The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
Yesterdays Meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional Campaign Committee.
NO FRICTION IS DEVELOPED
Bryan, Harrison and Atgeld Hold Proxies But Take n o Part tin the
Proceedings-A Harrison Victory Secured in the Deposition of
Devlin. Editor of the Press Bureau-The Contention Over
Bryan's Attendance at the Altgeld Meeting-After
Much Deiberation He Acknowledgements
by Bryan, Tillman and Others.

which is endeavoring to secure the
next democratic convention for kansas
City, made a short speech setting forth
the advantages OF that city as a o n
vention city. No ection was taken, a.
it had been determined before the meet
ing was called to order, that the COM
mittee should not at the present meet.
ing consider anything relating to tina
location OF the next convention.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Nebraska, moved
that the consideration Of the plan of
organization work the committee is ex-
pected to carry out be taken up Vice
Chairman Stone then took the floor
and made a lengthy address outlining
the work the committee should pursue.
He made no motion and no action was
taken. Mr.. Williams, Of Massachu-
sets, moved that the matter Of the
press committee he referred to the exc
cutive committee of h national COM
mittee with power to act. This referred
to the committee appointed to assume
charge of the press bureau. Mr. ban
chard moved an TO MI.
Williams motion, empowering the
chairman to appoin a committee or nVe
to nave charge of the press work, three
of the members to constitute a working
quorum. The amendment was adopted.
Before the meeting it was generally
rumored that there would be several
changes made in the subordinate COM
mittees, the principal one being the
ejectment of Ex-Governor Altgeld from
the ways and means committee, but
Vice Chairman Stone announced that
he would positively appoint no members
of subcommittee until alter the re-
turn of Chairman Jones from abroad.
1t was decided that the management
Of the press bureau should be left in the
hands of the committee which had in
vestigated the charges against Mr..
Devlin until such lime as a permanent
committee shall be appointed.
THE ATGELD MEETING. .
Four thousand people crowded into
the auditorium tonight, despite the
sWeltering neal to attend the political
meeting given under the auspices OF the
Chicago platform democrats. 1t was
first to last a silver meeting, an At
geld meeting, ar antitrust n anti
! expansion meeting. All of the speakers
! save Ex-Governor Stone. Of Missouri,
who was i'll and talked for less than two
minutes, declared in favor of Is to l n
against the wal in the Philippine is
lands. The speech Of Mr.. Bryan evoked
great enthusiasm among his hearers,
especially when he declared that the
American government should pursue in
Luzon the same policy as we pursued
in Cuba. His audience was in sympa-
thy with his suggestions regarding the
Philippines and punctuated his speech
with cheerS.
The meeting was largely made up Of
the local adherents of the Chicago plat
form and personal followers of x-GOv
ernor Altgeld. The meeting therefore
partoOk somewhat of the nature OF a
| personal tribute to him. Many Of the
| speakers alluded to him in Mandatory
terms and at every mention OF his
| name, the audience shouted approval.
Mr.. Atgeld did not occupy a seat upon
the platform but throughout the meet
ing remained in the rear part of an up
per box and only made his appearance
at the front of the box when the de-
mand of the audience to hear him be-
came too loud for Chairman Clarence
S. Darrow to subdue.
About one-half of the members of the
national committee occupied seats on
the platform, the balance of them fail
ing to put in an appearance.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
was GREETED with great applause. He
said:
1.-The last time I had the pleasure Of
| addressing a Chicago audience was the
night before the election in 1896, and
they were just as we'll n rOared just
as loudly as you do. But what did YOU
do neXt day? You surrendered to the
dictates of the men who had you en-
| ployed, if any of you are humble n
obscure enough to be employed. You
went to the polls and voted for your
own slavery.
we will fight this battle in 1900 and