The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-21
HARMONY
Prevailed III the National Dem
Ocratic Committee
Meeting

Chicago. July D-No friction developed
at the meeting of tho democratic ma.
touai committee today and the men who
made such bcligerent assertions last night
failed TO make them good today. Not a
single warliko nole was sounded and uo
dehanccs were uttered either hv ths mon
who demand that lG To- shall Dee the
rallyine cry in the next campaign or by
those wha oppose Us adoption.
The oll; movement made by the silver
men looking toward recognition by the
national committee was during the after
noon. when the ohio valley B.matelu,
League was admitted to the committc,
rooms and James L. Tarvin of Kentucky
acting as spokesman, read the resolutions
adopted hy the committee earlier On the
day These resolution demanded that
there be Inserted u the next democratic
national platform pl5uks opposing trusts
and Imperialism. and adher'ng to the
| silver ratio OF 10 10 D. And along these
lines We offor you our ala said Mr Tar
vim. There was a. defiant accent upon the
word these" that seemed To- IMPLY that
the support Of the himenris'- could Dc
secured elone no other lines than those
marked out but of this the committee
/ cook no notice The Ohio valley Bi-mc-
tal2c League was courteously thanked
for IT, proffer Of assistance and assured
that it would be called upon ot such time
as the national committee felt I'M need OF
IA assistance. That was the beginning
and end of the silver episode
| The fight against 4. j pcvlin. edit1r
of the Press Bureau OF the national coil
mittoe. was brought TO anish. the Har-
rson faction OF Illinois securing his de-
position fot the part taken hy him. as ou
officer o. an" national committee in tAc
last mayorty election iu Chicago
beyond making several changes n the
rules governing the committee, nothing
else was done during the day
The Eight against the Illinois faction
began as soon as Mr Bryan arrived IN
the city Tie was besct by men of hotn
factions, the Ntgcd faction asking him
to Dee at the meeting without fan, and
the Harrison men asking tha' hc romam
away from the Auditorium Mr. BrSn1
was In q dilemma and Tor long time
would rot declare himself ar being u
favor Of the meeting cor not tie said Do,
had accepted the invitation for thc meet
ing aud there was uo apparent reason
why he should decline at the demand of q
political faction hostile TO that which hal
| Invited him 20 the city A. The same
| time he expressed himself as being anA
Gus TO avoid anything that would crca"
further friction and as "a remedy pro-
posed that the AltRcld people turn ovcl
the control OF the meeting TO the nauou1
committee Mr Altpod was personnl'l
willing that this should bee done bur th
majority OF his adhereuts, who are biuc
against the Harrison men, heard tha
there was opposition To the p'an 90 th
Altgeld camp. thoy openly 81 ampion"
the passing of the meeting under tho con
troll OF the nation committee The argu
ments on both sides were hot ana herc
for several hours and there seemed
be no chance OF a settlement The lars
majority of the members of the natoni
committee declared themselves as bein
opposed To- having anything Go 40 VII
the meeting They maintained that th'
had "A nght before the committee, born
tho outraged OF the Harrison faction al
= they were disposed Co keep their han
out of the political GEht Finally NJ
AItqeld sent word 10 Mr. BNan that
r. he considered his attendance at the me'
r- ing would embarrass him he could feel
sy perfect liberty 10 remain away III
"A meetine could get along without hi
c. This message was declared by the a
he geld people Co be one ot simple oonfl'
"a TO Mr. Bryan, but the Harrison men ID
clared that 10 was message nt .'r''.
o. which meant that " Mr BRYAN W
.c afraid to keep bis word 90 address u
a. meeting 40 would bo success witho
he his presence.
is II was late lu the afternon before N
Bryan made up his mind 10 attend {
jn. meeting The Harrison people who We
tp. in good humor over the defeat ot Dew
Is finally announced that he might atte
me the meeting without causing any host
le- ity 10 himself ia the Harrison CA"
he This message. however. had nothing
hts do with the intention reached by D
he Bryan regarding the meeting for he p
The decided 10 attend before it reached MN
nR when the national committee came
order In the club room of The Sherm
m houee at ~ o'clock. an tho states "'
., r,presented either by proxy or hy "a
md regular committeeman, with the 'At
ex- ton az North Dokota, oregon leN
of Utah. West Virginia, oregon l"A
In Bryan held proxies for Michigan
ng south Dakota and was present throu
vas out the mes'pFs, although nn dia
ned axe an active part IN ihe proceeding
low Ex-Gov. AItgold was offered the p'
was Of Committeeman White. Of W'sh''s'
less but declined it and willis j Abbott
hat Now York. acted for that state Ma
OF IIarrlsou held he proxy for Ainsk''
hat tid not attend either session oi the 90
his mitteo.
WORK or COMMITTEE.
and As soon as Vice-Charmm s'"n'
d 10 called the meeting to order conrrea7r
mo- Ferguson. OF New Mrxic'. "aa s.'.
Wv "a an the vacancy from hat t"rr''
r. caused by the resignation Of A. NJ
% r. zanarea The chair thea announced
lade n would be Boz order 90 consider the l
on tIon OF admitting tho new member
peal uassachusetts. a gold democrat "t
OK b .tats. having protest against Do. rom
t, make room for George Fred W'ill'
Cor The matter was settled iu i'F"' ''
"a D. latter. who retained hs seat
g g. M stone then announced that the
Ick's ,,utee appointed to iuyestisae be- ch'
bove ,o,de BY he Harrison faction Of III
AGAINST g. J Devlu was ready 20 reI
b Va. q-,a committee reported that upon
'erry ..t.-..ttou Al had ascertained that