Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-25
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Iwenly-ihee States Represented and Governor
Stone Of Missouri Elected chiiman.
nrysn Makes n Talk. but says Moth.
Ing About silver Doubtful whess-
or silver VIII be aa Issue.

~. Louis. May s5.-with twenty-five
members present. the Democratic Ma
tionai committee went into secret sea-
sion at 10 o'clock this morning at the
plantcrn' hotel. The committeeman
present wcrcs Henry u. clayton. Al
ALBANIA. Thomas G. Mcilne. ArkanHas.
Adalr Wilson. colorados Alex. q.
Troop. Connecticut; clark Howell Jr..
ucUftHa. Thomas ulhnn. Illinois. John
q. hhanklin. lndiann. q. A. Walsh.
Iowa. J. q. johnson. Kansas Wrry
woodaon, kentneky. ~ u; obrlyn.
Minnesota. W. y. sullivan, Miaaiasip-
ri. ". J. stone. Missouri. w. II.
Thompson. Nebraska. Joaephuh Dan
lsiH, North cafolinni J. NJ, Grimm.
Pennsylvania. James NJ. Woods, south
Dakota James ~, Head. Tennessee,
James O. Dudley. Texas Potter J. otey.
Virginia. John r. Mcuraw. West Viz
ginia. W. y. Holiday. Wyoming.
Thomas March,, Indian Territory.
uov. stone stated the object u the
meeting 90 set Out In the call, lie was
then elected chairman. Mr.. Walsh
was In his place na secretary, having
come from Ottawa, Canada, where he
said he had been for the past four
months. looking after some mining
matters.
g. N. Grimm Of Pennsylvania. who
was present Us proxy Tor Committee
man ilurrity OF that State. made u total
representation OF twoniy-ihrvc states.
Committeeman Stone of MlHnonfi pre-
alded and Immediately after calling the
meeting 20 order announced that re-
ports on organizations Ia the dlncrent
ltutuH We're desired. one by one the
rcprraeutntives of tho different States
outlined the conditions existing ht
home, and the reports were accepted
without recommendation % any Kind.
a. 4. al.aaA
the trusts, Importation or silver, AZ
ter the committee had been IN session
m hour. Air. Bryan was introduced.
lie made short address, urging the
mcmbera 20 look closely after the or
ganlEationa la tholr States ana HuR-
costing that strong efforts be made TO
provide a campaign fund for the COM
Ing campaign. il0 made no specific
suggestions. merely talking IN gcnet.
al gay regarding great advantage OF
The aahi OF the Illinois Democracy
against Editor Deylln. OF the national
committee press bureau, was then
brought up by Committeeman unhan,
OF Illinois lie made u vigorous speech,
claiming that usviin hid acted against
the regular ncm0crItic Organization Ia
Illinois and that he should be- removed,
lie said tie control ~ the Democratic
party In Illinois was now In the hands
~ the regular Democrats ana that u
should be- allowed 10 remain therc. II
Mr, Devlin persisted Ia his attack upon
tho regular Democracy of Illinois no
should b. compelled 20 do 10 from some
other position than that Of tho official
manager OF the Democratic national
committee. He urged strongly that
Dcvilu be removed motion was
carried appointing committee OF
three 10 Investigate the Dcylln matter,
his return from abroad, Mr.. Stone APP
pointed on the committee MesHra john
son, of Kansas Daniels OF North Caro-
lima. the third man 10 DO named later
IN the day.
Al 1850 the conference adjourned to
meet again az 2,
II was officially announced that tho
meeting this afternoon would DO along
the same lines na this m0Ining matters
relating TO organization 20 be chleily
considered.
John II. Aitseld of Illinois arrived this
morning and Immediately set 20 work
10 repair the damage done has fences
yesterday by the Harrison forces OF
lllinola.
II guess they viii not impair my
usefulness 20 nny great extent" he
said. ~ intend TO continue right
along Us | have been"
Long before the time set for the mect-
inR Of the national committee the l0b-
hles Of the Planters hotel were nlied
with politicians Tney were an ~
state ~ general uncertainty regarding
the outcome ~ the meeting but the
feeling IL growing stronger every hour
that silver will not be dropped M
party issue. II ls asserted on all sides
that II viii be factor In the next
campaign.
No action by the committee regard
ali L.
pected.