Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-21
Former Chairman Harrity Sends But.
ton to Democratic Committee.
FREE SILVER UTTERLY IGNORED
mo Foreign Alliance, No Trusts,
No Imperialism" His Motto.
ETING CLOSES TO-DAY

Ct1CAGO, November 2.-The demo-
cratic national executive committee after
brief session today. adjourned sine die
to meet at the call Of Vice Chairman John
son. 1t was practically agreed among the
members of the committee that meetings
of the executive body will be held every sixty
days, and no session will probably be held be-
fore January. No new business was taken
up at today's session, the members devoting
most of their time to a discussion of the
general situation and the outlook in their
several states.
The entire matter of the place and date
of the national committee meeting placed
in the hands of Chairman Jones, who will
issue the call. He refused today to state
when the meeting will be called, but some
date In January Is favored, with Washing
ton as the place of meeting Chairman
Jones will leave Chicago for Washington
tomorrow.
The sentiment of the members of the
committee was unanimous that the demo-
cratic national convention will indorse the
Chicago platform in its entirety and that
antitrust and antf-imperialist plankS would
also be adopted. None was willing to ex-
press an opinion as to the paramount issue
in the campaign.
"A convention can adopt a platform, but
1t cannot create a paramount issue, said
Vice Chairman Johnson. THE people
themselves do that. 1t is evident though.
that the trust and impertauSt Issues are
very prominent at present"
Members of the national executive COM
mittee held the final meeting of their session
at the Sherman House today to complete
the routine work taken up yesterday and
for further discussion of the informal out
lining Of plans for the coming presidential
campaign. The members of the committee
We're somewhat late in arriving, and II was
not until about 1870 o'clock that Senator
Jones. CHI afrna of the executive commit
tee, called the meeting to order. Al, of the
members were present. Little remained to
be done by the committee, and it was the
expectation that an early and final ad
journment would be had. Chairman ]. B.
Johnson of the ways and means committee
reported on the national work as regards
the campaign fund, and showed that $175,-
900 had been subscribed and $141,0O0 col
lected.
Just previous to the calling of the meet
Ing the first button for the campaign of
1900 was passed around among the men,
bers, and the legend inscribed thereon was
favorably commented on The button which
was sent with the compliments of former
Chairman Harrity, bore the words mo
Foreign Alliance, No Trusts, No Imperial
ism for United States"
Clayton Suggests Amendment.
That's a good PLATFORM" remarked
Committeeman Clayton of Alabama, but
it ought to have 16 to L on 1t Also
Discussing Next Campaign.
A considerable part of the committees
time at yesterdays meeting was devoted to
discussing the probable effect of high prices
on the campaign of 1900
1t was said that several members Of the
committee are of the opinion that If the
present prices of manufactured products
are maintained next year, with plenty of
work In sight. the democrats will have
hard row to hoe, unless they can show
farmers and workingmen they are not get
ting an equivalent increase for their farm
products and labor. 1t is the purpose of
some of tho committeeman to organize a bu-
reau of information and education, whose
duty it shall be to gather accurate tnfor-
nation relating to trusts cost of manufac-
turing. selling prices to jobbers and middle
men, selling prices to consumers, wages
paid and cost Of raw material. They be-
leve they will be able to show that the
present high prices are the result of trusts
and combinations, and that workingmen
have been given but q small proportion of
the Increase in selling values.
This idea has assumed such tangible form
that 1t is predicted W. H. (Coin) Harvey
Will be placed at the head of the bureau
None of the committeeman would admit
this matter had been discussed. 1t is pro-
posed to employ a large staff Of men to
gather Information which can he used IN
an antitrust campaign.
Will Not sheIve Silver.
There did not seem to be any disposition
" eticiHO iitC SlINeE as dH Issue. All the
committeeman said free coinage was In
the platform TO stay. but none of them said
1t would be the dominant issue.
Representative William SuIzer OF New
York appeared before the committee. He
said trusts would be the issue in the east
James f. Minturn of New Jersey told the
committee practically the same thing SEN
ator Pettgrew of South Dakota and Chas
"A. L9Wne OF Duluth both of them silver
i,tip1 t0id the committee that free
silver was still a live issue in their STATES
James F. Minturn of New Jersey asked
the committee to help the Bryan democrats
OF nus state He said the New Jersey dem
ocrauc committee did not have the CONT
dence Of the Chicago platform democrats
and that some Of the members had voted
the republican ticket. He wanted w. !
bryah TO visit New Jersey and help
straighten things out
Ihere was strong feeling among the
committeeman present In favor of holding
the national convention earlier in the wear
than has been the custom heretofore
Early Convention Favored
A number of the committee expressed
themselves as being in favor of holding the
convention In April or May, preferably the
la'eer month. 1t was not within the prov
lnce of the executive committee to take anv
action regarding the convention but 4 was
freely admitted that the offers of all ey-
penses paid and a bonus of $50 600 10 tho
campaign fund. which has been mada bv
Kansas City and Milwaukee. were leading
10 very favorable consideration in both
Representative SulZer of New York man
aged during the day to put s,me strnn.
props under his ambition to be the ninor
ity leader of the House in the next session |
OF congress He received promises of aid |
/ ON iIhnois ana other western states and
number OF southern votes were promised
him. When he left tonight Tor New Yarl
me- he claimed 6s votes. IS short of the mum
per necessary TO give him the place
1T was announced~at the conclusinp OF Tho
meeting that gathering of free silver men
VIII De held In Chicago on or about Deem