The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-06

ator were social In the sense that hey
were never acrimonious But they 4 ire
very insistent. Their net result. ast.I Is
viewed here. by machine leaders whose In
terest makes them watchful and well adj
vised. Is that there II TO be a reorganizas
ton OF the ways and means COMMITTEES,
which Is none the less sure because IL
may be for short time delayed. Some
OF them expect IL the week after the chair
man sails for Europe for the good or his
health. Others rest satisfied with the as
surance that II is certainly coming.
The bryan Campaign.
An anxious figure In all this conspiring
OF the machine for the reorganization or
the ways and means committee IL sam
Cook. OF Missouri. treasurer Of the Doodle
fund for the publication OF politics Cook
appears to have been dazed at the ex-
tent OF the Harrison overflow and the ex-
tent of the Altgeld elimination. He heard,
before the first midnight after the election,
that the ways and means committee would
be either abolished or reorganized by the
friends OF Bryan and Harrison. After the
election scant courtesy was paid Cook by
some OF the machinists, who regard him
as dead one" and. I'm the first hush
OF victory, were not averse 10 telling him
so. He has maintained splendid isolation
since the result OF the election put Ait
geld, who is here regarded as COOK
calculations OF things. In the county cen
trail committee rooms, whittier he some
times comes, Cook Ii known as the gem
tleman from Missouri"
That "the gentleman from Missouri is
thoroughly alarmed at the prospect OF n
reorganization which will leave him out
OF all connection with the new ways ana
means committee. is written in his air,
manner and walk OF life. He makes no
plea to the machine for mercy, but he
cultlvates Bryan assiduously. Bryan
frat visit here for months, just Few days
after the election was notable for two
things. liz was the first time he had ever
come TO Chicago since his nomination In
1898 without finding Altgeld at the depot.
But there, I'm lieu OF Altgeld. was Sam
Cook, bobbing about In small sea OF
people over whose heads he looked out
over the tracks and caught the first view
~ the anolnted. Even then he was cut
off from communication with the candi-
date. beyond the perfunctory handshake.
by the machine men who were there with
a carriage. And during all OF Bryan's stay
in the city the fact OF Cooks inability 10
maintain long communication with his ear
was marked.
The gentleman from Missouri" Is doubt
less as well assured as others here that
there has been a change I'm the Bryan meth
cd. Events in the east and west have
conspired 10 make Bryan confident and
aggressive. In every state he has selected
the men upon whom he can rely for lead
ership In the lire OF his interest and neith-
or Stone nor Cook is chosen I'm Missouri
The antitrust dinner at 81. Louis Is peace
Offering 20 Bryan. IL Is a mediation Tor
men who feel themselves out OF line with
party opinion and want to reinstate them
selves At least II is so regarded here
At that function there is TO be pressure
brought upon Bryan to prevent the reor-
ganlzation OF the ways and means commit
tee which would involve the going OF stone
az well as OF Cook and would involve,
as one OF its further consequences, the de-
feat OF Stone for reelection TO the national
committee and the defeat OF Cook for
whatever aspirations he may have In Mis-
souri, politics.
Doubtless the gentleman from Mis-.
souri," will not be as isolated I'm ST. Louis
az he has been In Chicago. And doubtless
he will make the best possible use OF thai
fact But one misfortune OF the ST Loui;
dinner Is that Il comes so late In the series
| that Mr.. Bryan Is already showing signs oil
| indigestion. Chicago Dispatch In st Louis
! Globe Democrat