The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-13
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED DELEGATES
EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.
All Phases of the s.COmbineo Question
to BE Discussed I'm Chicago I'm
the Next Three Days.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12-To-morrow morning
at 10 o'clock the conference called by the
Civic Federation of Chicago to discuss the
question of trusts and combinations, their
cause and effect, and all their various
phases, will be called to order in Central
Music Hall by Franklin Head, president of
the Civic Federation 1t is expected that
when the meeting is called nearly four
hundred delegates will be in attendance from
all parts of the country. The Texas dee
gates, headed by Attorney General Smith.
the Mississippi delegates, the Tennessee
delegates the latter headed by Congressman
c. f. Snodgrass. were among the arrivals
during the day. Edward Rosewater, OF
Omaha. Neb.; Ex-Governor Crounse, of
Colorado; Secretary and Treasurer of the
knights of Labor John w. Hayes, Francis
B. Thurber and Henry White, of New York.
also arrived. Col. W. ]. Bryan is expected
in Chicago Thursday.
Beyond the formalities attendant on the
opening of the conference no attempt at
programme has been made and none will be
attempted, the work in that respect being
left to the conference. President Head. of
the Civic Federation, will deliver a welcom-
ing address and Governor Tanner, of Illi-
nois will extend greeting to the delegates
in behalf of the State. Acting Mayor
Walker, of Chicago, will welcome the dele
gates in behalf of the city. Special subjects
for the various sessions of the conference,
the appointing of various necessary commit
tees and the selection of a chairman will
follow.
From the opinions already expressed by
delegates who have arrived 1t is believed
that nearly all Of the delegates from the
South and West will come opposed to the
principle of trusts and combinations, while
the views of Eastern delegates are expected
to modify the conclusions of the conference.
if any recommendations are decided upon.
Secretary Easley of the Civic Federation.
to-day prepared a corrected list Of the State
delegations who will attend and the or
ganizations to be represented individually.
The following States will have delegates
present: Wisconsin, Kansas. Missouri,
Kentucky. Michigan, Iowa, Mississippi.
Maryland Indiana. Montana. Colorado.
Wyoming, Oregon. West Virginia. Arizona,
Indian Territory, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Utah,
ware. illinois and North Dakota.
The number of commercial, industrial and
labor organizations which will have dele
Se 5he Mers Is
ton. Bricklayers' and Masons' international
Union, Commercial Travellers National
League, New England Free-trade League,
United Garment Workers of America, Order
of Railway Conductors. National Associa-
ton of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle
Carpenters, brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, New York Board of Trade, Chicago
Board of Trade, Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce. ST. Louis Traffic Association,
New Orleans Board of Trade, Milwaukee
Association of Merchants, American Fedora
ton of Labor, Interstate-commerce Commis-
~s@ NntfA nal 20 Mo ITva1n ttx.re
Railroad and Labor Commissioners. Farm
ers' National Congress. tariff reform COM
mittee of New York, Single-tax League of
the United States and many universities and
colleges.
The Texas delegation has established
teadquarters at the Great Northern Hotel.
interview: 1T is a mistake to suppose that
the Texas people are here to oppose national
and national legislation for only national
laws can be utilized to fight trusts when
interstate commerce is concerned. Our new
Texas law, which goes into effect in Janu-
airy, embodies about my ideas of the best
way Of dealing with the trust problem We
close the doors of the courthouses to those
who try to collect debts due trust and
put such obligations on the same basis as
a gambling debt. We cannot prevent them
doing business III our State. but we keep
them from setting up there and from estab-
fishing branches. As fast as the licenses or
the charters of these organizations which
We know to be trusts expire We will refuse
to renew them. Speaking OF 1900 the Re
pubicans to win must do three things: Put a
stop to the war, and do II satisfactorily;
meet the trust question squarely in a way
that will satisfy the people that they are IN
earnest and explain satisfactorily why they
did not keep their promises made in 1896 on
the subject of bimetallism."
The only Republican in Texas delegation
Is Senator Walter Burns. of the Sixteenth
district. He said: 1.-THE support of the Pres
! dent in his foreign policy is strong, and Is
not confined TO the Republican party. john
H. Reagan, for instance IL enthusiastic
expansionist. All parties in Texas are OPP
| posed to trusts. and do not think they can
/ be made an issue between the parties"
Views Of Ex-senator Blair.
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