The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-21
THE WAPRING
FACTIONS OF
DEMOCRAC
The Harrison Following Gain a
Decisive victory In the Ma.
tional Committee
BY BOUNCING EDITOR DEVLTN
OF the National Press Bureau.
Silver Men in Couneil-.The
Auditorium Meeting.

CHICAGO, July .0.-Devlin, editor of
the National Press Bureau Of the DEM
ocratlc committee, has been depOsed by
the national committee for the part he
took in the last mnyoralty contest in
Chicago, when he. in his official capa-
city, espoused the candidacy OF e1-
Governor. .Altgeld against Carter Il.
Harrison.
The committee appointed at the st.
Louis conference in May, composed OF
Committeeman woOdson, Troupe and
Daniels, reported that they had lnyesti-
gated the charges made against Mr..
DeyIin by the Harrison faction accus-
ing him Of dragging the influence Of the
national committee into a purely local
contest for partisan purposes and found
them sustained. They recommended
that the control OF the press bureau be
transferred to a committee and 1t WAS
ordered that for the time being at least
the committee which investigated Mr..
Deylln should have charge of the press
bureau work.
Mr.. DevlIn personally appeared be-
fore the national committee and admit
ted that he had used the influence Of
the national committee in the Harrison.
Altgeld contest. but said he had received
instructions to do so from a source
which he considered as being eQuiva-
lent to an order from the national COM
mittee. Who gave him these instruc-
lions, he declined to say.
The Harrison men were greatly elated
over the result Of their attack against
Devlin and declared that they cared
very little now about the success or
failure of the Auditorium meeting to-
night.
After the acceptance of the Devlln re-
port the committee on rules reported
some routine matters regarding the
method of calling committee meetings
and when this was disposed OF the
meeting adjourned until $3.50 O'Clock.
The Silver Episode.
The only move looking toward reeog-
nl;lon Of the silver men by the national
committee was during the afternoon,
when the Ohio Valley Bi-me;allic
League was admitted to the committee
room and jaime p. Tarvtn, Of Kentucky.
acting as spokesman. read the resolu-
lions adopted by the committee at their
meeting early in the day at the Palmer
House. These resolutions demanded
that pIanks be inserted in the next
Democratic national platform opposing
trusts. opposing imperialism" and
''adherlng TO the silver ratio Of 1s to l."
"And along these lines we offer you our
aid" said Mr. Tarvin. There was de-
iant accent upon the word these" that
seemed to imply that the support OF the
bl.netaIlists could be secured along no
other lines than those marked out, but
OF this the committee took no notice.
The b,-metallic league was courteously
thanked for It's profter OF assistance
and assured that 1t would be called
upon at such times as the national COM
mlttee felt in need OF its assistance.
That was the beginning and end Of the
silver episode.
All the states were represented either
by proxy or BY their regular commits
teAmen with the exception OF North D1-
kota, Oregon. Texas. Utah, Vermont,
West Virginia and Arkansas. Mr..
Bryan held proxies FOR Michigan and
South Dakota, and was present
throughout the meetings of the commits
tee, although he did not take an active
part in the proceedings.
Ex-Governor AltgeId was offered the
proxy of Committeeman White. OF
Washington, but declined It and Willis
]. Abbott. OF New York, acted for that
state. Mayor Harrison held the proxy
for Alaska. but did not attend either
session Of the committee.
Auditorium Meeting.
The Auditorium mass meeting OF DEM
ocrats tonight was magnificent sue
cess. I, was from first to last silver
meeting. nm antitrust and anti-expan-
sion meeting. Clarence S. Darrow,who
presided, made a short address defining
the objects OF the meeting and then In
troduced John p. Taryln. OF Kentucky,
The mention OF the name OF Altgeld,
produced a great demonstration. men
standing on their chairs and cheering
wildly.
Following speeches by George Fred
Williams, Of Massachusetts,: Congress-
man Lentz, OF Ohio. and General Fin
ley Mr.. parruw briefly introduced Mr.,
Bryan. who was given an enthusiastic
welcome. HIS declaration tha, he felt
embarrassed about speaking In Chicago
because OF the split in the local Demo-
craey and that 1t was not his business
to employ the secret service to see who
was the foremost Democrat. provoked
a little opposition among the staunch
adherents Of Mr.. Altgeld, but his asser-
ton that "all Chicago platform Demo-
Gratis look alike to me" put them in
good humur. From nrst to last his
speech was received enthusiastically.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE