Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-20
TIE CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
Democratic Leaders Arriving to Attend
the Meeting of the IOmmitee.
THE LOCAL FIGHT GOES ON-THE
REFUSAL OF MAYOR HAIR
RISON AND NATIONAL COMMIT
TEEhAN GRAHAM TO HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
ANXIETY-BRYAN DECISION
IS AWAITED.

CHICAGO, July 19.-DemocratS OF
national Importance began to arrive in
Chicago to-day, and at noon there was
quite a colony of distinguished men,
mittee ready to take part in the meet
ing of that body tomorrow at the
Sherman house.
George Fred Williams, of Massa-
chusetts, who is regarded as the East
ern candidate for second place on the
ticket with Bryan; John w. Tomlin-
son, of Alabama; True Morris, of New
Hampshire; Judge James P. Tarvin,
of Kentucky, crowd of Mclean men
from Ohio, and several more were on
the ground. Just before noon ex-Gov.
William j. Stone, of Missouri, who
will act as chairman of the committee
in the absence of Senator Jones, OF
Arkansas, and several of his associates
arrived. The Kentuckians, including
Senator j. C.. S. Blackburn, Senator
Goebel, recently nominated for gov
ernor; National Committeeman Wood
son, Clark Howell, of Georgia, and
others were expected tonight.
The opinion was generally expressed
by the early arrivals that definite ac-
ton on the issues to be fought for in
next years campaign would be de-
cided upon at to-morrow's meeting.
Much interest was manifested in the
trouble over tomorrow nights Audi
torium meeting.
The announcement of Mayor Har-
rison and National Committeeman
Gahan that they would ignore the
Auditorium affair created no end of
talk, and w. J. Bryan's decision in the
matter was anxiously awaited. Mr..
Bryan was expected to arrive tonight
or early tomorrow morning, and both
sides to the controversy professed GER
tainty as to his decision. 1t was re-
ported that Mr.. Bryan had already ac-
cepted an invitation to address the Au
ditorium gathering, and the faction
supporting that meeting declared that
it would now be impossible for him to
refuse.
Acting Chairman VIM. ]. Stone, of
Missouri, will call to order the Demo-
cratic national committee at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning at the Sherman
house. The Democrats gathered here
expect to be busy with questions of
political moment during the whole
of the day.
William Jennings Bryan will prob
ably sit as a committeeman, arrange
ments having been made to furnish
him a proxy.
John P. Altgeld holds the proxy of
VIM. H. White, of Washington. His
presence in the committee may cause
trouble for it is believed that Thomas
Gahan, member of the committee from
Illinois, may question Mr.. Altgeld's
right to represent Democratic COM
mitteeman.
Apparently Mr.. Altgeld is DESTROYS
of avoiding trouble. He said to-day
that he did not care to sit in the COM
mittee if any of the members resented
it, and accordingly telegraphed Mr..
White suggesting that some other
proxy be named IF | do not hear
from Mr. White" said the ex-govern
or tonight, 'or if he insists that i
represent him, shall do so. But /
have no desire to bring local affairs
into the committee"
! The discord between the Harrison
and Altgeld factions of the local
Democratic party, was the salient fea
ture of to-day's talk around the hotels.
If Acting Chairman Stones wishes are
carried out, and apparently most Q.
the committeeman are with him, the
factional differences local to Chicago
and New York will not be brought be-
lure tUe COlullllttt III any IOl H.
Mr.. Woodson and Mr. Johnson, who
were members of the committee select
ed to enquire into the protest made by
Thomas Gahan against p j. Devlin,
press agent of the national commit
tee, have their report ready TO submit
tomorrow. The report is understood
to censure Mr. Devlin for the part he
took in the Harrison-Altgeld cam
paign last spring and to recommend
the abolisment of the press bureau.
Representatives of the Chicago plat
for Democrats of the state of New
York tonight issued an address ito
the members of the Democratic ma
tional committee, and to the Demo-
cratic voters Of the United States, as
follows:
I'VE, acting as committee, created
and authorized by the Chicago plat
form Democracy at the state of New
York, desire TO make public the fol-
lowing well-established facts concern
ing the situation in the state of New
York, believing that everything affect
ing the political situation in that great
state is of national, rather than mere
~ local Importance.