The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-14
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DA1lNES I'M NEWS AND GRG ATI0M.

present tendencies of Our ecOnomic~sys-
tenn, we remember that no republic mas
ever survived the merCenary despousm
of merchants and money changers.
The committee on permanent Organlza-
ton met after the afternoon adjourn
ment of the conference. The conmlt-
tee, consisting of one delegate from each
State represented, and each organization
of general scope, was III part as follows:
Texas, Hon. A. B. Davidson; Florida
John Franklin Forbes; West Virginia,
]. B. Harris; South Carolina, j. C..
Kaufmann Mississippi, j. w. Culver;
Louisiana, w. w. Howe.
William Writ Howe was elected chair
man of the meeting and after a hot dis
cussion was elected permanent chairman
Of the conference, though three vice
chairman, each to preside during one
day were selected. 1t was happy solu-
tion of what, at one time, promised to be
split No one was willing to allow a
permanent chairman to be appointed to
preside at all sessions lest he should fa-
vor some faction.
The vice chairman selected were:
Thursday, Dudley Wooten, Texas;
Friday, Mayor H. +. Johnson, Colorado;
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After vainly trying to solve the ques-
ton of Il committee on resolutions. the
committee adjourned until evening
At the evening session Governor
George w. Atkinson, of West Virginia,
and others spoke, and Congressman
John w Gaines, of Tennessee, present
ed the report of the committee on or
ganization and programme:
Permanent officers, Chairman VIM.
Writ Howe, of Louisiana: first vice
president, Dudley G. Wooten, Texas;
second vice president, ii. V. Johnson,
Colorado; third vice president, S. p.
Corliss New York; secretary, Ralph M.
Easley.
Special rules of order:
First. That the conference shall hold
three daily sessions as follows:
From 10 a. m. to / p. m., from 3 p. m
to ) D. m. and from s p. m. until such
time as adjournment may be had.
Second, that all papers or addresses
shall be limited to 20 minutes.
The report was adopted unanimously
Chairman Head then introduced the
permanent officers of the conference
In accepting the gayel from President
Head Mr.. Howe confined his remarks
to thanking the conference for the hon
or conferred upon him and promising
to preside with Attorney General L. C.
Grove. of Missouri, who spoke on the
subject of Insurance Combinations"
He was followed by several other
speakers after which the meeting ad
| journed.
THE ANTI TRUST MEN MEET.
Chicago, Ills, Sept ia meeting
of antitrust delegates to the conference
was held tonight in the club room OF
the Sherman House, under the auspices
of the local committee which has per-
fectcd an organization for the purpose
of bringing together the delegates OPP
posed to trusts.
While the promoters of the organiza-
ton deny that they are attempting to
get control of the convention, they admit
that they would like to, and say that
the object of tie organization is so to
organize the "antis" that they may
touch elbows" in exigencies.
Several speeches were made by dele
gates and others in opposition to ccm-
binations, among the speakers being
Judge w. H. Clagett, of Boise City,
Idaho; NJ. l.. Lockwood, of Zelienople,
Pa, President of the. American Anti
Trust League; d. G. Wooten, of Texas;
and j. g. Fleming of Kentucky.