Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-21
Democrats Are Preparing
tor the Campaign.
NEWS FROM KENTUCKY
Show That the Election is Yet in
DOubt--The Red Flag Incident in
PariS-ChineSe Criminal DepOrted
by New Mexico Judge.

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-The democratic ma
tional executive committee, with Ma
tional Chairman James K. Jones in the
chair, spent most of to-day in a room in
the Sherman house, discussing matters
pertaining to organization, ways and
means and the administrative affairs
of the organization. The mmit will
meet again tomorrow and it is expected
will not get through the business Q n
hand before night. Nothing was said
about a meeting of the national commit
tee, but it is the opinion of most national
committeeman that the full committee
will be called to meet in Washington,
Feb. %, and that the national democratic
convention will be held the latter part
of May or the first Of June. Mr.. Jones
would say nothing about calling the
committee.
The committeeman We're very uncom-
municative as to what was done at the
meeting. Secretary Walsh said that
the committee had transacted no bust
ness of interest or Importance and had
only. considered administrative affairs.
After the meeting had adjourned, how
cussed the probable situation next year.
They disclosed the fact that a consid-
esAble part of the committees sitting
had been devoted to discussing the
probable erect OF nigh prices on the
campaign Of 1900.
1t is the purpose of some of the COM
mitteemen to organize a bureau of in
formation and education, whose duty
it shall be to gather accurate and de-
finite information relating to trusts, cost
of manufacturing, selling prices to job
bers and middlemen, selling prices to
consumers, wages paid and cost of raw
material. They believe that they will
be able to show that the present high
prices are the result of trusts and COM
binations and that workingmen have
been given but a small proportion of the
increase in selling values.
This idea has ssumed such tangible
form that it is predicted hat w. H.
tCoin) Harvey will be placed at the head
of the bureau. None of the committee
men would admit this matter had been
discussed. 1t is proposed to employ a
large staff of men to gather information
which can be used in an antitrust am
paisn. There did not seem to be any
disposition to shelve free silver as an
coinage was in the platform to stay, but
none of them said it would be the domi-
nant issue.
Louisville, Ky, Nov; 2o.-The county
board of canvassers adjourned late this
afternoon until Wednesday, after hay
ing completed the official count of the
ballots cast Nov. Z. The city and coun-
ty give Taylor a plurality of SAB. The
work of the board to-day was the con-
sideration of the contested precincts in
various parts of the city, which had beer
passed as the count progressed. Five OF
these We're thrown out and five Were
counted. This resulted in a gain of two
members of the legislature by the dem
ocrats. The legislature resultant in the
count now stands one republican sena-
tor. five republican and three democratic
representatives. When the county boarG
meets again Wednesday it will heal ar.
gument on the motion, notice of Which
was given several days ago by counse
for the democratic candidates., to throw
out the vote of Jefferson oulty because
Of alleged intimidation by the state mill.
tia. Democratic newSpape figures now
give Taylor a plurality OF nearly 1000 or
the state. They show that 2.4S9 votes
are in contest and that Goebel has a plu.
rality of 937 on the ~uncontested vote.