The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Decides to Hold Another Conference
in Chicago July 20.

ST. Louis, May 26-When the conference
of the members of the Democratic ma
ternoon at $50 o'clock IT had taken no
action regarding the policy of the party
planks for the platform were not even dis
cussed- The meeting from first to last
of work and the ways and means by
which this work could best be accom-
that the organization of the party in their
respective states is perfected as soon as
the light The ,s'' matters Re Of 'anti-frust.
.'anti-imperialismr and silver We're not
garding them and no lamentations
Were made de, The next meeting b1g of he con
July 20, and Chairman Jones of the ma
tional committee has been asked to call
a formal meeting for that date. 1t is eX-
pected that at this meeting definite ac-
ton will be taken and the question of
Democracy in the fall of 1899 will be de-
During the afternoon the same line of
discussion that which had ruled dur
ing ing the morning was taken up and after
campaign had been gone over thoroughly
the motion OF Sommitteeman Gahan %, OF
of Editor DeVln of the press bureau of
the national committee, came up once
more.
The committee of three which was APP
R tigate the row row in Illinois was completed
lucky and an amendment to the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Gahan of Illinois, which was
Judged a trife warIike in its tome was
offered. declaring it was the duty of the
committee to confer with Chairman Jones
with view to compromising the trouble.
A committee of five on press matters
was appointed. it's members being Howell
of Georgia. Daniels of North Carolina,
lucky and Stone Of Missouri.
1t was declared the sense OF the meet
ing that it was advisable that a regular
meeting of the national committee should
teeman Stone. Who acted as the presid-
officer meeting.
to notify Chairman Jones and request
him to cal the meeeting for July 20, in
Walsh of Iowa were appointed a com
tee, to be submitted at at the next r3eefing
in Chicago Notice was received oy the
e. M had been appo4 0
member Of the rational committee in the
place Of F. A Manzanares, who has ten
The Democratic state committee OF Mas
John ". Corcoran as national Committee
man and appointed George F. Williams of
4 large number of lie letters T1 and kilograms
were RECEIVED during the day from prom
country. expressing sympathy with the
meeting, and many of them urging adher-
ence to the Chicago platform.
Mr.. Bryan said at the conclusion of the
conference:
Il am satisfied that great good has come
from the meeting, and that the Democra-
cy will be in a better position to make
the fight in the coming election than it
has ever been. 1t was not designed that
any action should be taken a this meet
ing. 1t called for the sole purpose
of getting an insight into the conditions
in the different states and urging those
that have in any way allowed their organ
| ization to lapse from what it should be
| to get to work at once. with the object
ton before the serious work of next year.
What action will be taken by the Dem
eeriS to scas b aI am Sure o.
thing, and that is that silver viii not be
is an issue that has come to stay, and the