The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-21
MET IN CHICAGO.
Session Of the Democratic Executive
Committee Held Yesterday.
SILVER WILL Be AN ISSUE.
The Trusts and Combines Will Be viz.
orously Attacked.
THE PROBABLE SITUATION NEXT YEAR. ,
Bureau OF Education Is to Be Established
with "Coin' Harvey In Charge.
THE PROBABLE SITUATION NEXT YEAR.
ASSISTANCE IS WANTED IN NEW JERSEY
posed Meeting In Fun Committee.
Visitors from Other states.

Chicago, November S0.--The Democratic
executive committee, with Chairman j. *.
Jones in the chair, spent most of today in
a room In the sherman house discussing
matters pertaining to organization, ways
and means and the administrative AFFAIRS
OF the organization, The committee Will
meet again tomorrow and il is expected
Will get through with the business on
hand before night, Nothing was said
about the meeting of the National com
mitee, but It Is the belief of most OF the
committeeman that tho full committee Will
be called for February &c in Washington
and that tho National democratic conven-
tion will be held the latter part of May
or the first part OF June. Senator Jones
would say nothing about calling the com-
miuee
The committeeman were extremely un-
communicative as to what WIS done at
the meeting, Secretary Charles A. Walsh
said the committee had transacted no
business of interest or Importance and
had only considered administrative at
fairs. After the meeting had adjourned.
however some OF the committeeman con
tinued the discussion of the probable stu
alton next year. They disclosed the fact
that considerable part of the committees
! time had been devoted 10 discussing the
probable effect OF high prices on the cam
/ paign of 1900,
IL Ia the purpose of some Of the commit
4 teemen to organize bureau of informa
| ton and education. whose duty 1t shall be
| to gather accurate and definite informa-
ton relating to trusts cost of manuiactnr-
| Ing, selling prices TO jobhers and middle
men. selling prices to consumers. wages
aud cost or raw material. They believe
they will he able TO show that the present
| high prices are the result of trusts and
ombinations and that workingnen have
been given but Il small proportion of In
crease In selling values.
This idea has assumed such tangible
! FORM that II is predicted that w. II. (Coin)
Harvey Will be placed at the head OF the
bureau. None of the committeeman would
admit this matter had been discussed. II
Is proposed TO employ large staff OF men
10 gather information which can, be used
In an antitrust campaign.
There did not seem to he any disposi-
tlon Ito sbelve free silver as an issue: all
the committeeman said free coinage was
In the platform to stay
Congressman William Sulzer of New
York appeared before the committee He
said trusts would be the Issue in the East
j. II. Minturn of New Jersey told the COM
mittee practically the same thing. Senator
petlgrew Of South Dakota and Charles A.
Towne Of Duluth. both of them silver re-
publicans. told the committee that free
silver was still live Issue In their States.
The members of the executive commit
ies who were in attendance today werc
Senator j X. Jones of Arkansas. chair
man; Charles A, Walsh Iowa, secretary;
]. G. Johnson. Kansas; II d. Clayton. Ala
hama; Thomas Gaban. Illinois; j. a.
Shanklin, Indiana: ID. ]. Campau, Michi-
gan W. ii. Thompson, Nebraska; 4. ID.
o'Brlen, Minnesota. and Norman Il. Mack
Of Buffalo. who held the proxy Of George
Fred williams of Massachusetts,. Vice
Chairman w. j, Stone of Missouri was
the conspicuous absentee. He sent tele-
gram which said he was sick and would
not be able TO come to Chicago
EN- Governor John P. AHgeld called on
Senator Jones during the day and met
with n warm reception. Mayor Harrison
did not call on Senator Jones. Congress
man sulzer OF New Cork called on Mayor
Harrison TO solicit his influence toward
getting the-.democratic congressman from
Illinois 10 vote for him for the leadership
Of the minority In the house of representa-
lives James +. Minturn OF New Jersey
asked the committee 10 help the Bryan
democrats Of his State. He said the New
Jersey democrats did not have the con-
fidence OF the Chicago platform democrats
and that some of the members had voted
the republican ticket. He wanted W. y.
Bryan TO visit New Jersey and help
straighten things out.
There was a strong feeling among tne
committeeman present in favor Of mold
ing the national convention earlier IN
the year than has been the custom here
toforc number of the members express
themselves as being in favor OF holding
the convention in April or in May. pre-
ferabiy the latter month
strong delegation was present from
Milwaukee, to press the claims OF thaI
city and the Wisconsin men did some
very energetic work during the day. No
delegation was present from any other
city. 1t was not within the province az
the executive committee to take action
regarding the convention, but Il wah
freely admitted that the offers Of all ex-
penses paid and bonus Of $4,000 TO the.
campaign fund, which had been made BY
Kansas city and Milwaukee, we're leading
to very favorable consideration Of both
cities.
II was announced at thu conclusion Of
the meeting that gathering OF free sli-
yer republicans viii be held In ChicaGc.
on or about December 7.
Congressman sulxer Of New York mans
aged during the day TO put some stronG
props under his ambition to be the miuorv
| ity leader OF tho house IN the next So
sion Of congress. He received promises
OF aid from Illinois and other Welssr9
we're promised aim When ~ ieft teaiGbt
Tor Esw York AZ clsimea p xty~te ~ yotees
nfteep shArt ~ ~ nun1ber II