Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-09-28
URGE PARTY UNITY.
Democratic Leaders Plead Strongly
for Peace.
National Committee Unanimously
Adopts Resolution to Harmonixe-
Factions Asked to Settle
Differences.

I
/ September IS, ex-Gov. William J. Stone,
| of Missouri, introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted by ris-
ing vote:
The national committee of the demo-
cratic party in session at Chicago to con-
slider the work of party organiza ton, pre-
paratory to the campaign OF 19UO, SENDS
greeting to the democracy of the nation:
, with the assurance that the prospect OF
I democratic success next year grows
brighter every day. We have every reason
for confidence as TO the outcome
1.-The great need now is party unity and
thorough organiZa ton.
THE committee appeals therefore, to
our party friends in all states, and espe-
ciaIly in states where elections are to be
held this year, TO put aside all local dlI-
ferences wherever they exist and support
the regular party tickets earnestly and
enthusiastically, keeping always in view
the great struggle of next year and re-
Numbering that in unity there is strength
and in division weakness.
Especially do we appeal to the Ken
lucky democracy to give loyal support to
the regular ticket in that state, headed by
! Mr.. Goebel, and thereby make sure OF
democratic victory in the state and the re-
turn of Senator Blackburn to the senate
/ of the United States
Wish Chicago Fight Ended.
The members of the executive COM
mittee tacitly admitted after their meet
ing that the paragraph in the resolu-
ton dealing with factional differences
was inspired by the situation that ex-
lists in Chicago and some parts of Hi
nois outside of Cook county. They
want the fight between the regular or
ganization, of which Mayor Harrison is
the leader, and the Altgeld forces, that
has been exploited at two meetings of
the national committee through the
medium of attacks on Editor Deviln, of
the press bureau, concluded forthwith.
To bring about this finale they have
vested Chairman j. G. johnson, of the
executive committee, with eXtraordl-
nary powers and esta blished him at the
head of permanent executive headquar-
tiers to be opened in this city within 80
days. Chairman johnson is equally &C
ceptable to the Harrison and Altgeld
forces.
Chairman johnson was invested with
power to assume command of all the de-
partments of the national organization.
The executive committee empowered
him to establish headquarters in the
Unity building, and set on foot such
schemes of organization, management
and supervision as may in his judgment
appear feasible and necessary.
The ways and means committee
placed him in charge of the work of the
committee not alone as general man
aoer but as the resident member of the
committee. Sam b. Cook, the present
manager, is to retire to accept the dem
ocratic nomination for secretary of
state of Missouri.
The press committee authorized Mr..
johnson TO assume immediate control
of the press bureau of the National Bull
letin. This commission places Editor
Devlin under Mr.. Johnson's orders and
will eventually enable him to select Dew
Inns successor.
Vested with Great Authority.
Mr.. johnson is therefore the embodi-
ment of all the executive energy of the
national organization of the democratic
party. More authority has been con-
centrated in him than ever before was
intrusted to a single member of the
party. The return of Senator Jones in
October will not impair the position of
the Kansan. The senator selected Mr..
johnson for the duties he is going to
perform. He will not interfere in the
arrangements agreed upon, for they
had his approval before they were con-
summated.
The only consideration eXacted from
Mr. johnson in return for the honors
showered upon him was promise on
his part to establish his home IN Chica-
go until after the next national copven-
ton.
Secretary Charles A. Walsh, of Iowa,
was also made a member eX-officio of
all three committees, and after the close
of the state campaign in Iowa will
spend great deal of his time in Chi
cago as Mr.. Johnson's associate at
headquarters.
Plans for Frequent Meetings.
Chairman Johnson's present inten-
ton is to call frequent meetings of the
executive committees whenever he
thinks they ought to gather for the
transaction of business. The executive
committee will meet at least once every
60 days and perhaps as often as once
every 80 days.
No we'll defined scheme of organiza-
ton was offered by any member of the
committee. 1t seemed to be the as
sumption of those present that Mr.
johnson ought not to be hampered at
the outset of his work by prearranged
programme. He will be left to follow
his own plans, which are said to have
met with the approval of everyone to
whom they were submitted. The first
work the new chairman will undertake
will be the harmonizing of dissatisfied
democrats and the unifying of party or
ganization in localities where there are
factional divisions. He will devote a /
great deal of attention to the Kentucky
situation and will endeavor to discour-
age those members of the party who |
have evinced disposition to follow the !
boiling candidate for governor. It is |
Chairman Johnson's intention to make |
frequent trips to states and districts |
where there is trouble to interview op-
posing leaders and advise them to bury /
their differences in the interest of party
success.
EX-GoT. Stone said after the meet |
ing, says the Chicago Chronicle, that |
the resolution had been conceived in a |
spirit of harmony and accepted by his |
colleagues on the executive committee |
in the same spirit.
Personally" he said, 81 have come to i
the conclusion that the democratic |
party cannot have too many members |
We want as many as we can get. We /
have taken the key out of the lock and |
thrown it away. The door will be wide |
open hereafter. The efforts of the ma
tional committee from this time Will be /
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