The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-21
DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTED.
Members Of the National Body Meet
in Chicago and Discuss Or
ganisation Matters,
HAVE A HARD ROW TO HOE
In Convincing Farmers and Work
ingmsn They Are Not Getting
Fair Share of Prosperity.


natioal executive committee. with Ma
tlonal Chairman J. X, Jones, in the
chair. spent most OF to-day in a room in
the Sherman House. discussing matters
pertaining to organization, ways and
means and the administrative affairs
of the organization. The committee
will meet again tomorrow and 1t is ex-
pected will get through with the busl-
ness on hand before night. Nothing
was said of a meeting Of the national
committee, but It is the opinion Of most
Of the executive committeeman that the
full committee will be called to meet In
washington February %, and that the
national Democratic convention will be
held the latter part Of May or the llrst
part Of June.
Senator Jones would say nothing
about calling the committee. The COM
mItteemen we're extremely uncommuni-
catlve as to what was done at the meet
ing. Secretary Charles A. Walsh said
the committee had transacted no husi-
ness OF interest OF importance AnS U., "eu
only considered aarllhisLIutlye ai,ut.S ,Hs o
AFTER the meetlns tlau uu!ourneu' Nv"
ever some OF tne committeeman eVn-
tinued the discussion oL Tue proDupls ,1
situation next year. Hhey oiSciossu
the fact that consiaeraDle part u 'ne
committees time nao Deeh ueVoteu ~
discussing 'ne prooaDie eaee' o.a u us"
prices on the campaign OF A'OV'
Big Iask on hanu.
1t was SAID that seVeral neIlpefs u
the committee are OF the opinion i 'nat
II the prices OF manufacturer Prouue'S
are maintained next year. with pien.y ,;,
OF work In signt' the DetnocFlls "ii
have a haFd row 10 noe unless theS Cd"
show farmers ana "orklhsn'en '1ey sIo |
not getting an equivalent increase Lor
their farm products ana laOor II 10 tue
purpose OF some Oh the committeeman
to orEanizesa bureau Oh inloFi.ia.'U"
and education whose duty IS snali De 70
gather aeeurate ana aetlhite AhAoE."'-
ton relating to trusts cost Oh mahutac'
turing, selling prices TO 1oODerS anu
mIddlemel1, selling prices 10 cohsuHleFs'
wages paid and cost OF raw materla1'
They believe they VIII be able' 10 SNOW
that the present high prices are the re-
suit OF trusts ana combinations anu
that worklngmen nave oeen given Dut u
small proportion OF the increase III Se'i-
ing values.
This idea has assumed such tangible
form that 1t Is predicted w. H. 'Solnl
Harvey Will be placed at the head Oh the
bureau None or the committeeman
would admit this matter had been dls-
cussed. 1t Is proposed 10 employ d
large stan OF men 10 sather lhtorl''AtlO''
which can be used In an ANTITRUST cam
palgn. There did not seem TO pc any
disposition to shelve free silver as an
issue; all the committeeman sa'u iFee
coinage was IN the platlOFm 70 s'nS'
but none OF them salu II Wouia " 't'e
dominant issue Congressman Wi''iAtll
sulzer, OF New YORK appeared pelore
the committee. He said trusts would
be the Issue In the east James f. MN
turn, of New Jersey told the commit
tee practically the same 'hins' sena-
tor Pettigrew' OF south DAKOTA ana
Charles A. Towne, oil Duluth Do'h Oh
them silver Republicans told the com
mittee that free silver was sun i i've
issue In their states
PROMINENT DemocFats FFeseHe'
The members OF the executive com
mittee who were In attendance to-day
were: Senator j. n Jones, OF Arkansas
chairman; Charles A. walsh iowa.
secretary; j. G. Johnson Kansas IL
D. Clayton Aianana' Ihoinas "an"Ll'
Illinois; j. &. shanKlin' indiana " d
campau, Michigan; w. h. thompson
Nebraska; T. D. obrien' Minnesota,
Norman N. Mack OF Buffalo, who heId
the proxy Of George Fred Williams oil
Massachusetts
Vice Chairman w. ]. Stone OF Mis-
souri,. was the conspicuous absentee
He sent message which said he was
sick and would not be able to come to
Chicago. Among the prominent out
siders' who called on the committee
were l.. A. Roslng, chairman OF the
Minnesota state committee; u. D.