Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-21
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
MEETING IN CHICAGo-FREE SILL
YER WILL STAY.
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Chicago, Nov. 2o.-The Democratic
National Executive Committee. with
Chairman j. K. Jones in the chair,
spent most of to-day at the Sherman
House discussing matters pertaining to
organization, ways and means and the
administrative affairs Of the organiza-
ton. The committee will meet to-mor-
row, and 1t Is expected will get through
with the business on hand before night
Nothing was said about a meeting of
the National Committee, but It is the
opinion Of most of the Executive Com
mitteemen that the full committee will
be called to meet in Washington Feb
ruary 22d. and that the next Demo-
cratic Convention will be held in the
latter part of May or the first part of
June.
TO INVESTIGATE TRUSTS.
Senator Jones would say nothing
about calling the meeting. The COM
mitteemen were extremely uncommu-
NEGATIVE as to what was done at the
meeting. Secretary Charles A. Walsh.
said the committee had transacted no
business of interest or Importance, and
had only considered administrative af-
fairs After the meeting had adjourn
ed. however. some of the committee
men continued the discussion of the
probable situation next year. They dis
closed the fact that considera BILE part
Of the committees time had been de-
voted 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 Bureau of In
formation and Education, whose duty
1t shall be to gather accurate infor-
nation relating to trusts, cost OF man
ufacturing. selling prices to jobbers and
middle men, selling prices to consumers
wages paid and cost Of raw material.
They believe they will be able to show
that the present high prices are the re-
suit of trusts and combinations, and
that working men have been given but
small proportion Of the Increase in
selling values.
COIN HARVEY SELECTED.
The idea has assumed such Tangible
form that 1T is predicted w. H. (Coin)
Harvey will be placed at the head of
the bureau. None of the committeeman
would admit this matter had been dis
cussed. 1t is proposed to employ a large
staff OF men to gather information
which can be used in an antitrust
campaign. There did not seem to be
any disposition to shelve free silver M
nm isue: all the committeeman said
free coinage was In the platform 10
stay. but none of them said It would
be the dominant issue. Congressman
William Sulzer, of New York, appeared
before the committee. He said trusts
would be the issue in the East. James
=. Minturn, of New Jersey, told the
committee practically the same thing.
Senator Pettisrew, of South Dakota.
and Charles A. >Towne, of Duluth, both
of them silver Republicans, told the
committee that free silver was still
live Issue in their States.
Congressman SulZer, OF New York.
called on Mayor Harrison to solicit his
influence toward getting the Democratic
congressman from Illinois to vote for
him for the leadership OF the minority
in the House OF Representatives.
APPEAL FROM JERSEY.
James r. Minturn, Of New Jersey,
asked the committee to help the Bryan
Democrats of his State. He said the
New Jersey Democratic Committee did
not have the confidence of the Chicago
platform Democrats and that Some of
the members had voted tho Republican
ticket. He wanted w. ]. Bryan to
visit New Jersey and help straighten
out things.
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