The sun., 1899-06-29
GATHERING OF REFORMERS.
THREE HUNDRED or All SORTS
MEET IN BUFFALO.

Pingree, George Fred Williams and Jerry
simpson Absent, but Mayor Jones Was
an Early Arrival-Trusts and the Cur
rency Discussed at Yesterdny's Session.
BUFFALO. June 2S.-Some OF the best known
men who were expected to attend the Ma
tional Social and Political Conference here
to-day did not come. but the 300 delegates
who met here found speakers plenty. Gov.
PinRree OF Michigan did not attend because OF
n death In his family. The Rev. Lyman ABB
bott of New York may come tomorrow. Jerry
Sim mpson appears TO have been lost en- route.
William Dean Hcwells did not get past the Al
bany station. Mayor Jones Of Toledo was an
early arrival and his presence was regarded as
n fair substitution for some OF the absentsos.
Coin" Harvey Of Chicago Is eagerly looked for
tomorrow. and to- n light the telegraph 10 vain
ly trying to locate George Fred Williams OF
Massachusetts and John Brlsben Walker OF
the Cosmopolitan. The sessions are held In
Morgan Hall. the TOP floor Of q department
store. The building is owned by Daniel O'Day
OF New York. managing director OF the Stand
ard Oil Trust.
N. o. Nelson OF st. Louis. a manufacturer.
presided at the sessions to-day. 1t was the
declared purpose VI the gathering to do moth
Ing. merely to exchange ideas. We are not
here to form new party or to discover a new
God" said the Chairman. but to trade wis
dom. No action will be taken. but the discus
sion will be broad.'
Industrial Monopoes" was the subject
taken up at the morning se ssion. and the dis
cussion was opened by Willis j. Abbott. who
| was introduced as the editor Of the New York
! Journal Ho contended.that restrictive !eRis-
lation would not remove all tho harmful things
President George A. Gates OF Iowa College
| said: Il love the trust. but hate It like the
| devil That may seem contradictory. but what
| ! mean is hat the trust is a great American
brotherhood. Who're the devll, comes in is
when the trust finds its power and begins to use
The i've. minute speeches were made by Boil
Hall; Prof frank Parsons OF Boston and John
$; Crosby Of New York, Transit Commits.
OF Transportation to national monopoles, and
gave way t0G: = MatthsMr1f Buftao thehs eli re T9
Trasp anS Mr. tSpns s1tRsws aSsh! sad 'h' "
Il found thai some men paid 13 cents hun
/ dred for transportation and others 80 cents for
even gathered in Niagara River for thousand
years. CORPORATIONS have built up commercial
dynasties and empires. tried TO ship car
was told that kansas was IN IN the territory ,n OF
r certain e9sl &c ana n thaf my ch sister n
such a town for her coal l tell you couldn't
| even make her present Of coal bought in l1uf-
tH poEt%tion is f%SsiIo% q the Govsrn%ent
| JOnn W. Dreluehtnhl. Dunk Ol
| Kansas, agreed with all the other Speakers
hat the Government should own the railroads.
| The only way to regulate a TRANSFORMATION
| company.' said lie. rs to treat it as we trent q
Kansas coyote or rattlesnake, cut It's head
/ of, don't try to pull It's tangs out"
Prof f. W. Bemis OF Kansas eaid corruption
| was the obstacle to TRANSFORMATION reform, and
/ Frank J. Stevens Of Philadelphia said the single
! tax the relief.
! Frank C. Waite. Washington statistician.
started the discussion Of currency. which
opened the mouths of tho delegates from Kan
sas. Utah and Oklahoma.
At noon the convention broke up into parlor
divisions 70 argue subjects net ON the pro;
! gramme. James r. Sovereign. former General
Master Workman OF the knights Of Labor, en-
tertained crowd with the news that BRYAN
! was counted out by the trust representatives.
| Tonight the subject. What Shall the City
| own" was-de ebated.by Mayor Jones Of Toledo.
| Prof. Bemis of Kansas and Prot Parsons Of the
| Boston Law University. with five-minuts talks
| bv dozen others.
The conference will continue until July 4,
when 1t will wind up with grand hurrah at
| Music Hall at which the speakers will be the
Rev Edward McGlynn. Josiah Quincy Of Bos-
ton and tho Rev. Washington GLADDEN..