The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-21
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
National Committee Will Prob,
ably Meet Feb. %.
THE CONVENTION IN MAY
A Bureau o. Inform alton and Education
to Be Established = High Pr.ces
Due to Trusts-Free Sill
ver an Issue

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The democratio
national executive committee, with
| National Chairman James K. Jones in
! the chair, spent most of to-day in a
room in the Sherman house discussing
I matters pertaining to organization,
| ways and means and the administering
affairs of the organization. The com-
mttee will meet again tomorrow, and
it is expected to not get through the
business on hand before night. Noth-
| ing was said about a meeting of the
| national committee, but it is the opin-
ion of most national committeeman that
the full committee will be called to
meet in Washington February % and
that the national democratic conveil-
tion will be held the latter part of May
| or the first of June. Mr.. Jones would
say nothing about calling the commits
| tee. The committeeman were very un-
| communicative as to what was done al
the meeting. Secretary Walsh said that
the committee had transacted no busi-
ness of interest or Importance and had
only considered administrative affairs.
After the meeting had adjourned, how-
ever, some of the committeeman dis
II,
They disclosed the fact that a consid-
cradle part of the committees sitting
had been devoted to discussing the
probable effect of high 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 definite
information relating to trusts, cost of
manufacture, selling prices to jobherS
and middlemen, selling prices to con-
sumers, 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 working men have
been given but q small portion of the
increase in selling values.
This idea has assumed such tangible
form that it is predicted that w. Fl.
(Coin) Harvey will be placed in charge
of the bureau. None of the committees
men would admit that this matter had
been discussed. r"nreead t1a5 eni-
ploy a large sta n. q gather IL
formation which Co. = used ~ AistI-
trust campaign. g.. 'rs ~, I.e't aaf nd tc 4
be any diSpoSitsH~ 81 EL... f sr sii3.9f
as an issue; all .la con E II. n aatt,
free coinage Wa ~ ms 'plaEp m 10 "
stay. but none .~en, Sc q it~@x--t Ia sIys
the dominant issue. CongieoS,i,ia., 7.
liam Sulzer of New York appeared be-
fore the committee. He said trusts
would be the issue in the next cam-s
ppaign. James f. Minton of New Jer-
sey told the committee practically the
same thing Senator Pettigrew OF
South Dakota and Charles NJ. Towne OF
Duluth both of them silver republi-
cans, told the committee that free sill
yer was still a live issue in their states.
The members of the executive COM
mittee who We're in attendance to-day
were Senator ]. K. Jones of Arkansas
chairman; Charles A. Walsh, Iowa,
secretary; J. G. Johnson, Kansas; H.
D. Clayton, Alabama; Thomas Gahan,
Illinois; j. G. Shanklin Indiana; D.
J. Campau, Michigan; w. H. Thomp-
son, Nebraska; T. D. O'Brien, Mime
Sofa and Norman E. Mack of Buffalo.
who held the proxy of George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts. Vice
Chairman w. j. Stone of Missouri was
the conspicuous absentee. He sent q
telegram which said he was sick and
would not be able to come to Chicago.
Among the prominent outsiders" who
called on the committee We're L. A.
Rossig, chairman of the Minnesota
state committee; B. D. Shiveley of
South Bend, Ind; Congressman w. D.
of Indiana. and DR.. F. A. Vanvooris Of
Indianapolis.
Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld called
on Mr.. Jones during the day and met
with a warm reception. Mayor TIarri- +
son did not call on Senator Jones. Con-
,ressman Sulzer of New York called on
Mayor Harrison to solicit his influence
.oward getting the democratic con-
from Illinois to vote for him
'or the leadership of the minority of
he house. James Milturn of New Jer-
;ey asked the committee to help the
Bryan democrats of his state. He said
he New Jersey democratic committee
hox Io Of 10
,ago platform democrats and some of
he members had voted the republican
ticket. He wanted w. ]. Bryan to visit
New Jersey and help straighten things
0ut.
There was a strong feeling among
the committeeman present in favor of
holding the national convention ear
ier in the year than has been the
custom. A number of the committee
themselves as being in favor
Of holding the convention in April or
May, preferably the latter month. A
strong delegation was present from
Milwaukee 20 press the claims of that
,ity. No delegation was present from
any other city. 1t was not within the
province of the executive committee to
axe action regarding the convention,
cut il was freely admitted that the
,ffers of all expenses paid and bonus
# $50 900 to the campaign fund which
lad been made by Kansas City and
were leading to a favorable
consideration of both cities. Congress
nan Sulzer of New York managed to
nut some strong props under his am
iton to be the minority leader of the
ouse in the next session of congress.
lie received promises of aid from Illi-
ois and other western states and
umber of southern votes were promis-
d him. When he left tonight for
lew York he claimed 6S votes. 10
I. ,iNH.S
i'm the place.
1t was announced at the conclusion
, the meeting that gathering of free
liver republicans will be held in Chi