The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-31
BRYAN TUMBLES
Wfnks the Other Eye and Becomes
Tammany's Candidate While
PlutOcracy Stands Intrench-
ed Behind the Senate and
Supreme Court.
Gold and Silver Democrats Unite and
the Gold Bugs Are 1t, While Till
man Serves Notice ON Fusion
lists to Become Real Demo-
Gratis Get Out.
In 1900 the Money Power That Elect
ed Mckinley Will Throw It's
Support to Bryan.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 21.-These are
results of the meeting of the Democratic
national committee preparatory to the
campaign oil 1900:
The committee practically stripped
| Chairman Jones of his power, and his
resignation before the next campaign
will surprise no one.
1t conferred upon William J. Stone,
of Missouri, the real authority of the
chairman, by making him vice-chair-
man, with authority to appoint sub
committees in the absence of the chair
man.
1t adopted Stones plan of reorganiza-
ton.
1t dismissed P. ]. Devlin from the
head of the press bureau.
1t severed all connections between it.
self and John p Altgeld, and at the
same time got rid of the silver Repub-
lican and Populist auxiliary committee
men, Senators Allen and Teller.
The new plan of organizatiin COM
prises an executive committee of II,
ways and means committee of Z, and
press committee of 5, all to be appointed
by Vice-Chairman Jones. The mem
bers of these committees will be chosen
from the national committee.
The Democratic party since last night
is Democratic party without official
connection with allies who formerly
followed the banner of other parties.
And the real head of it's organization
and working forces is a Missourian, ex-
Gov. Stone. He will direct the prepara-
tions for the battle of 1900, and he will
conduct the battle when it is on.
1t is almost unbelievable that all this
could have been accomplished without
serious dissension. In this, as in every
thing the committee did, Stone played
leading part. He was the harmonizer.
The national committee met in Chi
cagO under most unfavorable circum-
stances. This city is torn by the quar-
rels between the Harrison and Altgeld
factions. The meeting of the national
committee here gave the factions
chance to lift their quarrel out of the
minor position it should have occupied
into position of national Importance.
Both sides were eager to embroil the
committee in their trouble
The attendance of Mr.. Bryan, too, en-
barrassed the committee more than any
member cared to admit Mr.. Bryan's
acceptance of the invitation to speak at |
the Altgeld meeting was not in itself |
the cause of trouble, but his wavering /
after he had accepted caused great deal
of trouble. Mayor Harrison took the
view that since Mr.. Bryan has accepted |
an invitation to speak, he should keep
the engagement. But Bryan, led on by |
the Altgeld people, who enjoyed his en-
barrassment hugely, seemed to fear to
take such a decisive step. The result |
was that all of yesterday both sides
were in doubt about his decision. He |
held conferences with Altgeld followers
in his bath room, much to the amuse-
ment of the onlookers, and finally pro-
posed to act as peacemaker by sug-
gesting that the meeting be turned over
to the national committee. Altgeld
was clever enough to agree, but his fol-
lowers declined. The national commit
tee would not have touched the meeting
with 40-foot rod.
The upshot of it all was that after
Mr.. Bryan had received assurances from
the Harrison people that they would
not be offended if he attended the meet
ing, and had been told by Altgeld that
if the invitation embarrassed him he
could withdraw his acceptance, he went
ahead and attended.
AS consequence of all this. the
members of the national committee felt
that it would have been better if Mr..
Bryan had not come to Chicago at all.
Altgeld has nerve enough to put a
good face on the situation, but there
can be no denying that the result
If the committee meeting is a crushing
lefeat for him. He has practically been
'emoved from the ways and means COM
mittee, which will hereafter be COM