The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-26
BRYAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS
SILVER DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE MEETS IN ST. LOUIS.

Twenty-three States Representative
pairing for the Next tCampaign-A Mn m
moth Anti-Trust Dinner Held In til
Evening-"Anti-Tru the Cry-O. II
p. Belmont Favors Bryan.
st. Louis, Mo-, May 25-With twenty
two members present in person the Ma
tional Democratic committee went int
secret session at 10 o'clock this morning
at the Planters hotel. The committee
men present were: Henry d. Clayton
Alabama; Thomas C. McRas, Arkansas
Adair Wilson, Colorado; Alexander
Troup, Connecticut; Clark Howell
Georgia; Thomas Gahan, Illinois; Johr
G. Shanklin, Indiana; c. A. Walsh
Iowa; j. G. Johnson, Kansas; Urey
| Woodson, Kentucky; T. d. O'Brien
Minnesota; w. B. Sullivan, Mississippi
w. j. Stone, Missouri; w, Fl. Thomp.
son, Nebraska; Josephus Daniels NORTH
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James M. Woods, South Dakota; Jane;
M Head, Tenn; James j. Dudley
Texas Peter j. Otey. Virginia; John
McGray, West Virginia.; W. N. Holli-
day, Wyoming; Thomas Marcum, In
dian Territory
Governor Stone stated the object OF
| the meeting was set out in the call
| He was then elected chairman. j. M.
Griffin of Pennsylvania, who was pres
ant as proxy of Committeeman Harrity
of that state, made a total representa-
ton cf twenty-t three states. Committee
man Stone, after calling the meeting to
order, announced that reports of organi-
cations and conditions in the different
states were desired. One by one the rep
resentatives of the different states out
lined the conditions existing at home
and the reports were accepted without
recommendation of any kind, Not one
of the speakers touched upon the trusts,
imperialism or silver.
After the committee haG been in ses-
sion an hour, Mr.. Bryan was introduced
and made a short address, urging the
members to look closely after the Or
gapizations in their states, and suggest
ing that strong efforts be made to pro-
vide a campaign fund for the coming
campaign. He made no specific sugges-
tions, merely talking in general way
regarding the great advantage of organ
ization The fight of the Illinois de-
mocracy against Editor Devlin of the
National Committee Press bureau was
brought up by Committeeman Gahan OF
Illinois He made a vigorous speech,
claiming that Devlin had acted against
the regular democratic organization in
Illinois and that he should be removed.
A motion was carried appointing a COM
mittee of three to investigate the Devlin
matter and report to Chairman Jones
upon his return from abroad. Mr.. Stone
appointed on the committee of investi-
CATION Messrs Johnson of Kansas and
Daniels of North Carolina, the third
man to be named later.
A committee of five on press matters
was appointed, it's members being
Howell of Georgia, Daniels of North
Carolina. Troup Of Connecticut, Wood
son of Kentucky, and Stone of Missouri.
1t was declared the sense of the meet
ing that it was advisable that regular
meeting of the national committee
should be held in the near future and
Committeeman Stone was instructed to
request Chairman Jones to call the
meeting for July 20 in Chicago. Messrs
Stone of Missouri and Walsh of Iowa
were appointed a committee to draft
bylaws for the committee to be sub
mitted at the next meeting in Chicago.
A ne 1att Nd tpIn
grams were received during the day
from prominent democrats In all sec
tions of the country, expressing sympa-
thy with the meeting and many of
them urging adherence to the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Bryan said at the conclusion of
the conference: 81 am satisfied that
great good has come from this meeting
and that the democracy will be in a
better position to make the fight in the
coming election than it has ever been.
1t was not designed that any actions
should be taken at this meeting. 1T
was called for the sole purpose of get !,
ting an insight into the conditions in
the different states and urging those
that have in any way allowed their Or
SdulIdllOIl 10 lapse from WIdt III should
be to get to work at once with the OBJ
ject of putting matters into the best
condition before the serious work of
next year. What action will be taken
by the democracy regarding it's plat
form, it is too early to discuss. but I
am sure of one thing, and that Is that
silver will not be relegated out of
sight. 1t is an issue that has come to
stay and the people will not allow it
to be put in the back ground"
Ex-Governor Altgeld expressed views
similar to those of Mr. Bryan and said
that the fight against Devlin was ridic-
ilous. notwithstanding the state |
nents of Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Altgeld it
cannot be gainsaid that there is a |
strong undercurrent of feeling among |
he members of the national COMMITTEES |
hat silver should not be given the ex- |
2eedingly prominent place that it held |
n the last campaign. 1t may be one |
If the leading features of the nIatfdr,,,
1ut they declare openly that they think |
hat there are other things that should |
'e given as much Importance in the dec
aratlon of the party as silver and one
VI these that finds the most favor with
hem is an ANTITRUST plank,
"1NTI-TR UST,, THE CRY.
The Mammoth Democratic Antt.Tru.