The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-09-08
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES.
With National Chairman Jones-
To Meet In Chicago.

1
says: At the July meeting of the
Democratic national committee, held
in Chicago, "a resolution was adopted
to reorganize the old ways and means
committee. and name new one COM
posed of seven members; also TO name
a new executive committee composed
of II members. aud "A press commit
tee, composed of five members. Gov.
Stone. acting chairman Of the national
committee yesterday announced these
subcommittee, after having received
advice from Chairman Jones. Who is
yet in Europe, regarding the same.
| Among other reasons assigned for
naming these subcommittee was the
fight 10y Chicago democrats against
Gov. Altgeld. then member of the
ways and means committee and =. j.
Deylin, manager of the democratic
national press bureau. Coy. Altgeli
and other members of the old ways
and menas committee resigned, and
the press committees will have full
authority over the press bureau. Pre-
sumably. Mr.. Devlin's wings viii he
clipped. and other hands will direct
the bureau. Gov. Altgeld is out of the
committee entirely.
Thomas A. Gahan, the Illinois mem
Der of the national committee, led the
| fight before the committee against
Gov. Altgeld and Mr.. Devlin. lie is
made member of the new executive
committee, which will have general
supervision of all the affairs of the
national committee when that body
is not in session. The new committees
follow:
Executive Committee Messrs. John
son. of Kansas. vice chairman; Stone,
OF Missouri; Iampau, of Michigan;
Shankli lin, of Indiana; Guffoy. OF Penn
syl,ania; Gahan. of Illinois; Head. If
Tennessee; Clayton, of Alabama;
Thompson of Nebraska; Williams. OF
Massachusetts,, and O'Brien, of Min
nesota-
Ways and Means Committee essrs.
Mclean. of Ohio. vice chairman:
Noodson, of kentucky: Wilson. of Col
orado. Dryer. Of California; Tillmap,
of South Carolina: Campbell. If New
York. and Johnson. Of Kansas. The
former members of the ways AID
means committee, namely. Messrs. Alt
geld. .Allen. Teller and Stone. retired
and requested the chairman TO name
their successors.
Press mmittee-Messrs. Howell. Of
Georgia. vice chairman, Daniels. Of
North Carolina; Troop, of Connect
cut: Walsh, of Iowa. and Johnson, Of
Kansas.
The chairman of the whole commi-
tee viii he eN-officio chairman of al
subcommittee. In his absence the
Merchantmen will preside over their
respective committees and in gener-
al way will at all times perform the
duties Of chairmen.
Concerning the committees. Gov.
Stone said:
after the committee meeting at
Chicago. | wrote Senator Jones fully
what had been done, making such
suggestions as | thought proper. and
requesting him to name the sub-com-
mittees as soon as possible. In reply
he wrote me as follows:
Chairman Jones Letter.
"'Glasgow. Scotland, Aug. 10. 1885,
William j. Stone. vice-chairman. etc:
My Dear Governor am glad 10 re-
ceiye your letter and TO have the infor-
nation and suggestions contained
therein. | think the action of the COM
mittee wise and timely and in com
pliance with the resolutions adopted
| will select the following gentlemen
TO constitute the several committees.
(rhcn followed the committees as
stated
1T is impractical bile for me To write
each of these gentlemen. notifying
him of his appointment, and | respect
fully ask that you will have the kind
ness 10 do SO.
Since YOU have been selected by
the committee to acI IS chairman in
my absence. feel much less reluc-
tance 10 obey the orders of my physi-
clan and remain abroad until October
j know that the interests of the party
will be carefully watched over by you.
and all that a wise discretion and en-
tir, devotion to the party interests can
do will be done 10y you. Sincerely
yours. JAMES X. JONES'
II will write the members of the sew
eral committees i'm day or two re-
questing them TO meet me at Chicago
in about ten days. so that we can map
out our work and begin 10 prosecute
it actively without further delay
At the approaching meeting referred
to by Gov. Stone. plans viii be out
lined for prosecuting the 1900 com
paign between the present time and
the meeting Of the democratic national
convention. II is the idea of the lead
ers in the national committee that the
party should he thoroughly organized
before the next campaign opens.
The question Of the future OF the
press bureau viii also be determined.