Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-09-28
TO FIGHTTHE TRUSTS.
CONFERENCE RESULTS IN FORM
ING NATIONAL BODY.
Cali for Convention Will Be Issueu
shortly. Pending Organization All
over the Country Closing OF the DE
Meeting In Chicago.

4. +ha rasult of the trust conference IN
Chicago a new ANTITRUST Organize In ,r,,. -
national in scope, has been 1orlneu. :,
object Of the organization IS the ciy 20
lization Of the antitrust spirit tnrousnoa.
the country, which the promoters ASST
has been greatly strengthened Dy Tue NC
lberations Of the convention. Inc ne1
ing was attended by many OF the ue,e-
gates to the conference VINO pelieVe -.
fine is ripe for the formation OF oou9
whose strength shall eventually o.ei
throw oppressive capitalistlc coniDina
tions. With that object IN view a nuee
antitrust conference is to be calleu ~
+ba near future, the date and place ol
meeting to be arranged by an eSecutlse
committee which has the matter IL
charge. -.
Fifteen addresses were listened to Dy
the delegates to the conference on Tue
second day Of it's session. Many adol-
tional delegates were present at the con-
ference, whole delegations having come
from some States, and an increasing III.
terest in the problems and the means Oh
utilizing the suggestions made about tnen
for the public good was manifested. AFTER
deciding in the morning to have speclal
committee to receive and consider reso-
lutions concerning trusts, effects OF the
tariff in causing the growth Of trusts were
considered. In the afternoon the CONFER
ence listened to several accounts or the
industrial situation from the farmers
point Of view, and also to an anarchlst $
solution Of the fruits problem. The even
ing meeting was the liveliest and most
exciting vet held. Enemies and adv. Gates
of trusts followed each other in quick
succession, making all Of them strong
assertions of their confidence in their
positions. The day had many humorous
moments, both during the debates ana
while the papers were being read, ana
the attendance on the part of the Chlcago
public was larger at each successive SEES
sion.
Bourke Cochran was the speaker at the
third days session, whose address, was
most eagerly listened to. What he WO--.d
say for himself, and what for the New
York delegation, of which he is perhaps
the most prominent member, had been
speculated upon since the opening OF the
convention. The evening program was
changed by the omission of Mr.. Bryan's
address, and great audience which had
gathered in part to hear that leader was
disappointed by being informed that the
Democratic leader was to talk Saturday
morning The session Of the conference
Friday morning was devoted in the main
to the addresses Of labor advocates.
William J. Bryan spoke at the trust
conference for nearly two hours in the
morning session Saturday, and the gal
leries, packed an hour before he spoke
and attentive and enthusiastic while he
talked, emptied themselves when the Ne
braskan had taken his seat again among
the delegates. The audience was with
Mr. Bryan before he rose. The galleries
went wild over his periods and shouted
and stamped and applauded all his strik-
ing sentiments. At the conclusion of the
address Mr.. Bryan grasped an outstretch-.
ed hand here and there and made his way
to a seat, only to arise twice in acknowl-
edgment of the prolonged cheering.
As Bryan had been the striking feature
Of the morning session, there was an
other and similar scene in the afternoon
and final session, when he and Bourke
Cochran were plunged into a debate on
the platform, where the evening before
Mr.. Bryan had explained that it was
agreed to be not in keeping with the
character of the conference for them to
debate. Nevertheless that was what
happened after the general discussion Of
the final afternoon had gotten into full
swing. There was no interruption for
Mr.. Bryan save that which came from
applause and brief and indistinct interpo-
lations. But with Mr.. Cochran it was
different from beginning to end. Thomas
]. Morgan and others wanted to start
mixed debate and partially succeeded.
Finally the New York man was led into
a continuous closing argument with per-
Grafton that took the auditors fairly off
their feet.