Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-26
SILVER TO THE FORE.
BRYAN Declared 1t Would Not
Be Sidetracked.
COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD.
Ways and Means and Democratic Condi-
tions In the Different States Discussed.
Another Meeting to BE HeId-IIlinois
Sguabble-Anti-Trust Banquet.

ST. Louis. May 26.-When the con-
| terence of members os the Democratic
national committee adjourned it had
taken no action regarding the policy of
| the party in the Nming presidential
campaign and pla..ks for the platform
/ were not even discussed.
Those present at the meeting We're
( Henry ID. Clayton of Alabama. who
acted as proxy for Committeeman Tom
hnson OF that state; Thomas \. Nc
Rae, Arkansas: I. J. O'Donnell, proxy
for Wilson Adair of Colorado: J. K.
OH. proxy for Clark Howell of Geor-
gia: Alexander Troup, Connecticut;
Thomas Gahan. Illinois: John G..
Sh.inklin. Indiana; c. \. Walsh, Iowa;
J. q. johnson. Kansas; Urey Woodson,
Kentucky; W. B. Sullivan. Mississippi;
W. j. Stone, Missouri; w. V. Thomp-
son, Nebraska: Josephus Daniels, North
Carolina: j. N. Guffey, Pennsylvania;
J. NJ. Head, Tennessee: J. G.. Dudley,
Texas: 2. j. Otey. Virginia; John 7.
McGraw, West Virginia; W. N Holh-
day. Wyoming; Thomas Marcum, In
dian Territory.
Mr.. Bryan acted as proxy for j. NJ.
Woods of South Dakota during the
time that he was i'll the meeting.
Governor Stone stated the object of
the meeting as sent out in the cali. He
was then elected chairman. Mr. Walsh
was III his place as secretary.
One by one the representatives OF the
different states outlined the conditions
existing at home and the reports We're
accepted without recommendations of
any kind Not one of the speakers
touched upon the trusts, imperialism or
silver.
After the committee had been i'll ses.
sion about an hour, Mr.. Bryan was III
troduced and made d short address,
urging the members to look closely after
the organizations Ill their states, and
suggesting that strong efforts be made
TO provide Ii campaign fund for the
coming campaign. lie made no specific
suggestions, merely talking i'll a general
way regarding the great advantage of
organization.
The fight of the Illinois Democracy
against Editor Devlin of the national
committee press bureau was taken up
by Committeeman Gahan of Illinois.
He made vigorous speech, claiming
that Devlin had acted against the regu-
lar Democratic organization in Illinois
and that he be removed. \ motion was
carried appointing committee of three
to investigate the Devlin matter and re-
port to Chairman Jones upon his return
from abroad Mr.. Stone appointed on
the committee of investigation Messrs
Johnson of Kansis and Daniels of
North Carolina. At the afternoon ses-
sion WOodsOE of Kentucky was added
to the committee.
An amendment to the resolution of
Mr.. Gahan, which was judged a trife
warlike i'll its tone, was offered, deciar-
ing it the duty OF the committee to con-
fer with Chairman Jones with Il view To
compromising the trouble.
A committee of five on press matters
was appointed. It's members being How
ell of Georgia, Daniels of North Caro-
lima. Troup of Connecticut, WoodsOn of
Kentucky and Stone of Missouri.
1t was declared the sense of the meet
ing that it was advisable that regular
meeting of the national committee
should be held i'll the near future, and
Committeeman Stone, who acted as the
presiding officer Of the meeting, was in
structed to so notify Chairman Jones
and request him to call the meet for
July 20 i'll Chicago. Messrs. Stone of
Missouri and Walsh of Iowa We're ap-
pointed a committee to draft bylaws Tor
the committee to be submitted at the
next meeting i'll Chicago.
Notice was received by the confer
ence that H. B. Ferguson of Albuquer-
que, N. NJ, had been appointed MEM
Der of the national committee in the
place of F. A. Manzarares, who has ten
tered his resignation. The Democratic
state committee of Massachusetts, sent
word that it had removed John w, Cor
coran as national committeeman and
appointed George F. Williams of Ded-
ham, Mass, in his place.
A large number of letters and tele-
grams were received during the day
from prominent Democrats in all sec
tions of the country expressing syInpa-