The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-26
CONSENSUS OF VIEWS OF DEMO
Gratis At MEETING OF THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TO FIGHT THE BIG TRUSTS
BELIEVED THAT WILL BE THE
RALLYING CRY FOR THE
CAMPAIGN OF 1900
ORGANIZATION FIRST DEMAND

eraI Meeting of Committee TO BE
Held in Chicago, July 2O-Five
Thousand Seats I'm the Big St.
Louis Coliseum Occupied During
the Progress of the Banquet.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 25.-When the
conference of members of the Democrat
ic national committee adjourned this
afternoon at $50 1t had taken no action
regarding the policy of the party in the
coming presidential campaign, and planks
for the platform were not even discussed.
The meeting from first to last was one
of discussion regarding the methods of
work next year and the ways and means
by which this work would best be ac-
complished All members were urged to
see that the organization of the party
in their respective states is perfected as
made for the fight.
The matters of antitrust" "anti-im-
perialism'' and silver were not touched
on. No action was taken regarding them
and no recommendations were made. The
next meeting of the conference will prob
ably be held in Chicago on July 20, and
Chairman Jones, of the national commit
tee, has been asked to call a national
meeting for that date. 1t is said that at
this meeting definite action will be taken
and the question as to what will be the
rallying cry of the Democracy in the
campaign of 1900 will be determined.
Those present at the meeting today
We're: Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama,
who acted as proxie for Committeeman
Tomlinson, of that state; Thomas Nc
Rae, of Arkansas; T. ]. O'Donnell, proxy
for Wilson Adair, of Colorado; J. K.
Oil. proxy for Clark Howell, of Georgia;
Alexander Troup, Connecticut; Thomas
Gahan, Illinois; John G. Shanklin, In
diana; c. A. Walsh, Iowa; ]. G. johnson,
Kansas; Urey Woodson, Kentucky; w.
B. Sullivan, Mississippi; w. ]. Stone,
Missouri; W. V. B. Thompson, Nebraska;
Joseph Daniels, North Carolina; ]. M.
Guffy, Pennsylvania; j. M. Head. Ten
essee; ]. G. Dudley, Texas; P. g. Otey,
Virginia; John T. McGraw, West Vir-
ginia; w. H. Holiday. Wyoming; Thomas
Marcum. Indian Territory
Mr.. Bryan acted as proxy for ]. NJ
Woods, of South Dakota, during the
time that he was in the meeting.
ORGANIZATION URGED.
Gov. Stone stated the object of the
meeting, set out in the CALL He was
then elected chairman. One by one the
representatives of the different states
outlined the conditions existing at home.
and the reports were accepted without
recommendation of any kind Not one
OF the speakers touched upon the trusts,
Imperialism or silver.
After the committee had been in ses-
sion an hour Mr.. Bryan was introduced
and made short address, urging the
members to look closely after the or
gan1zation in their states, and suggest
ing that strong efforts be made to pro
vide a campaign fund for the coming
campaign. He made no specific sugges
uohs' merely talking in a general way
regarding the great advantage of organi-
Zation.
The fight of the Illinois Democracy
against Editor Devlin, of the national
committee press bureau, was then
brought up by Committeeman Gahan. of
Illinois. A motion was carried appoint
ing a committee OF three to investigate
the DeVlin matter and report to Chair
man Jones upon his return from abroad
Mr. Stone appointed on the committee of
Investigation Messrs Johnson. of Kansas.
and Daniels, of North Carolina, the third
man to be named later in the day.
AT 1;SO the conference adjourned to
meet again at o'clock 1t was officially
announced that the meeting this after
noon would be along the same lines as
that OF this morning, matters relating to
organization to be chiefly considered,
ILLINOIS CONTROVERSY.
During the afternoon session the same
line of discussion as that which haf
ruled during the morning was taken I'm
and, after the resources of the partv fo,
the next campaign had been gone owe,
thoroughly, the motion of COMMITTEES
man Gahan, of Illinois, having for it's OBJ
Ject the removal of Editor Devluin. of tbs
press bureau of the national committee
came up once more. The committee OF
three, which was appointed at the morn.
ing session to investigate the row in IlJi.
nols, was completed by the appointment
or Woodson, Of Kentucky, and an amend
ment to the resolution of Mr.. Gahan. of
Illinois, which was judged a trif1e war.
ike In its tone, was offered, declaring 4
the duty of the committee to confe,
with Chairman Jones with view to SET
ting the trouble
committee Of five on press matters
was appointed, its members being How
ELL of Georgia; Daniels, of North Caro-
ma; Troup, of Connecticut; Woodson, Of
kentucky, and Stone, of Missouri
1t was declared the sense of the meet
ing that 1t was advisable that q reeule,
meeting OF the national committee shouJf
be held in the near future and Commit
teeman Stone, who acted as the presidine
ject the removal of Editor Devlin. of the
so notify Chairman Jones' and reoues
MN TO call the meeting for July 20, il
Chicago.
Messrs. Stone, of Missouri, and Walsh
of Iowa, were appointed a committee t.
draft bylaws for the committee. to b,
submitted at the next meeting in Chi
cago.
A large number of letters and telegram.
were received during the day from promi
nent Democrats in all sections of tht
country, expressing sympathy with th.
meeting, and many of them urging ad
herence to the Chicago platform.
SILVER ISSUE VIEWS.
Mr.. Bryan said. at the conclusion of til,
conference:
am satisfied that much good has come
from this meeting; that the Democracy
will be in better position to make the
fight in the coming election than 1t has
ever been. 1t was not designed that any
action should be taken at this meeting
1t was called for the sole purpose of get.
ting an insight into the conditions In the
different states, and urging those thai
have in any way allowed their organiza-
ton to lapse from what it should be te
get to work at once with the object OF
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