
National committee today. and the men
who made such belligerent assertions last
night failed to make them good today.
Not single warlike note was sounded,
and no defiance was uttered either by the
men who demand that "16 to T. shall
be the allying cry in the next campaign
or by those who oppose its adoption.
The only move looking toward recogn;-
ton of the silver men by the National
committee was during the afternoon,
when the Ohio Valley Bimetallic Leagne
was admitted to the committee room,
and james =. Tarvin, of Kentucky, act
ing as spokesman. read the resolutions
adopted by the committee at their meet
ing early in the day at the Palmer
House.
HesS iespiutioHo ueHttHutu eHat
planks be inserted in the next Demo
cratic platform opposing trusts, opposing
''imperialism" and adhering to the silver
ratio of rs to /. ''And along these lines
we offer you our aid" said Mr.. Tarvin.
There was a defiant accent upon the
word these that seemed to imply that
the support of the bimetallists could, be
secured along no other lines than those
marked out. but of this the committee
took no notice. The Bimetallic League
was courteously thanked for its proffer
of assistance and assured that it would
be called upon at such times as the Ma
tiOnal Committee felt in need of its as
sistance.
That was the beginning of the silver
episode.
The fight against T.. j. Devlin, editor
of the Press Bureau of the National
Committee was brought to a finish the
Harrison faction of Illinois securing his
deposition for the part taken by him as
an officer Of the National Committee in
the last iiiayoralty election in Chicago.
Beyond making several changes in the
rules governing the committee nothing
else was done during the day.
l.,
scribes the formation of the National
Committee. was amended so as to per-
nit the election of a vice chairman to
act when the chairman is unable to be
present. Upon the motion Of Mr.. Clay
ton, of Alabama, Sections ?, 3. 4, 5, T.,
Z. s, 8 and 10 of the rules were stricken
out.
Section , provided for the manner of
the election of officers OF the committee.
Section 3 gave the chairman power to
appoint subordinate officers of the com
Ilittee with the concurrence of the exc
cutive committee.
Sections 4. 5 and 4 declared that the
chairman. secretary and treasurer Of
the committee, respectively, should per-
form the duties of their positions.
Section covered the formation Of a
new National Committee and the rela-
tions that should exist between the in
coming and outgoing organizations.
Section 8 empowered the chairman to
call meetings whenever he deemed it
best for the best interests of the party.
Section provided that the chairman
shall call a meeting upon the receipt
of Il written request OF one-fourth of the
members of the committee.
Section 10 provided that the sessions
of the committee shall be governed by
general parliamentary law, and that the
committee shall adopt any standing RUE
for the disposition of business coming
before it.
Sections II, II. 13 and IA remain as
they were.
The fight between the Illinois factions
began as soon as Mr.. Bryan arrived IN
the city, which was in the morning. He
was Immediately beset by men of both
sides. the Altgeid faction asking him to
be at the meeting tonight without fail
and the Harrison men asking that he re
main away from the auditorium altogeth-
or. Mr.. Bryan was in dilemma, and for
a long time would not declare himself.
He said that he had accepted the invita-
ton for the meetings and that there was
no apparent reason why he should de-
cline mt the last moment. at tile de-
n.and Of a political faction hostile to
that which had invited him to the city.
At the same time he expressed himself
as being anxious to avoid anything that
would create further friction, and as n
remedy proposed that the Altgeld people
turn over the control of the meeting to
the National Committee Mr.. Altgeld
was personally willing that this should
bc done, but the majority of his adher-
e1,ts who are bitter against the Harrl-
son men refused 10 agree TO anything
ff the kind. As soOn as the Harrison
men heard that there was opposition TO
thc plan in the Aitgeld camp they open
~ ehampioned fhc, placing Of the meet