The record-union., 1899-11-21

A warm contest for the honors OF
entertaining the Democratic Presiden-
tial Convention in 1900 was indicated
by the delegations present to urge the
advantages of their respective cities.
Milwaukee had big delegation present,
while delegates were also present mere
from Kansas City and Cincinnati.
Among the Democratic leaders not
members of the Executive Committee
who took part in it's deliberations was
Committeeman Woodson of Kentucky.
He said that there was no doubt that
the State Board of Elections of Ken
lucky would award the certificate OF
election to Goebel.
THE State Board of Elections does
not meet until the first Monday In De
cember," said he, land the official count
of the State is still far from complete.
The count of Jefferson County, in which
Louisville is situated, is not yet COM
plete, and the returns from two or three
other counties are still to be received.
There are about 4,SO0 votes over which
there are contests. But it is almoSt the
universal belief of the people OF Ken
lucky that Goebel has been elected.
The settlement of these 1880 votes,
regardless of the situation in Jefferson
County. will determine the contest. The
use of tissue ballots in the Republican
counties in the mountainous part OF
Eastern Kentucky, the distribution OF
Federal officers all over the State ana
the use of Calling guns and militia IN
direct defiance of the law are methods
pursued by the Republican party in the
State to elect their candidate. The mem
bers of the State Board of Elections
are men of the highest standing. l can
state that Goebel will abide by it's de-
cision.''
'Will ex-senator Blackburn be elect
ed to the United States Senate?"
Yes; the complexion of the Legis-
lature insures his election
The committee had been in session
but a short time when Congressman
Sulzer of New York, who is promi-
nent candidate for the minority leader
ship in the House, was called into the
conference Mr.. Sulzer went over Tie
New York political situation thorough
ly, and made the statement that the
New York delegation to the national
convention will be for w. j. Bryan.
He also expressed the opinion that with
a strong antitrust platform in the
Democratic platform success could be
looked for in the election in New York
State.
Shortly before 1 o'clock the commit
tee took a recess until p. m. 1t was
then apparent that the work of the
committee could hardly be finished be-
fore tomorrow noon.
Much surprise was caused by the ap-
pearance in the committee-roomS be-
fore the meeting was called of former
Governor John P. Altgeld of Illinois.
The Governor was warmly greeted by
Senator Jones and others of the Elk
ecutive Committee. Among other VS.
itors was ex-Congressman Charles A.
Towne of Minnesota.
Nothing was said at the afternoon
session about a meeting of the Ma
tional Committee, but it is the opinion
of most of the National Committeeman
that the full committee will be called
to meet in Washington February 22d,
and that the National Democratic Con-
vention will be held the latter part Of
May or first of June.
The committeeman were very uncom-
municative 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 adjourned,
however, some of the committeeman
continued the discussion Of the prob
able situation next year. They dis
closed the fact that a considerable part
of the committees sitting 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
committeeman to organize a Bureau Of
Information and Education, whose duty
it shall be to gather accurate and de-
finite information relating to trusts
cost of manufacturing, selling prices to
jobbers 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
combinations, and that workingmen
have been given but a small proper
ton of the increase in selling values
his mas assumed Sucn tangible form
that it is predicted w. H. (Coin) Har-
vey will be placed at the head of the
bureau
None of the committeeman would ad-
nit that this matter had been dis
cussed. 1t is proposed to get a large
staff of men to gather information
which can be used in an antitrust cam
paign.
There did not seem to be any dispo-
sition to shelve free silver as an ISSUE
All the committeeman said free coin
age was in the platform to stay but
none of them said it would be the
dominant issue.
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
Of the House.
James Minturn asked the committee
to help the Bryan Democrats of his
State. He said the New Jersey Dem
ocratic Committee did not have the
confidence of the Chicago platform
Democrats, and some of the members
had voted the Republican ticket. He
wanted w. j. Bryan to visit New Jer-
sey and help straighten things out