Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-20
The Democratic National Com
mittce Convcnes for Business.
BIG GUNS READY FOR ACTION
Col. Rryan May Sit as n Committeeman
Altgeld's Presence Will Probably
Cause Trouble, Local Politics
Surs to Cause Dlscord,
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CHICAGO. July l9.-Acting Chair
man VIM. j. Stone. Of Missouri, will
call 10 order tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock ut the sherman house the DEM
ocratic National Committee The
Democrats gathered here expect TO be
busy with questions or political rnome1.
during the whole of the day. VIM.
Jennings Bryan will probably sit as 4
committeeman. arrangements having
been made to furnish him Il proxy.
John L. Altged holds the proxy OF
VIM II. White, of Washington. His
presence in the committee may cause
trouble, for it is believed Thomas Cfl-
ham member OF the committee from IL
linois, may question MIR. AltgelTs
right to represent y Democratic COM
mittecn'sln Apparently Mr.. Altgeld is
DESTROYS of avoiding trouble. He said
today that he did not care to sit in the
an! accordingly telegraphcd Mr. White
suggesting that some other proxy bt,
named.
TIL: LOCAL DISCORD.
IT do not hear from Mr. White"
said the ex-governor tonight. "or il he
insists that / represent him. SHAH do
So but l have no desire to bring local
affairs into the committee
The discord between the Harrison
and 4\itseld factions or the local Dem
~ '4e'~ p'ti y MIS- lIeA salient feature
oil t'days talk around the hotels. III
acting Chairman Stones wishes are
Carried out, and apparently most OF the
committeeman are with him. the fac
tlonal differences local to Chicago and
New York will not be brought bafora
the committee in any form
1t Is probable that a now rule will he
;uopted tomorrow providing that when
ever 4 vacancy occurs in the National
committee the State Committee Shall
elect 4 membe: Of the National Com
mlttee 70 I'LL such vacancy. Another
rule under consideration gives the Ma
| floral Committee the right to Judge Of
qualifications OF it's own members.
| WOULD FREEZE OUT ALTGDLD.
sun another rule is being talked Of,
winch would force eX-Gov. Altgcld out
or his position as member Of the aux
| iliary committee which was originally
composed Of Mr.. Altgeld. Senator's
Jones Teller and Allen and William j.
stone. This ruic will provide that ali
committees. auxiliary and otherwise.
OF the National COMMITTEES, Shall b..
made UP only of members OF the big
COMMITTEES. AS Mr. Altgcld is not i
member Of the National Committee.
he adoption of this rule would prevent
ms serving on any auxiliary commit
According to the plan OF action given
out today there will be two subsidiary
| committees named--the finance com
inlttee. which will take the place of the
committee on ways and means. and tha
executive committee which, in addition
TO It's other duties, will take charge or
the press bureau.
1t was predicted to-day that if a sub
committee of the finance committee. i;
named TO DO the work which has been
done by the ways and means commit
tee urey 'Woodson. OF Kentucky. and
j. G. johnson. of Kansas, will be two
| or us members and that Samuel t.
Cook. Of Missouri, will be made super
| ntendent.
TO REPORT ON THE PROTEST.
NJ. Woadson and Mr. Johnson who
We're members OF the committee Sc
!ectcd 70 enquire into the protest made
~ Thomas Gahan against p. J. Dey-
I'm. press agent Of the National Com
m!ttee. have their report ready to sub
NIT o-morrow. The report is UNDER
stood to censure Mr. Devlin for the
camp !seassfIast spring and to to rec
menq sAhe abolition Of the press bureau.
ltsfs minated that the resignation
OF Senators Teller and Allen and ex-
Governor Stone as members of the
auxiliary or ways and means COM
:ntttee. Will be haned in tomorrow.
senator Jones absence in Europe will
| leave Mr.. Altge!d the sole remaining
member OF this committee.
Among the prominent Democrats
mere today are George Fred Williams.
| OF Massachusetts: Oliver H. p Bel
mont. of New York: Clark Howell, OF
| Atlanta: Congressman James A. Nor
ton. Of Ohio; VIM. !. Stone and Sena-
tor Francis M. Cockrell. of Missouri:
| Col. Victor Baughman. Of Maryland:
| proxy for Arthur p German; William
Gocbcl. Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky; Henry D. Clayton,
Of Alabama; VIM. J. Otey. Of Virginia:
| VIM. r. Burke proxy for committea-
man Dryer. of California: John F..
Shafroth. Of Colorado: Colonel John T.
Martin. of st. Louis: Frank Campbell.
OF New York: J. G. johnson. Of Kansas
ard Judge James p. Tarvin. Of Ken
| lucky. president Of the Ohio Valley BIZ
metallic League.