The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21

as being opposed to having anything to do
with the meeting in any way. They main
tained that they had fight before the
committee at that moment born of the
outraged feelings of the Harrison faction
because 1t believed the National committee
had taken part in local difference.
Mr. Altgeld sent word to Mr. Bryan that
II he considered that his attendance at
the meeting would embarrass him he
could feel at perfect liberty to remain
away: the meeting could get along with
out him. This message was declared by
the Altgeld people to be one of simple
courtesy to Mr.. Bryan but the Harrison
men declared that it was a message of
sarcasm which meant that II Mr. Bryan
was afraid to keep his word to address the
meeting II would be a success without
his presence.
1t was late in the afternoon before Mr..
Bryan made up his mind to attend the
meeting, the Harrison eople, who were
in good humor over the defeat of Devlin
before the committee, announcing that he
might attend the meeting without caiIs-
ing any hostility to himself In the Harri-
son camp This message. however had
nothing to do with the conclusion reached
by Mr.. Bryan regarding the meeting, for
he had decided to attend before 1t reached
him.
When the National committee came to
order in the club room of the Sherman
house at IL o'clock all the States were
represented either by proxy or by their
regular committeeman with the exception
Of North Dakota. Oregon, Texas, Utah,
Vermont West Virginia and Arizona. Mr.
Bryan held proxies for Michigan and South
Dakota and was present throughout the
al ha
did not take any active part in the pro-
ceedings. EX- Governor Altgeld was Of
fered the proxy of Committeeman White
Of Washington, but declined 1t. and Wills
]. Abbott of New York acted for that
State. Mayor Harrison held the proxy for
Alaska, but did not attend either session
of the committee.
The list of those present is as follows:
Alabama. Henry Clayton; Arkansas,
Thomas C. McRae: California, w. II.
Bourke. proxy for j. j. Dwyer Colorado,
T. j. O'Donnell. proxy for Adair Wilson;
Connecticut, Alexander TToup; Delaware.
Senator Richard r.. Kenny; Florida, X. j,
Stone, proxy for Samuel Pascoe Georgia,
Clark Howell; Idaho George Alnslee; llli-
nois, Thomas Gahan; Indiana, j. g. Shank
lin Iowa C. A. Walsh Kansas, James G.
Johnson. Kentucky, Urey Woodson;
Louisiana. Newton C. Blanchard; Maine.
S. C. Gordon. Maryland. Colonel l., Victor
Baugbman, proxy for Arthur r. German;
Massachusetts George Fred Williams;
Michigan. w. J. Bryan, proxy for Daniel
j. Campau Minnesota. l.. d. 0Brien;
Mississippi. Senator VIM. sullivan; Mis-
souri,, W. ]. Stone; Montana, p d. Mates,
proxy for ]. j. McHattan; Nebraska. w
IL. Thompson Nevada, William j. Stone
proxy for Clayton Belknap; New Hamp
shire. True L. Norris; New Jersey, II b
Paul, proxy for p. r. Baker; New YORK
Frank Campbell; North Carolina, Josephus
Daniels; North Dakota not represented;
Ohio. Congressman James A Norton. proxy
for John Mclean; Oregon not represented
Pennsylvania. James Guffey; Rhode Is
land, James Greene, proxy for H. Is. Com
stock; South Carolina, Senator Benjamin
r. Tillman; South Dakota. W. J. Bryan,
proxy for James NJ Wood Tennessee,
James NJ. Head Texas not represented
Utah not represented; Washington. Wills
j. Abbott, proxy for William II. While;
West Virginia not represented; Wisconsin,
g. c. Wall: Wyoming +. w. Elem ne
proxy for W. II. Holiday; Alaska carter
II. Harrison OF Illinois; Arizona not rep
resented District OF Columbia, H. D Isi-
Ion, proxy for Lawrence Gardner; Usia-
bona. VIM. Grant; Indian Territory, w j.
Stone, proxy for f. Markham ne" he@
leo. 4. s. Ferguson.
As soon as Vice Chairman stone csileu
the meeting to order, Congressman Fer,
guson Of New Mexico was selected 70 M
the vacancy from that State caused by the
resignation OF A. Msnzanares The chalI
then announced that It would be In order
TO consider the question OF admitting the
new member from Massachusetts,, com
mitteeman Corcoran, gold democrat. OF
that State, having protested against his re-
moval to make room for George Fred VIII.
Jams. The matter was settled In favor oil
the latter. who retained the seat
Mr.. Stone then announced that the com
mittee OF three appointed TO inyesugale
the charges made by the Harrison facuon
Of Illinois against r. J. Deylin' editor OF