Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-23
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
Call for The Meeting q Members Of The Ma.
ilcnal Committee Made Public.
To Meet NJ ~. Louis-viii Arrange
for Future work Preparing tor
NEXT Campaign.

Milwaukee. Wis. May s2.-Edward 9.
Wall. national Democratic committee.
man OF Wisconsin. today made public
the call for a conference Of the mcm-
beers OF the national Democratic COM
mittcc at 81 Louis May sith. the an
nounccmcnt OF which was published
some time ago. Wisconsin viii NOT be-
represented at the conference. M Mr.
Wall does not look upon the meeting
aa morn than a conference of the ways
and means committee. and In giving
the letter to tho press does 10 after
being criticised by Wisconsin Demo-
Gratis because of his determination not
To- attend the meeting. The full text
% the call n an follows!
~. Louis. Mo-. May I. isg9.-'ro Hon.
y. &. Wall. Member Democratic Ma
tionai Committee. Milwaukee, Wis.,
Dear Air.-AA you nrc no doubt aware
Senator Jones. chairman of our nation
al committee. has gone to Europe for
HE bsncht OF hlu health. Ait walsh.
secretary OF tho committee. II In Alas
kn. senator Jones writes that he viii
probably be- abroad Tor several months.
and ns Sir. Walsh has been IN Alaska
about a year already and IN now pub
fishing a newspaper there. II " unccr-
tain when he viii return to Iowa.
before sailing for Europe SENATOR
Jones wrote letters TO one OF Us tJohn-
HonD 70 act nA SECRETARY Of the commit
tee during Mr. Wainh's absence. ana
asked the other OF ~ tstonol 10 act IN
hia stead ~ chairman OF what IN known
US the ways ana means committee.
having headquarters at Chicago. until
his return.
on senator Joncs'n suggestion We
have met here today for a conference,
We afo Of the opinion that the time has
come when the work OF organization
for the campaign OF 1900 should be- be-
Eun In earnest ana actively prosecuted.
We believe this work should b. carried
ON not IN two or three states. but
throughout the Union. 90 the end that
We may be- prepared To tight the battle
next year with weii-Eroundcd hope OF
success. We believe tho members of
the national committee should msct at
an early day for conference. with "a
View Of reaching some understanding
nH 10 future operations. We have no
authority, Of course. TO assemble the
committee In regular meeting, but
We have thought II would be proper
ana MlHc 20 write To members OF the
committee individually and suggest an
Informal conference.
II no happens that the Jefioraon club
OF ~. Louis. representing the Missouri
democracy. VIII give dinner Ia this
city ON May seth. To which 900 pernonB
VIII be- invited. SIT. iryan and other
leading men of the party Will attend
this dinner. and formal Invitations win
be sent TO each member OF the national
committee. AZ ~. Louis ~ a central and
convenient point. we have concluded 10
write members Of the committee and In.
Vite Thorn 60 meet un herr on the morn.
ing % the sath instant at the Planters
hotel, where We can spend the day In
discussing party affairs and arrange
our future work.
There arr number OF Important
matters which ought TO receive the at
tcntiun OF the committee, and We be-
licNc great good win result from such
u conference aH We propose. We Know
how difficult u In for gentlemen to
leave their homes ANA business 20 give
attention 90 matters OF this nature. hut
az the same time We feel that tho cir
cumsiancea ana conditions surrounding
ua demand some sacrifices. and hence
II u We urge this auggeHtion upon your
confederation. II h unfortunate thai
Chairman Jones cannot BE- present. hui
u II proper 10 say, IN vicw OF what he
has written 10 Us. that We are entirely
satisfied that such conference would
receive his approval We hope 10
meet you az the Planters house at 10
o'clock ON the e5th.
Please advise US by letter 10 MIR.
stone here, or AIR, johnson at Peabody,
kan. whether We eau oxpeot Won
Respectfully,
W, J. STONE.
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