The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-21
NFIItH Chy
JAMES G.. JOHNSON.
Kansas;
"JOSEpHIbS DANIELS.
North Carolina.

North Carolina"
| a motion was promptly made by Mr.
Gahan. of Illinois, that the report oil
| the committee be adopted, and it was
carried with three dissenting voices
/ ODonnell, OF Colorado: Williams. OF
/ Massachusetts, and Abbott. of New
York. voting iii the negative. Mr. Bryan
/ did not vote. notwithstanding the fact
that he held two proxies
/ The matter OF rules was then taken up
and Senator Tillman, of South Carolina
| moved an adjournment, as not all the
| members Of the committee wer. lro
vided with copies of the rules, and he
| objected to further proceedings until
they were supplied. The meeting thef
adjourned until $3.50, recess of one
and half hours.
| The members of the Ohio Valley Ri
metallic League were then received
| When they had withdrawn. Mr.. Clayton
of Alabama. moved for tie considera
| ton of the rules governing the commit
tee, and asked the passage of resolu
| ton TO the effect that all sections of the
rules from Two to ten inclusive be strick.
on out. This was carried with some
debate.
| HOlUpSOu, Dl -NeUTuSkd, nONcu lHdi
the consideration of the plan of or
| ganization work the committee is expect
| ed to carry out be taken up. Vice
| Chairman Stone than took the floor and
made lengthy address outlining the
work the committee should pursue. He
made no motion and no action was
taken. Mr.. Williams. of Massachusetts
| moved that the matter of the Press
| Committee be referred to the Executive
| Committee of the National Commute,
with power to act. This referred to the
committee appointed to assume charge
| of the Press Bureau. Mr.. Blanchard
| moved an amendment to Mr.. Williams
| motion empowering the Chairman to
| appoint Il committee of five TO have
| charge of the press work. three Of the
members to constitute a working quo
rum. The amendment was adopted.
| Mr.. Clayton, of Alabama. moved an
adjournment sine die, which was car
red. the session coming to an end at
| o'clock.
| Committeeman Gahan invited the
| members of the National Committee and
| their friends to make an excursion down
| the drainage canal tomorrow morning
which was accepted.
Before the meeting it was generally
| rrmored that there would be several
| changes made in the subordinate com
| m1tees, the principal one being the
| ejectment of Ex-Governor Altgeld from
| the Ways and Means Committee, but
| Vice Chairman Stone announced that
he would positively appoint no members
| of subcommittee until after the re-
turn of Chairman Jones from abroad.
| 1t was decided that the management
of the Press Bureau should be left in
| the hands of the committee which had
| investigated the charges against Mr.. Dev
| lin until such time as permanent com
mittee shall be appointed.
| Devlin has issued the following state
| ment:
''The assertion that ] have been dis
missed by the Democratic National Com
mittee is absurd. Equally absnr is the
| story that | will be superseded III The
future A press committee has bean
appointed to supervise the work. Such
Il committee will in no way Interfere
with me. | will have sole charge as
heretofore"