The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-23
National Committee to Meet In st,
Louis, May Is.
THERE IS A SLIGHT HITCH
COMMITTEEMAN FROM VISION
SIN REFUSES TO ATTEND.
Does Not Look Upon Meeting as Any
thing More Than Conference of
: Ways and Means Committee
Criticised For His Action and
Makes Public Call.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 22.-Edward c.
| WALL national Democratic committee
man of Wisconsin, today made pubic
the call for conference of members
of the national Democratic committee
at st. Louis, May %, the announcement
of which was published some time ago.
Wisconsin will not be represented at
the conference, as Mr.. Wall does not
look upon the meeting as more than a
conference of the ways and means com
mittee, and in giving the letter to the
press does so after being criticised by
Wisconsin Democrats because of his
determination not to attend the meet
ing. The full text of the call is as
follows:
st Louis, Mo-, May 4, 1S99.-To Hon.
Z. c. Wall, Member Democratic Ma
tional Committee, Milwaukee, Wis:
Dear Sir-As you are no doubt
aware, Senator Jones, chairman OF our
national committee, has gone to Eu-
rope for the benefit of his health. Mr..
Walsh, secretary of the committee, Is
in Alaska. Senator Jones writes that
he will probably be abroad for several
months, and as Mr.. Walsh has been in
Alaska about a year already, and is
now publishing a newspaper there, it is
uncertain when he will return to Iowa.
Before sailing for Europe, Senator
Jones wrote letters to us, in which he
asked us (Johnson) to act as secretary
of the committee during Mr.. Walsh's
absence, and asked the other of us
(Stone) to act in his stead as chairman
of what is known as the ways and
means committee, having headquarters
at Chicago, until his return.
ION Senator Jones suggestion we
have met here today for a conference
We are of the opinion that the time
has come when the work of organiZa-
ton for the campaign of 1900 should be
begun in earnest and actively prosecut-
ed. We believe this work should be
carried on, not in two or three states,
but throughout the Union, to the end
that we may be prepared to fight the
battle next year with well grounded
hope of success.
I'VE believe the members of the ma
tional committee should meet at an
early day for a conference, with view
to reaching some understanding as tc
future operations. We have no au-
thority, of course, to assemble the com
mittee in a regular meeting, but We
have thought it would be proper and
wise to write to members of the com
mitee individually and suggest an in
formal conference.
Banquet In Sight.
1T so happens that the Jefferson club
of st. Louis, representing the Missouri
Democracy, will give dinner in this
city on May %, to which 1.500 persons
will be invited. Mr.. Bryan and other
leading men of the party will attend
this dinner, and formal invitations viii
be sent to each member of the national
committee.
LAS St Louis is 2 central and con-
venient point, we have concluded to
write members of the committee and
invite them to meet us here on the
morning of the 25th instant at the Plan
ters' hotel, where we can spend the day
in discussing party affairs and arrange
our future work. There are a num- !
Der of important matters which ought I
to receive the attention of the commit |
tee, and we believe great good would /
result from such a conference as we
propose. We know how difficult it il |
for gentlemen to leave their homes and !
business to give attention to matters OF |
this nature, but at the same time we
feel that the circumstances and condi- /
tions surrounding us demand some sac |
rifice, and hence it is we urge this sug-
gestion upon your consideration.
1T is unfortunate that Chairman |
Jones cannot be present, but il /. !
proper to say, in view of what he has /
written to us, that we are entirely sat /
isfied that such a conference would re-
ceive his approval. We hope to meet /
you at the Planters hotel at 10 o'clock |
on the 25th
please advise us by letter, to Mr..
Stone here, or Mr.. Johnson at Peabody.
Kan, whether we can expect you. Re-
spectfully,
''W. ]. STONE,
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